animal breeding

Staff

Ally Okeyo Mwai

Ally Okeyo Mwai

ILRI Emeritus Fellow

Alula Alemayehu Assen

Alula Alemayehu Assen

Research Officer II- Animal Genetics and Breeding

Anu Samuel Frank-Lawale

Anu Samuel Frank-Lawale

Program leader - Livestock Genetics, Nutrition and Feed Resources (LGNFR).

Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu

Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu

Scientist, Statistical Genetics, Genomics

Christian Keambou Tiambo

Christian Keambou Tiambo

Scientist-CTLGH/Livestock Genetics: Reproductive Technologies & Precision breeding, Biobanking management, and ABS- Nagoya Protocol

Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes

Gebregziabher Gebreyohannes

Senior Scientist in Quantitative Genetics/animal breeding

HOANG HOA

HOANG HOA

Research Project Coordinator

Humphrey Jumba

Humphrey Jumba

Research Officer-Gender expert

Julie Ojango

Julie Ojango

Senior Scientist, Animal Genetic Resource Utilization and Management

Karen Marshall

Karen Marshall

Principal scientist, Animal breeding and genetics

Samuel O. Oyola

Samuel O. Oyola

Senior Scientist: Molecular Biologist and Head of Genomics

Siboniso (Boni) Moyo

Siboniso (Boni) Moyo

Deputy Director General Partnerships & Impact

Tadelle Dessie

Tadelle Dessie

Principal Scientist - Animal Genetics/Breeding

Vijayalakshmy Kennady

Vijayalakshmy Kennady

Research & Communications Officer, South Asia

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