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

Samuel O. Oyola

Samuel O. Oyola

Senior Scientist: Molecular Biologist and Head of Genomics

Siboniso (Boni) Moyo

Siboniso (Boni) Moyo

Deputy Director General - Research, Partnerships and Impact

Vijayalakshmy Kennady

Vijayalakshmy Kennady

Research & Communications Officer - III, South Asia

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