Tags: biotechnology

ILRI News on biotechnology

09 Dec 2021

BecA-ILRI Hub and Addis Ababa University organize advanced bioinformatics training

A virtual Advanced Bioinformatics and R training series was recently organized for faculty members of the Institute of Biotechnology (IoB), Addis Ababa University (AAU). The training was jointly organized by AAU and the Biosciences eastern and central Africa - International Livestock Research...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer

ILRI News

12 Sep 2021

Adrian Hill, of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, on the platforms and progress of global health vaccines

For those of you who, like me, are getting behind in your ‘vaccinology’ education and/or updates, here is a friendly, lucid and very current primer from Adrian Hill. Hill was recently interviewed by Brian Perry, a former research leader at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) who...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow

Beca-ILRI Hub news

24 Jun 2021

Former ABCF fellow’s research is conserving and improving indigenous goats in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Livestock farming is an important source of income in rural households in African countries. Goats, which were one of the first animals to be domesticated in the continent, are especially important in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they are kept by 75% of the rural population and...

Mwihaki MundiaCommunications Officer

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Publications on biotechnology

Presentation

Published2022

Animal biotech research in Africa: progress and trends

Journal Article

Published2021

Genome and systems biology of Melilotus albus provides insights into coumarins biosynthesis

Book Chapter

Published2011

Implications of the Human Microbiome Research for the Developing World

ILRI Projects on biotechnology

Jan 2011Dec 2013

Comparative genome sequence analysis to identify disease and traits related genes under different selection pressures during chicken domestication

Objectives: • To identify candidate genes associated with disease resistance and economic traits through an analysis of signature of selection (SOS) between Asian and African lineage poultry. • To conduct statistical modeling of marker-assisted gene introgression (MAI) based on disease...

Jan 2010Dec 2012

Production of disease tolerant cloned cattle in Africa

Objectives: 1. To reproduce herd through reproductive technique on cattle with disease tolerance in Africa 2. To maximize livestock production through establishment of embryo production with disease tolerance 3. To secure genetic diversity according to production of cloned animal with disease...

Jul 2011Jul 2013

Characterization of Theileria parva specific cytotoxic T. cells

Objectives: The overall objective of the project is to generate a profile of the specific CD8 cells, generated towards T. parva regarding cytokine expression, surface activation markers and memory markers from cattle immunized with the live vaccine. This profile can be used as a guideline for what...

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