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Dr Segenet Kelemu is Director of the BecA Hub. A native of Ethiopia, she has experienced the challenges and successes associated with African agriculture first-hand, from field to high-tech laboratory. Under her leadership since 2007, BecA Hub research capacity, staff, facilities, funding, p ... more
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| Research Scientists |
 Technology ManagerEmail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dr. Appolinaire Djikeng is the Technology Manager at the BecA Hub. He holds a PhD in Molecular Parasitology from Brunel University, UK and a BSc and MSc from the University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. He carried out all his PhD work, ... more |
 Plant Biosciences Research ScientistEmail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dr Jagger Harvey joined the BecA Hub as a Plant Biosciences Research Scientist in January, 2009. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he speaks English, French and Creole. He is a molecular biologist with particular interest in plant genetics and plant-microbe interactions. His life’s ambition is to s ... more |
 Research ScientistEmail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dr Rob Skilton is a Research Scientist, responsible for research-related services and capacity building at the BecA Hub. He is a molecular biologist with emphasis on molecular parasitology, and the development of diagnostic tests and vaccines for livestock diseases. Dr Skilton has a keen in ... more |
| Affiliated Scientists |
 ScientistUnit: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dan Kiambi is a Senior Scientist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT, Regional Office for East and Southern Africa). He is currently based at ILRI, (BecA-ILRI) Hub and has been conducting his laboratory related research activities us ... more |
 Post Doctoral ScientistUnit: IITA Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Ismail is Post Doc. with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). He is a population geneticist and plant breeder whose research interest includes the application of genomic tools in the improvement of cassava. He is currently working on the first SNP-based ... more
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 Molecular ImmunologistUnit: Imaging and Cytometry Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Jan Naessens got his training in immunology at the Free University of Brussels where he also obtained his Ph.D. At ILRI, he has used flow cytometry since the early ‘80’s when he used the Becton Dickinson FACS II for identification of leukoc ... more |
 ScientistUnit: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Kassa Semagn is a Maize Molecular Breeder at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), based at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa/International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Kenya. He has a wide range of experience in the application of molecular markers in genetic reso ... more |
 ScientistUnit: International Potato Centre (CIP) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Marc is senior biotechnologist at the International Potato Center (CIP) with four leadership roles. First, as a biotechnology advisor, he counsel senior management on policy and regulatory issues related to biotechnology and intellectual property rights; organize international, regional, and national courses, seminars, and confer ... more
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 ScientistUnit: IITA Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Morag is a plant molecular geneticist with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). She works mainly on cassava, particularly in relation to genetic diversity, tolerance to cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and drought tolerance. She is now applying the newly available cassava ... more
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 ScientistUnit: Biotechnology Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Morris Agaba is a scientist at ILRI, where he is investigating the innate biological processes of mammals that affect survivability of infectious disease. He graduated from Makerere University (Uganda), received his PhD in molecular genetics from Brunel University (United Kingdom) and subsequent ... more |
 Associate ProfessorUnit: Cornell University, USA Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Rebecca Nelson is an Associate Professor in two departments at Cornell University, USA, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe-Biology; and Plant Breeding & Genetics, and is a leading researcher in the field of International Agriculture and Rural Development. She also serves as Scientific Director and ... more |
 ScientistUnit: International Crops Research Instititute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Santie de Villiers is a scientist with ICRISAT, based in Nairobi. ICRISAT, in collaboration with national program partners in Africa, is building capacity in plant biotechnology, focusing specifically on genetic engineering and marker-assisted breeding applications in sorghum, millet, pigeonpea, chickpea and groundnut. Sant ... more |
 ScientistUnit: Biotechnology Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Steve Kemp is a molecular geneticist particularly interested in the mechanisms of innate resistance to disease in livestock and mouse models. He is a visiting scientist at ILRI and Professor of molecular genetics at the University of Liverpool, UK. Steve's current research covers hos ... more |
| Bioinformatics Unit |
 Bioinformatics Group LeaderUnit: Bioinformatics Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Dr Etienne de Villiers is a Scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya; the ILRI-BecA Bioinformatics Group Leader and EMBNet Specialist Node Manager. He is a molecular biologist by training that developed an interest in computing and ventured into th ... more |
 Unix/Linux AdministratorUnit: Bioinformatics Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it James Magochi is the Unix/Linux administrator at the ILRI-BecA Bioinformatics group. He provides systems administration for the Unix and Linux systems installed at the ILRI Kenya campus and maintains the High performance computing cluster (HPC), providing technical support to scientists and students accessing ... more |
| Segolip Unit |
 Research TechnicianUnit: SegoliP Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Ben Kiawa is a research technician with training in the following areas:
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 Research TechnicianUnit: Segolip Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Francis Wamonje is a research technician in the Segolip Unit providing technical support in genotyping and sequencing. He joins the Hub from CDC, Nairobi where he was attached to the International Emerging Infections Programme. At CDC, he worked in the BSL3 laboratory and ... more |
 Research TechnicianUnit: SegoliP Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Inosters Nzuki is a research technician at the BecA Hub providing technical support in genotyping and sequencing, including the 454 sequencing technology. He joined the Hub from International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), where he was a senior research technician and was instrumen ... more |
 Research TechnicianUnit: SegoliP Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Lucy Muthui is a Research Technician attached to the Sequencing, Genotyping, OligoSynthesis and Proteomics (SegoliP) Unit, formally Sequencing Unit. The unit offers support services to core research projects at the International Livestock Institute (ILRI). It also extends these services to other research i ... more |
| Central Core Unit |
 Unit Coordinator, Central CoreUnit: Central Core Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it David Oyoo Ezra is the Central Core Unit Coordinator where he provides essential services like tissue culture media, microbiological plates, buffers, media broths, antibiotics and ultra pure grade water for all the laboratories in the BecA Hub.
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| Research Support |
 Greenhouse SupervisorEmail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mr. Cyrus Too serves as Greenhouse Manager at the Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub. He is in charge of our screenhouse, headerhouse, containment and non-containment greenhouses, and assists with related laboratory matters. Cyrus holds a BSc in ... more |
 Assistant Technology ManagerEmail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Timothy holds a Masters of Science degree in Laboratory Techniques and Management in Livestock Development from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. While at the UK, he trained on the Modern Methods in Molecular Biology at the University of Bristol, Lang ... more |
| Research Technicians |
 Flow Cytometry OperatorUnit: Imaging and Cytometry Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it John Wasilwa holds a Higher Diploma in Electronic Engineering. Areas of expertise are:
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 Research Technician (Crops)Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Mercy Kitavi is a Research Support Technician in crop sciences attached to the BecA Hub research laboratories. She is responsible for DNA extractions and quantification, preparation of PCRs and samples for sequencing and fragment analysis, genotyping of accessions using molecular markers, data generation and an ... more |
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