| Current Fellows in AFP scheme |
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| Mr Walter ANYANGA, National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute, Uganda | |
| A 6 month Fellowship with Dr Volker Hahn at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. Project entitled "Using SSR markers as a marker assisted selection for resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)". | |
| Dr Shaun BERRY, South African Sugarcane Research Institute, South Africa | |
| A 4 month Fellowship with Dr Rosane Curtis and Dr Mike Birkett at Rothamsted Research, UK. Project entitled "Reducing nematode damage of sugarcane for small-scale farmers in South Africa using induced resistance strategies". | |
| Dr Mohammed DOUDO, Central Veterinary Research Laboratories (CVRL), Sudan | |
A 6 month Fellowship with Dr Satya Parida at the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, UK. Project entitled "Development and evaluation of FMDV non-structural protein (3D) antibody assay to detect and control FMD infection in endemic countries". |
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| Dr Tony JOANNIS, National Veterinary Research Institute, VOM, Nigeria | |
| An 8 month Fellowship with Dr Giovanni Cattoli at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie (IZSVe), Italy. Project entitled "Experimental studies on the pathogenicity and environmental resistance of distinct H5N1 avian influenza virus genotypes circulating in Nigeria". | |
| Mr Peter MWAURA MUTUA, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Kenya | |
| A 6 month Fellowship with Dr Cees Waalwijk at Wageningen University, Netherlands. Project entitled "Molecular characterisation of Endophytic 'Fusarium oxysporum' isolates from Kenya: Towards a novel strategy of banana Parasitic nematodes management in Kenya". | |
| Mr Kephas NOWAKUNDA, Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute, Uganda | |
| A 6 month Fellowship with Professor Jorge Oliveira at University College, Cork, Ireland. Project entitled "Profiling metabolites of East African highland bananas to enhance their improvement and utilisation". | |
| Dr Jahashi NZALAWAHE, Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Research & Control Centre, Tanzania | |
| A 6 month Fellowship with Professor Wendy Gibson at the University of Bristol, UK. Project entitled "Development of 'T.vivax' LAMP for Bovine Trypanosomiasis studies in Kigoma region: Western Tanzania". | |
Mr Amanuel TAMIRU-ABAMO, Habitat Management Programme, ICIPE, Kenya |
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| A 6 month Fellowship with Dr Toby Bruce at Rothamsted Research, UK. Project entitled "Stemborer Oviposition-induced defense volatiles in maize and their effect on parasitoids and subsequent oviposition". |  |
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Fellows appointed - awaiting arrival |
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| Dr Takele TEFERA, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia | |
| A 6 month Fellwoship with Professor Henning Sørum at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Norway. Project entitled " Isolation and characterization of 'Edwardsiella tarda' species from fresh water fish species of Ethiopia". | |
