Projects

Application of genomics and immune-informatics to identification of genes related to virulence in mycoplasma mycoides the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneuonia (CBPP)

Novel approach and technologies to reduce the Impact of nematodes and parasitism on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers of sheep and goats in Africa

Functional gene discovery for disease resistance in Chicken

Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL)

ACTIVE

Framework for identifying and managing environmental and socio-economic consequences of tsetse and trypanosomiasis control and eradication

Protein identification of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp mycoides SC antigenic spectrum

Molecular characterization of the genetic diversity of the chicken major histocompatibility complex (MHC B complex): Genetic diversity of small ruminant genetic resources

Exploration of the effects of anti-tick vaccines on transmission of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast Fever

A genomics approach to understanding the immunopathology of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP): Improvement of current live vaccines and development of next generation vaccines

Survey on Environmental and Land Cover for Pan African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication campaign

Rapid whole genome profiling of Theileria parva isolates using next generation sequencing to support the infection and treatment method in East Africa

Development of new diagnostic assays and epidemiological surveillance of viral pathogens of livestock in Africa