From conservation genetics of African wildlife to the conservation of farm animals: the NEXTGEN approach in Uganda
Event details
| Date | 17.04.2012 |
| Hour | 16:30 › 17:30 |
| Speaker | Dr Charles Masembe, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Dr Charles Masembe from the Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, will give a talk tomorrow at 16.30 in room GC D0 386 (ISRF) entitled "From conservation genetics of African wildlife to the conservation of farm animals: the NEXTGEN approach in Uganda". Charles Masembe works at the School of Biological Sciences, for the Institute of Environment & Natural Resources (MUIENR) at Makerere Univerity. He specialized in molecular genetics and veterinary diagnostics in the epidemiology of important viral diseases of domestic animals and wildlife, mainly Foot-and-Mouth Disease and African Swine Fever. MUIENR is developing research capable of using state-of-the art technologies for improving agricultural production, food security and poverty alleviation.
MUIENR is also a partner together with LASIG in the FP7 NEXTGEN project (http://nextgen.epfl.ch) on disease resistance and local adaptation in Ugandan cattle. MUIENR and LASIG closely collaborated to establish the sampling design of the Ankole cattle breed across Uganda. In addition, Sylvie Stucki, LASIG's PhD student, visited Makerere University in January 2011 to participate to training activities and give a lecture on GIS aspects for the spatial analysis of genetic data.
MUIENR, LASIG (EPFL, ENAC) and the Jensen Lab (EPFL, SV) presently collaborate in the context of a seed money project (PIGDIV) funded by the EPFL Cooperation & Development Center CODEV.
MUIENR is also a partner together with LASIG in the FP7 NEXTGEN project (http://nextgen.epfl.ch) on disease resistance and local adaptation in Ugandan cattle. MUIENR and LASIG closely collaborated to establish the sampling design of the Ankole cattle breed across Uganda. In addition, Sylvie Stucki, LASIG's PhD student, visited Makerere University in January 2011 to participate to training activities and give a lecture on GIS aspects for the spatial analysis of genetic data.
MUIENR, LASIG (EPFL, ENAC) and the Jensen Lab (EPFL, SV) presently collaborate in the context of a seed money project (PIGDIV) funded by the EPFL Cooperation & Development Center CODEV.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- Dr Stéphane Joost, LASIG
Contact
- Dr Stéphane Joost, LASIG