Name: Udahemuka Jean Claude (Rwanda), PhD Biotechnology
Thesis title: Molecular Epidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Circulating in the African Buffalo and Cattle population in Eastern Rwanda.
Supervisors: Dr. George Obiero(CEBIB), Dr. Gabriel Aboge(CEBIB/PHPT), Dr. Phiyani Lebea (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, South Africa).
Name: Temitope Arinola Jekayinoluwa (Nigeria), PhD Biotechnology.
Thesis title: Developing Transgenic plantains using RNAi approach for control of banana aphids
Supervisors: Dr. Edward Muge(Dept. of Biochemistry), Dr. George Obiero(CEBIB), Dr. Leena Tripathi(IITA,Kenya), Prof. James Dale(QUT, Australia)
Name: Camara Mounirou (Mali), MSc Biotechnology
Thesis title: Comparison of Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), Rapid Immunodiagnostic Test (RIDT) and Fluorescence Antibody Test (FAT) for detecting Rabies Viruses circulating in Mali.
Supervisors: Dr. George Obiero (CEBIB), Dr. Gabriel Aboge (CEBIB/PHPT), Dr. Abdalla Traore (CVL/Mali).
Name: Nathaniel D. Leesolee (Liberia), MSc Bioinformatics.
Supervisors: Dr. Rosaline Macharia(CEBIB), Dr. Dorcas Sigana(SBS)