Establishing African genomics and bioinformatics programs through annual regional workshops.

Autor: Sharaf A; SequAna Core Facility, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.; Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Nesengani LT; College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa., Hayah I; Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco., Kuja JO; Washington State University, Global Health, Nairobi, Kenya., Mdyogolo S; College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa., Omotoriogun TC; Department of Biological Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria.; A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria., Odogwu BA; Regional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.; South-South Zonal Centre of Excellence, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Port Harcourt, Nigeria., Beedessee G; Department of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK., Smith RM; College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa., Barakat A; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Moila AM; Inqaba Biotec, Pretoria, South Africa., El Hamouchi A; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Benkahla A; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Boukteb A; Field Crops Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia., Elmouhtadi A; Biotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco., Mafwila AL; Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo., Abushady AM; Genetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.; Biotechnology School, Nile University, Giza, Egypt., Elsherif AK; Biotechnology School, Nile University, Giza, Egypt., Ahmed B; African Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco., Wairuri C; Separations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa., Ndiribe CC; University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Ebuzome C; Finima Nature Park, Port Harcourt, Nigeria., Kinnear CJ; South African Medical Research Council Genomics Platform, Cape Town, South Africa., Ndlovu DF; Science for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya., Iraqi D; Biotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco., El Fahime E; National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco., Assefa E; Bio and Emerging Technology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Ouardi F; Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco., Belharfi FZ; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Tmimi FZ; Megaflex, Casablanca, Morocco., Markey FB; Science for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.; Rutgers University-Newark, Newark, NJ, USA., Radouani F; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Zeukeng F; Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mvumbi GL; Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo., Ganesan H; Inqaba Biotec, Pretoria, South Africa., Hanachi M; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Nigussie H; Department of Microbial Cellular and Molecular Biology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Charoute H; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Benamri I; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Mkedder I; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Haddadi I; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Meftah-Kadmiri I; Plant and Microbial Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir, Morocco., Mubiru JF; Department of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda., Domelevo Entfellner JK; International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya., Rokani JB; Department of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda., Ogwang J; Department of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda., Daiga JB; Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Omumbo J; Science for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya., Ideozu JE; AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA., Errafii K; African Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco., Labuschagne K; Foundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Komi KK; Laboratoire des Sciences Biomédicales, Alimentaires et de Santé Environnementale (LaSBASE), Département des Analyses Biomédicales (AMB), Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires (ESTBA), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo., Tonfack LB; Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Hadjeras L; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Ramantswana M; Agricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Pretoria, South Africa., Chaisi M; Foundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Botes MW; Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa., Kilian M; Separations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa., Kvas M; Separations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa., Melloul M; National Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco., Chaouch M; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Khyatti M; Research Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco., Abdo M; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Phasha-Muchemenye M; MGI-Tech, Pretoria, South Africa., Hijri M; African Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco., Mediouni MR; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Hassan MA; Lakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Agency (LFRPDA), Cairo, Egypt., Piro M; Veterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco., Mwale M; Foundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Maaloum M; Megaflex, Casablanca, Morocco., Mavhunga M; Foundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa., Olivier NA; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Aminou O; Veterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco., Arbani O; Department of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco., Souiai O; Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia., Djocgoue PF; Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Mentag R; Biotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco., Zipfel RD; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.; Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Tata RB; Inqaba Biotec Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Megnekou R; Biotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon., Muzemil S; University of Warwick, Coventry, UK., Paez S; Department of Neurogenetics of Language, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA., Salifu SP; Faculty of Bioscience, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Kagame SP; Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Selka S; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Edwards S; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Gaouar SBS; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Reda SRA; Biotechnology School, Nile University, Giza, Egypt., Fellahi S; Veterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco., Khayi S; Biotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco., Ayed S; Applied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria., Madisha T; Agricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Pretoria, South Africa., Sahil T; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Udensi OU; Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria., Ras V; University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Ezebuiro V; Regional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.; South-South Zonal Centre of Excellence, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Port Harcourt, Nigeria., Duru VC; Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria., David X; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Geberemichael Y; Bio and Emerging Technology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Tchiechoua YH; Department of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany., Mungloo-Dilmohamud Z; University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius., Chen Z; Illumina, Inc., Evry, France., Happi C; African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria., Kariuki T; Science for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya., Ziyomo C; International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya., Djikeng A; College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.; International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.; Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH), Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK., Badaoui B; Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. bouabidbadaoui@gmail.com.; African Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (ASARI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Laâyoune, Morocco. bouabidbadaoui@gmail.com., Mapholi N; College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa. maphon@unisa.ac.za., Muigai A; National Defence University-Kenya, Nakuru, Kenya. awmuigai@yahoo.co.uk.; Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Juja, Kenya. awmuigai@yahoo.co.uk., Osuji JO; Regional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. julian.osuji@uniport.edu.ng.; South-South Zonal Centre of Excellence, National Biotechnology Development Agency, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. julian.osuji@uniport.edu.ng.; Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. julian.osuji@uniport.edu.ng., Ebenezer TE; Early Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. thankgod1980@yahoo.co.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nature genetics [Nat Genet] 2024 Aug; Vol. 56 (8), pp. 1556-1565. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 08.
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-024-01807-6
Abstrakt: The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics aims to overcome barriers to capacity building through its distributed African regional workshops and prioritizes the exchange of grassroots knowledge and innovation in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics. In 2023, we implemented 28 workshops on biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics, covering 11 African countries across the 5 African geographical regions. These regional workshops trained 408 African scientists in hands-on molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics techniques as well as the ethical, legal and social issues associated with acquiring genetic resources. Here, we discuss the implementation of transformative strategies, such as expanding the regional workshop model of AfricaBP to involve multiple countries, institutions and partners, including the proposed creation of an African digital database with sequence information relating to both biodiversity and agriculture. This will ultimately help create a critical mass of skilled genomics and bioinformatics scientists across Africa.
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