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Research interests
I am a molecular and population geneticist interested in elucidating the genetic/genomic control of biological (mendelian inherited, production, functional and adaptive) traits in livestock species. I am particularly interested in understanding how patterns of genetic variation within and between livestock species relate to their phylogeographic and evolutionary history and dynamics.
Projects
1. Genetic and genomic evaluation delivery tools (£ 38,387)
2. African cattle genomic reference resource, SNP assays, and signatures of selection (£222,445)
Previous employer
- Senior Scientist. International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Reserach Fellow. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- Post Doc Scientist. International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi Kenya
- Scientist. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Kenya
Consultancy
- Research consultant. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome Italy
- Subcontracted trainer. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna Austria
Supervision
- MSc students - 3
- PhD students - 5
- Post docs/Visiting scientists - 4
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Master, University of Nairobi
Bachelor, University of Nairobi
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CTLGH African cattle genomic reference resource, SNP assays, and signature of selections
1/04/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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CTLGH Genetic and genomic evaluation delivery tools
Wall, E., Mwacharo, J. & Mrode, R.
1/04/18 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Genome variation in tick infestation and cryptic divergence in Tunisian indigenous sheep
Ahbara, A. M., Khbou, M. K., Rhomdhane, R., Sassi, L., Gharbi, M., Haile, A., Rekik, M., Rischkowsky, B. & Mwacharo, J. M., 28 Feb 2022, (First published) In: BMC Genomics. 23, 1, 167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic analysis of 10 years of artificial selection in community-based breeding programs in two Ethiopian indigenous sheep breeds
Rekik, E., Ahbara, A. M., Abate, Z., Goshme, S., Getachew, T., Haile, A., Rischkowsky, B. & Mwacharo, J. M., 15 Apr 2022, (First published) In: Animal Genetics. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short communication › peer-review
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Non-Coding Transcriptome Provides Novel Insights into the Escherichia coli F17 Susceptibility of Sheep Lamb
Chen, W., Lv, X., Zhang, W., Hu, T., Cao, X., Ren, Z., Getachew, T., Mwacharo, J. M., Haile, A. & Sun, W., 22 Feb 2022, (First published) In: Biology. 11, 3, 348.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Whole-genome resequencing of worldwide wild and domestic sheep elucidates genetic diversity, introgression and agronomically important loci
Lv, F-H., Cao, Y-H., Liu, G-J., Luo, L-Y., Lu, R., Liu, M-J., Li, W-R., Zhou, P., Wang, X-H., Shen, M., Gao, L., Yang, J-Q., Yang, H., Yang, Y-L., Liu, C-B., Wan, P-C., Zhang, Y-S., Pi, W-H., Ren, Y-L., Shen, Z-Q. & 36 others, , 1 Feb 2022, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39, 2, msab353.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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BoLA-DRB3 gene haplotypes show divergence in native Sudanese cattle from taurine and indicine breeds
Salim, B., Takeshima, S., Nakao, R., Moustafa, M. A. M., Ahmed, M-K. A., Kambal, S., Mwacharo, JM., Alkhaibari, A. M. & Giovambattista, G., 25 Aug 2021, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 17202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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