AFRICA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES AND FORENSIC

BIOTECHNOLOGY (ACENTDFB)

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA

Professor A.J. NokCENTER LEADER

INTRODUCTION

• ACENTDFB took off in 2014. Focus:

• Trypanosomiasis• Onchocerciasis/filiariasis• Rabies • Forensic Biotechnology

Mounted Programmes

• Postgraduate Degrees• PhD Biotechnology• MSc Biotechnology• PGD Forensic Biotechnology

Short Courses• Recombinant Protein Theory and Practice• Molecular diagnosis of parasite infections• Molecular determination of Genotypes

Postgraduate Programme Implementation Tasks

• Curriculum and Module Design• University Senate Approval of Curriculum and Programmes• Student Enrollment• Appointment of Student Supervision Teams• Commencement of Coursework• Commencement of Field and Laboratory Work

Curriculum and Module Design and Preparation

• The curricula for the postgraduate programs were designed in a collaborative manner by experts with various academic backgrounds relevant to the NTDs

• Veterinary Public Health• Biochemistry• Pharmaceutical Microbiology• Biological Sciences• Professor M. Mamman (Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis and

Onchocerciasis Research)• Professor Kelm Sorge of University of Bremen

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY POSTGRADUATE BOARD

FACULTY OF SCIENCE POSTGRADUATE BOARD

SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIESBOARD

UNIVERSITY SENATE

University Senate Approval of Curriculum and Programmes

Short Course Implementation Task

• Development of Course Manual• In conjunction with Centre for Biotechnology Research and Training, ABU, Zaria

(CBRT) and the Universitat Bremen• Appointment of course instructors• Student Enrollment• Commencement of Coursework• Commencement of Field and Laboratory Work

• CBRT• Universitat Bremen• NITOR• University of Ngoundare, Cameroon

Student’s Enrollment (MSc, PhD & PGD)

• Student enrolment was on a competitive basis

FIRST YEAR• PROGRAMME APPROVAL BY THE UNIVERSITY• INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT• SCREENING THROUGH LABORATORY BASED SHORT TRAINING • SELECTION CRITERIA

• Participation in short training • Registration status with the University• Gender• Nationality

SUBSEQUENT YEARS • Followed normal university approved postgraduate enrollment process

Coursework Pedagogy

• Lectures• Seminars• Paper presentations• Assignments• Internet search• ICT Tools (Video Presentations and Software Presentations) • Mix of lecturers (Expert of Various Disciplines)• Course Evaluations (Tests, Term Paper and Final written Exams)

Research supervision

• Collaborative • Joint supervisory team/multidisciplinary• Incorporation of fieldwork component (Sample Collection and handling)• PG Seminar presentations and progress reports• Internal Project Defense for PGD• External Thesis/Dissertation Defense (MSc and PhD)

NAME NATIONALITYHIGHEST

QUALIFICATION FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION

ANDREW NOK NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

MAIRO INUWA NIGERIAN PHD Biotechnologist

JACOB KWAGA NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Public Health Scientist

YAKUBU IBRAHIM NIGERIAN PHD Parmaceutical Microbiologist

MAMMAN MOHAMMED NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Scientist

ILIYA NDAMS NIGERIAN PHD Zoologist

ISMAILA UMAR NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

NASIR SHUAIBU NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

JUNAID KABIR NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Scientist

DANLADI AMEH NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

SUNDAY ATAWODI NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

HUMPHREY NZELIBE NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

M ACHUKWE CAMEROONIAN PHD Veterinary imunologist

M NJONKA CAMEROONIAN PHD Molecular Parasitologist

SOERGE KELM GERMAN PHD Molecular Biologist

MAMMAN AISHA NIGERIAN PHD Clinical Hematologist

SANI IBRAHIM NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

EMMANUEL BALOGUN NIGERIAN PHD Molecular Biologist

IDOWU AIMOLA NIGERIAN PHD Molecular Biologist

HUSSAINA MAKUN NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Scientist

THADDEUS GBEM NIGERIAN PHD Molecular Biologist

GRACE KIA NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Scientist

SIMON YILA NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Scientist

O OKUBANJO NIGERIAN PHD Veterinary Parasitologist

AUWAL IBRAHIM NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

ALIYU MUHAMMAD NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

GLORIA CHECHET NIGERIAN PHD Biochemistry

MUAWIYA ABARSHI NIGERIAN PHD Biotechnologist

ABDULRAZAQ IBRAHIM NIGERIAN PHD Biotechnologist

Lessons Learned So Far

• Untimely release of DLI-linked disbursements• Issues pertaining to programme management• Need to improve incentive strategies for foreign students and

resource persons• Need to improve IGR generation• Need to broaden university sensitization with a bid to attracting

increased support for long term sustainability of the Excellence culture

• High initial to targets for the programmes (postgraduate programmesand short courses) and publications.

Future Educational Initiatives

• National and International Accreditation for Postgraduate programmes

• Incorporation of Industry Experts in Teaching and Supervision of Postgraduate Students

• Incorporation of Industrial training for Postgraduate students• Industry internship for trainees• Selection of top candidates for short-term fellowships in foreign

partner labs.• Mounting of new postgraduate programmes and short courses

Activity Target to date

Achieved to date (total and

%)

Comments

DLR 2.1 (New Short-term Students)

699 101/14.4% 46 REGIONAL 34 FEMALES

DLR 2.2 (New Master students) 140 51/36.4% 7 REGIONAL 13FEMALES

DLR 2.3 (New PhD students) 27 18/66.7% 5 REGIONAL 9 FEMALES

DLR2.4 (No of outreach “periods” for faculty and students)

400 25/6.25%

DLR 2.5 (International evaluation and accreditation of quality of education programs)

2 NONE Applied for and awaiting NUC resource verification Started discussing with Susan Day of ACGME I

DLR 2.6 (Published articles in internationally recognized and peer reviewed journals)

44 9/20.5%

DLR 2.7 (Externally generated

$129,084.67 Currently awaiting payment of

DLR 2.8 Milestone 1 (Renovation of Classes and laboratories at CBRT and Biochemistry Department)Milestone 2(Installation of learning materials, Smart Boards, Computers)Milestone 3 (Construction of Animal House and facility)Milestone 4 (New Laboratory equipment)

MILESTONE 1 COMPLETED

MILESTONE 2 COMPLETED

MILESTONE 3 (IN PROGRESS)

MILESTONE 4RT-PCR installedPCR installedHorizontal gel electrophoresis equipment installedGel Documentation system installedLaminar Flow Hood installed

ACENTDFB accomplishments since May, 2016• Launched a new short course training (Molecular Genotype Determination) and

trained 10 medical laboratory science staff of Kaduna state government.• Initiated communications with Susan Day of ACGME-I for International

Accreditation• Applied for and currently awaiting NUC resource Verification as a First step to

Achieving National Accreditation• Procurement and Installation PCR thermal cycler, Gel documentation unit and 2

No. Gel Electrophoresis units• Appointment of a Safeguard officer• Completion of first semester 2015/2016 coursework for PG programmes• Completion of Dissertation requirements by two MSc Biotechnology students

S/No

NAME RESEARCH TOPIC STATUS SUPERVISORS

1 GAIYA DANLADI DANIEL

DEVELOPMENTAL GENE EXPRESSION STUDIES OF GLUTATHIONE S- TRANSFERASE (OvGST) GENE OF O. VOLVULUS IN THE HOST (HUMAN) AND VECTOR (SIMULIUM DAMNOSIUM)

AWAITING FINAL PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS

DR. IDOWU AIMOLA/ DR MUHAMMAD A.

2 SULEIMAN MUNTAR ADEIZA

MOLECULAR STUDY OF THE RABIES VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN GENE IN TRADED AND SLAUGHTERED DOGS IN GOMBE STATE

IN THE FIELD PROF KWAGA J./DR OKUBANJO

3 AUDU ELIZABETH FUNMILOLA

THE ROLE OF KOLAVIRON IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

IN THE FIELD PROF NDAMS/DR MUHAMMAD A.

4 BECHEMAGBOR ASHUTAKA

XENOMONITORING AND QUANTITATIVE REALTIME PCR OF FILARIAL NEMATODES IN SOMEPARTS OF ADAMAWA REGION,CAMEROON

IN THE FIELD PROF NDAMS/DR YILA/ DR BALOGUN/ PROF NJONKA

5 ASHADE NOAH MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SIMULIUM DAMNOSUM SIBLING SPECIES IN ONE OF THE ENDEMIC FOCI WITHIN KADUNA STATE, NORTHWEST NIGERIA

IN THE LABORATORY

DR HUSSAINA MAKUN/PROF D.A. AMEH

6 SANI SULEIMAN USMAN

EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AVERMECTINS PRODUCED BY STRAINS OF STREPTOMYCES AVERMECTILIS FROM SOIL SAMPLES IN ZARIA

IN THE FIELD PROF MAMMAN A.I./PROF INUWA

7 ADAJI JOSEPH OTAFU

MOLECULAR STUDIES OF THE N-GENE SEGMENTOF RABIES VIRUS ISOLATED FROM DOGS IN BENUE STATE

IN THE FIELD PROF KWAGA/ DR BALARABE SALLAU

8 GIMBA HASSAN DONGBA MIDGUT EP PROTEIN GENE EXPRESSION PATTERN IN GLOSSINA MORTISAN MORTISAN INFECTED WITH TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE

AWAITING FINAL PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS

PROF UMAR I.A./ DR OKUBANJO O.

9 OMOGOYE FEMI DETERMINATION OF RABIES VIRAL ANTIGEN AND VIRAL RNA IN-APPARENTLY HEALTHY DOGS

IN THE LABORATORY

PROF JUNAID K./PROF ATAWODI S.E

10 NURA IBRAHIM SHEHU MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF RABIES VIRUS FROM SLAUGHTERED DOGS IN DANKO WASAGU LGA OF KEBBI STATE

IN THE FIELD PROF KWAGA J/PROF NASIRU M.S.

11 SAI JEFF VER

IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF KUNITZ PROTEIN GENE FROM THE SALIVARY GLAND OF SIMULIUM DAMNOSIUM

IN THE FIELD DR YILA/ DR BALARABE SALLAU

12 ALIYU YAKUBU

MOLECULAR STUDY AND RISK FACTORS ASSESSMENT OF RABIES IN SLAUGHTERED DOGS FROM ZURU EMIRATE KEBBI STATE NIGERIA

IN THE FIELD DR GRACE KIA/ DR. OKUBANJO O.

13 ANTHONY CHINEDU DAVID

MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF RABIES VIRUS N GENE ISOLATED FROM DOGS IN AKWA IBOM STATE

IN THE FIELD DR MAKUN H./PROF UMAR I.A.

14 ABRAHAM SHEYIN

GENOME SCREENING OF O. VOLVULUS FOR PUTATIVE VACCINE CANDIDATES

IN THE LABORATORY

DR GBEM T.T./PROF NZELIBE H.C.

AFRICA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE ON NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES AND FORENSIC BIOTECHNOLOGY (ACENTDFB)��AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA �NIGERIAINTRODUCTIONMounted ProgrammesPostgraduate Programme Implementation Tasks�Curriculum and Module Design and PreparationSlide Number 6Short Course Implementation TaskStudent’s Enrollment (MSc, PhD & PGD)Coursework PedagogyResearch supervisionSlide Number 11Slide Number 12Slide Number 13Lessons Learned So FarFuture Educational InitiativesSlide Number 16Slide Number 17Slide Number 18ACENTDFB accomplishments since May, 2016Slide Number 20Slide Number 21Slide Number 22Slide Number 23Slide Number 24Slide Number 25