Professor of Genetics, The University of Nottingham, UK; Principal Scientist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Ethiopia; ILRI Deputy Director, Center for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, UK/Ethiopia
The central theme of my research is the understanding at the genome level of the genetic adaptations of “tropical’’ livestock to their production environments. We aim to unravel the genetic control of functional diversity for their uses in breeding improvement programs.