CENTRAL CORE

The Central Core Unit prepares tissue culture media, microbiological growth media and plates, and buffers. The unit also provides laboratory glass-wash, sterilization and laboratory waste management services.

Media preparation services are available at competitive rates to BecA-ILRI Hub lab users and to other scientists and institutions.

PLANT GROWTH FACILITY

The 1400 m2 facility consists of a greenhouse, screen house, growth chambers and culture rooms. Greenhouse compartments are equipped with computer-controlled roof vents and evaporative cooling mechanisms to control temperature and humidity. The facility contains a weather station, light intensity controls, rainwater collection and biosafety chambers.

SEGOLIP

The Sequencing, Genotyping, OligoSynthesis and Proteomics (SEGOLIP) Unit which houses BecA-ILRI Hub’s genomics platform undertakes genome scale sequencing, genotyping and oligonucleotide services. Services at SEGOLIP are available at a fee to BecA-ILRI Hub lab users and to other scientists and institutions located anywhere in the world.

The BecA-ILRI Hub offers services to researchers, scientists and students and partners from national agricultural research institutions, universities and the private sector. Technologies are backed by a pool of multitalented and dedicated professionals in plant, microbial and animal science with expertise in genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics among others.

Driving agricultural research using state of the art technologies and services

Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub

Supporting scientists in 52 African National Agricultural research institutions across 14 countries in Africa and beyond.

NUTRITION AND MYCOTOXIN ANALYSIS

In a first for the region, the BecA-ILRI Hub has established a nutritional analysis platform where complete nutrient profiling of foods can be undertaken. The Hub has also established an improved and expanded mycotoxin diagnostic platform which enables the detection and screening for a range of fungi that affect food safety and quality.

BIOINFORMATICS

The bioinformatics platform provides advanced computational capabilities, allowing advanced bioinformatics analysis using high-speed, specialized hardware and sophisticated commercial and academic software. The platform also maintains the latest copies of all major sequence databases.

GENOMICS

With the only next-generation, high output sequencing machines in eastern and central Africa, the genomics platform avails cutting-edge genome sequencing and analysis technology previously unavailable to regional scientists. Applications include pathogen detection, diagnostics, and risk assessment, gene expression analysis, metagenomics, and determining genetic diversity in crops and animals.

Technology Platforms, Services and Facilities

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