BIO-EARN Network Partners

The BIO-EARN Programme has been built on a strong regional network, including scientific institutions and policy and regulatory authorities, in the four BIO-EARN countries. Contact details of the main Network Partners are provided below

 

Abeli Willbard S,
Department of Crop Science and Production,
Sokoine University of agriculture,
P.O. Box 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Tel +255-23 260 4387
Fax: +255 23 2604388
Email: abeli@suanet.ac.tz
Angiyo Were Beatrice,
Department of Biological Sciences,
MOI University,
P.O.Box 1125 -30100, Eldoret, Kenya.
Tel: +254 53 63111 Ext. 375
Fax: +254 5363257
E-mail: wbeatrice@hotmail.com
Areno James
Director. Regulatory Affairs,
A Harvest Biotech Foundation Int'l (AHBFI),
P. O. Box 642-00621, Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254-2-521652, 254-2-521671
Fax: 254-2-521721
E-mail: okenoj@ahbfi.or.ke
Ateka Elijah,
Research Officer,
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI),
P.O. Box 14733, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 444 4140
Email: emateka@yahoo.com
Baguma Yona,
Senior Research Officer,
National Agricultural Research Organisation - NAARI,
P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 573016
E-mail: ybaguma@naro-ug.org
Bananuka John Armstrong
BIO-EARN Programme Assistant,
Inter-University Council for East Africa,
P.O. Box 7110, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 256251
Mob: +256 772 326953
Fax: +256 41 342007
Email: bananukaja@yahoo.com, j.bananuka@bio-earn.org

Belay Simane
Institute of Development Research,
Addis Ababa University,
P.O Box 56649, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 11 1567249,
Email: simaneb@yahoo.com, bsimane@idr.aauedu, belaysimane@ethionet.et

Biruma Moses,
Department of Crop Science,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 533 580
Fax: +256 41 531 641
E-mail: birumos@agric.mak.ac.ug

Bo Mattiasson
Department of Biotechnology
Centre for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Lund University
P.O. Box 124
221 00 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 46 222 8264
Fax:+46 46 222 4713
Email: bo.mattiasson@biotek.lu.se

Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha,
Executive Secretary,
Inter-University Council for East Africa,
P.O. Box 7110, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail: exsec@iucea.org; nyaichacha@gmail.com

Ecuru Julius,
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology,
P.O. Box 6884, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: 256 41 705500
Fax : +256 41 234579
E-mail: uncst@starcom.co.ug ; jbecurus@yahoo.cm

Edema Richard,
Department of Crop Science,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 533 580
Fax: +256 41 531 641
E-mail: redema@agric.mak.ac.ug

Fassil Assefa,
Department of Biology,
Addis Ababa University,
P O Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 1 0111239471
Fax: +251 1 0111239472
Email: asefafasil2003@yahoo.com

Forsman Benita,
Biotechnology Advisory Centre,
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Kräftriket 2B
S-106 91 Stockholm Sweden
Tel + 46-8-674 75 10 
Fax + 46-8-674 70 20
Email: benita.forsman@sei.se

Egwang Thomas
Med Biotech Laboratories
P O Box 9364
Kampala, Uganda
Tel: +256 41 510 245
Fax: +256 41 510 408
Email: egwang@imul.com

Getachew Mengistie Alemu,
The Director,
Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office,
P.O Box 25322/1000,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: 251 11 5534969,
Fax: 251 11 5536259
Email: epio-dg@telecom.net.et

Gity Behravan,
Sida/SAREC,105 25 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46 8 698 52 61
Fax: +46 8 698 56 56
Email: gity.behravan@sida.se

Gudu Samuel,
Deputy Vice Chancellor (P/D),
MOI University,
P.O. Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya.
Tel: +254 321 631 95
Fax: +254 321 632 57
+254 53 43321 /43319
Email: dvcpd@mu.ac.ke  samgudu2002@yahoo.com

Gunnel Dalhammar,
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),
School of Biotechnology,
Biotechnology AlbaNova, KTH
S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Tel: +46 8 5537 8300
Fax: +46 8 5537 8421
Email: gunnel@.kth.se

Hatti-Kaul Rajni
Department of Biotechnology
Center for Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
Lund University
P.O. Box 124
221 00 Lund, Sweden
Tel: +46 46 222 4840
Fax:+46 46 222 4713
Email: Rajni.hatti-kaul@biotek

Jansson Christer
Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics
Uppsala Genetic Centre
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
P.O. Box 7080
750 07 Uppsala
Sweden
Tel: +46 18 673 240
Fax: +46 18 673 279
Email: christer.jansson@vbsg.slu.se

Jari Valkonen,
Department of Applied Biology,
University of Helsinki, 
P.O. Box 27 FIN-00014,
University of Helsinki, Finland.
Tel: +358 9 191 583 87
Email: jari.valkonen@helsinki.fi

Kivaisi Amelia
Associate Professor
University of Dar es Salaam,
Applied Microbiology Unit, Department of Botany,
P.O. Box 35060,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: 255 22 2410223
E-mail: akivaisi@udsm.ac.tz or
akivaisi@hotmail.com

Legesse Negash
Biology Department
Addis Ababa University
P O Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 1 553177
Fax: +251 1 552350/552112
Email: aau.bio.ln@telecom.net.et

Dixelius Christina,
Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics,
Uppsala Genetic Centre,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
P.O. Box 7080
750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
Tel: +46 18 673 243
Fax: +46 18 673 279
Email: Christina.dixelius@vbsg.slu.se

Ivar Virgin,
Senior Researcher and Project Manager
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Kräftriket 2B
S-106 91 Stockholm Sweden
Tel + 46-8-674 75 10 
Fax + 46-8-674 70 20
Email: ivar.virgin@sei.se

Kahangi Murugi Esther,
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology,
P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
Tel: +254 67 52030
Fax: +254 67 52030
E-mail: estherkahangi@yahoo.com; dvc@rpe.jkuat.ac.ke

Kahindi James H.P., 
United States International University,
P.O. Box 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 3606555
Mob: +254 722 705015
Fax: +254 20 3606100
E-mail: jkahindi@usiu.ac.ke

Kahiu Ngugi, 
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Crop Science,
University of Nairobi,
P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 632 121
Fax: +254 20 632 121
E-mail: eckngugi@yahoo.com , eckngugi@africaonline.co.ke

Kansiime Frank
Director,
Makerere University, Institute of Environment & Natural Resources,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: + 256- 41- 530135
Fax:+ 256- 41- 530134
Email: fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug

Kasonta John Solomon,
Principal Scientific Officer,
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH),
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road,
P O Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700 752
Fax: +255 22 2775 313
Email: jskasonta@yahoo.co.uk

Kibazohi Oscar,
College of Engineering & Technology,
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2410369
Fax: +255 22 241 0114
E-mail: kibazohi@udsm.ac.tz, kibazohi@yahoo.com

Kiboi Samuel,
Lecturer,
School of Biological Sciences,
University of Nairobi, Chiromo,
P.O. Box 30197- 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 440042
Fax: +254 20 449845
E-mail: samuel.kiboi@uonbi.ac.ke

Kifle Dagne, 
Biology Department,
Addis Ababa University,
P.O. Box 1176,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 11 239471
Email: info@bio.aau.edu.et; kifled35@yahoo.com

Legesse Negash
Biology Department
Addis Ababa University
P O Box 1176
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 1 553177
Fax: +251 1 552350/552112
Email: aau.bio.ln@telecom.net.et

Dixelius Christina,
Department of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics,
Uppsala Genetic Centre,
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,
P.O. Box 7080
750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
Tel: +46 18 673 243
Fax: +46 18 673 279
Email: Christina.dixelius@vbsg.slu.se

Ivar Virgin,
Senior Researcher and Project Manager
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Kräftriket 2B
S-106 91 Stockholm Sweden
Tel + 46-8-674 75 10 
Fax + 46-8-674 70 20
Email: ivar.virgin@sei.se

Kahangi Murugi Esther,
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology,
P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
Tel: +254 67 52030
Fax: +254 67 52030
E-mail: estherkahangi@yahoo.com; dvc@rpe.jkuat.ac.ke

Kahindi James H.P., 
United States International University,
P.O. Box 14634-00800, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 3606555
Fax: +254 20 3606100
E-mail: jkahindi@usiu.ac.ke

Kahiu Ngugi, 
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Crop Science,
University of Nairobi,
P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 632 121
Fax: +254 20 632 121
E-mail: eckngugi@yahoo.com , eckngugi@africaonline.co.ke

Kansiime Frank
Director,
Makerere University, Institute of Environment & Natural Resources,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: + 256- 41- 530135
Fax:+ 256- 41- 530134
Email: fkansiime@muienr.mak.ac.ug

Kasonta John Solomon,
Principal Scientific Officer,
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH),
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road,
P O Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700 752
Fax: +255 22 2775 313
Email: jskasonta@yahoo.co.uk
Kibazohi Oscar,
College of Engineering & Technology,
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2410369
Fax: +255 22 241 0114
E-mail: kibazohi@udsm.ac.tz, kibazohi@yahoo.com
Kiboi Samuel,
Lecturer,
School of Biological Sciences,
University of Nairobi, Chiromo,
P.O. Box 30197- 00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 440042
Fax: +254 20 449845
E-mail: samuel.kiboi@uonbi.ac.ke
Kifle Dagne, 
Biology Department,
Addis Ababa University,
P.O. Box 1176,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 11 239471
Email: info@bio.aau.edu.et; kifled35@yahoo.com

Kingamkono Rose Rita,
Director, Research & Coordination,
Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH),
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road,
P. O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700 752 /742
Fax: +255 22 2775 313 /4
E-mail: rkingamkono@costech.or.tz rose5306@yahoo.com

King'oriah K. George,
Executive Secretary,
National Council for Science and Technology,
Utalii House, Uhuru Highway,
P.O. Box 30623, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 310 574
Fax: +254 20 213 215
Email: gkingoriah@yahoo.com

Kizito Balyejusa Elizabeth,
Med Biotech Laboratories,
P. O. Box 9364, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 510 245
Fax: +256 41 510 408
E-mail: elkizito@yahoo.com

Kullaya Alois,
Officer in Charge
Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute,
P.O. Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700552
Fax: +255 22 277 5549
Email: mari@mari.or.tz or akullaya@mari.or.tz

Kyamanywa Samuel,
Department of Crop Science,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 533580
Fax: +256 41 531 641
Email: crop@agric.mak.ac.ug, skyamanywa@agric.mak.ac.ug

Kyambadde Joseph
Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science,
Makerere University,
P O Box 7062,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 530555
Fax: +256 41 531061
E-mail: jkyambadde@sci.mak.ac.ug

Leta Seyoum,
Department of Biology,
Addis Ababa University,
P.O. Box 1176,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: +251 11 1239471
Fax: +251 11 1239469
E-mail: seyoum@sc.aau.edu.et ; letaseyoum@yahoo.com

Magambo M.J.S.
Agro-Genetic Technologies Ltd.
P.O. Box 11387
Kampala
Uganda

Mukiama Titus,
Department of Botany,
University of Nairobi,
SBS, P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 254 02 44 4009,
Fax: 254 02 336 885
E-Mail: tmukiama@yahoo.com , tmukiama@uonbi.ac.ke

Masresha Fetene,
Addis Ababa University,
P. O. Box 30193, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel.Office 00251-111-239471
Fax No:0025111-239471
Email: mfetene@bio.aau.edu.et; mfetene@yahoo.com

Mateete Bekunda,
Dean Faculty of Agriculture,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 542277
Fax: +256 41 531 641
E-mail: mateete@agric.mak.ac.ug

Mneney Emmarold, 
Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI),
P. O. Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2775663
Fax: +255 22 2775549
Email: emneney@yahoo.com, cbu@mari.or.tz,

Mpairwe Denis,
Faculty of Agriculture,
Makerere University, 
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: 256-41-532269
Fax: 256-41-531641
E-mail: dmpairwe@agric.mak.ac.ug

Mshandete M. Anthony, 
Molecular & Biotech Department,
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 3501,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 222 410 223
Fax: +255 222 410480
E-mail: mshandete@udsm.ac.tz anthonymshandete@yahoo.co.uk

Mshoro Idrissa B.,
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 35131,
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2410024,
Fax: +255 22 2410029
E-mail: imshoro@uccmail.co.tz

Mteleka Titus,
Director of S&T Division,
Ministry of Higher Education, Science & Technology,
P.O. Box 2645, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255-22-2115758
Fax: +255 22 2112533
E-mail: mteleka2000@yahoo.com; tmteleka@msthe.go.tz

Mukasa Settumba Blassio, 
Department of Crop Science,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 533 580
Fax: +256 41 531641
E-mail: sbmukasa@agric.mak.ac.ug

Mulaa Francis,
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Biochemistry,
University of Nairobi,
P.O. Box 30197-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254-20-444 2534
Fax: +254-20-444 2841 /444 1186
Email: mulaafj@uonbi.ac.ke

Mukisira Ephraim,
Director,
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute,
P.O. Box 57811-00200 Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 418 3149
+254 733 621 729
Fax: +254 20 413344
Email: eamukisira@kari.org

Mutisya Joel,
Scientist,
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Headquarters,
P O Box 14733, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 444 4137
Fax: +254 20 413344
E-mail: jmjoel2002@yahoo.com

Mwaniki Njagi E.N.
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology,
Kenyatta University,
P. O. Box 43844, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 810 90112
Email:
enmnjagi@avu.org

Peter Ndemere,
Executive Secretary,
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST)
Uganda House, Floor 11 Kampala Road
P O Box 6884, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 250 499
Fax: +256 41 234 579
Email: uncst@starcom.co.ug

Ndunguru Bruno John, 
Executive Director, 
Tea Research Institute of Tanzania,
P.O. Box 2177, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel. 255 22 2122033
Fax: 255 22 2113838
E-mail: ndun@kicheko.com, trit@kicheko.com

Njau Karoli. N., 
Constructed Wetland and Waste Stabilization Pond Research Project,
University of Dar es Salaam,
P.O. Box 35131, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2410368
Email: knjau@cpe.udsm.ac.tz; Knjau30@yahoo.com

Nyiira Zerubabel,
NEPAD/NFRD,
P.O. Box 28840, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 345299
Fax: +256 41 345299
E-mail: nfrd@utlonline.co.ug, nyiirazeru@yahoo.com

Ochieng O. Patrick, 
Senior Agricultural Officer,
Ministry of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 30028, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 6750745
E-mail: okaka@kilimo.go.ke

Odong Robinson, 
Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Ressources (MUIENR), 
P.O. Box 7298, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: 256 41 530135
Fax: +256 41 530134
E-mail: rodong@zoology.mak.ac.ug robinsonodong@yahoo.com

Okori Patrick,
Senior Lecturer, 
Department of Crop Science,
Makerere University,
PO Box 7062,
Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 534766
Fax: +256 41 531641
E-mail: pokori@agric.mak.ac.ug

Omari Jane,
National Council for Science and Technology P.O. Box 30623, Nairobi, Kenya.
Email: omarijab@yahoo.com

Onkware Agustino Osoro,
Moi University,
P.O. Box 1125, Eldoret, Kenya. 
Tel: +254 53 2031299
E-mail: aonkware@yahoo.com

Rubaihayo Patrick,
Department of Crop Science,
Makerere University,
P.O. Box 7062, Kampala Uganda.
Tel: +256 772 734416
Email: ruba@agric.mak.ac.ug

Rubindamayugi M.S.T.
Applied Microbiology Unit,
Botany Department
University of Dar es Salaam
P.O. Box 35060
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 22 2410223
Fax: +255 22 2410078
Email: mugassa@amu.udsm.ac.tz

Shumu Teferra
Head, Industry Department,
Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency,
P.O Box 2490, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tel: 251 111 157 2716,
Fax: 251 111 1572715
Email: shumu_tefera@yahoo.com

Tairo Fred,
Researcher,
Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute,
P.O.Box 6226, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2700552
Fax: +255 22 2775549
E-mail: ftairo@yahoo.com

Tisasirana Longino,
Commissioner,
Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Uganda,
P.O. Box 8147 Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: +256 41 707219,
Fax: +256 41 230163
E-mail: ltisa@hotmail.com; longino.tisasirana@finance.go.ug

Wangila B.C.C,
Principal,
Western University College of Science & Technology,
P.O. Box 190, Kakamega, Kenya.
Tel: +254 56 306 86
Fax: +254 56 301 53
E-mail: wangilab@wust.ac.ke

Wishitemi Bobby Ernest,
DVC, R&E,
Moi University,
P.O.Box 3900, Eldoret, Kenya.
Tel: +254 53 433 55 /430 72
Fax: +254 53 430 47
E-mail: belisamula@yahoo.com

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