Africa 2006

From 2006.igem.org

Welcome Africa!

Project

Advisors

Dr Raul Cuero,(PhD)

Dr. Raul Cuero, (PhD, Microbiologist, Distinguished Professor.Research Leader, Scientist and Contact Person for Prairie View A&M University iGEM 2006 group. Dr Cuero holds 8 scientific inventions and more than 90 scientific publications.Dr Cuero is currently working on fungal toxins at the molecular level, and on biogenesis. He is also the author of the book "Triumph and Survival".

Email: olimpa@aol.com

Website: www.raulcuerobiotech.com

Instructors

Dr Raul Cuero, Phd.

Eric Bonsui

Eric Bonsui,Ph.D (Med. Chemistry), Research Scientist Area of Expertise: Drug Design and Development and Synthesis. Computational analysis leading to prediction and assessment of potential molecular targets in Synthetic Biology.

Dr. Peggy Oti Boateng (PhD)

Dr. Peggy Oti Boateng (PhD) from The Kwam Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, Africa. She is a Professor in Biotechnology. She is one of the Instructor for the iGEM African Team (2006 and 2007.

Participants

Dr Samuel N.Nahashon, Ph.D

Samuel, from Machakos, Kenya is currently working on Molecular and Immunological methods for Detection of Biological and Chemical Agents as well as Functional Genomics regulating growth and nutrient utilization in food animals.

Anthony Okello Ananga

Anthony is from Nyakach, Kenya and currently his goal is geared towards using molecular techniques to understand gene interactions of fungal pathogens in Brassica species.

Nana Yaa Dufie

Nana is from Ghana and is a Senior High School student.

Adjoa Agyemang Boakye

Matilda Boakye-Wallace

Vincent-Micheal Kwesi Ampadu

Migbordzie Irene Etornam Ama