ReviewNature genetics2024
Establishing African genomics and bioinformatics programs through annual regional workshops.
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111 authors.
Abdoallah Sharaf *SequAna Core Facility, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-9290
Lucky Tendani Nesengani *College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.
Ichrak Hayah *Laboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0783-9672
Josiah Ochieng Kuja *Washington State University, Global Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
Sinebongo MdyogoloCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.
Taiwo Crossby OmotoriogunDepartment of Biological Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria.
Blessing Adanta OdogwuRegional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Girish BeedesseeDepartment of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4397-7471
Rae Marvin SmithCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-3949
Abdelhamid BarakatResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Acclaim M MoilaInqaba Biotec, Pretoria, South Africa.
Adil El HamouchiResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Alia BenkahlaLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Amal BouktebField Crops Laboratory, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7886-2872
Amine ElmouhtadiBiotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Antoine Lusala MafwilaLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8492-5574
Asmaa Mohammed AbushadyGenetics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Assem Kadry ElsherifBiotechnology School, Nile University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-5993-5758
Bulbul AhmedAfrican Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Charles WairuriSeparations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Charlotte C NdiribeUniversity of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Chukwuike EbuzomeFinima Nature Park, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Craig J KinnearSouth African Medical Research Council Genomics Platform, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6025-0026
Deborah-Fay NdlovuScience for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
Driss IraqiBiotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Elmostafa El FahimeNational Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Ermias AssefaBio and Emerging Technology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-7645
Faissal OuardiFaculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.
Fatima Zohra BelharfiApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Fatim Zohra TmimiMegaflex, Casablanca, Morocco.
Fatu Badiane MarkeyScience for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
Fouzia RadouaniResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Francis ZeukengBiotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Georges Lelo MvumbiLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Basic Sciences, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hamilton GanesanInqaba Biotec, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mariem HanachiLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Helen NigussieDepartment of Microbial Cellular and Molecular Biology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Hicham CharouteResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9338-6744
Ichrak BenamriResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8852-3460
Ikram MkedderApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Imane HaddadiApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Issam Meftah-KadmiriPlant and Microbial Biotechnology Center, Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic, Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Jackson Franco MubiruDepartment of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda.
Jean-Baka Kodjo Domelevo EntfellnerInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8282-1325
Joan Bayowa RokaniDepartment of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda.
Joel OgwangDepartment of Breeding and Reproduction, National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank, Entebbe, Uganda.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-3374
Jude Bigoga DaigaBiotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Judy OmumboScience for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.
Justin Eze IdeozuAbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.
Khaoula ErrafiiAfrican Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Kim LabuschagneFoundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-4767
Komi Koukoura KomiLaboratoire des Sciences Biomédicales, Alimentaires et de Santé Environnementale (LaSBASE), Département des Analyses Biomédicales (AMB), Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Biologiques et Alimentaires (ESTBA), Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo.
Libert Brice TonfackBiotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3478-4187
Lydia HadjerasIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Madeleine RamantswanaAgricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mamohale ChaisiFoundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-1039
Marietjie W BotesDivision of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mariëtte KilianSeparations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Marija KvasSeparations (Pty) Ltd, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Marouane MelloulNational Center for Scientific and Technical Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Melek ChaouchLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-4204
Meriem KhyattiResearch Department, Institut Pasteur du Maroc, Casablanca, Morocco.
Michael AbdoIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Mmatshepho Phasha-MuchemenyeMGI-Tech, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mohamed HijriAfrican Genome Center, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), Ben Guerir, Morocco.
Mohammed Rida MediouniApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5514-8286
Mohammed Ahmed HassanLakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Agency (LFRPDA), Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammed PiroVeterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco.
Monica MwaleFoundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
Mossaab MaaloumMegaflex, Casablanca, Morocco.
Mudzuli MavhungaFoundational Biodiversity Science, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6005-2935
Nicholas Abraham OlivierDepartment of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Oumaima AminouVeterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco.
Oumayma ArbaniDepartment of Veterinary Pathology and Public Health, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco.
Oussema SouiaiLaboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics-LR16IPT09, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-114X
Pierre François DjocgoueBiotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Rachid MentagBiotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Renate Dorothea ZipfelForestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-2608-7112
Rolland Bantar TataInqaba Biotec Central Africa, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Rosette MegnekouBiotechnology Centre, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0692-5197
Sadik MuzemilUniversity of Warwick, Coventry, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6424-3720
Sadye PaezDepartment of Neurogenetics of Language, Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA.
Samson Pandam SalifuFaculty of Bioscience, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Samuel Paul KagameDepartment of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Sarra SelkaApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Sean EdwardsIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Semir Bechir Suheil GaouarApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8691-7116
Shaimaa Roshdy Abdullah RedaBiotechnology School, Nile University, Giza, Egypt.
Siham FellahiVeterinary Genetic Analysis Laboratory, Hassan II Agronomy and Veterinary Institute (IAV), Rabat, Morocco.
Slimane KhayiBiotechnology Research Unit, Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Rabat, National Institute of Agricultural Research, Rabat, Morocco.
Soumia AyedApplied Genetics in Agriculture, Ecology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Thabang MadishaAgricultural Research Council, Biotechnology Platform, Pretoria, South Africa.
Tulsi SahilIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Ogbuagu Ugorji UdensiDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
Verena RasUniversity of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Victor EzebuiroRegional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Vincent C DuruDepartment of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Xavier DavidIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Yonas GeberemichaelBio and Emerging Technology Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Yves H TchiechouaDepartment of Biology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Zahra Mungloo-DilmohamudUniversity of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius.
Zhiliang ChenIllumina, Inc., Evry, France.
Christian HappiAfrican Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, Redeemer's University, Ede, Nigeria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3056-6705
Thomas KariukiScience for Africa Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1447-375X
Cathrine ZiyomoInternational Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
Appolinaire DjikengCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.
Bouabid BadaouiLaboratory of Biodiversity, Ecology, and Genome, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. bouabidbadaoui@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6808-1765
Ntanganedzeni MapholiCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa. maphon@unisa.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-6669
Anne MuigaiNational Defence University-Kenya, Nakuru, Kenya. awmuigai@yahoo.co.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-8921
Julian O OsujiRegional Centre for Biotechnology and Bioresources Research, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. julian.osuji@uniport.edu.ng.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5427-3395
ThankGod Echezona EbenezerEarly Cancer Institute, Department of Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. thankgod1980@yahoo.co.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-1773
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Abstract
The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP) Open Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics aims to overcome barriers to capacity building through its distributed African regional workshops and prioritizes the exchange of grassroots knowledge and innovation in biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics. In 2023, we implemented 28 workshops on biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics, covering 11 African countries across the 5 African geographical regions. These regional workshops trained 408 African scientists in hands-on molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics techniques as well as the ethical, legal and social issues associated with acquiring genetic resources. Here, we discuss the implementation of transformative strategies, such as expanding the regional workshop model of AfricaBP to involve multiple countries, institutions and partners, including the proposed creation of an African digital database with sequence information relating to both biodiversity and agriculture. This will ultimately help create a critical mass of skilled genomics and bioinformatics scientists across Africa.
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