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Prof. Ernest R. Mbega is an Associate Professor at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha, Tanzania. He is a Molecular Plant Pathologist by specialization. He obtained his PhD from the University of Copenhagen, Demark (2011) and has Master of Science in Crop Science (2007) and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture General (2004) from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro Tanzania.

At the NM-AIST, he is teaching Molecular Plant Pathology, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Microbial Diversity and Bioprospecting and Plant Molecular Biotechnology/Breeding. His area of research currently is on Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Bio-pesticides Development and formulation, Bio-fertilizer Development formulations and Crop protection. Prof. Mbega has supervised about 18 Masters and 16 PhD students. He has published more than 60 articles in peer reviewed international journals.

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