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The School of Life Sciences and Bio-Engineering (LiSBE)

  1. Message from Dean
  2. Degree Programmes
  3. Degree Programmes Requirements
  4. Research Group
  5. Project
  6. LiSBE Academic staff members.

Message from Dean

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering (LiSBE) at The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) in Arusha, Tanzania.

The school of LiSBE is dedicated to address challenges caused by the diversity and complexity of living systems, and real-life problems that affect livelihood of the people in the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and globally at large.

Our School is equipped with the state-of-the-art-laboratories and learning facilities as well as world class faculty, all of which make it occupy a premium position and respect in SSA especially in offering highly specialized, research-intensive post-graduate (Masters, PhD) degrees and Post-doctoral research associate-ships. Arusha, where the NM-AIST is located, is a hub of biodiversity and tourist activity. The Ngorongoro Crater, the highest mountain in Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro, various national parks including the Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Manyara National Park and Arusha National Park and Olduvai Gorge, one of the most important paleoanthropological sites are located in the vicinity and offer LiBSE researchers the diverse and unique research opportunities. In addition, Arusha being the East African Community headquarters provides a rich social experience for all visitors and residents.

We lean and put in practice the NM-AIST’s motto “Academia for Society and Industry” in all our activities. Thus, if you are looking for a place to study a postgraduate degree, do a post-doc, conduct your research, come for study tour, establish research collaboration and or seeking any scientific services, consider the School of LiSBE is your perfect destination. Welcome!

Prof. Ernest Mbega,

Dean of the School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering

The School of Life Science and Bio-Engineering (LiSBE) currently has the following degree programmes, namely:

Master degree programmes

  • Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (HBS)
  • Master of Science in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management (BEM)
  • Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
  • Master’s in Food Science and Biotechnology (FoSB)
  • Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetic (HuND)
  • Master of Science in Public Health Research (MScPHR)

PhD degree programmes

  • PhD in Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (HBS)
  • PhD in Science in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management (BEM)
  • PhD in Science in Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
  • PhD in Food Science and Biotechnology (FoSB)
  • PhD in Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetic (HuND)

School of LiSBE Degree Programmes Specific Requirements

Master's Degree Programme By Coursework and Dissertation:

Master of Molecular Biomedical Engineering (BioE)

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Molecular Biomedical Engineering (BioE) must have obtained a good Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in the appropriate field of :
(a) (a) Possession of a second-class Bachelor’s degree in specialty subjects, with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning. Students who need to join the Masters of Molecular Biomedical Engineering programme shall therefore need to have the following specialty (Engineering) specific qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of electrical and biomedical engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Biotechnology, Molecular Biology; Biomedical Technology, Clinical chemistry; Biochemistry, Biotechnology/Bioengineering, Analytical Chemistry or any other related engineering discipline for postgraduate course.
(b) (b) Applicants holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) should have at least an overall of “C” grade in addition to above specialty specific qualifications.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

  • (i) Describe vaccine and drug development and delivery systems and molecular diagnostics, including biosensors.
  • (ii) Explain thermodynamics concepts in biological systems and its application in real situations.
  • (iii) Describe concepts of bioreactor designing.
  • (iv) Apply skills for developing diagnostic assays, vaccine, drugs and their delivery systems, biosensors
  • (v) Design and develop bioreactors.
  • (vi) Apply skills required for analysis of DNA/RNA, protein sequence data (OMICs data), purification of proteins/enzymes and analysis of protein/enzyme functions.
  • (vii) Conduct hands on biomedical research in living labs/models and industrial in bioproduct development; vaccines and diagnostics development.
  • (viii) Communicate scientific ideas to specialized and non-specialized audience.
  • (xi) Design and develop molecular diagnostics assays and sensors using engineering concepts.

Course Categories

Common Cores

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Common Core at School Level

  • (i) (LSBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (LSBE 6102) Outreach and internship
  • (iii) (LSBE 6401) Graduate Seminars
  • (iv) (LSBE 6901) Dissertation (Bio engineering research)

Programme cores

  • (i) (BIOS 6101) Molecular and cell biology

Programme specialties :

(i) Health and Biomedical Sciences

  • (a) (BioE 6201) Mathematics for Biosciences
  • (b) (BioE 6202) Biosensors
  • (c) (BioE 6203) Functional Genomics
  • (e) (BioE 6204) Design and Development of Molecular Diagnostics and devices
  • (f) (BioE 6205) Nanoscience

Electives :

  • (a) (BioE 6301) Protein Design and Engineering
  • (b) (BioE 6302) Advanced Biological Thermodynamics
  • (c) (BioE 6303) Bioreactor Design and Operations
  • (e) (BioE 6304) Microbial Engineering
  • (f) (BioE 6305) Practical Course in Genetic Engineering
  • (g) (BioE 6306) Protein Chemistry and Catalysis
  • (h) (BioE 6307) Material analysis
  • (i) (BioE 6308) Novel drug technology and dosage
  • (j) (BioE 6309) Vaccinology
  • (k) (BioE 6310) Synthestic biology
  • (l) (BioE 6311) Bioprocess engineering
  • (m) (BioE 6312) Bioengineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (n) (BioE 6313) Microbial physiology
Master of Science in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management must have obtained a good Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in the appropriate field of :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent in the field of biological or life sciences from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.
(b) Applicants for admission into this MSc programme holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) MUST have at least average of “C” in Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and an average of “B” grade in the core subjects related to this, which are biological or life sciences.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

  • (i) Describe ecological theory with conservation management practices
  • (ii) Apply appropriate statistical tests
  • (iii) Expected the knowledge acquired to address how to manage threats and losses of biodiversity in Tanzania and around the world.
  • (iv) Describe and characterize fundamentals of ecosystem processes and functioning as well as goods and services accrued from this.
  • (v) Explain the best practices of harnessing and benefiting from biodiversity as they occur in nature and their bio-prospective nature.
  • At the end of this program students will be able to:
  • (i) Acquire and use effective arguing, writing and presentation/speaking skills particularly those related to biodiversity and ecosystem management.
  • (ii) Apply statistical skills to analyse ecological data sets
  • (iii) Apply acquired in-depth lab skills to carry out experiments related to biodiversity
  • (iv) Locate inspect relevant literature to write scientific reports and publications
  • (v) Implement established skills to develop grant proposals
  • (vi) Implement techniques and approaches to facilitate development of evidence- based conservation and management practices that ensure sustenance in biodiversity conservation and improved livelihoods of the people
  • (vii) Communicate, argue and debate in public scientific forums
  • (viii) Design, argue and defend appropriate conservation practices to the wider audience
  • (xi) Develop, conceptualize conservation discussions and provide appropriate response
  • (x) Developing and implement competent frameworks that can guide the writing process of high-quality scientific publications
  • (xi) Communicate clearly scientific results to the public

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (LSBE 6102) Outreach and internship
  • (iii) (LSBE 6401) Graduate Seminars
  • (iv) (LSBE 6402) Research Seminars and Conferences
  • (v) (LSBE 6901) Dissertation
  • (vi) (LSBE 6196) Thesis

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (BiEM 6201) Microbial Diversity and Bio-prospecting
  • (ii) (BiEM 6202) Natural Products in Biodiversity
  • (iii) (BiEM 6221) Biodiversity Science and Conservation planning
  • (iv) (BiEM 6222) Conservation Governance

Elective Courses :

  • (i) (BiEM 6201) Microbial Diversity and Bio-prospecting
  • (ii) (BiEM 6202) Natural Products in Biodiversity
  • (iii) (BiEM 6221) Biodiversity Science and Conservation planning
  • (iv) (BiEM 6222) Conservation Governance
Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (MHBS)

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Health and Biomedical Sciences (MHBS) must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second-class Bachelor’s degree in related specialty subjects, with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning. Students who need to join the Biomedical Sciences programme shall therefore need to have the following specialty-specific qualifications: Veterinary Science or Medicine (BVSc, BVM, DVM); Human Medicine (MD); Pharmacy, Clinical Sciences; Animal Science; Microbiology; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology; Physiology (Medical or Veterinary), Pathology (Medical or Veterinary); Immunology (Medical or Veterinary); Parasitology and related fields.
(b) Applicants holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) should have at least an overall of “C” grade and an average of “B” grade in the relevant subject or field of his/her specialization.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Explain core concepts involved in One Health.
  • (ii) Explain emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, including zoonosis diseases.
  • (iii) Describe main concepts in molecular biology and other biomedical sciences like immunology, epidemiology, etc
  • (iv) Explain and apply cutting-edge technology in biomedical sciences.
  • (v) Apply contemporary techniques for studying immunity, molecular biology, and developing diagnostic tools and vaccines against important human and animal diseases.
  • (vi) Design and conduct research in biomedical sciences fields, to become leading researchers, service providers and entrepreneurs.
  • (vii) Communicate scientific ideas to specialized and non-specialized audience.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (LSBE 6102) Outreach and internship
  • (iii) (LSBE 6401) Graduate Seminars
  • (iv) (LSBE 6901) Dissertation
  • (v) (LSBE 6196) Thesis
  • (vi) (BIOS 6101) Molecular and Cell Biology

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (BIOS 6201) Immunology
  • (ii) (BIOS 6202) Molecular Techniques in Life Sciences
  • (iii) (BIOS 6203) Applied Microbiology
  • (iv) (BIOS 6221) One Health
  • (v) (BIOS 6222) Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
  • (vi) (BIOS 6223) Applied Epidemiology
  • (vii) (BIOS 6224) Applied Biostatistics

Elective Courses :

  • (i) (BIOS 6301) Biosafety and Bioethics
  • (ii) (BIOS 6302) Application of Engineering in Life Sciences
  • (iii) (BIOS 6303) Neurobiology
  • (iv) (BIOS 6304) Infectious Disease Modeling and Geographical Information
  • (v) (BIOS 6305) Tropical Parasitology
  • (vi) (BIOS 6306) Drug Design and Discovery
  • (vii) (BIOS 6307) Virology
  • (viii) (BIOS 6308) Economic Aspects of Biotechnology
  • (ix) (BIOS 6309) Genomics and bioinformatics
  • (x) (BIOS 6311) Non-communicable diseases
  • (xi) (BIOS 6310) Emerging Trends in Biotechnology, Industrial Pharmacy and Regularity Science
Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics must have obtained :
(a) Possession of at least second class Bachelor degree in Human Nutrition, Home Economics and Human Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, Community Nutrition, Dietetics and related fields with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent from an accredited University or similar institution of higher learning.
(b) The applicant must satisfy the Programme and specialty specific requirements as specified by the respective School/Department hosting the programme.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Explain the nutrition management of different disease conditions
  • (ii) Outline nutrition and health principles to promote well being
  • (iii) Link nutrition and disease management
  • (iv) Demonstrate how to conduct nutrition assessment
  • (v) Illustrate different ways of analysing nutrition data
  • (vi) Design meals/diets for different physiological status and disease conditions
  • (vii) Design and conduct research in their field of study
  • (viii) Be able to communicate study results/findings
  • (ix) Be able to do nutritional management of patients
  • (x) Be able to prioritise nutrition interventions to complement the physician’s management of patients.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LiBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (HuND 6102) Advanced Nutrition Assessments and Surveillance

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (HuND 6204) Advanced Nutritional Epidemiology
  • (ii) (HuND 6202) Advanced Nutritional Biochemistry
  • (iii) (HuND6203) Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
  • (iv) (HuND 6223) Nutrition in Emergencies
  • (v) (HuND 6206) Advanced Maternal and Child Nutrition
  • (vi) (HuND 6201) Therapeutic Nutrition
  • (vii) (HuND 6222) Food and Nutrition Security
  • (viii) (HuND 6221) Programme Design, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
  • (ix) (HuND 6225) Nutrition in Exercise and Sports
  • (x) (HuND 6224) Ergogenic Aids and Sports Performance

Graduate Seminars:

  • (i) (LiBE 6402) Research Seminar and conferences I
Master of Science in Food Science and Biotechnology (MSc. FoSB)

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Food Science and Biotechnology (MSc. FoSB) must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and,
(b) Applicants holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) should have at least an overall of “C” grade and an average of “B” grade in the relevant subject or field of his/her specialization and,
(c) The applicant must satisfy the Programme and specialty specific requirements as specified by the respective School/Department hosting the programme.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Gain in depth knowledge of postharvest handling/processing technologies, food quality and safety.
  • (ii) Demonstrate understanding on the functional foods source, bioactive ingredients and examine or evaluate their role in health promotion and disease prevention; health claims and regulatory issues related to functional foods.
  • (iii) Describe technologies/methods used in food components extraction.
  • (iv) Differentiate biochemical and analytical skills used for routinely testing/analysing of food components and toxins/pathogens in food laboratory and biotechnology industry.
  • (v) Interpret food safety systems and regulatory framework.
  • (vi) Compose, test/conduct and validate methods for food analysis and data interpretation.
  • (vii) Demonstrate skills of industrial production of microbial metabolites and their applications in food processing.
  • (viii) Demonstrate effective scientific writing and presentation skills
  • (ix) Design a unit operation and a process flow in a food industry, master principles of food processing and preservation, select appropriate food processing and preservation methods/technologies
  • (x) Recommend and use-processing techniques (conventional vs. emerging) potentially applied in food industry for food value addition/product development.
  • (xi) Master, design, manage and coordinate research and developmental programs such as Food safety systems, postharvest losses management, food fortification etc. Course categories

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LiBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (LSBE 6102) Outreach program

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (FoSB 6201) Postharvest handling and Processing Technologies - I
  • (ii) (FoSB 6202) Postharvest Handling and Processing Technologies - II
  • (iii) (FoSB 6221) Food Safety Issues
  • (iv) (FoSB 6222) Food Quality Assurance and Control

Elective Courses:

  • (i) (FoSB 6301) Total Quality Management in Food Industry
  • (ii) (FoSB 6302) Food Product Development
  • (iii) (FoSB 6303) Food Law and Regulations
  • (iv) (FoSB 6304) Functional Foods
  • (v) (FoSB 6305) Food Mycotoxicology
  • (vi) (FoSB 6306) Trends in Food Technology
  • (vii) (FoSB 6307) Advanced Food Chemistry
  • (viii)(FoSB 6308) Food Microbiology
  • (ix) (FoSB 6309) Food Analysis and Instrumentation
  • (x) (FoSB 6310) Industrial Food Biotechnology
Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Sustainable Agriculture must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related fields with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.
(b) Applicants holding unclassified degrees (e.g. M.D, BVM & DDS) should have at least an overall of “C” grade and an average of “B” grade in the relevant subject or field of his/her specialization.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Describe agricultural production systems technologies
  • (ii) Predict the agricultural production potential and capacity of natural resources and prevent the degradation of soil, water quality and biological diversity
  • (iii) Explain and apply cutting-edge technologies in sustainable agriculture.
  • (iv) Apply improved techniques to manipulate agricultural production systems through technological advancements
  • (v) Develop market-driven agricultural technologies by utilizing natural resources in a profitable manner
  • (vi) Design agricultural production systems and become leading scientists and service providers in sustainable agriculture
  • (viii) Communicate the research results to experts and non-expert audience.
  • (ix) Design a unit operation and a process flow in a food industry, master principles of food processing and preservation, select appropriate food processing and preservation methods/technologies
  • (x) Recommend and use-processing techniques (conventional vs. emerging) potentially applied in food industry for food value addition/product development.
  • (xi) Master, design, manage and coordinate research and developmental programs such as Food safety systems, postharvest losses management, food fortification etc.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Law, Philosophy and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LiBE 6101) Research Methods and Statistics
  • (ii) (LSBE 6102) Master’s Outreach and Internship
  • (iii) (SBE6401) Master’s Graduate Seminar
  • (iv) (LSBE 6901) Master’s Dissertation
  • (v) (SuAg 6101) Issues in Sustainable Agriculture

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (SuAg 6201) Molecular Plant Pathology
  • (ii) (SuAg 6202) Plant Molecular Breeding
  • (iii) (SuAg 6203) Managing Agro-ecosystems

Elective Courses:

  • (i) (SuAg 6301) Sustainable Crop Protection and Soil Health Management
  • (ii) (SuAg 6302) Plant Tissue Culture
  • (iii) (SuAg 6303) Application of Engineering in Life Sciences
  • (iv) (SuAg 6304) Economic Aspects of Biotechnology
  • (v) (SuAg 6305) Molecular Biotechnology
  • (vi) (SuAg 6306) Plant Virology
  • (vii) (SuAg 6307) Sustainable Crop Production
  • (viii)(SuAg 6308) Seed Science and Seed Systems
  • (ix) (SuAg 6309) Applied Plant Pathology
  • (x) (SuAg 6310) Metabolic Engineering and Molecular Farming
  • (xi) (SuAg 6311) Abiotic and Biotic Stress Biology
  • (xii) (SuAg 6312) Molecular Techniques in Life Sciences
  • (xiii)(SuAg 6313) Agricultural Entomology
  • (xiv) (SuAg 6314) Agriculture Enterprise Management
  • (xv) (SuAg 6315) Livestock Production and Management
Master of Science in Public Health Research (MSc. PHR)

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the Master of Science in Public Health Research (MSc. PHR) must have obtained :
(a) A candidate for this programme must have a first degree with a GPA of at least 3.0/5 in relevant subjects from a recognized university/institute
(b) The applicant must have an experience in related field of at least two years.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Two Years
  • Part Time : Three Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Appraise the complexity of public health and health system realities that enables effective engagement as a public health researcher in the African context.
  • (ii) Liaise with relevant partners from civil society, research and policy to prioritize public health research gaps and influence evidence-based decision making.
  • (iii) Design public health research to international standard with multidisciplinary teams.
  • (iv) Analyze public health research to international standard with multidisciplinary teams.
  • (v) Communicate public health research to international standard with multidisciplinary teams.
  • (vi) Mobilize resources and manage public health research projects.
  • (viii) Demonstrate professionalism and sound ethics in all conduct.
  • (ix) Incorporate a pro-poor and equity approach in all research undertakings as well as in recommendations derived from research.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6002) Philosophy, Ethics & Social Imperatives
  • (ii) (BuSH 6003) Foundations of Law in Science, Engineering and Technology
  • (iii) (BuSH 6004) Innovation Management & Competitiveness
  • (iv) (BuSH 6005) Entrepreneurship & ManagementProgramme

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (RePH 6101) Research Management and Professional skills
  • (ii) (RePH 6102) Population Health and Health Determinants
  • (iii) (RePH 6103) Health Systems, Policy and Ethics
  • (iv) (RePH 6104) Conceptualization of research 7 Credits
  • (v) (RePH 6105) Study Design and Tools
  • (vi) (RePH 6106) Basics in Analysis

Speciality Courses :

  • (i) (RePH 6201) Advanced Epidemiology
  • (ii) (RePH 6202) Advanced Quantitative analysis methods
  • (iii) (RePH 6203) Infectious and non- infectious diseases
  • (iv) (RePH 6221) Intervention trials design and management
  • (v) (RePH 6201) Advanced Epidemiology
  • (vi) (RePH 6202) Advanced Quantitative analysis methods
  • (vii) (RePH 6241) Policy Analysis and Health Systems
  • (viii) (RePH 6242) Economic Evaluation of Health Programs
  • (ix) (RePH 6243) Advanced Qualitative Analysis Method

Elective Courses:

  • (i) (RePH 6301) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis
  • (ii) (RePH 6302) Scientific Reading and writing

PhD Degree Programme Specific Requirements

PhD Degree Programme By Coursework and Dissertation:

PhD in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the PhD in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0 or its equivalent in the field of biological or life sciences from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.
(b) Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and at least an average of “B” in the field of biological and/or life sciences.
(c) Applicants for admission into PhD programmes with unclassified degrees (e.g. Medical degrees) MUST have at least average of “B” in Master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Three Years
  • Part Time : Four Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Develop the appropriate tools and packages to address biodiversity and ecosystem management challenges/problems and their implications
  • (ii) Describe and apply the appropriate research methodologies, data skills, conservation issues and challenges
  • (iii) Describe and apply the relevant statistical approaches to analyse and interpret ecological data
  • (iv) Develop and defend scientific arguments in the field of biodiversity and ecosystem
  • (v) Describe knowledge gaps for addressing management challenges for biodiversity management.
  • (vi) Develop and formulate hypotheses and link them with respective research problem
  • (vii) Designing and implementing appropriate tools to address conservation challenges
  • (viii) Explain existing resources with appropriate harnessing technologies for sustainable development
  • (ix) Communicate of scientific findings to the wider public and dissemination of this to relevant stakeholders for policy and practice.
  • (x) Develop, apply and implement interdisciplinary packages to solve conservation problems
  • (xi) Demonstrate effective arguing, writing and speaking capacity in scientific and non-scientific fora
  • (xii) Locate and review relevant literature, techniques and construct approaches that can help the candidates to argue, speak and provide evidence- based conservation and management practices that ensure sustenance in biodiversity conservation and improved livelihoods of the people
  • (xiii) Develop and employ a restoration package to address restoration or pollution problems
  • (xiv) Develop products through harnessing biodiversity resources sustainably
  • (xv) Package to negotiate, develop and implement human -wildlife mitigation strategies
  • (xvi) Promote their own research results into prototypes for application in addressing various societal problems
  • (xvii) Consult various entities on conservation planning and management problems

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Philosophy, Law and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (iii)(BuSH 6009) Organizational Development and Leadership
  • (iv) (BuSH 6010) Economic of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 7101) Applied Research Methods
  • (ii) (LSBE 7102) Outreach and Internship
  • (iii)(SBE 7901) Dissertation
  • (iv) (LSBE 7401) Graduate Seminars

Speciality Core Courses :

  • (i) (BiEM 7221) Biostatistics II
  • (ii) (BiEM 7222) Population Ecology and Modeling
  • (iii) (BiEM 7223) Advanced Microbial diversity and Bio-prospecting
  • (iv) (BiEM 7224) Human Dimension of Conservation
  • (v) (BiEM 7225) Issues in Molecular Biodiversity
  • (vi) (BiEM 7226) Restoration Ecology
  • (vii) (BiEM 7227) Principles of Conservation Ecology
  • (viii) (BiEM 7228) Natural Products and Bio-prospectingElective course
PhD in Global Health and Biomedical Sciences

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the PhD in Global Health and Biomedical Sciences must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree in related biomedical sciences, with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and,
(b) Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 and at least an average of “B” in the relevant subjects or field of specialization and,
(c) Applicants for admission into PhD programmes MUST have at least average of “B” in Master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Three Years
  • Part Time : Four Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Apply contemporary techniques for studying immunity and developing diagnostic tools and vaccines against important human and animal diseases.
  • (ii) Apply specific epidemiological and statistical principles in clinical and health protection practice
  • (iii) Design experiments to support pharmaceutical industries, regulatory authority and policy makers on best biotechnological ways to mitigate existing health challenges.
  • (iv) Validate and verify through research quality and productivity in industry and technology.
  • (v) Apply global supply chain management.
  • (vi) Implement emerging world-class leadership strategies
  • (vii) Take up high-level careers in innovation, research for development, industry and health.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Philosophy, Law and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (iii)(BuSH 6009) Organizational Development and Leadership
  • (iv) (BuSH 6010) Economic of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 7101) Applied Research Methods
  • (ii) (LSBE 7102) Outreach and Internship
  • (iii)(LSBE 7401) Graduate Seminars
  • (iv) (LSBE 7402) Research seminars and conferences
  • (v) (LSBE 7901) Dissertation
  • (vi) (LSBE 7196) Thesis

Speciality Core Courses :

  • (i) (GHBS 7201) Applied Immunology
  • (ii) (GHBS 7202) Applied Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • (iii) (GHBS 7221) Emerging Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses
  • (iv) (GHBS 7222) Special Topics in Global Health

Elective Courses :

  • (i) (GHBS 7301) Genetics and Diseases
  • (ii) (GHBS 7302) Environmental Biotechnology
  • (iii) (GHBS 7303) Bioethics and Intellectual Property
  • (iv) (GHBS 7304) Emerging Trends in Biotechnolog
PhD in Sustainable Agriculture

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the PhD in Sustainable Agriculture must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related fields with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.
(b) Possession of a Master's degree in Agriculture or related fields from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 and at least an average of “B” in the relevant subjects or field of specialization.
(c) Applicants for admission into PhD programmes MUST have at least average of “B” in Master’s degree in Agriculture or related fields or equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Three Years
  • Part Time : Four Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Describe agricultural production systems
  • (ii) Explain some of the improved sustainable agriculture technologies
  • (iii) Explain challenges and opportunities in sustainable agriculture.
  • (iv) Identify challenges and opportunities in sustainable agriculture and apply appropriate research and statistical methods to address the challenges
  • (v) Manipulate the agricultural production systems through improved sustainable agriculture technologies.
  • (vi) Construct a market-driven agricultural technologies that are environmentally friendly and socially acceptable by utilizing the natural resources in a profitable manner.
  • (vii) Developed technologies to aid in the advancements of agricultural production systems
  • (viii) Manage and design agricultural production systems and become leading scientists, technologists and service providers in sustainable agriculture.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Philosophy, Law and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (iii)(BuSH 6009) Organizational Development and Leadership
  • (iv) (BuSH 6010) Economic of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 7101) Applied Research Methods
  • (ii) (LSBE 7102) PhD Outreach and internship
  • (iii)(SuAg 7101) Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics
  • (iv) (LSBE 7401) PhD Graduate seminars
  • (v) (LSBE 7901) PhD Dissertation

Speciality Core Courses :

  • (i) (SuAg 7201) Advanced Plant Biotechnology
  • (ii) (SuAg 7202) Molecular Biology of Plant Microbe Interaction
  • (iii) (SuAg 7203) Agriculture and Farming Systems Management

Elective Courses :

  • (i) (SuAg 7301) Molecular Markers in Plant Breeding
  • (ii) (SuAg 7302) Sustainability in Agriculture
  • (iii) (SuAg 7303) Soil Health Management and Sustainable Farming Systems
  • (iv) (SuAg 7304) Postharvest Physiology
  • (v) (SuAg 7305) Issues in Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience in Agro-Ecosystems
  • (vi) (SuAg 7306) Advanced Agricultural Entomology
  • (vii) (SuAg 7307) Advanced Agriculture Enterprise Management
  • (viii) (SuAg 7308) Advances in Livestock Production Technologies
PhD in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the PhD in Human Nutrition and Dietetics must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor degree in Human Nutrition, Home Economics and Human Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, community nutrition, Dietetics, health sciences, and related fields with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and,
(b) Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited university or institution of higher learning with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 and at least an average of “B” in the relevant subjects or field of specialization and,
(c) Applicants for admission into PhD programme MUST have at least average of “B” in Master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or institution of higher learning and,
(d) The applicant must satisfy the programme and specialty specific requirements as specified by the respective School/Department hosting the programme.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Three Years
  • Part Time : Four Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Describe concepts and principles in human nutrition and dietetics
  • (ii) Apply innovative and high-quality research principles to solve existing and emerging problems in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • (iii) Innovate and prioritise nutrition interventions
  • (iv) Prioritise nutrition interventions
  • (v) Possess professional and leadership skills in human nutrition at hospitals, industries, community and academia.
  • (vi) Design research and developmental programmes in human nutrition and dietetics
  • (vii) Manage research and developmental programmes in human nutrition and dietetics
  • (viii) Coordinate research and developmental programmes in human nutrition and dietetics
  • (ix) Evaluate research and developmental programmes in human nutrition and dietetics

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Philosophy, Law and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (iii)(BuSH 6009) Organizational Development and Leadership
  • (iv) (BuSH 6010) Economic of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 7101) Applied Research Methods
  • (ii) (LSBE 7102) Outreach and Internship
  • (iii)(LSBE 7401) Graduate Seminar
  • (iv)(LSBE 7901) Dissertation Programme

Speciality Core Courses :

Regulation of Nutrient Metabolism:

  • (i) (HuND7201) Intermediary Metabolism of Macronutrients
  • (ii) (HuND7202) Intermediary Metabolism of Micronutrients

Molecular Mechanism of Human Disease-Nutrition

  • (i) (HuND7241) Pathophysiology of Inborn Metabolic Disorders
  • (ii) (HuND7242) Immunology, Endocrinology and Lifestyle conditions
  • (iii) (HuND7243) Pharmacology and Therapeutics of nutrition-related disease
  • (iv) (HuND7244) Microbial Physiology
  • (v) (HuND7245) Cell and Molecular Toxicology Technique
  • (vi) (HuND7246) Human physiology, Nutrition care process, health and anatomy of the organ systems
PhD in Food Science and Biotechnology(PhD FoSB)

Admission Requirements

Candidates to be admitted into the PhD in Food Science and Biotechnology(PhD FoSB) must have obtained :
(a) Possession of a second class Bachelor’s degree with at least a GPA of 3.0/5.0 or its equivalent in an appropriate area of study from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and,
(b) Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning with a minimum GPA of 3.5/5.0 and at least an average of “B” in the relevant subjects or field of specialization and,
(c) Must have at least average of “B” in Master’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university or similar institution of higher learning and,
(d) Must satisfy the Programme and specialty specific requirements as specified by the respective School/Department hosting the programme.

Duration of Study

  • Full Time : Three Years
  • Part Time : Four Years

Programme expected learning outcomes :

At the end of the program, students will be able to:

  • (i) Acquire an advanced research knowledge and understanding in Food Science and Biotechnology.
  • (ii) Apply innovative and high-quality research principles to solve existing and emerging problems in food and agricultural sectors.
  • (iii) Professional scientific writing and presentation skills.
  • (iv) Apply innovative, professional and leadership skills in food industries, government and academia.
  • (v) Design research and developmental programs in Food Science and Biotechnology.
  • (vi) Manage research and developmental programs in Food Science and Biotechnology.
  • (vii) Coordinate research and developmental programs in Food Science and Biotechnology.
  • (viii) Evaluate research and developmental programs in Food Science and Biotechnology.

Course Categories

Common Core Courses

  • (i) (BuSH 6007) Foundation of Philosophy, Law and Ethics
  • (ii) (BuSH 6008) Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • (iii)(BuSH 6009) Organizational Development and Leadership
  • (iv) (BuSH 6010) Economic of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Programme Core Courses

  • (i) (LSBE 7101) Applied Research Methods
  • (ii) (LSBE 7102) Outreach and Internship
  • (iii)(LSBE 7901) Dissertation
  • (iv) (LSBE 7401) Graduate Seminars

Speciality Core Courses :

  • (i) (FoSB 7301) Meat Science and Technology
  • (ii) (FoSB 7302) Food Bio-ingredients
  • (iii) (FoSB 7303) Fruit and Vegetable Technology
  • (iv) (FoSB 7304) Cereals Technology
  • (v) (FoSB 7305) Milk and Dairy Technology
  • (vi) (FoSB 7306) Advanced Postharvest Physiology
  • (vii) (FoSB 7307) Novel Technologies in Food Science

PhD Programme by Research and Thesis:

More information about degree programs can be found in the Prospectus, click here to download

The school of LiSBE has five research groups

1. One Health and Biomedical Sciences

Research Chairs

Prof. Joram Buza and Dr. Gabriel Shirima

Members

Prof. Joram Buza, Dr. Gabriel Shirima, Dr. Musa Chacha, Dr. Emmanuel Mpolya and Dr. Beatus Lyimo

2. Human Health and Biomedical Sciences

Research Chairs

Prof. Hulda Swai and Dr. Sr. John-Mary

Members

Prof. Hulda Swai, Dr. Sr. John-Mary, Dr. Elingarami Nkya, Dr. Jofrey Raymond, Dr. Haikael Martin, Dr. Musa Chacha, Dr. Emmanuel Mpolya, Dr. Athanasia Matemu, Prof. Anthony Mshandete

3. Sustainable Agriculture

Research Chairs

Prof. Patrick Ndakidemi and Dr. Pavithravani Venkataramana

Members

Prof. Patrick Ndakidemi, Dr. Pavithravani Venkataramana, Dr. Ernest Mbega, Dr. Erasto Mlyuka, Dr. Musa Chacha, Prof. Anthony Mshandete, Prof. Charles Lugomela, Dr. Kelvin Mtei, Prof. Hulda Swai, Philip Mashamba, Akida Meya, Angela Mkindi, Juliana Godifrey

4. Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management

Research Chairs

Prof. Anna Treydte and Prof. Mokiti Tarimo

Members

Prof. Anna Treydte, Prof. Mokiti Tarimo, Dr. Linus Munishi, Dr. Francis Moyo, Dr.Isakwisa Ngondya, Dr. Musa Chacha, Prof. Emmanuel Luoga, Angela Mkindi, Elkana Hezron

5. Food and Nutritional Sciences

Research Chairs

Prof. Martin Kimanya and Dr. Athanasia Matemu

Members

Prof. Martin Kimanya, Dr. Athanasia Matemu, Dr. Neema Kassim, Dr. Edna Makule, Dr. Jofrey Raymond, Dr. Haikael Martin, Dr. Erasto Mlyuka, Dr. Emmanuel Mpolya, Clara Mollay

The school of LiSBE has the following ongoing projects:

1. Social, Economic and Environmental Drivers of Zoonoses in Tanzania (SEEDZ)

Objective
  • Identify and evaluate the most important drivers of change in pastoral and peri-urban livestock systems in northern Tanzania and determine how these influence livestock ownership, management practices and contact networks.
  • Determine patterns of pathogen exposure through cross-sectional seroprevalence studies of zoonotic infections in linked human and livestock populations.
  • Determine the relative importance of different risk factors for transmission, acting at individual, household and community levels, and how these are influenced by drivers of change.
  • Determine relationships between zoonotic infection prevalence and disease, and the impact of these diseases on the health of human and livestock populations.
  • Incorporate data generated in Objs.1-4 into disease risk models that capture qualitative trends, human behavior and decision-making.
  • Assess the impact of zoonotic diseases on family income and livelihoods to provide the evidence base for policy decisions relating to disease and poverty alleviation.
  • Examine and anticipate the likely acceptance and uptake of interventions for disease control and prevention based on models of disease risk.
Members

Prof. Joram Buza

Website:  https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=BB%2FL018926%2F1

2. Bush Meat Project

Objective

The overall objective of this study is to map the distribution and prevalence of zoonotic pathogens in bushmeat from different geographical and ecological regions of Tanzania, and assess the biological risk and potential for impact on human health.

A second objective is to characterize the spectrum of microbes present in market bushmeat using powerful screening approaches, and to identify signatures of novel pathogens that may pose potential animal and human health risk.

The focus is on six pathogens known to be pose considerable health risks to human and animal health, but whose distribution in Tanzanian bushmeat remains ​unknown.

Members

Prof. Joram Buza

Website:  https://www.bushmeatbiosecurityresearch.org/

3. Project for Enhancing the Health and Productivity of Livestock (PEPHL)

Objective
  • To train (at PhD) future leaders in livestock health and productivity
  • To enhance NM-AIST Laboratory capacity for research on livestock health and productivity
  • To enhance the livelihoods of small holder farmers via improved health and productivity of their livestock
Members

Prof. Joram Buza

4. Afrique One – ASPIRE

Objective

Research into endemic zoonotic diseases

Members

Prof. Joram Buza

Website:  http://afriqueoneaspire.org/

5. PPR infectivity studies

Objective

To investigate the role of cattle in the transmission of PPR virus

Members

Prof. Joram Buza

6. Realizing land management change in degraded Maasai grazing land

Objective

Assess soil erosion causes, processes and impacts on Masai communities in Monduli that are in a delicate state of transition from pastoralism to more sedentary and mixed agri-pastoral lives

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Mtei, Dr. Munishi

7. Farmers Research Network to Evaluate Sustainable Agro ecological crop protection using pesticidal plants

Objective

To demonstrate farmer relevant pest management practices that can reduce crop losses to pests in Malawi and Tanzania through the development and optimization of plant-based pest management technologies that are simple, effective, reliable, safe, low-cost and appropriate for the control of field and storage insect pests of legume crops and other commercially and nutritionally important crops grown by poor farmers.

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Mbega

8. Evaluation of Stress tolerant orphan legumes (STOL) for off –season planting to improve the Farmers sustainability and nutritional security

Objective

To identify the potential STOL crops suitable for dry season

Members

Dr. Venkataramana, Prof. Ndakidemi

9. Managing Invasive Plant Species in Ngorongoro Area

Objective

Contribute to the control of three invasive species G. cordifolia, B. schimperi, T.minuta as well as overall capacity building in managing invasive species in the NCA

Members

Dr. Munishi, Prof. Ndakidemi, Prof. Treydte

10. Natural Pest Regulation on Orphan Crop Legumes in Africa (NaPROCLA)

Objective

Integrating environmentally benign interventions to support natural pest regulation

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Mbega

11. Biological control of insect crop pests and disease vectors

Objective

To train researchers on biological control strategies

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Shirima

12. Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change (ARCC) Project

Objective

To understand land use/cover changes over the past 300 years in the greater Serengeti Landscape

Members

Dr. Munishi

13. Trial to establish causal linkage between mycotoxin exposure and child stunting (Mycotoxins Mitigation Trial-MMT)

Objective

To establish causal linkage between mycotoxins exposure and child stunting in Kongwa district

Members

Dr. Kassim, Dr. Makule, Prof. Kimanya, Dr. Mpolya

13. Trial to establish causal linkage between mycotoxin exposure and child stunting (Mycotoxins Mitigation Trial-MMT)

Objective

To establish causal linkage between mycotoxins exposure and child stunting in Kongwa district

Members

Dr. Kassim, Dr. Makule, Prof. Kimanya, Dr. Mpolya

14. Singida Nutrition and Agro ecological Project (SNAP)

Objective

To test if a participatory, agroecological peer farmer education intervention can be effective at improving legume production, food security, and infant and young child feeding in Singida District, Tanzania

Members

Dr. Kassim, Dr. Martin, Dr. Mtei

15. Raising crop response:Bidirectional learning,to catalyze sustainable,intensification at multiple scales

Objective

To improve family nutrition, reduce poverty and enhance use of environmentally-sound farming practices of maize-bean farming among smallholder farmers.

Members

Dr. Kassim, Dr. Martin

16. Partnership and Capacity for Teaching and Training in Food Safety and Nutrition

Objective

Develop education and training opportunities in food safety and nutrition in Tanzania with student exchange program to promote capacity building

Members

Dr. Kimanya, Dr. Martin, Dr. Kassim

17. Microcystins exposure, biomarker validation and application in human studies

Objective

To validate the identified biomarkers of Microcystins exposure in human subjects

Members

Dr. Kimanya, Dr. Makule, Dr. Makule

18. Strengthening African Food Processors to Reduce Losses (SAP)

Objective
  • To establish “hub and spoke” maize processing incubators for dissemination and adoption of food technologies and innovations
  • To train 100 current and new maize processors (with focus on women group and youth) on food processing entrepreneurship.
  • To incorporate nutritional fortification into maize products design based on market demand
Members

Dr. Makule, Dr. Kassim

19. Fruits and vegetables for all seasons: Improved resource-efficient processing techniques and new market solutions for surplus fruits and vegetables for rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa (FRUVASE)

Members

Dr. Makule, Dr. Kassim, Dr. Matemu, Dr. Martin, Ms.Mollay, Prof. Njau, Mr. Malima

20. Supporting the National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance [SNAP-AMR] in Tanzania

Objective
  • Determine what drives the contribution of health facilities to the AMR problem.
  • Determine the relative magnitude and tractability of the contributions from the hospital system and the community to the AMR
  • Determine the clinical and economic burden of ESBL E. coli
Members

Dr. Shirima, Prof. Mbaga, Prof. Mshana, Prof. Zadoks

21. Epidemiology and Genetic Association of key zoonoses in small holder dairy cattle in Tanzania.

Objective

Understand the genomic association with disease resistance of selected diseases in exotic and local breeds in Tanzania

Members

Dr. Shirima, Prof. Brovoorst, Dr Annie Cook

22. NM-AIST Medicinal Garden, funded by UND

Objective

To expand the medicinal garden and scientific validation of ethno-medical and ethno-veterinary information pertained to plants grown in the garden

Members

Dr. Musa Chacha

23. DDI – Data Driven Innovation Centre through CREATES

Objective

Innovation and incubation of life science products via internet of things, apps, gadgets, and large data set analyses

Members

Prof. Swai, Prof. Masanja, Dr. Yonah

24. CREATES

Objective

To strengthen the capacity of NM-AIST to serve as an African Centre of Excellence for provision of post graduate training (Master and PhD), applied research and outreach programs for Food and Nutrition Security in the Eastern and Southern Africa region

Members

Prof. Swai, Prof. Treydte

25. The impacts of Gender inequality on Climate Change Adaptations and the livelihoods of Marginalized Communities around Protected Areas in Tanzania

Objective

Empowering women in climate change adaptation

Members

Prof. Treydte

26. ICE Memory Tanzania

Objective

Understanding climate and carbon trends through ice cores of Kilimanjaro

Members

Prof. Treydte

27. WildNet

Objective

WildNET is a Project Funded by the National Geographic Society and implemented by partners Kuza STEAM Generation (KsGEN) and CREATES department at The Nelson Mandela University with collaborators from Alert For endangered Wildlife species (AFEWIS), Monduli Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship Corporative (MITEC) SmartCore and KopeLion. The project aims at implementing a community based Wildlife Network. This is a low cost community wireless network and monitoring system with the aim to monitor ecosystem health via citizen science. As Serengeti and Ngorongoro protected areas and their surroundings are facing a growing human population overlapping with established wildlife territories human-wildlife conflicts are on the rise. WildNET will deploy low-cost sensors and wireless hotspots to build an information network enabling the community to leverage on connectivity for socio-economic empowerment and information control on key biodiversity issues such as human-wildlife conflicts, invasive plants and bush encroachment

Members

Prof. Treydte, Dr. Laltaika

28. Applied aquatic ecology

Objective

To strengthen aquatic research and capacity building to promote good water quality and fresh water ecosystem services in Northern Tanzania

Members

Dr. Munishi, Dr. Moyo

29. Hybrid potato seed: perception and market opportunities in Tanzania

Objective

To understand the perception of the farmers on the hybrid potato seed and their acceptability in future

Members

Dr. Venkataramana

30. Sustainable smallholder banana-based farming systems to improve livelihoods of communities in Northern Tanzania, Pangani region

Objective

To sustainably intensify banana-based farming systems in the target region, based on documented nutrient budgets, fine-tuned integrated soil fertility interventions, capitalizing on fundamental understanding of nutrient-water use efficiency interactions. This will be achieved through training of NM-AIST students, carrying out their PhD research work within this context, in close cooperation with NGO’s and other extension services. This will lead to empowerment of NM-AIST to take on its role as main actor and driver in the development of the region

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Mtei, Dr. Mlyuka

31. ESIDA: Epidemiological Surveillance for Infectious Diseases in Sub-Sahara Africa

Objective

Network for understanding infectious disease spread with respect to environmental conditions

Members

Prof. Treydte

32. TanzIn

Objective

International office strengthening, coorperation Heidenheim – NM-AIST interrelations

Members

Prof. Treydte

33. Prevalence of aflatoxins in animal feeds and raw milk along the dairy value chain in three agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

Objective

To determine the prevalence of aflatoxin B1 in animal feeds and aflatoxin M1 in raw milk from smallholder farmers and feed processors/agro-vet dealers

Members

Dr. Matemu

34. Mobile Phone enabled Diagnostics for Infectious Disease Diagnosis. Low Cost Tools for Digital Health in East Africa (Seed fund for development of major proposal)

Objective

Understanding Digital Health for Infectious Disease in Low Resource Settings

Members

Prof. Buza, Dr. Shirima

35. Cattle vaccination against MCF: Balancing pastoral livelihoods, food security and ecosystem integrity in the Serengeti, Tanzania

Objective
  • Derive a robust predictive model of MCF vaccine uptake
  • Assess changes in livestock management and movement patterns arising as a result of vaccine use.
Members

Dr. Shirima

36. Fighting stunting in Tanzania

Objective

To determine causal relationship between growth failure in children and environmental enteric dysfunction (EED)

Members

Dr. Nkya

37. Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) infectivity studies

Members

Prof. Buza

38. The impacts of Gender inequality on Climate Change Adaptations and the livelihoods of Marginalized Communities around Protected Areas in Tanzania

Members

Prof. Treydte

39. Data Driven Innovation for Food and Nutritional Security

Members

Prof. Swai, Prof. Treydte

40. ICE Memory Tanzania

Members

Prof. Treydte

41. Evaluation of Stress tolerant orphan legumes (STOL) for off –season planting to improve the Farmers sustainability and nutritional security

Members

Dr. Venkataramana, Prof. Ndakidemi

42. Biological control of insect crop pests and disease vectors

Members

Prof. Ndakidemi, Dr. Shirima

SN NAME POSITION
1 Prof. Ernest Mbega Associate Professor and Dean
2 Prof. Joram Buza Professor
3 Prof. Hulda Swai Professor
4 Prof. Martin Kimanya Associate Professor
5 Prof. Gabriel Shirima Associate Professor
6 Prof. Musa Chacha Associate Professor
7 Prof. Athanasia O. Matemu Associate Professor
8 Prof. Neema Kassim Associate Professor
9 Prof. Linus Munishi Associate Professor
10 Prof. Emmanuel Abraham Mpolya Associate Professor
11 Dr. Haikael D. Martin Senior Lecturer
12 Dr. Edna Edward makule Senior Lecturer
13 Dr. Jofrey Raymond Senior Lecturer
14 Dr. Francis Moyo Senior Lecturer
15 Dr. Issakwisa Bernard Ngondya Senior Lecturer
16 Dr. Elingarami Sauli Lecturer
17 Dr. Sr. John-Mary Vianney Lecturer
18 Dr. Pavithravani B. Venkataramana Lecturer
19 Dr. Akida Ignas Meya Lecturer
20 Dr. Angela G. Mkindi Lecturer
21 Dr. Clara Justine Mollay Lecturer
22 Mr. George Semango Assistant Lecturer
23 Ms. Juliana Godfrey Assistant Lecturer
24 Mr. Elkana Hezron Assistant Lecturer
25 Mr. Mashamba Lucas Philipo Assistant Lecturer
26 Ms. Grite Nelson Mwaijengo Assistant Lecturer
Adjunct Professors/Faculty
SN NAME AFFILIATION
1 Theresa Allen, PhD, Professor University of Alberta; Canada University of British Columbia in Canada.
2 Anne F Grobler, PhD, Professor North-West University in South Africa.
3 Person Mnkeni, PhD, Professor University of Fort Hare (UFH) in South Africa.
4 Omowunm Sadik, PhD Professor The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton)- USA.
5 Runner R. T. Majindar, PhD, Professor University of Botswana Chairperson NAPRECA.
6 Timothy E. Simalenga, PhD, Professor CCARDESA, Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa.
7 Frank Boury, PhD, Professor University of Angers (France).
8 Wayne Getz, PhD, Professor College of Natural Resources, University of Berkeley, USA.
9 Thomas Clemen, PhD, Professor Department of Computer Science, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Germany.
10 Ignas Heitkoenig, PhD, Professor Resource Ecology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
11 Nicky Knox, PhD, Professor Namibian Institute of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia.
12 Hugo de Boer, PhD, Professor Uppsala University, Sweden.
13 Lugano Kusiluka, PhD, Professor Mzumbe university.
14 Isabella M. Cattadori, PhD, Professor Department of Biology and The Huck Institute, CIDD - Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics.
15 Michael P Coffey, PhD, Professor Team Leader Animal Breeding and Genomics and Head of Genetic Evaluation Unit.
16 Lisa. J. Faust, PhD, Professor Vice President of Conservation and Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago.
17 Raphael Mrode, PhD, Professor Scottish Rural College, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
18 Thomas. L. Marsh, PhD, Professor Paul G. Allen, School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University.
19 Morris Agaba, PhD, Professor Uganda
20 Judith Kimiywe, PhD, Professor Kenyatta University.
21 Theobald Mosha, PhD, Professor Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, SUA.
22 Henry Laswai, PhD, Professor Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Science, SUA
23 Festo Kavishe, PhD, Professor Independent Consultant in Dar es Salaam.
24 Admire Dube, PhD, Professor University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
25 Sayoki Mfinanga, PhD, Professor National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
26 Grace Adira Murilla, PhD KALRO-Biotechnology Research Institute.
27 Ali Hassanali, PhD, Professor ICTP-Italy.
28 Anna Estes, PhD Penn State University, USA.
39 Samora Macrice, PhD Dept of Ecosystems and Conservation, SUA.
30 James Kahurananga, PhD Previously Botanist at Nairobi Herbarium, Director of Maasai Steppe Heartland.
31 Sarah Arnold, PhD Natural Resources Institute University of Greenwich, UK.
32 Amos Omore, PhD International Livestock Research Institute (IITA).
33 Rachel Santymire, PhD Department of Biological Services, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
34 Mizeck G. G. Chagunda, PhD Reader in Dairy Science, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany.
35 Sarah Durant, PhD Theme leader and Reader, People, Wildlife and Ecosystems, Zoological Society London.
36 Joseph Ogutu, PhD Statistician, Researcher, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart.
37 Margaret Udahogora, PhD University of Maryland-Unites States.
38 Bruno de Meulenaer, PhD, Professor Department of Food Technology, Food Safety and Health, Ghent University.
39 Alexandr Parlesak, PhD, Professor University College Copenhagen (UCC), Denmark.
40 Akwilina Mwanri, PhD Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) Researcher in Human Nutrition
41 Joshua Idassi, PhD, Professor The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.
42 Bernard Elias Chove, PhD, Professor Department of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences, SUA.
43 Titus A.M. Msagati, PhD, Professor University of South Africa College of Science Engineering and Technology.
44 Joyce Kinabo, PhD, Professor Department of Food Science and Technology, SUA.
45 Robert Madime-Ngolo, PhD, Professor USAID, Uganda
46 Akamu Jude Ewunkem, PhD University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
47 Francis Muigai Ngure, PhD Cornell University.
48 Ephraim Changare Njau, PhD, Professor Pharmaceutical consultant.
49 Sarah Moore, PhD, Professor Ifakara Health Institute.
50 Evelin Geubels, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
51 Nico Govella, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
52 Fredros Okumu, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
53 Honorata Masanja, PhD, Professor Ifakara Health Institute.
54 Grace Wyn Mwangoka, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
55 Fatuma Manzi, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
56 Salum Abdulla, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
57 Samson Kiware, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
58 Catherine Kreppel, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
59 Dickson Lwetoijera, PhD Ifakara Health Institute.
60 Prof. Suleyman Kaplan, PhD Head of Department of Histology and Embryology Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
President of Turkish Society for Stereology,
Editor of Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure
Associate Editor of Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Health).

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