Presented by Bernie Jones and Claudia Canales at the Workshop on Animal Genetic Research for Africa (Biosciences for Farming in Africa), Nairobi, 10-11 September 2015

1. Bernie Jones and Claudia Canales
Animal Genetic Research for Africa (Biosciences for
Farming in Africa), Nairobi, 10-11 September 2015
Genetics for Africa—Strategies and
Opportunities
MALAYSIAN COMMONWEALTH
STUDIES CENTRE
CAMBRIDGE MALAYSIAN
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
TRUST

2. Synergies
udies on extension & innovation
“Insights” & “Viewpoints”
Media Fellowships
B4FA: 2011-2014

3. How did you find
the case studies
of local research?
Feedback
Can we look at
livestock breeding
and genetics too?
Can we do
this in more
countries?
Can we share
more experiences
internationally
What is the
link to human
genetics?
Why don’t more
people know about the
research and
researchers in-
country?

4. Where?

5. Who?

6. Who?

7. What?

8. Future Ambitions
& celebrate African research & researchers
public outreach in more African countries
earch more widely, including in animals and humans

9. G4A – Planning Grant
pping African genetic research institutes
es for public outreach in African genetic research
Forging future partnerships

10. Opportunities for outreach
lants: NPBT, epigenetics, genomics…
s: breeding, GM, diseases, biodiversity, wildlife…
es, heredity & origins, personalised medicines, DNA testing…

11. Why we are here: ANIMALS (fish & insects too)
A focussed, 2 day workshop of experts covering…
search in/for Africa
Impact of research outcomes on development
dissemination of research
of public understanding for uptake and appropriate regulation
controversy, or urgency

12. But also…
Research
on between plants, animal, human genetics
Communications
d map to head off future controversies
Regulation
prepare for sensible regulatory frameworks