Dr Esinam Nancy Amuzu-Aweh

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Centre for Crop Science
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Overview

Esinam is currently working on a multidisciplinary project (led by Prof. David Jordan) aimed at dissecting the genetics and physiology of lodging in sorghum. Her focus is on developing genomic prediction models and strategies to select for lodging without compromising on other important production traits.

Esinam is a strong research professional with a demonstrated history of working on quantitative and statistical genomic analyses of large datasets. She holds a joint PhD from Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands and the Swedish University of Life Sciences, and double-degree MSc from Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria.

Research Impacts

Before joining UQ, Esinam worked on a large USAID Feed the Future- Genomics to Improve Poultry (GIP) project. The aim of the project was to develop robust and high-yielding local chickens in Ghana and Tanzania through genomic selection for Newcastle disease resistance/resilience, fast growth and high egg production. The project developed a genomic selection platform that can be used to improve local chicken breeds and improve profitability for small-holder farmers in Ghana and Tanzania.

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework) of Animal Breeding, Universität fur Bodenkultur Wien

Publications

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Publications

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Conference Publication

  • Walugembe, M., Amuzu-Aweh, E.N., Lim, K.-S., Wang, Y., Chouicha, N., Kelly, T., Muhairwa, A.P., Kayang, B.B., Msoffe, P.L.M., Naazie, A., Otsyina, H.R., Mushi, J.S., Gallardo, R.A., Zhou, H., Lamont, S.J. and Dekkers, J.C.M. (2022). Development of a low-density SNP panel for local Ghanaian and Tanzanian chicken ecotypes. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_461

  • Kanlisi, R.A., Amuzu-Aweh, E.N., Walugembe, M., Naazie, A., Otsyina, H.R., Chouicha, N., Kelly, T.R., Gallardo, R., Dekkers, J., Lamont, S., Zhou, H. and Kayang, B.B. (2022). Genetic architecture of body weight and carcass traits in Ghanaian local chickens. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_587

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