UNILORIN Research Group Secures ?1.712 Billion Grant for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions

Date: 2024-06-11

According to news report from Vanguard, a research group at the University of Ilorin, known as Innovative Veterinary Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (INNOVET-AMR) 2 Research Group, has been awarded a grant worth 1.6 million Canadian Dollars (approximately N1.712 billion) to develop innovative solutions for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food-producing animals.

The grant was awarded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) of Canada.

This achievement was disclosed by the leader of the research team, Dr. Ismail Ayoade Odetokun, during a recent visit to the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN. The team includes the Director of UNILORIN Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ibrahim Adisa Raufu; Prof. Wasiu Jimoh, Dr. Ismail Adeyemo, Dr. Basiru Afisu, Dr. Aremu Abdulfatai, and Dr. Olayiwola Akeem Ahmed, all from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Collaborating with researchers from Spain's Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA) and the Royal Holloway University of London, UK, the UNILORIN group will focus on developing a bacteriocin-rich extract (BRE) as a potential antibiotic alternative.

Their project, titled “Bacteriocin-rich Extract from Engineered Lactic Acid Bacteria as an Antibiotic Alternative for Therapeutic and Prophylactic Use in Ruminants and Aquaculture (BAC4RumA),” aims to explore the effectiveness and economic benefits of BRE as a treatment and preventive measure against bacterial infections in livestock and aquaculture.

Odetokun pointed out that the project not only seeks to develop a patentable product but also plans to recruit four postgraduate students and participate in capacity-building initiatives throughout the 32-month project duration.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Eghe Igbinehin     Okasanmi Ajayi     Oloriegbe     Kwara Basketball Association     Edret Sabi Abel     Kwara State Pension Board     Ilorin.Info     3MTT     Ibrahim Abiodun     Tsaragi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Arinola Lawal     Ilota     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Abubakar B.M     Lateef Alagbonsi     Ilorin Muslim Community     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Yahaya Dumoye     Yusuf Mubarak     Sabi     Local Government Pension Board     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Olohungbebe     Jimoh Akani     Olokoba Sulyman     Okin Biscuits     Unicontinental Construction Company     Illyasu Abdullahi     Baruten     Maimunat Oloriegbe     SWAN     Shehu Adaramaja     Olabode Towoju     Emir Of Lafiagi     Alikinla     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     Owo Arugbo     Michael Nzwekwe     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Sardauna Of Ilorin     KWACOBPA     Mashood Dauda     Bashiru Makama     Aliyu Kora Sabi     PPS     Abraysports FC     BECE     Femi Ogunsola     Plat Technologies     Jimoh Bashir     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     IQRA College     MMWG     Umar Gunu     Nnazua     Fola Consultant     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Ilofa     Danhawa     Senate     Olam Food Ingredients     Malete     Amuda Bembe     Ope Saraki     Falokun-Oja     Joseph Daudu     Orisa Bridge     Galadima     Taofik Abdulkareem     Kazeem Gbolagade     Charcoal     IDPU     Bolaji Abdullahi     Pacify Labs    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Idris Amosa Saidu     Hamid Bobboyi     Stephen Fasakin     Usman Alkali Baba     Tsado Manman     Gamji Members Association     Oluronke Adeyemi     Laboratory-to-Product     Surajudeen Akanbi     Abdulrahman Abdulrasak     Islamic Development Bank     Rebecca Bake     Iyabo Adewuyi     Yaman     Hassan Taiye Salam     Isin     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Olatomiwa Williams     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Oro Grammar School     Labour Party     Hamidu Olowo     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria     Yakub Lai Gobir     Garba Ado Sanni     Mufti Of Ilorin     Samari     University Road     Asa     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Ibrahim Akaje     Sebastine Obasi     Adamu Attah     Okasanmi Ajayi     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Arandun     Doyin Group     Reuben Paraje     Gwanara     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Yahya Mohammed     ARMTI     TIC     EFCC     Adanla-Irese     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Kolawole Akande     Third Estate     Owo Arugbo     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Halidu Danbaba     Ilorin Amusement Park     Nigerian Medical Association     Hamza Usman     Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate     Galadima     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Toyin Falola     TETFUND     NYSC     Balogin Alanamu     Temitope Ogunbanke     Hakeem Lawal     Abdulwaheed Musa     Idris Garba     Ahmed     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Isiaka Danmeromu     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Abdulazeez Arowona     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Rafiu Ibrahim     Baba-Isale