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.

Sabi     Amule     Gbajabiamila     ER-KANG     Alanamu     Mohammed Ibrahim     Adedeji Onimago     United Nigeria Congress Party     Musa Abdullahi     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Vasolar     Ojo Isekuse     Split Diamond Interchange     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Offa Descendants Union     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Moro     Razak Atunwa     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Jide Oyinloye     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Kola Bukoye     Jare Olatundun     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Adijat Adebiyi     Oke-Kura     Kola Olota     Apaola     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Halidu Danbaba     Centre For Digital Economy     Chief Of Staff     KWASEIC     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Kishira     Gbemi Saraki     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Jumoke Gafar     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Sola Saraki University     Harrison Osauwagboe     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Jimoh Olusola Imam     JAAC     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Omu-aran     Yusuf Ali     Kwarareports     Summit University     Ado Bayero     Kwara 2015     Apaokagi     Playing Host     Jimoh Akani     Ilesha-Gwanara     Oloriegbe     Ethical College     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Apado     Memunat Monsuma     Gaa Olobi     NNPP     Jebba     Zulu Gambari     Abdullahi Atanda     Sanitation Exercise     Waheed Ibrahim     Ahmad Lawan     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Olokoba Sulyman     Ibrahim Gambari    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Jimba Babatunde     PAACO-PCL Consortium     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Nurudeen Muhammed     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Mashood Dauda     Salihu S. Yaru     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Ariyo     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Owu Fall     Transition Implementation Committee     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Atiku     Sheriff Shagaya     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Maigida Soludero Transit     KWIRS     Bukola Saraki     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Alabere     Maryam Nurudeen     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Donatus Ejidike     IsDB     NIPR     Olofa Of Offa     Park     Kayode Issa     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Raimi Iyanda     Olukotun Of Ikotun     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Omu Aran     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Temitope Ogunbanke     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Olabode Towoju     Shagari     Olayinka Are     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Yaru     MalHub     Kazeem Gbolagade     Sa\'adu Salau     Modibbo Kawu     Salihu Ajia     Roseline Oni Aremu     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Jide Ashonibare     Bukola Ajikobi     Abubakar Olusola Saraki     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Solomon Edojah     Sulyman Buhari     KWATMA     Nigerian Correctional Service     Wasiu Odewale     2017 Budget     Saliu Alamoyo     Elese Of Igbaja     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Millennium Development Goals     Just Event Online     Hausa     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Makama Of Ilorin     Hauwa Nuru     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Taofeek Ibraheem