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.

Halimah Perogi     Kayode Zubair     Raheem Adaramaja     Ali Ahmad     Wahab Issa     VADA     Tunde Yusuf     Alikinla     Alfa Yahaya Road     Yahaya Dumoye     Kayode Ibrahim     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Jumoke F. Ajao     Kassim Babamale     Bashirat Bola Bello     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Mohammed Halidu     Apata Ajele Secondary School     Babatunde Idiagbon     Garba Ado Sanni     Umar Sanda Yusuf     IHS Towers     Agboola Babatunde     Sai Kayi     ARMTI     Adeleke Ogungbe     Valsolar Consortium     Abdulwaheed Musa     Offa Poly     Kwara 2015     Baba Idris     Ijakadi     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Olatunde Michaels     Sa\'adu Salau     Nurudeen Mohammed     Mamman Saba Jibril     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Ltd     IEDPU     Laolu Saraki     Oni Adebayo     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Durbar Festival     Sobi FM     Aliyu Sabi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Olatunji Bamgbola     ER-KANG     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Ibrahim Abiodun     Lanre Badmas     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Sa\'adu Salahu     Jamiu Oyawoye     Local Government Pension Board     Olomu     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Oba Abdulraheem     Owo Isowo     Mazars Consulting     Shururat Olatinwo     2023 Elections     Galadiman Ngeri     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     UITH     Osi     Shehu Adaramaja     Saad Omo\'ya     Ramadhan     Alao Ayotunde     Shuaibu Yaman     Oke-Ogun     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Oya State     Olayinka Are     Elerin Of Erin-Ile    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Kawu Baraje     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     CELF     Ethical College     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Bank Of Industry     Bolakale Ayo     Sarah Alade     Plat Technologies     Fatimoh Lawal     Saka Adeyemo     Olokoba     Ajike People Support Centre     Arandun     Abdulwahab Ololele     Issa Baba     Oni Adebayo     Dankaka     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Reuben Paraje     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Susan Modupe Oluwole     GANZY     Odo-Owa     NITDA     Amule     Kolawole Akande     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Kwara State Governor     Ita-Nmo Market     Christopher Ayeni     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Kayode Yusuf     Fatimah Abdulkadir     Kwasu     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Kolo     Tunde Akanbi     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Kwara State Fire Service     Galadima     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Shero     Revenue Court     Saidu Isa     John Dara     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Press Release     Just Event Online     Vasolar     Chief Imam Of Offa     Ibrahim Oniye     Bolaji Abdullahi     Just Law Forum     Sheikh Ariyibi     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Lotus Bank     Amusement Park     Fulani     Olayinka Are     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     AGM Professional Services     Lanwa     Emir Of Lafiagi     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Abdullahi Samari     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Mohammed Yisa     Segun Olawoyin     Omoniyi     Ali Ahmad     Sanusi Abubakar