Dr. Moses Okpeku

Dr. Moses Okpeku holds bachelor degree in animal sciences from Ambrose Alli University and University, MSc in Animal Genetics and breeding from University of Benin and PhD in Animal Genetics and Genomics from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. His current research interests has been in mammalian genetics, genomics and bioinformatics applications to domestication, evolution and human welfare. His scholarly achievements reflect in his published peer-reviewed articles in journals and contributions to papers and abstracts in national and international conferences. Dr. Okpeku has local and international research experiences and collaboration across Africa, India, China and the United States of America. His research has been funded by grants and fellowships from internal institutional sources including; International Foundation for Science (IFS), Stockholm, Sweden, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Norman Borlaugs Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Indian Government INSA-JRD-TATA Fellowship and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) fellowship from the Government of China. Dr. Okpeku has been involved in active teaching and research since 2005. He is competent to teach course in genetics, physiology, molecular biology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, ecology, evolutionary biology and genetics.