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.

Muhammad Yahya     Marafan Shonga     Solomon Edojah     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Oyin-Zubair     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Binta Abubakar Mora     Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs     Jumoke F. Ajao     Yahya Mohammed     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     GGDSS Pakata     NNPP     Ajeigbe     Omoniyi Ayinla     Olusegun Adeniyi     Razak Atunwa     Atiku Abubakar     Emir Of Lafiagi     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     LAK Jimoh     Baba-Isale     Oba Sulaiman Asude     NIPOGA     Paul Odama     Sidikat Alaya     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Village Alive Development Association     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Wasiu Odewale     Kwara University Of Education     Jare Olatundun     Bond     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Olayinka Olaogun     Solomon Edoja     Mutawali Of Ilorin     Aiyedun     NSCIA     TESCOM 2025     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Kunbi Titiloye     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Oyawoye     Lai Mohammed     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Aliyu Umar     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Kayode Zubair     IEDPU     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Umar Sanda Yusuf     AbdulGafar Tosho     Labaeka     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Okin Biscuits     Sheriff Olanrewaju     GANZY     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Hamza Usman     Saeedat Aliyu     Kayode Yusuf     Ilorin South     Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam     Vasolar     Ajakaye     Otoge     Yashikira     Jawondo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Sabitiyu Grillo     Saba Jibril     MalHub     Nagode     Jawondo     Kaosarah Adeyi     Ilorin Muslim Community     Unicontinental Construction Company     Innocent Okoye     Gbajabiamila     Emmanuel Bello     Moses Salami     Ajibike Katibi     Makama Of Kaiama     Kannike     Neo Mundo Ltd     Salman Suleiman     Adedipe     Shero     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Congress For National Consensus     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Medview Airlines     Elese Of Igbaja     Mahee Abdulkadir     Ilorin Amusement Park     Tsaragi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Atunwa     Abdul Jimoh Mohammed     Olateju Lukman     Tunji Folami     Ajayi Okasanmi     SSA Youth Engagement     Abdulkarim Adisa     Christopher Odetunde     Olatunji Moronfoye     BECE     Maryam Nurudeen     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Gbenga Olawepo     Danhawa     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Aisha Gobir     Aliyu Alhassan     Kwara Restoration Project     ARMTI     Laolu Saraki     Femi Agbaje     Wakilin Mata Lafiagi     Ekiti     Ojo Fadumila     Tunji Olawuyi     Lithium Deposit     Borgu     Yakub Ali-Agan     Saliu Tunde Bello     Odo-Owa     Coronavirus     Mamatu Abdullahi     Wahab Abayawo     LABTOP     Boko Haram     Amina El-Imam     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Ishaq Salman     Shuaibu Yaman     Nurudeen Mohammed     Law School Scholarship