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Our People

CTLGH consists of dedicated groups and individuals committed to research-driven solutions that support improved livestock-based livelihoods and address the challenges of food security, health and well-being and gender equity for people in the tropics.

Principals Group

The Principals Group provides oversight to the Centre and its programmes under the terms of the Framework Collaboration Agreement signed by the strategic partners. This group consists of three members which are leaders of the strategic partner institutions:

Appolinaire Djikeng

CTLGH Principal and Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

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Wayne Powell

CTLGH Principal and Principal and Chief Executive of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)

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Bruce Whitelaw

CTLGH Principal and Director of The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

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CTLGH Director

Professor Mizeck Chagunda

CTLGH Director and Chair of Tropical Livestock Genetics, University of Edinburgh

Centre Management Group

The Centre Management Group (CMG) oversees the development of the Centre and its programmes, on behalf of the strategic partner institutions. Current members of the Centre Management Group are:

Kellie Watson

CTLGH Deputy Director and Group Leader of Quantitative Biology, University of Edinburgh

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Jamie Newbold

CTLGH Deputy Director and Provost and Deputy Principal of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC)

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Olivier Hanotte

Principal Scientist at ILRI and Professor of Genetics at University of Nottingham

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Core Team

Jen Meikle

Centre Operations Manager

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Virginia Marsh

Marketing and Communications Officer

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Research Management Group

The Research Management Group (RMG) is collectively responsible for the delivery of the joint programmes and projects. Current RMG membership includes the members of the Centre Management Group as well as our partner institutions, The Roslin Institute, ILRI, and SRUC. The RMG covers projects in seven main areas:

Research programmes

Core Scientists

Dairy Genomics Programme

Mark Bronsvoort, The Roslin Institute

Eileen Wall, SRUC

Liam Morrison, The Roslin Institute

Raphael Mrode, ILRI

Annie Cook, ILRI

Poultry Genomics Programme

Kellie Watson, The Roslin Institute

Jacqueline Smith, The Roslin Institute

Georgios Banos, SRUC

Olivier Hanotte, ILRI

Kate Sutton, The Roslin Institute

Small Ruminants Genomics Programme

Emily Clark, The Roslin Institute

Joanne Conington, SRUC

Julie Ojango, ILRI

Data and Breeding Systems Programme

Mazdak Salavati, SRUC

Jennifer Volk, The Roslin Institute

Gregor Gorjanc, The Roslin Institute

Mike Coffey, SRUC

Cellular Resources, Functional Genomics and Biotechnology Programme

Christian Tiambo, ILRI

Mike McGrew, The Roslin Institute

Jos Houdjik, SRUC

Simon Lillico, The Roslin Institute

James Prendergast, The Roslin Institute

Tom Burdon, The Roslin Institute

Musa Hassan, The Roslin Institute

Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange Programme

Isidore Houaga, The Roslin Institute

Raphael Mrode, SRUC

Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu, ILRI

International Scientific Advisory Committee

The International Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) provides advice to the CTLGH Directorate on the scientific quality and relevance of its joint research projects, the future directions of its programmes and the overall development of the Centre. The IAC is comprised of eight members with senior or leadership roles in academia, industry and agriculture scattered across the globe.