Poster prepared by ILRI, May 2013

1. CENTRAL CORE
The Central Core
Unit prepares tissue
culture media,
microbiological
growth media and
plates, and buffers.
The unit also provides
laboratory glass-
wash, sterilization
and laboratory waste
management services.
Media preparation
services are available
at competitive rates
to BecA-ILRI Hub
lab users and to
other scientists and
institutions.
PLANT GROWTH
FACILITY
The 1400 m2
facility consists of a
greenhouse, screen
house, growth
chambers and culture
rooms. Greenhouse
compartments
are equipped with
computer-controlled
roof vents and
evaporative cooling
mechanisms to control
temperature and
humidity. The facility
contains a weather
station, light intensity
controls, rainwater
collection and
biosafety chambers.
SEGOLIP
The Sequencing,
Genotyping,
OligoSynthesis
and Proteomics
(SEGOLIP) Unit
which houses
BecA-ILRI Hub’s
genomics platform
undertakes genome
scale sequencing,
genotyping and
oligonucleotide
services.
Services at SEGOLIP
are available at a fee
to BecA-ILRI Hub
lab users and to
other scientists and
institutions located
anywhere in the
world.
The BecA-ILRI Hub offers services to researchers, scientists and students and
partners from national agricultural research institutions, universities and the
private sector.Technologies are backed by a pool of multitalented and dedicated
professionals in plant, microbial and animal science with expertise in genomics,
proteomics and bioinformatics among others.
Driving agricultural research using state of the art
technologies and services
Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub
Supporting scientists in 52
African National Agricultural
research institutions across 14
countries inAfrica and beyond.
NUTRITION AND MYCOTOXIN ANALYSIS
In a first for the region, the BecA-ILRI Hub has established a nutritional analysis
platform where complete nutrient profiling of foods can be undertaken.The Hub
has also established an improved and expanded mycotoxin diagnostic platform
which enables the detection and screening for a range of fungi that affect food
safety and quality.
BIOINFORMATICS
The bioinformatics platform provides advanced computational capabilities, allowing
advanced bioinformatics analysis using high-speed, specialized hardware and
sophisticated commercial and academic software.The platform also maintains the
latest copies of all major sequence databases.
GENOMICS
With the only next-generation, high output sequencing machines in eastern and
central Africa, the genomics platform avails cutting-edge genome sequencing and
analysis technology previously unavailable to regional scientists.Applications include
pathogen detection, diagnostics, and risk assessment, gene expression analysis,
metagenomics, and determining genetic diversity in crops and animals.
Technology Platforms, Services and Facilities
http://hub.africabiosciences.org
Mobilizing biosciences for Africa’s development
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