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| | UG Faculty Wins Research Grant From The Wellcome Trust |    | | |  Dr. James Futse of the Department of Animal Science at the University of Ghana’s College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences has been awarded a US$1,206,327 research grant by The Wellcome Trust to undertake a study in Anaplasmosis Vaccine Development.
Dr. Futse who studied under distinguished Professor Guy Palmer of the Washington State University, Pullman, USA, has done extensive research on ticks and infectious diseases. This placed him in good stead to win this worldwide and prestigious competitive research grant.
Anaplasmosis is the most prevalent tick transmitted disease of cattle in Ghana accounting for about 40% of cattle mortality from vector borne diseases. Current knowledge of the immunogens that form the basis of vaccine efficacy is based on strains isolated only in North America. Whether these immunogens are representative of strains in other parts of the world, specifically in West Africa, is unknown and represents a significant gap in knowledge. Consequently, the question of whether a single-global vaccine will provide protection against strains in West Africa or whether regional vaccines will be required remains unanswered.
In a set of linked experiments, Dr. Futse will determine if the endemic strains in Ghana differ from the North American strains. He will also test in containment trials whether the relevant vaccine induces protection against the endemic Ghana strains, and test efficacy and impact in an endemic zone field trail.
The College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences is delighted that Dr. Futse has won this Fellowship to enable him carry out such an important research in Ghana.
The University of Ghana congratulates him and wishes him a fruitful research endeavour.
| | | | Date Published: 07/09/2012 | | | |   |
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