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CURRICULUM VITAE-Ateka CURRICULUM VITAE Elijah M. Ateka, PhD CURRENT POSITION Dean, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Address: Department of Horticulture and Food Security, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O Box 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya. Cell Phone: +254 723072458 Profession: Agricultural Scientist, Plant Pathologist (Virology) Email: [email protected], [email protected] ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Award Subject Institution Year MSc. Management and United States International University - 2021 Organizational Development Africa PhD Plant Pathology University of Nairobi and Institute for 2005 Virolology, Biotechnology and Biosafety (BBA), Germany ( Sandwich Program) MSc Plant Pathology University of Nairobi 1999 BSc Agriculture University of Nairobi 1995 Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Elijah M. Ateka. 2021 1 Theses 1. Ateka, E. M. 2021. Commercialization of Agricultural Innovations in Selected Universities in Kenya; A case of JKUAT. MSc. Dissertation, United States International University - Africa. 2. Ateka, E. M. 2004. Molecular and biological characterization of potyviruses infecting sweet potato in Africa. PhD Thesis, University of Nairobi, Kenya. 109pp 3. Ateka, E. M. 1999. Studies on the interaction between Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) and Meloidogyne spp in potato. Msc Thesis, University of Nairobi, Kenya. 109pp. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE 2018 June to 2021 Dean, School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Achievements: Initiated and operationalized the school as Pioneer Dean. Development and Review of academic programs in the school Leader of teaching and research in the school Developed and cascaded a performance contracts. Implemented a quality management system in the School Recruitment and admission of postgraduate students Developed the Strategic Plan, Procurement plans and budgets for the School 2011- 2015 Chairman, Department of Horticulture and Food Security, JKUAT Achievements: Developed and launched a new BSc Agriculture program Attracted funds and developed and operationalized the Cassava virus diagnostics laboratory. Attracted research funds. Managed the quality management system in the department. Developed, signed, and delivered performance contracts with the Principal of the College. Developed and implemented budget and procurement plans for the Department. Coordinated teaching and research activities in the department. Implemented a Regional MSc program (Research Methods) supported by RUFORUM. Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Elijah M. Ateka. 2021 2 Developed and maintained linkages with industry. 2009 - 2010 Coordinator, Regional MSc Research Methods program Managed a Regional Program supported by RUFORUM drawing international students from the whole of Africa Managed admission and scholarship awards to the successful applicants Handled travel and other logistics for the grantees. Managed the research and supervision of the students. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2013 June to Date Associate Professor of Plant Pathology. Department of Horticulture and Food Securit, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. 2014 - 2017 External Examiner, Department of Crop Science, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 2015 - Member, Institutional Biosafety Committee, JKUAT. 2009 - 2010 Coordinator, Regional MSc Research Methods program Managed a Regional Program supported by RUFORUM drawing international students from the whole of Africa Managed admission and scholarship awards to the successful applicants Handled travel and other logistics for the grantees. Managed the research and supervision of the students. 2010 - 2013 Senior Lecturer – Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. 2006 - 2010 Lecturer - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. March 2006 Senior Research Officer, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (at the Biotechnology Centre) 2000-2006 Research Officer, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Plant Pathology Section and later, at the Biotechnology Centre) 1997-1999 Agricultural Officer I & II, at the Ministry of Agriculture (Nairobi Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Elijah M. Ateka. 2021 3 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2010 Research Fellowship /Scientist, International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Education, Nagoya University, Japan. 2001 European Commission Ph.D Scholarship, at University of Nairobi and TU Braunschweig Germany 2001-2003. 1996 MSc. Scholarship, University of Nairobi MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS a. International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC) b. Horticultural Association of Kenya (HAK) c. Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) LINKAGES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Member - National Technical Committee on Pesticides (Kenya Bureau of Standards) Member, Board of Management, Esani High School, Nyamira External Examiner in several universities including, Makerere, Kenyatta, Egerton, Nairobi, Kwazulu Natal, Masinde Muliro. Research collaborations in Eastern Africa, North America, Australia, Japan and Europe Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of New England, Australia, 2012 -2016. CONSULTANCIES 1. Conducted a country analysis of the potential for value addition and opportunities for product development in BIOEARN Program projects in Kenya. Client: National Council for Science and Technology (NCST). 2008. 2. Conducted a country survey on Breeding and Biotechnology Capacity in Kenya. The objective of the survey was to develop a plant breeding country profile to provide decision makers with the means to strengthen national programme capacity to respond to needs and priorities on sustainable use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA). Client: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.2008 3. Conducted a survey on the National Biotechnology Innovation System in Kenya with the aim of creating an enabling national and institutional biotechnology innovation system. Client: National Council for Science and Technology (NCST). 2007. Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Elijah M. Ateka. 2021 4 4. Conducted (Facilitated) an online discussion among scientists in sub-Saharan African Countries with the aim of arriving at a common plant breeding capacity building strategy. Client: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. 2009. SUPERVISION OF POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS PhD Student Supervision Supervised 12 PhD students to completion. 1. Development of a multiplex technique for the detection of sweet potato virus disease (Maseno) Opiyo, Sylvia. 2. Distribution and diagnosis of passion fruit woodiness disease causing viruses and management of the aphid vectors -(UoN) Dora Kilalo. 3. Occurrence, molecular characterization and screening for resistance to banana bunchy top disease in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. (JKUAT) Celestin Niyongere 4. Efficacy of microbiological products on growth, root health and nutrient uptake of tissue culture banana in Kenya. (JKUAT) Agnes Kavoo. 2013. 5. Distribution, characterization and management of Tomato spotted wilt virus and its vectors in tomato production systems in Kenya. (University of New England, Australia). Isaac Macharia. 2015. 6. Molecular Characterization of CMD2 gene (s) for cassava geminivirus resistance. (JKUAT) Paul K. Kuria. 2017. 7. Biological Control of Bacterial Wilt in Tomato using Bio-Antagonists Adsorbed on Chitosan-Silica Nanocomposites. (JKUAT). Dennis Maina Gatahi. 2017. 8. Prevalence of Meloidogyne graminicola in rice fields in Rwanda, effect of plant hormones and application of siRNA in rice-nematode interaction. JKUAT. Joseph Nsengimana. 2018. 9. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for drought tolerance improvement in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Pan African University, Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation/JKUAT. Abdulkareem Taoheed Mohammed. 2018. Curriculum Vitae: Prof. Elijah M. Ateka. 2021 5 10. Genetic Diversity, Distribution. Genome Analysis and Development of a sensitive procedure for Cassava brown streak disease in Kenya. (JKUAT). Titus M. Kathurima.2019. 11. Characterization of cassava begomoviruses infection in cassava and their presence or absence of sequence enhancing geminivirus symptoms. (JKUAT). Cyprian Rajabu 2018. 12. The relationship between Cassava brown streak virus presence and disease development. (JKUAT). Esperance Munganyika. 2019. MSc Student Supervision Supervised 27 Msc Students to completion 1. Molecular diversity of whitefly, Bemisia tabaci from selected cassava growing regions of Kenya using mitochondria cytochrome oxidase1 gene. (JKUAT). Manani Mogare Duke. 2018 2. Effect of co-infection of cassava mosaic begomovirus and cassava brown streak viruses on accumulation and vector transmission efficiency. (Makerere University). 2019. Brenda Muga. 3. Development of in vitro low cost regeneration and transformation protocols for farmer preferred cassava landraces in Tanzania. (JKUAT). 2018. Christina Kidulile 4. Evaluation of Kenyan breeder Material for viruses infecting cassava. (JKUAT). 2015.Geoffrey Singombe 5. Genotypic resistance to sweet potato virus disease, transmission and genetic variability of sweet potato mild mottle virus. (JKUAT) 2017. Joyce Ngubia. 6. The Epidemiology and characterization of the viruses that cause maize lethal necrosis disease in Kenya (Pan African University, Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation). 2016. Elizabeth S. Kusia. 7. Incidence of Banana
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