Dr Esinam Nancy Amuzu-Aweh
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Crop Science
Researcher biography
Esinam is currently working on a multidisciplinary project (led by Prof. David Jordan) aimed at dissecting the genetics and physiology of lodging in sorghum. Her focus is on developing genomic prediction models and strategies to select for lodging without compromising on other important production traits.
Esinam is a strong research professional with a demonstrated history of working on quantitative and statistical genomic analyses of large datasets. She holds a joint PhD from Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands and the Swedish University of Life Sciences, and double-degree MSc from Norwegian University of Life Sciences and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria.
Journal Articles
Kanlisi, Roland A., Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Naazie, Augustine, Otsyina, Hope R., Kelly, Terra R., Gallardo, Rodrigo A., Lamont, Susan J., Zhou, Huaijun, Dekkers, Jack and Kayang, Boniface B. (2024). Genetic architecture of body weight, carcass, and internal organs traits of Ghanaian local chickens. Frontiers in Genetics, 15 1297034. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1297034
Aryee, Sethlina Naa Dodua, Owusu-Adjei, Dennis, Osei-Amponsah, Richard, Skinner, Benjamin Matthew, Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam Nancy, Ahunu, Benjamin, Enright, Anton and Sargent, Carole Anne (2024). Population Structure and Genomic Characterisation of the Ashanti Dwarf Pig of Ghana. Animals, 14 (5) 792, 792. doi: 10.3390/ani14050792
Ahiagbe, Kurukulasuriya Mariesta Jayaroshini, Adenyo, Christopher, Inoue-Murayama, Miho, Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam Nancy, Bonney, Patrick and Kayang, Boniface Baboreka (2023). Single nucleotide polymorphisms in Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 (IGF2) gene and their associations with body weight and growth rate traits in indigenous guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) of northern Ghana. Animal Gene, 27 200139, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.angen.2022.200139
Botchway, P. K., Amuzu-Aweh, E. N., Naazie, A., Aning, G. K., Otsyina, H. R., Saelao, P., Wang, Y., Zhou, H., Walugembe, M., Dekkers, J., Lamont, S. J., Gallardo, R. A., Kelly, T. R., Bunn, D. and Kayang, B. B. (2022). Host response to successive challenges with lentogenic and velogenic Newcastle disease virus in local chickens of Ghana. Poultry Science, 101 (11) 102138, 102138. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2022.102138
Tudeka, Christopher K., Aning, George K., Naazie, Augustine, Botchway, Princess K., Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Agbenyegah, Godwin K., Enyetornye, Ben, Fiadzomor, Diana, Saelao, Perot, Wang, Ying, Kelly, Terra R., Gallardo, Rodrigo, Dekkers, Jack C. M., Lamont, Susan J., Zhou, Huaijun and Kayang, Boniface B. (2022). Response of three local chicken ecotypes of Ghana to lentogenic and velogenic Newcastle disease virus challenge. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 54 (2) 134. doi: 10.1007/s11250-022-03124-8
Ahiagbe, Kurukulasuriya Mariesta Jayaroshini, Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam Nancy, Bonney, Patrick, Nyameasem, John Kormla, Avornyo, Franklin Kodzo, Adenyo, Christopher, Amoah, Kwame Owusu, Naazie, Augustine and Kayang, Boniface Baboreka (2021). Comparison of early growth and survivability in indigenous guinea fowls from Northern Ghana. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53 (1) 89. doi: 10.1007/s11250-020-02510-4
Mushi, James R., Chiwanga, Gaspar H., Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Walugembe, Muhammed, Max, Robert A., Lamont, Susan J., Kelly, Terra R., Mollel, Esther L., Msoffe, Peter L., Dekkers, Jack, Gallardo, Rodrigo, Zhou, Huaijun and Muhairwa, Amandus P. (2020). Phenotypic variability and population structure analysis of Tanzanian free-range local chickens. BMC Veterinary Research, 16 (1) 360. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02541-x
Walugembe, Muhammed, Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Botchway, Princess K., Naazie, Augustine, Aning, George, Wang, Ying, Saelao, Perot, Kelly, Terra, Gallardo, Rodrigo A., Zhou, Huaijun, Lamont, Susan J., Kayang, Boniface B. and Dekkers, Jack C. M. (2020). Genetic basis of response of Ghanaian local chickens to infection with a lentogenic Newcastle disease virus. Frontiers in Genetics, 11 739. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00739
Walugembe, Muhammed, Mushi, James R., Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Chiwanga, Gaspar H., Msoffe, Peter L., Wang, Ying, Saelao, Perot, Kelly, Terra, Gallardo, Rodrigo A., Zhou, Huaijun, Lamont, Susan J., Muhairwa, Amandus P. and Dekkers, Jack C.M. (2019). Genetic analyses of Tanzanian local chicken ecotypes challenged with Newcastle disease virus. Genes, 10 (7) 546. doi: 10.3390/genes10070546
Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam N., Bovenhuis, Henk, de Koning, Dirk-Jan and Bijma, Piter (2015). Predicting heterosis for egg production traits in crossbred offspring of individual White Leghorn sires using genome-wide SNP data. Genetics Selection Evolution, 47 (1) 27. doi: 10.1186/s12711-015-0088-6
Amuzu-Aweh, E. N., Bijma, P., Kinghorn, B. P., Vereijken, A., Visscher, J., van Arendonk, J. A. M. and Bovenhuis, H. (2013). Prediction of heterosis using genome-wide SNP-marker data: application to egg production traits in white Leghorn crosses. Heredity, 111 (6), 530-538. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2013.77
Isaac, Asante Kojo, Nancy, Amuzu, Augustine, Donkor and Kofi, Annan (2009). Screening of some Ghanaian medicinal plants for phenolic compounds and radical scavenging activities. Pharmacognosy Journal, 1 (3), 201-206.
Conference Papers
Walugembe, M., Amuzu-Aweh, E.N., Lim, K.-S., Wang, Y., Chouicha, N., Kelly, T., Muhairwa, A.P., Kayang, B.B., Msoffe, P.L.M., Naazie, A., Otsyina, H.R., Mushi, J.S., Gallardo, R.A., Zhou, H., Lamont, S.J. and Dekkers, J.C.M. (2022). Development of a low-density SNP panel for local Ghanaian and Tanzanian chicken ecotypes. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_461
Kanlisi, R.A., Amuzu-Aweh, E.N., Walugembe, M., Naazie, A., Otsyina, H.R., Chouicha, N., Kelly, T.R., Gallardo, R., Dekkers, J., Lamont, S., Zhou, H. and Kayang, B.B. (2022). Genetic architecture of body weight and carcass traits in Ghanaian local chickens. 12th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 3-8 July 2022. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-940-4_587
Thesis
Amuzu‐Aweh, Esinam Nancy (2023). Genomics of heterosis and egg production in White Leghorns. PhD Thesis, Graduate School of Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University. doi: 10.18174/508397
Research Reports
Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam Nancy, Walugembe, Muhammed, Kayang, Boniface Baboreka and Muhairwa, Amandus Pachificus (2018). Genetic parameters and genomic Regions associated with growth rate and response to Newcastle disease in local chicken ecotypes in Ghana and Tanzania. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report Ames, IA, United States: Iowa State University. doi: 10.31274/ans_air-180814-376
Amuzu-Aweh, Esinam Nancy, Kayang, Boniface Babore, Muhairwa, Amandus Pachificus, Zhou, Huaijun, Gallardo, Rodrigo, Kelly, Tara, Lamont, Susan J. and Dekkers, Jack C. M. (2017). Estimating genetic parameters for growth and response to infection with La Sota lentogenic Newcastle disease virus strain in local chicken breeds in Ghana and Tanzania. Iowa State University Animal Industry Report Ames, IA, United States: Iowa State University. doi: 10.31274/ans_air-180814-322