Elyeza Bakaze

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Area of Expertise	Crop Biotechnology
Current Research	Identification of Banana Weevil Biotypes for Developing Specific Control Strategies
Research Countries	Uganda, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon and Ghana
Professional Experience	Consultant at International Institute of Tropical Agricultural (IITA)-Kawanda (March 2011 to 10th December 2011); Research Assistant at National Agricultural Research Organization (NARL)-Kawanda (January 2012 to May 2012); Research Officer at National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)-Kawanda, Kampala
Current FSC Status	PhD Scholar
Year of FSC Scholarship	2013-2016
Institute during FSC Scholarship	Institute of Crop Science (340f)
Home Institute	National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
Doctoral Institute	Institute of Crop Science (340f)
Dissertation	Identification of banana weevil biotypes for developing specific control strategies
Degrees	M.Sc. Molecular Biology (2007-2011) at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda
Important Publications	Bakaze, E., Kiggundu, A., Tushemereirwe, W., Matovu, E. (2013). Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin (Cry6A) and Carica papaya cystatin against the banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) in a novel artificial diet assay. Bakaze, E. (2013). Poster presented on successful in vitro rearing of banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus on artificial diet and its potential for rapid screening of genotypes for resistance at the. INTERNATIONAL ISHS-PROMUSA SYMPOSIUM at Salvador, Bahia-Brazil. Bakaze, E. (2013). Successful in vitro rearing of banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus on artificial diet and its potential for rapid screening of genotypes for resistance.