CURRICULUM VITAE. PERSONAL DETAILS REDEMPTA ATHANAS KAJUNGIRO Date of birth; July 12 th, 1984

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DETAILS Name; REDEMPTA ATHANAS KAJUNGIRO Date of birth; July 12 th, 1984 Place of birth; Dar es Salaam Sex; Female Nationality; Tanzanian Current address; University of Dar es Salaam, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries P.O. Box 35064, Dar es Salaam, Mobile; , ; or ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 2016 Present PhD in Animal Sciences (Fish breeding and Genetics), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden. On-going research Towards sustainable Tilapia Breeding programme in Tanzania M.Sc. in Aquaculture, Ningbo University, China. Thesis: Molecular Cloning and Expression Patterns of Two Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Genes in Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius) B.Sc. (Hons) in Fisheries and Aquaculture, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Thesis: Comparison of nitrite-nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen Concentration in the coastal waters of Ocean road and Kunduchi. ACADEMIC PRIZES AND AWARDS AU-IBAR Sponsorship; Awarded a sponsorship to attend World Aquaculture Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, June 26 th -30 th Chinese Government Scholarship; Awarded a scholarship by the Chinese Council Scholarship to pursue M.Sc. at Ningbo University, China ( ). Dr.Tamatamah s Prize; DASF Female Lecturers Prize; Best Second Year Student in B.Sc. Fisheries Science and Aquaculture (2007/2008), University of Dar es Salaam. Overall Best Female Student in the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries (2008/2009), University of Dar es Salaam OTHER QUALIFICATION, TRAINING AND COURSES

2 Jan 15-19, 2018 Oct 22 27, 2017 May 22-26, 2017 Oct Jan 2017 April - May 2014 I attended a course in R programming organised by University of Dar es Salaam, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I attended a course in Transdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Marine Aquaculture organized by University of Gothenburg, held at Tjärnö and Kristineberg in Sweden Population variation Genetics, Introduction to UNIX and Stacks. held at Earlham Institute, UK. Course in Genome analysis, at SLU, Sweden Genome organization and gene regulation, genetic recombination, genome mapping (QTL mapping), high throughput genome sequencing, Bioinformatics, Epigenetics (DNA methylation and histone modification). Internship Student, Geno mar Supreme Hatchery, and Hainan, China.Responsible for daily routines in the hatchery, sampling of Tilapia eggs and fry, Tilapia breeding and reproduction, monitoring of water quality (DO, NH 3, NO 3, ph). WORK EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH AND TEACHING 4 th December 2015 Present; Assistant Lecturer, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar es Salaam. Responsible for teaching Aquaculture Genetics and Introduction to Aquaculture. February - September 2010; Regional Fisheries Officer, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Mbeya Regional Secretariat, Tanzania. Responsible for managing and monitoring aquaculture and Fisheries activities in the regional, enforcement of fisheries rules and regulations. Practical Training 2; June - August 2008 Center; Zone Water Laboratory, Mwanza. Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Title; Laboratory Analysis of Sources of pollution in Lake Victoria and Mwanza Municipal Water System. Practical Training 1; June-August 2007 Center; Nyegezi Freshwater Fisheries Institute (NFFI), Mwanza, Tanzania. Title; Site selection and Pond construction

3 TEACHING Undergraduate courses AQ 120: Introduction to Aquaculture AF 315: Aquaculture Genetics and Seed Production, UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS Supervised and examined 1. Josephat, M Effects of Stocking Density on the growth rate of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in hapas. Final year (B.Sc.) Fisheries and Aquaculture project report. 30 pp. 2. Sarasophia, E Effect of Methyl testosterone on growth performance, survival percentage and sex ratio of non-target Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cultured in tanks. Final year (B.Sc.) Fisheries and Aquaculture project report. 31 pp. 3. Witness, S The comparison of growth rate performance Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings fed with fishmeal and soybean meal.final year (B.Sc.) Fisheries and Aquaculture project report. 34 pp. PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES Languages Skills Swahili English Chinese Reading excellent excellent good Writing excellent excellent good Speaking excellent excellent good Listening excellent excellent good Technical skills; Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences (SPSS) at Ningbo University. R Programming at University of Dar es salaam and SLU STRUCTURE Software at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS Kajungiro, R.A., Xue, L., Aynealem, M. (2015) Molecular Cloning and Expression Patterns of Two Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Genes in Crucian carp (Carassius carassius). Molecular Biology, 49(1): pp. Kajungiro, R. A. (2009) Comparison of nitrite - nitrogen and nitrate - nitrogen concentrations in the coastal waters of Ocean Road and Kunduchi. 3 rd year Project Report. WOKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

4 World Aquaculture Conference 2017 Date; June 2017 Organiser; Theme; Cape Town World Aquaculture Society Sustainable Aquaculture New Frontiers for Economic Growth Spotlight on Africa Stakeholders Workshop on Tilapia Aquaculture in Tanzania and the Way Forward Date; 5-7 October, 2016 Organiser Zanzibar, Tanzania. Agriculture for Food Security (AgriFose) AgroFose Workshop (Seminars and Field Visit to Tilapia Breeding Nucleus) Date; 1-5 August, 2016 Organiser; WorldFish Center, Penang, Malaysia Agriculture for Food Security (AgriFose) Conference on Knowledge Sharing, Research Dissemination and Communication Date; May 2016 Organizer; Theme; University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania UDSM/SUA/KNUST/DTU Integrated Aquaculture and Agriculture (IAA) MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL BODIES 1. Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA). 2. Sustainable Aquaculture Research Networks in Sub Saharan Africa (SARNISSA). 3. World Aquaculture Society 4. The Genetics Society

5 REFEREES Prof. Dirk Jan de Koning Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Box 7023, Uppsala, Sweden Telephone: Dr. Rashid Tamatamah Head, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries, University of Dar Es Salaam. P.O. Box 35064, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Telephone: Mobile: