DANIEL MAEDA

Lecturer, College Of Natural And Applied Sciences
Education:

PhD Regenerative Sciences (Hannover), MSc. Molecular Cellular Biology (Heidelberg), BSc. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Dar).

Teaching:

Molecular Biology

Molecular Cell Biology

Molecular Developmental Biology

Methods in Molecular Biology

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Cancer Biology

Research:

Stem Cell Biology

Regenerative Sciences

Molecular Medicine

Molecular Virology

Genome Editing

Biotechnology and Innovation

Projects:

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Exploration of Biological Degradations of Organohalides in Soil; Toward Development of  Biotechnologies for Decontaminating Organochlorines Pesticides (OCPs) in the Environments

Co-Investigator: Assessing host and viral factors for COVID-19 outcomes in Tanzania

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Investigation of larvicidal, adulticidal and repellent action of Dioscorea sansibarensis extract against dengue vectors (Aedes aegyptii)

Principal Investigator (PI): Investigation of Feeding Preferences of Dengue Vectors and Epidemiological Implications in Dar es Salaam Region.

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI): Development of a Biosensor for the detection of Canine Distemper Virus in Serengeti Lion populations

Coordinator for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CoNAS)

Publications:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=z3GmpCwAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel_Maeda
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8309-8055

 

MEMBERSHIPSAND REGISTRATION:

Genome Editing Technologies Initiative (GETI) Africa

Member of the National Biosafety Committee (NBC) of The United Republic of Tanzania

Member of the Cancer Epigenetics Society

Advisory Board Member of the Tanzania Human Genetics Organization (THGO)

Chair of the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Regulation Technical Committee of the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA)

Member of the National Biotechnology Advisory Committee (NBAC) of the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH)

Member of the Biotechnology Society of Tanzania (BST)