Sarah Chidi Ihenko
MPhil in Biological Sciences (Crop Science) Postgraduate Student
Research group: Genetic and epigenetic inheritance in plants
Biography
Sarah's research focuses on meiotic recombination and its potential to accelerate crop improvement, particularly by increasing crossover frequency and enabling recombination in normally suppressed genomic regions in tomato. She interested in the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that shape genome variation, with broader interests in plant genetics, genomics and bioinformatics for crop improvement.
Publications
Publication
The African DSI DataBank: a federated infrastructure for Africa’s genomic and biodiversity data
Date: 6 October 2026
Contributors: Echezona Ebenezer, Achraf El Allali, Ichrak Hayah, Abdoallah Sharaf, Sadik Muzemil, Sarah Chidi Ihenko, Chukwuike Ebuzome, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Andrews Frimpong Adu, Stanford Kwenda, Semir Bechir Suheil Gaouar, Yedomon Ange Bovys Zoclanclounon, Yonas Gebremichael Difer, Zewdu Edea, Emmanuel Hala Kwon-Ndung, Samson Pandam Salifu, Bupe Ruhama Mwambingu, Craig John Kinnear, Anne WT Muigai, Julian Onyewuonyeoma Osuji, Bouabid Badaoui
Journal: Nature Reviews Genetics
Publication
Comparative Morphology, Anatomy and Phytochemistry of Cyrtosperma senegalense (Schott) Engl. and Alocasia macrorrhizos L. (Araceae)
Date: 23 September 2023
Contributors: Julian O Osuji, Sarah C Ihenko
Journal: International Journal of Environment and Climate Change