Bachelor (Dar), MSc (Ningbo, China), PhD (SLU, Sweden).
Undergraduate courses:
AQ 122: Introduction to Aquaculture AQ 340: Genetics,
Breeding and Seed Production
Postgraduate courses:
AF 608 - Broodstock Management and Hatchery Production
My research interests include population genetics, quantitative genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, gene expression and immunology. Specifically, I explore the genetic diversity and adaptation of domestic and wild animals, how genetic variation and environment contribute to phenotypic variation of aquaculture species and the use of bioinformatics skills and tools to analyse genomic data for breeding programs.
Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI)- UNESCO-TWAS The current project aims to implement Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) breeding programs for better seeds production to the fish farmers.
Kajungiro, Redempta Athanas (2020). Towards a sustainable tilapia breeding program in Tanzania. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics. (2020:62). https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/18184/1/kajungiro_r_a_201109.pdf
Kajungiro, R. A., Palaiokostas, C., Pinto, F. A. L., Mmochi, A. J., Mtolera, M., Houston, R. D., & de Koning, D. J. (2019). Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Strains Cultured in Tanzania. Frontiers in Genetics, 10, 1269. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.01269
Kajungiro, R., Mapenzi, L., Nyinondi, C., Haldén, A. N., Mmochi, A., Chacha, M., ... & de Koning, D. J. (2019). The Need of a Structured Tilapia Breeding Program in Tanzania to Enhance Aquaculture Production: A Review. Tanzania Journal of Science, 45(3), 355- 371. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjs/article/view/191184