About the Authors

Nelson N. Gichora

Affiliations International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Segun A. Fatumo

Affiliation Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

Mtakai V. Ngara

Affiliations International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nairobi, Kenya, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Noura Chelbat

Affiliations Institute of Bioinformatics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, Moroccan Society for Bioinformatics Institute, Morocco

Kavisha Ramdayal

Affiliation South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa

Kenneth B. Opap

Affiliation University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Geoffrey H. Siwo

Affiliation University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, United States of America

Marion O. Adebiyi

Affiliation Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

Amina El Gonnouni

Affiliation Moroccan Society for Bioinformatics Institute, Morocco

Denis Zofou

Affiliation Biotechnology Unit, University of Buea, Buea, South West Region, Cameroon

Amal A. M. Maurady

Affiliation Moroccan Society for Bioinformatics Institute, Morocco

Ezekiel F. Adebiyi

Affiliation Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria

Etienne P. de Villiers

Affiliations International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

Daniel K. Masiga

Affiliation International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya

Jeffrey W. Bizzaro

Affiliation Bioinformatics Organization, Hudson, Massachusetts, United States of America

Prashanth Suravajhala

Affiliations Bioinformatics Organization, Hudson, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bioinformatics Team, Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune University Campus, Pune, India

Sheila C. Ommeh

s.ommeh@cgiar.org

Affiliation International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Winston Hide

Affiliations South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.