PROF. ROBINSON HAMMERTHON MDEGELA

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Prof. Robinson Mdegela received his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania in 1996, Master of Veterinary Science at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark in 1998 and PhD at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Oslo, Norway in 2006.

Prof. Robinson Mdegela currently teaches fish and wildlife diseases, risk analysis and environmental toxicology to both undergraduate and postgraduate students at the University.

Prof. Mdegela, is active in research having published over 134 papers, of which over 92 in peer-reviewed journals and over 42 publications in proceedings.

He has been involved in the development of more than 21 collaborative research projects funded by multinational development partners, also serving as an active researcher and principal investigator in eleven (11) of them. He has supervised a total of 16 PhD and 32 MSc students; as well as 55 special projects to undergraduate students.

Prof. Mdegela is a member of various institutional, national and international organizations that include Tanzania Veterinary Association (TVA), Tanzania Association of Public, Occupational and Environmental Health. Experts (TAPOHE), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Wildlife Disease Association (WDA), Western Indian Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), The World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) (Tanzania chapter) and the Aquaculture Society for East Africa (ASEA).

He is an active researcher in areas related to Natural products technologies and Value Addition, ecology of fish diseases, and environmental (aquatic) toxicology. He is also the Coordinator for the MSc in Natural Products Technologies and Value Addition. Since 2008, he has been serving as the Node for African Research and Training Network on Natural Products (AFNNET) with the Secretariat bases at Makerere University
Managerial skills

Since 2002, have participated in 21 collaborative projects and was the project leader for 11 of them. Currently I am involved in 2 projects.Chairman, Research and Publication Committee, College of Veterinary and Medical Sciences 2011 – to date.

Experiences from developing countries

Research experience is mainly from Tanzania; but with minor research experience in Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Rwanda, Ghana and South Africa

List of key publications and patents relevant to the application

  1. Mdegela RH, Bakari GG, Simon S, Mosha TEC. 2017. Effects of Commiphora swynnertonii on weight and plasma cholesterol levels in Rattus rattus. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 11(11), 226-231. DOI: 10.5897/JMPR2014.5378

  2. Bakari, G.G., Max, R.A., Mdegela, R.H., Phiri, E.C.J., and Mtambo, M.M.A (2012). Antiviral activity of crude extracts from Commiphora swynnertonii against Newcastle disease virus in ovo. Tropical Animal Health and Production, DOI 10.1007/s11250-012-0076-6

  3. Bakari, G.G., Max, R.A., Mdegela, R.H., Phiri, E.C.J., and Mtambo, M.M.A (2012). Effect of Crude Extracts from Commiphora swynenertonii (Burtt) against selected microbes of animal health importance. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 6: DOI: 10.5897/JMPR 11. 1650.

  4. Bakari, G.G., Max, R.A., Mdegela, R.H., Phiri, E.C.J and Mtambo, M.M.A (2013). Effect of Resinous Extrasct from Commiphora swynnertonii (Burrt) in Experimental Coccidial Infection in Chickens. Tropical Animal Health and production, 45: 455 – 459

  5. Bakari, G.G., Max, R.A., Mdegela, R.H., Phiri, E.C.J., and Mtambo, M.M.A (2013). Efficacy of resinous extract from Commiphora swynnertonii (Burrt) against Newcastle Infection in chickens. International Journal of Medicinal Plant Research, 2: 156 – 161.

  6. Mabiki F., Mdegela R.H, Mosha, R.D and Magadula J.J. (2013). In Ovo Antiviral activity of Synadenium glaucescens (pax) crude extracts on Newcastle disease virus. Journal of Medicinal plants Research, 7(14): 863-870.

  7. Mabiki F., Mdegela R.H, Mosha, R.D and Magadula J .J. (2013). Antiviral Activity of Crude Extracts of Synadenium glaucescens (Pax) Against Infectious Bursal Disease And Fowlpox Virus. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 7(14): 871-876.

  8. Mabiki, F.M., Magadula, J.J., Mdegela, R.H. and Mosha, R.D. (2013). Optimization of extraction conditions and phytochemical screening of root extract of Synadenium glaucescens pax. International Journal of Chemistry 5: 90 – 102 DOI: 10.5539/ijc.v5n4p103

  9. Nonga, H.E., Mdegela, R.H., Macha, E and Mabiki, F (2013). Screening of Commiphora schimperi (O. Berg) from Iramba district in Tanzania for antibacterial activities. Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 28 (1): 60 – 65.

  10. Kalala, W.M., Magadula, J.J. and Mdegela, R.H (2014). Ethnobotanical use of Commiphora swynertonii Burrt. amongst Dorobo people in Tanzania. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 8 (23): 820 – 828.

  11. Bakari, G.G., Max, R.A., Mdegela, R.H., Pereka, A.E., Phiri, E.C.J., and Mtambo, M.M.A (2015). Effect of Commiphora swynnertonii resin extract on various physiological parameters in chickens. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 9: 462-470.

  12. Vitus A. Nyigo, Robinson Mdegela, Faith Mabiki and Hamisi M. Malebo (2015). Assessment of Dermal Irritation and Acute Toxicity Potentials of Extracts from Synadenium glaucescens on Healthy Rabbits, Wistar Albino Rats and Albino Mice. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 10(4): 1-11.

  13. Vitus Alberto Nyigo., Robinson Hermmerton Mdegela., Hamisi Massanja Malebo., Faith Philemon Mabiki., and Gerda Fouche (2016). Evaluation of acaricidal efficacy of Synadenium glaucescens (euphorbeaceae) against cattle ticks of boophilus species. Journal of Medicinal Plant research, Vol. 10(21), pp. 278-285

  14. Nyigo, V.A., Peter, X., Mabiki, F., Malebo, H.M., Mdegela, R.H. and Fouche, G. (2016). Isolation and identification of euphol and ß-sitosterol from the dichloromethane extracts of Synadenium glaucescens. The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 5(3): 100-104

  15. Mdegela, R. H.., Bakari, G. G., Simon, S. and Mosha, T. E. C. (2016). Effects of Commiphora swynnertonii on weight and plasma cholesterol levels in Rattus rattus. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research.