All academic work happens within five ISAPS thematic groups. Each is co-led by one Aarhus and one African academic, and together they form the project's Joint Academic Board.
Genomics and gene mapping; transcriptomics and gene expression in production traits; proteomics and metabolomics for phenotype prediction; microbiomics and metagenomics in livestock gut systems; multi-omics data integration and bioinformatics pipelines.
Precision livestock farming, sensor technologies, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to animal production systems.
Sustainable feeding strategies, feed efficiency, and climate-smart nutrition adapted to East African production environments.
The interface of animal, human and environmental health within the ISAPS curriculum. Led in partnership with JKUAT through the University of Nairobi.
Biodiversity and breeding programmes, climate resilience, value chains, socio-economics and greenhouse-gas mitigation in sustainable livestock production.
Each thematic group has 4–6 members from across the partnership and acts as a work package, delivering joint MSc modules, content for the knowledge platform, and the annual summer schools.
Six summer schools, typically one week each, hosted by the partner universities in Denmark and Africa on a rotating basis.
They are open to students enrolled in the master’s in animal science programmes of the partner universities (including Aarhus University) and other selected applicants, subject to availability of spots. The content of each summer school is set by the ASAP-Bio Joint Academic Board and spans the five ISAPS themes.
