Sarah Chidi Ihenko
- MPhil in Biological Sciences (Crop Science) Postgraduate Student
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About
Sarah Chidi Ihenko is a MPhil in Biological Sciences (Crop Science) Postgraduate Student at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.
Qualifications
2021 - BSc in Plant Science and Biotechnology - University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Awards & Fellowships
2026 - Mastercard Foundation Scholarship
Research
Research Group
Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants
Research Overview
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
Selected publications
The African DSI DataBank: a federated infrastructure for Africa’s genomic and biodiversity data
6 October 2026
Nature Reviews Genetics
Echezona Ebenezer, Achraf El Allali, Ichrak Hayah, Abdoallah Sharaf, Sadik Muzemil, Sarah Chidi Ihenko, Chukwuike Ebuzome, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Andrews Frimpong Adu, Stanford Kwenda & et al
Comparative Morphology, Anatomy and Phytochemistry of Cyrtosperma senegalense (Schott) Engl. and Alocasia macrorrhizos L. (Araceae)
23 September 2023
International Journal of Environment and Climate Change
Julian O Osuji & Sarah C Ihenko