Biography
Mohamed Ismail Abdi is a Mastercard Foundation Scholar at the University of Edinburgh pursuing an MSc in One Health. A qualified veterinarian, medical plant and vaccine researcher, and humanitarian professional, he has a diverse background in veterinary medicine, economic security, and livelihood development. Currently serving as an Economic Security Generalist with the ICRC in Puntland, Somalia, Mohamed leads multimillion-dollar livelihood and resilience projects—including fisheries, beekeeping, livestock, agriculture, and cash assistance programs. He previously lectured at East Africa University and has published several research articles. Known for his strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills, Mohamed is passionate about the One Health approach, climate change, and sustainable development in livestock, fisheries, and agriculture.
Research interests
One Health, Zoonotic diseases, Medicinal plants, vaccine production, AMR, Climate change, food security and food Hygiene. Projects you're working on
- Medicinal plants
- CAHWS and veterinary pharmaceuticals
- Treatment campaign Discipline
Bacteriology Bio-manufacturing Bioinformatics Cellular biology Challenge model development Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Commercialisation Economics Epidemiology Ethics Formulation technology Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Pharmacovigilance Protein biology QC test development Quality assurance Registration Regulation Safety evaluation Social sciences Statistics Structural biology Systems biology Virology Host species
Buffalo Camels Cats Cattle Dogs Fish Horses Poultry Small ruminants Wildlife Zoonoses Pathogen
Bacteria Bacteria›Aeromonas Bacteria›Brucella Bacteria›Chlamydophila Bacteria›Clostridia Bacteria›Corynebacterium Bacteria›E. coli Bacteria›Erysipelas Bacteria›Leptospira Bacteria›M. hyo Bacteria›Mycobacteria bovis Bacteria›Mycoplasma Bacteria›Salmonella Bacteria›Yersinia Parasites Parasites›Babesia Parasites›Cestodes Parasites›Eimeria Parasites›Nematodes Parasites›Neospora Parasites›Taenia solium Parasites›Theileria annulata Parasites›Theileria parva Parasites›Ticks Parasites›Trypanosoma Viruses Viruses›Adenovirus Viruses›African horse sickness virus Viruses›African swine fever virus Viruses›Arteriviruses Viruses›Avian papillomavirus Viruses›Avian polyomavirus Viruses›Bluetongue virus Viruses›Bovine ephemeral fever virus Viruses›Bovine viral diarrhoea Viruses›Calicivirus Viruses›Capripoxvirus Viruses›Chicken anaemia virus Viruses›Classical swine fever virus Viruses›Coronavirus Viruses›Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus Viruses›Cytomegalovirus Viruses›Ebolaviruses/filoviruses Viruses›Feline leukaemia virus Viruses›Foot-and-mouth disease virus Viruses›Herpesvirus Viruses›Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus Viruses›Infectious salmon anaemia virus Viruses›Influenza virus Viruses›Mareks disease virus Viruses›Newcastle disease virus Viruses›Nipah virus Viruses›Parainfluenza virus Viruses›Paramyxoviruses Viruses›Parvovirus Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus Viruses›Piscine novirhabdovirus Viruses›Porcine circovirus Viruses›Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Viruses›Poxviruses Viruses›Rabies virus Viruses›Respiratory syncytial virus Viruses›Rift Valley fever virus Viruses›Rotavirus Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Commercialisation Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Deployment Field trials Vaccine delivery