A/Professor Sheila Cecily Ommeh (PhD) is a Molecular Geneticist & Bioinformatician by training. She is the team leader of the BioTech Nexus research laboratory. Her current research focus is on the use of Biotechnology Tools to improve animal Health and Production at the "Onehealth" interface. Ommeh's research group at the Center of Animal Science (CAS), Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), aims to develop Molecular Diagnostics and Vaccines that will detect and control notifiable animal diseases that may also pose a threat to humans. She will also lead research on harnessing the emerging livestock species among indigenous communities as a source of quality protein hence food security.