Research Associate
Professor
Plant Biotechnology and
Genetic Engineering
Education:
Ph.D (1993), University of Picardie Jules
Verne, Amiens,
France
M.S./equiv. ……….. (1989), University of Picardie Jules
Verne, Amiens,
France
M.S./equiv. ……….. (1987), University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
B.S/equiv. ……….. (1986), University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Selected Publications:
1. Dodo Hortense and Koffi Konan (2010) Allergies: Food and
Peanut Risk Reduction In “The Encyclopedia of Biotechnology in Agriculture and
Food” ISBN: 978-0-8495027-6
2. Weihua Wade Yang,
Si-Yin Chung, Olasumnbo Ajayi, Kathiravan Krishnamurthy, Koffi Konan, Renee Goodrich-Schneider
(2010). Use of Pulsed Ultraviolet Light to Reduce the Allergenic Potency of
Soybean Extracts. International Journal of Food Engineering, 2010. Vol 6 (3):
13 - 16
3. Konan K., Ananga A. and Dodo H. (2009)
Reducing Peanut Allergy Risks Using Genetic Modification. In “Modification of
Seed Composition to Promote Health and Nutrition”. H. Krishnan Ed. P289-302
4. Dodo H, KN Konan, FC Chen, M Egnin, and O.M.
Viquez 2008. Alleviating peanut allergy using genetic engineering: the
silencing of the immunodominant allergen Ara h 2 leads to its significant
reduction and a decrease in peanut allergenicity. Plant Biotechnology Journal 6
(2), 135–145
5. Dodo, H.W., Konan, N.K. Viquez, O.M., 2005 A
genetically modified peanut plant as a solution to peanut allergy. In Food
Biotechnology, Marcel & Dekcker publishers. Ch 2.17 p 971-989
Contact Information:
Department of Food &
Animal Sciences
Alabama A&M University
P.O. Box 1628
Normal, AL
35762
Tel: (256) 372-4168
Fax: (256) 372-5288
Email: koffi.konan@aamu.edu