Dr. Clotilde Sirri Suh
Research Scientist
Dr. Clotilde Sirri Suh is Research Scientist at AFRICSIS and her work focuses on biological and chemical weapons issues. She holds an M.Phil in Medical Biology from the University of Bergen and PhD in Molecular and Developmental Biology from the University of Tromsø, Norway, specializing in genetic regulation of the eye and brain in humans and has professional experience in the field of recombinant DNA research, primarily genetic engineering techniques.
She has been involved in scientific research in the field of biotechnology and has worked on international collaborations including the Biotechnology Center in Oslo as well as the department of Forensic Medicines, Norway.
Her interests in WMD nonproliferation and disarmament. She has successfully completed two courses offered by the CTBT: CTBT Intensive Policy Course. Multilateral Verification, Collective Security: The contribution of the CTBT, and CTBT Diplomacy and Public Policy course.
She has contributed articles in refereed and non-refereed journals. Her selected publications include:
- Suh CS, Ellingsen S, Austbø L, Zhao XF, Seo HC, Fjose A. Autoregulatory binding sites in the zebrafish six3a promoter region define a new recognition sequence for Six3 proteins. FEBS J. 2010, 277 1761-75.
- Zhao XF, Suh CS, Prat CR, Ellingsen S, Fjose A. Distinct expression of two foxg1 paralogues in zebrafish. Gene Expr Patterns. 2009, 9 266-72.
- Alfred N., Alain N. S. Newo, Clotilde S. Sirri, Raymond K Yengo, and Vincent P.K. Titanji. Molecular cloning and differential IgG responses to a histidine-rich antigen (OvL3.C1) of Onchocerca volvulus by selected residents of onchocerciasis endemic regions in Cameroon and Ecuador. African Journal of Biotechnology, 2006, 5 95-102.
- Suh CS, Ellingsen S and Fjose A. Transgenic zebrafish reporter lines recapitulate early neural expression of the six3a and six3b genes.
- Suh CS, Ellingsen S and Fjose A. Validation of two new potential target genes of Six3: Gabrr3 and RSPO4.
- ‘Functional Analysis of a putative Twin Ribozyme Intron and Twin Ribozyme encoded Endonuclease’ (Masters Thesis).
- Use of zebrafish in the cancer research (Presentation
- Molecular structure and function of enhancers: From the enhanceosome to the genome wide perspective (Presentation).