Ashrafou Ouro-Djobo

Areas of Expertise

Pathogen surveillance, Diagnostic, Etiology, Molecular epidemiology, and Disease
management

Professional Summary

Ashrafou Ouro-Djobo, Ph.D., is a Program Specialist at the Texas Plant Virus Diagnostic
Laboratory. Prior to this role, he served as a Research Assistant at the Togo Agronomic
Research Institute for six years. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from
Texas A&M University under the mentorship of Dr. Young-Ki Jo and Dr. Olufemi J. Alabi
respectively. With over a decade of expertise in plant pathology, his work spans field
surveys, laboratory diagnostics, and pesticide trials, specializing in advanced molecular
techniques for pathogen detection and characterization. He is a Fulbright Alumnus and
a member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). He actively contributes to
pathogen surveillance efforts in Texas, focusing on improving crop health and resilience
through interdisciplinary research approaches.