Biography
When I was in secondary school, I was excellent in biology, and I remember that I have been made many debates with my classmates about the fact and mechanism of pathogenic microorganisms causing disease. Having remembered till the debate about the role of such microorganisms, I decided to study in my area of interest, Microbiology, and I was well equipped with the knowledge and skills of the subject matter. Currently, I am an academic staff of College of Veterinary Medicine of Haramaya University, Ethiopia. I have been engaged in teaching, research activities, and community affairs of the University. My engagements in community services include clinical disease examinations, control, and vaccination campaigns.
Research interests
My research interest primarily focuses on understanding the phenotypic and molecular mechanisms of major foodborne and zoonotic bacterial pathogens that can be transmitted between animals and humans either through direct contact with animals or indirectly by contaminated food and environment. I particularly interested on zoonotic bacteria. I am also interested to deal with the antimicrobial resistance profiles of foodborne pathogens. Close association with laboratory techniques and my specialization assisted me easily to connect with research works for a couple of years. I have been engaged in research activities related to animal, public health and economic importance diseases. Projects you're working on
• Listeria monocytogenes and Other Listeria Species from Milk and Environmental Samples and Milk Safety Assessment in Selected Areas of Eastern Ethiopia. HURG-2019-01-01-53 (PI).
• Bovine Tuberculosis in Eastern Ethiopia: Risk Factors and its Public Health Importance, Haramaya University, Ethiopia (HURG-2015-01-01) (PI).
• Isolation, molecular detection and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Campylobacter from camel meat, feces and processing environments at municipal abattoirs in eastern Ethiopia Haramaya University, Ethiopia (HURG-2020-01-01-52) (Co-I).
• Epidemiology and Therapeutics of Dromedary Camel Skin Diseases in Eastern Ethiopia, Haramaya University (HURG-2016-01-06) (PI).
• Epidemiological Investigation on Major Microbial and Parasitic Pathogens Involved on Dromedary Camel Calf Diarrhoea in Eastern Ethiopia, The Ethiopian Institute Agricultural Research (2-13-2-6114) (Co-I).
• Isolation, Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Salmonella from Raw Chicken Eggs, Eastern Ethiopia, Haramaya University (PI).
• Identifying Tick and Major Tick-Borne Diseases of Cattle and Small Ruminants with InVitro Acaricidal Efficacy Evaluation of Calpurnia aurea and Otostegia integrifolia Against Ticks'', Haramaya University, Ethiopia (HURG-2016-01-21) (PI) Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Cellular biology Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Epidemiology Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Parasitology Pharmacovigilance Protein biology Quality assurance Safety evaluation Virology Host species
Camels Cats Cattle Dogs Fish Horses Pigs 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›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›Arboviruses 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›Foot-and-mouth disease virus Viruses›Herpesvirus Viruses›Infectious bursal disease virus Viruses›Influenza virus Viruses›Mareks disease virus Viruses›Nairoviruses Viruses›Newcastle disease virus Viruses›Nipah virus Viruses›Parainfluenza virus Viruses›Paramyxoviruses Viruses›Parvovirus Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus Viruses›Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Viruses›Poxviruses Viruses›Rabies virus Viruses›Respiratory syncytial virus Viruses›Retroviruses Viruses›Rift Valley fever virus Viruses›Rotavirus Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Field trials Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery