Ashenafi Wubshet

Dr
Ashenafi
Wubshet

Assistant Professor
Mekelle University
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Biography

Ashenafi Kiros Wubshet got Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Masters Degree in Veterinary Microbiology from Haramaya and Addis Ababa University, respectively, Ethiopia. Dr. Ashenafi Kiros wubshet is dedicated veterinarian and microbiologist from Ethiopia. Currently obtained PhD in Preventive Veterinary Medicine from Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute (LVRI), Chinese Academy Agricultural ;Sciences ;(CAAS),  China,  Gansu province,  Lanzhou  City,  PR  China.  He  is  doing  his  research  in  novel  chimeric  vaccine development against FMD SAT2 serotype with the Foot-and-Mouth Diseases Diagnosis Research small Group, under the FMD. He worked as  Lecturer for  four years  in Alage  ATVET  College Ziway,  Ethiopia. From 2012-2016,  he  worked  as  Lecturer  in  school  of  Veterinary  Medicine,  Wolaita  Sodo University,  Ethiopia  then  he was promoted  to the  position  Asst.  Professor. From  June 
2016 to 2018, he served in a position as researcher in National Animal Health Diagnostic and Investigation Center (NAHDIC), Sebeta, Ethiopia, in the Department of Bacteriology. From 2020 to present he is working for Mekelle University, in the position as Assistant Professor.

Research interests

Molecular virology, Vaccinology  and molecular immunology.  

Projects you're working on

Currently active on Project FMDV epitope chimeric based vaccine development. 

Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Challenge model development Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Epidemiology Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Virology
Host species
Camels Cattle Fish Pigs Poultry Small ruminants Wildlife Zoonoses
Pathogen
Viruses VirusesAfrican swine fever virus VirusesBovine viral diarrhoea VirusesCapripoxvirus VirusesClassical swine fever virus VirusesFoot-and-mouth disease virus VirusesInfluenza virus VirusesMareks disease virus VirusesNewcastle disease virus VirusesPeste des petits ruminants virus VirusesPorcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus VirusesPoxviruses VirusesRabies virus VirusesRespiratory syncytial virus VirusesRetroviruses VirusesRift Valley fever virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery