Bereket Dessalegn Awoke

Dr
Bereket Dessalegn
Awoke

Lecturer and Researcher
University of Gondar
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Biography
I completed my doctorate degree (DVM) in veterinary medicine in 2018 from University of Gondar, Ethiopia. After working at the university for one year as a lecturer, I studied masters in veterinary Microbiology in University of Gondar. My research was focused on development and evaluation of gamma irradiated mucosal fowl cholera vaccine which took place in bio and emerging technology institute and national veterinary vaccine development and production institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Currently, I am working at university of Gondar as an assistant professor participating in teaching, research, and community service.
Research interests
Molecular virology, bioinformatics, omics, bacteriophage, Vaccine immune response, Vaccine development and evaluation are among my main research interests.
Projects you're working on
Development and Evaluation Gamma Irradiated Mucosal Vaccine against Fowl Cholera
Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Cellular biology Challenge study design Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology
Host species
Cattle Poultry Small ruminants
Pathogen
Bacteria BacteriaMycobacteria bovis Viruses VirusesAvian papillomavirus VirusesAvian polyomavirus VirusesBluetongue virus VirusesChicken anaemia virus VirusesCoronavirus VirusesFoot-and-mouth disease virus VirusesHerpesvirus VirusesInfectious bursal disease virus VirusesInfectious pancreatic necrosis virus VirusesInfluenza virus VirusesMareks disease virus VirusesNewcastle disease virus VirusesParamyxoviruses VirusesPeste des petits ruminants virus VirusesPoxviruses VirusesRabies virus VirusesRift Valley fever virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Vaccine delivery