Biography
I am Melkamu Temesgen Mekonen. I was born on May 5, 1992, in Dembecha, Ethiopia. I am an instructor at Haramaya University with six years of experience. I specialized in Veterinary Immunology. My role involves giving course lectures and other forms of instruction including demonstrations, Laboratory supervisions, tutorials, practical classes, and field classes, and conducting scholarly research to advance the knowledge and progressive strengthening and development of the institute. I am passionate about developing vaccines and diagnostic kits for animal diseases, and I am always looking to be a scientist in the discipline of Immunology. Research interests
Serological and molecular investigation of animal diseases
Vaccine development
Vaccine efficacy and effectiveness assessment
Diagnostic Kit development for diagnosis of Animal diseases
Discipline
Bioinformatics Cellular biology Challenge model development 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 Zoonoses Pathogen
Bacteria Parasites Viruses