Assistant Professor Vice President
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Curriculum Vitae
Yemane Tadesse Desta (PhD)
Personal information
Nationality: Ethiopian
Date of birth: November 03, 1981 Sex: Male
Mobile: +251-********* Email: ***.*****@*****.***
or: *************@*****.***
Current Position:
Researcher
At Immunohematology and Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Tigray Health Research Institute, Mekele, Ethiopia. P.O.Box: 1547, Fax: +251-*********, Tel: +251b342413648, WEBSITE: www.thri.gov.et Previous Work Experience
Assistant Professor, Immunology
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia. P.O.Box 1010, and; Science Education Officer under the Community Cervices Directorate of Vice President for Research and Community Cervices, Aksum University.
Academic Qualification:
2020, Ph. D. Immunology
Department of Immunology, Basic Medical Sciences, Tonji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Tehnology, China.
Thesis Title “Mitochondrial-targeted ubiquinone alleviates Concanavalin A-induced hepatitis via immune modulation and AMPK/mTORC1 pathway regulation”.
2011, M. Sc. Biomedical Science
Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Thesis Title “Bioactivity Guided Study on the Antimalarial Activities of Clerodendrum myricoides and Dodonaea angustifoliaa”
2005, B.Sc. Biology
Department of Biology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Professional Positions:
Assistant Professor (August 2016- Up to date)
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Department of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences and Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia.
Lecturer (September 2008- August 2016)
Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia
Graduate Assistant II (January 2006 – September 2013) Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Aksum University, Axum, Ethiopia
Jr. Biologist (March, 2008-October, 2008)
Addis Pharmaceutical Factory, Adigrat, Ethiopia
Awards and achievements
CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning) program (July 24-August 24, 2007) Haromaya University, Haromaya, Ethiopia
HDP (Higher Diploma Program) award
CSC scholarship award by the Chinese government (July 1016) Chinese Scholarship Council, China
Honorary Graduate Award (July 2020)
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Professional Summary:
I am a researcher in Immunology. I have 15 years of experience in research and academic with teaching experience of courses of Immunology, Virology and Parasitology. My master’s degree research focused on the antiplasmodial therapeutic effect of medicinal plants where I gained hands-on experience in extraction process, in vivo mice model, as well as microscopic examination and identification of Plasmodial parasite life-cycle stages. I pursued my PhD in Immunology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medial College, China. There, I advanced my research skills and knowledge of in vivo mice model and variety of molecular techniques and immunological assays. Moreover, I developed the skills in collecting, organizing and analyzing data using GraphPad Prism, and ability to solve a variety of problems independently as well as in teamwork. Language Skills
o Fluent speaker of Tigrigna (mother tongue), and Amharic o Fluent in written and spoken English
o I am good in speaking Chinese language
Qualifications
Hands-on experience of in vitro cell culture, in vivo mouse model experiments, molecular techniques and immunoassay experiments.
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Ability to design, conduct and interpret results from experiments
Very familiar with Endnote, Graph Pad Prism, SPSS, FlowJo, Case viewer and other data summarizing and analyzing tools
Ability to update urgent issues in Immunology and deliver on time sensitive objectives Published Works
1. Yemane Tadesse Desta, Mi Wu, Li Bai, Xiongwen Wu, Min Xiong, Xiufang Weng. Mitochondrial- targeted ubiquinone alleviates concanavalin A-induced hepatitis via immune modulation. International Immunopharmacology: 84(2020), 106518. Ido:10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106518. 2. Yadessa Melaku1, Tefera Worku, Yemane Tadesse, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen, Juergen Schmidt, Norbert Arnold and Ermias Dagne. Antiplasmodial Compounds from Leaves of Dodonaea angustifolia. Current Bioactive Compounds 2017, 13, 000-000. Ido:10.2174/15734073407213666170403121. 3. Aschalew Fkru Hiruy, Anissa Abebe Teshome, Yemane Tadesse Desta, Xuezhi Zuo, Shuiqing He, Eskedar Getahew Assefa, Chenjiang Ying. Dietary conditions and feeding practices of children aged 6-23 months in Ethiopia: analysis of 2005-2016 Demographic and health survey. European Journal of clinical nutrition. 75(7), 2021. Ido:10.1038/541430-020-00828-8. 4. Yemane Tadesse Desta, Feyissa Hamde Kofe. Evaluating the Efficacy of Albendazole against Soil - transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis among School Children in Aksum, Adwa and Adiet, Northern Ethiopia, In: International Journal of Integrative sciences, Innovation and Technology Feb. 2015, Vol.4, Iss 1, pg 01-08, eISSN 2278-1145.
References
Xiufang Weng, PhD
Professor of Immunology
Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Phone: (86-27-836*****; Fax: (86-27-836*****
E-mail: ***********@****.***.**
Yalemtsehay Mekonnen, PhD
Professor of cell and Human Physiology
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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