Befekadu Teshome Yeshitila

I am Bacteriologist and a health science professional in Medical Microbiology. I have a total of twenty years of work experience in the area of research and teaching profession. I am currently a researcher at Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute in the position of Bacteriologist. I have been working there for the last ten years. I have spent those years being engaged in research works independentely and interdependentely with others, and published research articles in peer reviewed international journals. I have also served as Bacteria Biodiversity case-team coordinator for two years and I spent another two years as Bacteria and Fungus Biodiversity case-team coordinator. I acquired the skills of designing research proposals/projects, conducting research, analyzing data and writing research articles. I developed tremendous experience and skills in planning, organizing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting activities of research works. These years of work experience gave me a huge opportunity to develop the skills, experience and practical expertise knowledge related to Medical Microbiology, Food Microbiology and Environmental Microbiology, which made me fit and efficient to undertake the role of Microbiologist effectively.

I have taken training on New Generation Sequencing, particularly Illumina MiSeq and Iseq DNA sequencing technology. I have also acquired technical knowledge of using Biolog microbial identification and API microbial identification systems. In addition, I have developed the experience to organize and lead field works which gave me the opportunity to cruise every corner of Ethiopia. Meanwhile, I provided several in-service trainings in laboratory management and quality assurance system, microbiological techniques, and Laboratory Biosafety training. In teaching profession, I had taught at different academic levels. I served as Medical Microbiology and Pharmaceutical Microbiology Instructor in Ethio-national medical college and Tropical College of medicine for two years. I also served as a high school teacher. In those years of my teaching career, I developed the skills of planning, organizing and implementing various teaching activities and assessment techniques.