CURRICULUM VITAE
Current position:
Research Assistant Professor
Hubbard Center for Genome StudiesDepartment of Zoology
University of New Hampshire
35 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824
EDUCATION
Ph.D in Biology (Nematology), Magna cum laude, Gent University, Belgium 1996.
Dissertation: Freshwater nematodes from some inland water bodies of Ethiopia (with ecological considerations).
M.Sc in Nematology, Magna cum laude, Gent University, Belgium 1993.
Dissertation: Freshwater nematodes of the Galapagos archipelago.
M.Sc in Biology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1990. With honour of being the best in the department.
Dissertation: Seasonality in the food quality of Oreochromis niloticus Linn. from Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.
B.Sc in Biology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, 1984. With the honour of being the best in the department.
Dissertation: Feeding habit of Oreochromis niloticus Linn. fry from Lake Awasa, Ethiopia.
OTHER TRAINING
A- State of biodiversity and its conservation:
United Nations University Training Course at Gent University, Belgium. September 2000-February, 2001:
B. Teaching and research management in higher institutions of learning:
University Staff Development Program (UNISTAFF), University of Kassel, Germany. May-July 1999
C. Distance Education:
Distance Education Training of Trainers Program, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia. May 2000.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Currently: Research Assistant Professor, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire, USA.
July 2002-Sept. 2003: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Hubbard Center for Genome Studies, University of New Hampshire, USA.
Research topics (and responsibilities):
a) Nematode diversity in the Gulf of Maine, U.S.A.
b) Development of an open, comprehensive and web-accessible relational database, NemaToL, as a reference tool for the identification, characterization and phylogenetic relationship of nematodes.
c) Establishing an image capturing system for an accessible database, NemaToL.
March 2001-July 2002: Post-doctoral researcher at Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Research topic: Nematode diversity: development of a molecular barcode system for nematode identification.
July 2000-Sept. 2000: Post-doctoral researcher, Gent University, Belgium.
Research topic: Morphology, taxonomy and ecology of aquatic nematodes from China.
1997-1999-: Assistant professor, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Research topics:
1. Freshwater nematode communities in Ethiopian lakes.
2. The feeding ecology of fish species Oreochromis niloticus Linn from L. Tana.
1993–1996: PhD research, Gent Univesity, Belgium.
Research topic: Morphology, taxonomy and ecology of aquatic free-living and soil plant parasitic nematodes from Ethiopia.
1989-1992: Senior Lecturer, Bahir Dar Teachers College, Ethiopia.
Research topic: The feeding ecology of fish species Oreochromis niloticus Linn
Other Academic Responsibilities
Research and Publications Officer: Bahir Dar Teachers College, Ethiopia. 1997-2000.
Duties included: organizing local as well as annual national educational seminars, editing regular publications of a Newsletter and Bulleting, proceedings, designing workshops and discussion forums on various academic issues for the college faculty.
Editor-in-chief, Bulletin of Bahir Dar Teachers College. 1998-2000.
TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE
A. Teaching:
Duties: Included designing, assessing and evaluating courses and syllabus, lecturing, conducting and supervising practicals, organizing and executing field trips, supervising student teachers, preparing and administering exams, and correcting laboratory and field reports and exam and term papers.
I have taught the courses listed below for a four-year as well as two-year program setting at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
a) Invertebrate Zoology
b) Vertebrate Zoology
c) Mammalian anatomy and Physiologyd) Introduction to Biology
e) General Ecologyf) Scientific Report Writing
g) Conservation of Natural Resourcesh) Cell Physiology
i) Subject Methodology (Teaching Biology for Secondary School)
B. Advising:
I have advised students of various age groups concerning academic and non-academic matters. My advisees were traditional as well as non-traditional students registered for diverse programs i.e. regular, evening/extension or summer programs.
Awards Received
1. Fellow of the United Nations University. Sept. 2000-Feb. 2001.
2. Fellow of the Exchange Researcher Program, National Science Foundation, Belgium. July-August 2000.
3. Fellow of the German Educational Exchange Program (DSE). May-July 1999.
4. Winner of the Travel Award of the Belgian Foreign Cooperation Program. August 1999:
5. Doctoral Fellow of Ghent University, Belgium. 1994-1996.
6. Fellow of the Belgian Foreign Cooperation Program. 1992-1993.
Funded project:
1991: The biology of Oreochromis niloticus L. in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Funded
by Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. $2500
Membership in Professional Societies
1. Society of Nematologists
2. European Society of Nematologists
3. International Society of Meiobenthologists
4. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
5. World Innovation Foundation (On Invitation)
6. Biological Society of Ethiopia (Founding member).