Cell phone: +251989838801   

Email: adisudesalegn@gmail.com/Desalegn.Adisu@bdu.edu.et

Links to research profiles: 

• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-6855-9925
• Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Desalegn-Adisu 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desalegn-adisu-568473150/

Work experience

• Biology teacher secondary school (2012 – 2014): Amhara Educational Bureau
• Technical Assistant (2016-2017): University of Gondar 
• Lecturer (2017 to date): Bahir Dar University 

Education and training 

• MSc. degree in Biotechnology (University of Gondar) 
• BSc. degree in Biotechnology (University of Gondar) 
• Higher Diploma Program training (PGD) (Bahir Dar University)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) (Bahir Dar University)
• Master Class (MCL) for Teaching Online (Open edX) (Bahir Dar University)

Administrative positions held:

• Coordinator for Research, Community service, and Postgraduate programs, Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University.
• Head, Industrial Biotechnology Division, Institute of Biotechnology (IoB), Bahir Dar University, since March 2022. 
• Head of Biotechnology laboratories at Biotechnology Laboratory, University of Gondar. 

Training and courses attended: 

• Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analyses training organized by the Institute of Biotechnology November 11 -14, 2024. 
• Research Ethics Review and SOP preparation Training for Staffs of the Institute of Biotechnology Oct 11 – 12, 2024. 
• Hands-on short-term training on molecular biology and bioinformatics organized by the University of Gondar. 
• Mendeley reference management tool training organized by the University of Gondar. 

Conference presentation: 

• Diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of Rhizobium isolates collected from different Faba Bean (Vicia faba) growing areas of North and South Gondar, Ethiopia at 27th Annual staff and students’ research conference of University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia, 03/2017.

Research and Community Engagement project as PI, Co-PI  

• Molecular Characterization and Cross Inoculation of Rhizobium leguminosarum Nodulating Faba Bean (Vicia faba) Isolated from Faba Bean Growing Areas of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Principal Investigator)
• Exploration of Diversity, Ethnomycological Studies, and Domestication of Wild Edible Mushrooms for Mass Production and Commercialization in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Team Member)
• Valorization of Organic Waste Streams into Bio-based Fertilizers: A Sustainable Organic Waste Management and Resource Recovery Project in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (Team Member)
• Adaptation of Organic Fertilizers for Urban Farming using Vermicomposting Biotechnology in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia (Team Member)
• Supporting and organizing laboratory facilities for Shum-abo and Ghion Secondary School at Bahir Dar town, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia, 04/2022 - 06/2022. (Principal Investigator)
• Soil pH Amendment using Wood Ash and Lime Mix” training for Mecha Wereda farmers selected from various Kebele in West Gojjam, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 11/2019 - 05/2020.(Team Member)
• Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics training for Life science Professional selected from various Health, Industry, Agriculture and Environment Research Institutes and Universities in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 05/2017- 06/2017. (Team Member)

References 

• Dr. Mengistie Taye, Agricultural Biotechnology, IoB, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. E-mail: mengistietaye@gmail.com. Associate Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology. 
• Baye Sitotaw (PhD) Microbiology, Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. E-mail: mershabaye@gmail.com ; Mobile: +251-911862546, P. O. Box 79. 
• Fekadu Melak (PhD) Environmental Technology, Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. E-mail: fekadumelak95@gmail.com; Mobile: +251-948190976, P. O. Box 79.