Email: btdagne@gmail.com / Dagnew.Bitew@bdu.edu.et / dagnewbitew@gmail.com

Links to research profiles: 

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3047-929X

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dagnew-bitew-2ab28740
•  Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=btIKIhEAAAAJ&hl=en 
•  ResearchGate Link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dagnew-Bitew-4/research 
• Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=58416422500 
• Web of science Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/MTG-4087-2025 

Work Experience 

• Lecturer (2013-2018): Mizan-Tepi University 
• Assistant Professor (2024-onwards): Bahir Dar University 

Education and training 

• B.Sc. Degree in Applied Biology, 
• M.Sc. Degree in Applied Microbiology 
• Ph.D. Research on Bioprospecting of brewing yeasts from locally fermented beverages 
• Higher Diploma in teaching (Jimma University, Ethiopia), and 
• Master Class (MCL) for Teaching Online (Open edX) 

Training and courses attended: 

• Certificate for successfully completion of a 5-days training on “Sampling Techniques, Statistical Methods in Research and SPSS Software Training” held from October 27th to November 2^nd, 2016, Mizan-Tepi University, Tepi, Ethiopia
• Certificate of Completion of “Hands-on short-term training on Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics“ held on June 3-6^th, 2019, at the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia.
• Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analyses training organized by the Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, June 25-27, 2024. 

Research project as PI and Co-PI 

• PI: Optimization of coffee waste (husk and pulp) for the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus: Implication for sustainable of management in Tepi town. Funded by Mizan-Tepi University.
• Co-PI: Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of tap water in Masha, Tepi, and Mizan-Aman towns, southwest Ethiopia.
• Co-PI: Physicochemical and microbiological evaluation of Hora and some selected spring water bodies in Andracha Worda, Sheka Zone.
• Co-PI: Prevalence of Intestinal Helminthic Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors Among Students in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Research Interest:

• Phenotypic and molecular characterization of microbes 
• Biotechnological application of microbes 
• Laboratory adaptive evolution of microbes
• Microbial genomics
• Morphological and molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance
• Nano-antimicrobials and their synthesis
• Metagenomics of microbes from extreme environments and fermented food and beverages 

References 

• Professor Berhanu Andualem: Department of Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia. E-mail: tberhanu@2007@gmail.com., Cell phone:+251918700027 
• Dr. Anteneh Tesfaye, Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. E-mail: anteneht04@yahoo.com 
• Dr. Mengistie Taye, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. E-mail: mengistietaye@gmail.com. Associate Professor of Agricultural Biotechnology.