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Assistant Professor

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant professor

Department of Applied Human Nutrition at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology Teaching both under and postgraduate courses, and participating in research , consultancy and community engagement activities,  Oct, 2020 – present

Director

Bahir Dar Food and Nutrition Research Center at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology Facilitated, led and managed research activities, Nov, 2018 – Oct. 2022 

Postgraduate programs Coordinator  

Faculty of Chemical and Food Engineering at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology 

Facilitated screening, examination and admission of graduate students, monitored classes, facilitated thesis examinations and graduation of students, Feb, 2017 – Oct, 2018 

Lecturer

Department of Applied Human Nutrition at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology 

Taught undergraduate courses, conducted research and participated in  community engagements, July, 2016 – Sep, 2020 

Assistant Lecturer July, 2016 – Sep, 2020 

 

Department of Applied Human Nutrition at Bahir Dar Institute of Technology 

Taught courses and participated in community engagements, Nov, 2013 – July, 2016 

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
 

Oct, 2015-  June, 2016 

 

M.Sc degree in Applied Human Nutrition  

Bahir Dar   University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia 

Obtained principal courses and obtained skills  on Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition in Emergencies, Program Planning and Management, Advanced Community Nutrition and Public Health, Advanced Clinical Nutrition, Biostatistics, Advanced Food Chemistry and Analysis, Macronutrients and Micronutrients, Research Methods, Food and Nutrition Policy, and Thesis work

Nov, 2009-  July, 2012 

 

B.Sc. degree in Human Nutrition 

Hawassa   University, Hawassa, Ethiopia 

Obtained principal courses and obtained skills  on Nutritional Assessment, Nutrition Program Planning & Management, Maternal, Infant & Childhood Nutrition, Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle, Food and 

Nutrition Security, Food Chemistry, Nutritional Metabolism, Food Analysis & Analytical Techniques, Diet

Therapy, Nutrition Education and Counseling, Sport Nutrition, Food fortification & Formulation… 

 

PERSONAL SKILLS                

Mother tongue(s) 

Amharic 

 

English 

 

UNDERSTANDING   

SPEAKING 

WRITING 

Listening 

Reading 

Spoken interaction   

Spoken production 

 

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Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user/Common European Framework of Reference for Languages 

 

 

Communication skills          Good communication skills: 

  • Acquired while working with diverse research groups, presenting research works on conferences and serving as a member of Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Steering Committee (MER SC) for the National Food and Nutrition Strategy. 

Good written communicator: 

  • Developed through publishing my research works 

 

Organisational/managerial skills  Good leadership and coordination skills: 

  • Developed while coordinating postgraduate programs under my faculty and leading the Food and Nutrition research Center in my institute. I have also led research groups and group members in field data collection and impact evaluation studies 

Job-related skills              Good research design and tools development skills: 

  • Acquired through participating in design and implementing various research activities, project impact evaluation studies, and monitoring and evaluation of food and nutrition strategy implementing sectors‟ performance. 

Good teaching skills: 

  • Developed through short trainings like Effective Teaching skills (ETS) and Higher Diploma Program 

(HDP) and experience of teaching both under-and-postgraduate students Improved research and manuscript reviewing skills: 

  • Developed while reviewing multiple manuscripts in the field of nutrition as per requests from reputable journals 

Computer skills               Experienced in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point: 

  • Acquired through short training and use in teaching, preparation and presentation of research works 

Other skills                Experienced with ENDNOTE, EPi-Info, SPSS, Open Code, Atlas.ti and SAS softwares: 

  • Skills acquired through short trainings and while using for analysis of research data 

Driving licence                             Ethiopian driving licence 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION     

 

Publications             § Nezar Cherrada, Ahmed Elkhalifa Chemsa, Noura Gheraissa, Abdelmalek Zaater, Bilal Benamor, Ahmed Ghania, Bouras Yassine, Abdelbasset Kaddour, Muhammad Afzaal, Aasma Asghar, Farhan Saeed and Degnet Teferi Asres (2024). Antidiabetic medicinal plants from the Chenopodiaceae family: a comprehensive overview. International journal of food properties; Vol. 27, No. 1, 194–213. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.2301576.  

  • Zinash Tadesse Bonger, Metadel Kassahun Abera, Takele Ayanaw Habitu, Agimassie Agazie Abera, Mesfin 

Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Abebaw Teshome Tiruneh, Sadik Jemal Awol, Tadele Andargie Wudineh, Deginet Teferi Asres & Tadesse Fenta Yehuala (2023). Isolation and identification of dominant lactic acid bacteria and yeast species from teff (Eragrostis teff) injera dough fermentation, CyTA - Journal of Food, 21:1, 718-734, https://doi.org/10.1080/19476337.2023.2276830 .   

  • Zainab Irshad, Muhammad Aamir, Noor Akram, Aasma Asghar, Farhan Saeed, Aftab Ahmed, Muhammad Afzaal, 

Huda Ateeq, Yasir Abbas Shah, Zargham Faisal, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Rosa Busquets & Degnet Teferi Asres (2023). Nutritional profiling and sensory attributes of sesame seed-enriched bars. International Journal of Food Properties; 26:2, 2978-2994. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.2264525. 

  • Afaf Ejaz, Muhmmad Afzaal, Farhan Saeed, Sadaf Waliat, Yasir Abbas Shah, Ali Imran, Noor Akram, Aasma Asghar, Huda Ateeq, Suliman Yousef Alomar, Asad Nawaz & Degnet Teferi Asres (2023). Development and characterization of symbiotic microcapsules to enhance the viability of probiotic under stressed conditions. International Journal of Food Properties, 26:2, 2838-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.2254521 
  • Rimsha Gulzar, Muhammad Afzaal, Farhan Saeed, Namra Samar, Amna Shahbaz, Huda Ateeq, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Noor Akram, Aasma Asghar, Amara Rasheed & Degnet Teferi Asres (2023). Bio valorization and industrial applications of ginger waste: a review, International Journal of Food Properties, 26:2, 2772-2780. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.2254014.  
  • Mohammad Noman, Muhammad Afzaal, Farhan Saeed, Aftab Ahmad, Ali Imran, Noor Akram, Aasma Asghar, Yasir Abbas Shah, Huda Ateeq, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, José M. Lorenzo & Degnet Teferi Asres (2023), Effect of starch-based nanoparticles on the viability and stability of probiotics under adverse conditions. International Journal of Food Properties, 26:1, 1841-1854. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.2236316. 

  • Mehjabeen Bashir, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Afzaal, Farhan Saeed, Aasma Asghar, Aftab Ahmed, Mahwash Aziz, Huda Ateeq, Yasir Abbas Shah, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Rosa Busquets & Degnet Teferi Asres (2023). Enrichment of apricot probiotic drink with sea buckthorn as a prebiotic and antioxidant source. International Journal of Food Properties, 26:1, 1351-1363, https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2023.221547. 

    § Sofonyas Mindesil Anberbir, Neela Satheesh, Agimassie Agazie Abera, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Degnet Teferi Asres, Abebaw Teshome Tiruneh, Takele Ayanaw Habtu, Sadik Jemal Awol & Tadele Andargie Wudineh (2023). Effect of blending ratio and fermentation time on the physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory qualities of injera from teff, pearl millet, and buckwheat flours. CyTA-Journal of Food, 21:1, 217 236 https://doi.org/10.1080/19476337.2023.2188058.  

  • Fentanesh Nibret Tiruneh, Degnet Teferi Asres, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw and Hirut Assaye (2021). Decision-making autonomy of women and other factors of anemia among married women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of a countrywide survey. BMC Public Health: 21:1497. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021- 11538-6.  
  • Fentanesh Nibret Tiruneh, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw, Degnet Teferi Asres and Hirut Assaye Cherie (2021). Associations of early marriage and early childbearing with anemia among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of nationwide survey. Archives of Public Health; 79:91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021 00610-7. 
  • Degnet Teferi Asres, Amanuel Nana and Girma Nega (2018). Complementary feeding and effect of spontaneous fermentation on antinutritional factors of selected cereal-based complementary foods. BMC Pediatrics: 18:394. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1369-3.  
  • Degnet Teferi Asres, Reddy P. C. J. Prasad and Tadesse Awoke Ayele (2018). Recovery time and associated factors of severe acute malnutrition among children in Bahir Dar city, Northwest Ethiopia: an institution based retrospective cohort study. BMC Nutrition: 4:17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-018-0224-0.  
  • Damitie Kebede Mengesha, Reddy P. C. J. Prasad and Degnet Teferi Asres (2020). Prevalence and associated factors of thinness among adolescent students in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia. The Scientific World Journal: Volume 2020, Article ID 9170301, 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9170301.  
  • Damitie Kebede Mengesha and Degnet Teferi Asres (2020). Prevalence of underweight and overweight and the influential factors in the adolescent students in Finote Selam Town in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Nutrition Fasting and Health: 8(2):123-1.

  • Presentations and conferences 

     

    • Poster presenter at National Nutrition Conference of Ethiopia; co-organized by IFPRI, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), Ethiopia Public Health Institute (EPHI), and the CGIAR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12th 

    Dec, 2019 

    • Oral presenter at the 5th international conference on Advancement of Science and technology (ICAST-2017), Bahir Dar, Ethiopia,19th -20th May, 2017 
    • Oral presenter at the “5th annual conference of biotechnology research” , Bahir Dar, Ethiopia,  26th 27th April, 2017 

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    References 

    • Site focal for BDU in developing the „AFOSAFE‟ project proposal organized by University of Helsinki and submitted to EU-fund (2023). 
    • Member to the Resilient Agriculture for Inclusive and Sustainable Ethiopian Food System (RAISE- FS) project of the SWR Ethiopia (2022- Present). 
    • Technology transfer coordinator for the “Food, Beverage and Pharmaceuticals Industry Development Institute (FBPIDI)” project (Dec 2019-present). 
    • Consultant and coordinator of the Bahir Dar University team working for BRIDGE project of Wageningen University and Research (WUR) (20 Sep 2020- 2022). 
    • Team Coordinator for  an assessment on “farming systems and nutrition tracking” of the   International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT-Ethiopia) (March, 2021) 
    • Team member for the impact evaluation of the Appropriate Scale mechanization Consortium (ASMC) project of the Amhara cluster, Ethiopia (May- October, 2020). 
    • Principal of the food and nutrition security sub-theme in the “Appropriate Scale Mechanization Consortium (ASMC) Innovation Hub” project (October-March, 2019). 
    • Team member for the evaluation of the impact of CARE Ethiopia‟s Nutrition at the Center (N@C) project implemented in selected districts of South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia (2018/19).  
    • Team member for the assessment of nutrition competencies of agriculture graduate students across Ethiopian Universities in collaboration with Jhpiego Ethiopia: aimed at integrating nutrition courses in agriculture curriculum (2017). 
    • Member for the Agriculture-Nutrition Community of Practice (ag2nut)       ,  17 Nov 2017- present  
    • Member for the Ethiopian nutrition Leaders Network (ENLN), 8 February 2019 – present 
    • Member for Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Steering committee (MER SC) of the National food and nutrition strategy, 08 April 2022- present 
    • Demewez Moges Haile (Asso.Prof.): Senior Nutrition Research and Innovation Advisor, Wageningen University and Research, BRIDGE Project, mobile: +251910009728; email: dmoges@snv.org/ demewez2003@gmail.com. 
    • Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw (Asso.Prof.): Applied Human Nutrition Department, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University, mobile +251911319136; email: mesfintenagashaw07@gmail.com.  
    • Hirut Assaye Cherie (Asso.Prof): Director, Bahir Dar Food and Nutrition (FaN) Research Center, Bahir Dar Institute of Technology, Bahir Dar University; mobile: +251984929946; email: hirutas2000@gmail.com.