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Desalegn Adisu Kassie
Academic Rank
Lecturer

Desalegn Adisu Kassie, MSc

Lecturer and Researcher, Chemical Engineering/Chemical and Food Engineering Faculty

 

 

 

Short Biography

Mr. Desalegn Adisu Kassie is a Lecturer and researcher with over eight years of experience in agriculture sustainability, environmental remediation, microbial biotechnology, molecular biology and bioinformatics. He holds a Master's and a Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology. His work focuses on developing a bioinoculant from beneficial microbes and vermicomposting technology as a bioferilizer, biodegradable films, food and agricultural sustainability in biotechnology fields. He possesses an extensive hands-on laboratory skills and experience in microbiological techniques, molecular biology techniques, and bioinformatics analysis tools. His current research focuses on the molecular characterization of Rhizobium bacteria as a bioinoculant. His research interest focuses on plant microbial interaction, industrial product development, remediation technology in environmental and medicinal plant and health biotechnology.

Academic Qualifications:

  • MSc in Biotechnology | University of Gondar
  • BSc in Biotechnology |University of Gondar 

Key Areas of Expertise/Research Interests

  • Plant microbial interactions 
  • Bioferilizer development 
  • Environmental remediation technology
  • Microbiology and molecular biology 
  • Genomics and bioinformatics 

Recent Key Publications or Major Projects

  • Asmare Tezera, Bereded Gedamu, Desalegn Adisu, Ejigayehu. "Synthesis and characterization of ecofriendly biobased adhesives from renewable agrowaste starch", discover applied sciences, 2025, DOI: 10.1007/s42452-025-07752-1   
  • Asmare Tezera, Zenamarkos Bantie, Berdede Gedamu, Desalegn Adisu, “Comprehensive evaluation and characterization of antimicrobial based packaging film,” Journal of food scince and tecnology,  2025, DOI:10.1007/s13197-024-06174-y. 
  • Birara Melku, Neela Satheesh, Zemenu Birhan, Desalegn Adisu, “A review on the production of nanofertilizers and its application in agriculture,” Heliyon, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41243.
  • Molecular Characterization and cross inoculation of Rhizobium leguminosarum nodulating Faba bean (Vicia Faba) isolated from Faba bean growing areas of Amhara region, Ethiopia. (PI)
  • Valorization of organic waste streams into biobased fertilizers: A sustainable organanic waste management and resource recovery, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. (Co-I) 

Courses Taught / Current Responsibilities:

Teaching & Academic Duties

Undergraduate courses

  • Nanobiotechnolgy 
  • Industrial Biotechnology 
  • Downstream processing 
  • Food and Beverage Engineering 
  • Engineering Biology 
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry  
  • Molecular Biology
  • Techniques in Molecular Biology 
  • Institutional Roles: 

Head, Industrial Biotechnology Division, Institute of Biotechnology, BDU.