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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Medical Microbiology and Mycology, Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology,Immunology |
| Keywords | Molecular Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Drug resistance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Treatment outcome |
| Honours and awards | 2017: Great achievement award in fetching Grants;: University of Gondar 2016: Young Public Health Researcher: Award, Ethiopian Public Health Association 2015: The best researcher award of the year 2015: College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar 2003: The best students` research award:: Jimma University 1998: The best student award: Gondar College of Medical Sciences |
Current contact address
| Country | Ethiopia |
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| City | Gondar |
| Institution | University of Gondar |
| Institute | Department of Medical Microbiology |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sack | Institut für Klinische Immunologie und Transfusionsmedizin, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2021 |
Programme(s)
| 2020 | Georg Forster Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Belay is an internationally recognized expert in the field of communicable diseases. His scientific focus is tuberculosis, with particular attention to co-infections and antibiotic resistance. His dedicated research on creating novel diagnostics and understanding the epidemiology of these devastating diseases has had significant impacts for improving the diagnosis, management, prevention and control of infectious diseases in Ethiopia. During his stay in Leipzig, he focuses in particular on the interactions between the human immune system and the pathogens. |