Dr. Menbere Leul Mekonnen

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsSpectroscopy,Biophysical Chemistry,Analytical Chemistry
KeywordsSilica coating, bioanalytics, LSPR, Biosensors, LSPR, DNA sensors, silica coating, bioanalytics
Honours and awards

2023: Alexander von Humboldt-GF postdoctoral Fellowship

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityJena
InstitutionLeibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V. (IPHT)

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang FritzscheLeibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien e.V. (IPHT), Jena
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/2024

Programme(s)

2023Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Menbere Leul Mekonnen Ebrahim M. Abda Andrea Csáki Wolfgang Fritzsche Frontiers in Laccase Nanozymes-Enabled Colorimetric Sensing: A review. In: Analytica Chimica Acta, 1337, 2025, 343333
2025Kaayyooof Fikadu Gutema, Menbere Leul Mekonnen, Bitania Tekilu Yilma; Tesfaye Eshete Asrat, Jan Dellith,Marco Diegel, Andrea Csáki Wolfgang Fritzsche: Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Sulfite in Red Wine Using Alginate-Copper Laccase Nanozyme with Smartphone as an Optical Readou. In: ACS Measurment Science AU, 5, 2025, 145-154
2024Geleto, S. A., B. T. Gutema, A. M. Ariti, B. A. Ankala, A. A. Achamyeleh, E. G. Mekonnen, K. N. Mekonnen, Y. A. Workie, E. M. Abda an1d M. L. Mekonnen*: Classification of nanozymes. In: R. M. Tripathi, R. N. Pudake, P. Huang and N. Horzum, Nanozymes Approachable Bio-applications. Elsevier 2024. 19-44