Mogessie Ashenafi, PhD.
Professor of Food Microbiology 
Institute of Pathobiology				
Addis Ababa University, 
PO Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
e-mail: mogessie@avu.org

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name:			Mogessie Ashenafi
Born:			10-11-52, in Dessie, Ethiopia
Marital status:		Married, three children 

EDUCATION
1971-1979	Undergraduate study at Biology Department, Addis Ababa University (AAU)
1979			B.Sc degree in Biology
1981-1983		Graduate study at Biology Department, AAU.
1983			M.Sc degree in Biology
1987-1990	Doctoral study at Bacteriological Institute, Technical University of Munich, FRG
1990			Ph.D degree in Microbiology

PROFESSION
1976-1978	High School teacher at Holeta High School
1979-1980	Graduate Assistant at Awassa College of Agr. (ACA), AAU
1980-1981	Assistant Lecturer at ACA, AAU
1983-1987	Lecturer at ACA, AAU
1990-1995	Assistant Professor at ACA, AAU
1995-1998	Associate Professor at Institute of Pathobiology, AAU
Nov. 1998-todate	Professor at Institute of Pathobiology, AAU

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
1980-81			Head, Department of Basic Sciences, ACA, AAU
1984-87			Head, Department of Basic Sciences, ACA, AAU
1990-1995		Assistant Dean for Research and Extension, ACA, AAU.
1990-1995		Project leader, ACA/NORAGRIC Collaborative Project
Dec. 1995-
Sept. 2000	President, Addis Ababa University
Sept. 2001- 
Dec. 2002	Director, Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
1.	Winner of the 1996 Faculty Scientific Achievement Award from the Ethiopian Scientific Society, Inc. U.S.A.

2.	DAAD visiting scholar, Institute of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Free University of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. August-Oct, 1997.

3.	Fulbright Fellow.  Visiting scientist at Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa. Sept. 2000-June, 2001.

4.	Fulbright Fellow.  Visiting scientist at Department of Biology, Howard University, Washington, D.C. June 2001-Sept. 2001.
5.	DAAD visiting Scholar, Institute of Molecular Biology and Immunology, Free University of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. June-Sept, 2003.

6.	Fellow, TWAS-Academy of Sciences for the Developing World. Nov. 2004 

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PRESENTATION 
1. Man and his Interaction with Nature and Natural Resources. A paper presented on the Regional Conservation Strategy Conference held in Awassa, Ethiopia from June 22-24, 1992.

2. Antibacterial activity of "tazma mar", honey produced by the stingless bee.  Paper presented at the DAAD-NAPRECA follow-up conference, held at the Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nov. 5-9, 1993

3. Microbial load and microflora of "khat" (Cata edulis Forsk) and effect of "khat" juice on some food-borne pathogens. Poster presented at the 6th NAPRECA Symposium on Natural Products held in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 11-14, 1995.

4. Some biochemical and microbiological properties of "siljo", "borde" and "shamita", traditional fermented products from Ethiopia. Poster presented at the 1st Pan African Conference of the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nairobi, Kenya Sept 2-6, 1996.

5. "Traditional Brewing in Ethiopia". Plenary presentation at a Workshop on Modern and Traditional Brewing in Ethiopia. The Chemical Society of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. July 20, 2000.

6. "Food Microbiology Research in Ethiopia". A seminar presented at the North Caroline A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. 25 January, 2001.

7. "Food Microbiology Research in Ethiopia". A seminar presented at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. 4 April, 2001.
 
8. "Food Microbiology Research in Ethiopia". A seminar presented at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. 5 April, 2001.

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION

1. Participated in the Ninth General Conference of the Association of African Universities with the theme “The African Universities in a Rapidly Changing Environment: Facing the Challenges of the 21st Century.  Lusaka, Zambia. 13-17 January, 1997.

2. Participated as a discussant in the workshop on “Future Direction of Higher Education in Ethiopia”. Ministry of Education, Debre-Zeit, Ethiopia 1997.

3. Chaired a session during the Regional Workshop on the Human Development Report (UNDP). Cape Town, South Africa, 12-13, June, 1997.

4. Participated in “Global Knowledge 97”. Toronto, Canada. 24-26 June, 1997.

5. Participated in “World Conference on Higher Education” UNESCO. Paris, France. 5-9 Oct., 1998.

6. Participate in the Eighth Annual Conference of the Association of University Administrators, in Nottingham, UK. 27-29 March, 2000.
7. Participated in the conference “Into Africa”. World Trade Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 12 May, 2001.

8. A review workshop on the identification of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis research gaps and priority setting agenda in Ethiopia, Nazreth, Ethiopia April 28-30, 2004.

INTERNATIONAL VISITS
1. Visited Agricultural University of Norway, University of Oslo and University of Bergen in Norway to strengthen collaboration with Awassa College of Agriculture, Addis Ababa University. 1992-1994

2. Team leader of an Ethiopian delegation at a workshop on "Norwegian-Indo-Ethiopian North-South-South Biotechnology Training and Research Program". Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, Feb. 7-9, 1995.

3. Visited Federal Technical University of Zurich in Switzerland to establish educational and research collaborations. Sept, 1997.

4. Visited Brown University, University of California, San Fransisco, University of California, Berkley, Mississippi State University, University of Iowa and various educational institutions in the USA through the International Visitors Programme. Nov. 5-30, 1997.

5. Visited University of East Anglia, Cambridge University, Huddersfield University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and other educational institutions in UK through the British Council to establish university-university cooperation with Addis Ababa University. March/April, 1998.

6. Visited WHO (Geneva), Switzerland, NIH (Maryland), CDC (Atlanta), Harvard (Boston), USA, and McGill University (Montreal), Canada, to establish research collaboration with Armauer Hansen Research Institute. 15-30 Sept., 1999.

7. Visited Rotterdam University, Amsterdam University, Free University of Amsterdam and Wageningen University and Research Center in the Netherlands to establish educational collaboration with Addis Ababa University. 1-8 October, 1999.

8. Visited Karoliniska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, to strengthen biomedical research and training collaborations with the Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University. 9-11, December, 1999.

MEMBERSHIP
1. 1990-todate: Member, Biological Society of Ethiopia.

2. Jan., 2004-todate: Member of the American Society for Microbiology 

3. 1992: Member, Advisory Group, "Application of Biotechnology to Traditional Fermented Foods. National Research Council, Board on Science and Technology for International Development. Washington, D.C., USA.

4. 1996-2003: Member of National Geographic Society

5. June, 1995-todate: Member of The Ethiopia Heritage Trust

6. Sept, 1996: included in "Who's Who in the World"

7. March 1996-Sept 2000: Member of the Board of Ethiopian Civil Service College.

8. Jan, 1999-Sept 2000: Member of the sub-committee for ‘Higher Education and Training Improvement Programme’ in Ethiopia.

9. May, 1999-Nov 2002: Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Armauer Hansen Research Institute.

10. November, 2002–Dec.2002: Member of the Executive committee of the Senate of Addis Ababa University.

11. October, 2001–Dec. 2002: Member of Senior Management Group of Addis Ababa University.

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
1. Reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication in scientific journals: SINET, Ethiopian Journal of Science, Ethiopian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Ethiopian Journal of Health Development, Ethiopian Medical Journal, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, and Discovery and Innovation.

2. Evaluated research grant applications for the International Foundation for Sciences, IFS, (Sweden) (1995, 2000).

3. Independent expert, research proposal evaluation. Bacteriological Panel, Science and Technology Cooperation with Developing Countries. (INCO-DC). European Commission. Brussels, Belgium. 6-10 Oct., 1997.

4. Associate editor of SINET, Ethiopian Journal of Science, 1997-2002

5. Led the initiative to reorganize and revitalize Addis Ababa University. 1997-2000

6. Editorial Consultant for Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 1999-todate.

7. Editor-in-Chief of The Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences (launched in 2002).

REFERENCES

1. Professor Michael F.G. Schmidt
    Freie Universitaet Berlin
    Institut fuer Immunologie und Molekularbiologie
    Philippstrasse 13, 
    10115 Berlin
    Federal Republic of Germany
e-mail:  schmidt.mfg@vetmed.fu-berlin.de 

2. Professor Ahmed Moen
    College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences
    Howard University
    Annex II, 
    Sixth and Bryant Street, NW
    Washington, DC 20059
    USA
e-mail: amoen@howard.edu

3. Professor Sebsebe Demissew
    Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
     Addis Ababa University
     P.O.Box 1176
     Addis Ababa
     Ethiopia
e-mail: sebsebed@bio.aau.edu.et