Biography
My name is Girma Zewdie. I was born in North-shoa in 1981. My junior and high school education was completed in Adis Ababa and North-shoa, Debrebrihan. In 2006, I graduated from Alage ATVET College with a diploma in animal health. In 2011, I received my bachelor of veterinary science degree from Haramaya University. In 2015, I also received my Master of Veterinary Science from Addis Ababa University. I worked as a technical assistant and a junior instructor for them. Since November 2012, I have worked as a vaccine production technologist and chief officer at the National Veterinary Institute. I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in veterinary microbiology at Addis Ababa University.
Research interests
I have a strong research interest in the field of veterinary disease.
immunology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and vaccination
Projects you're working on
Developments of Gamma-irradiated LSD vaccine
Discipline
Bacteriology Bioinformatics Cellular biology Clinical trials – efficacy Clinical trials – safety Epidemiology Ethics Immunology – B-cells Immunology – T-cells Immunology – innate Molecular biology Protein biology QC test development Quality assurance Safety evaluation Virology
Host species
Camels Cattle Horses Poultry Small ruminants Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria Viruses Viruses›African horse sickness virus Viruses›Bovine ephemeral fever virus Viruses›Capripoxvirus Viruses›Foot-and-mouth disease virus Viruses›Infectious bursal disease virus Viruses›Influenza virus Viruses›Mareks disease virus Viruses›Newcastle disease virus Viruses›Paramyxoviruses Viruses›Peste des petits ruminants virus Viruses›Poxviruses Viruses›Rabies virus
Stage of vaccine development
Adjuvants Antigen discovery and immunogen design Clinical trials Commercialisation Correlates of protection – immunomonitoring Field trials Pre-clinical trials Vaccine delivery
