Dr. Ketema Tulu | Soil | Best Industrial Research Award

Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Ethiopia

📚 Dr. Ketema Tafess Tulu is an Associate Professor specializing in Microbial Genomics, with a strong academic and research background in pharmaceutical and microbial sciences. His work focuses on genomic characterization, microbial diversity, and the application of genomic tools in health and environmental microbiology. He actively contributes to national and international scientific communities through research, publication, and collaboration.

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🎓 Academic Background:

• Ph.D. in Microbial Genomics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2020)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Vaccinology, Pasteur Institute, France (2013)

• M.Sc. in Tropical & Infectious Diseases, Addis Ababa University (2010)

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Addis Ababa University (2006)

🎖 Awards & Recognition:

• The Hong Kong Fellowship Award (2016–2019)

• Certificate of Outstanding Graduate, Addis Ababa University (2010 & 2006)

• Vaccinology Scholarship – Pasteur Institute, Paris (2013)

📚 Professional Appointments:

• Director, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, ASTU (2021–present)

• Vice Director, Research & Publication, Arsi University (2015–2016)

• Vice Dean, Research & Community Service, Arsi University (2014–2015)

• Department Head, Veterinary Sciences, Gondar University (2007–2008)

🔬 Research Projects (Selected):

• EpiGen-Ethiopia: Co-PI – Scalable pathogen genomic epidemiology (2023–2028)

• Bioprospecting Streptomyces: PI – Antibiotic-producing bacteria (2022–2025)

• Metal Nanoparticles & Indigenous Plants: PI – Antimicrobial and antimalarial studies (2022–2023)

• TB Diagnostic Innovation: Co-PI – Drug-resistant tuberculosis validation (2016–2019)

🧪 Laboratory & Institutional Development:

• Led establishment of Microbiology & Natural Product Labs at ASTU

• Chair of capacity building for the EDCF project in collaboration with Seoul National University

• Coordinated procurement for 12 research labs under ASTU’s Pharmaceutical Science Institute

🌍 Membership & Editorial Roles:

• Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Technology and Innovative Knowledge

• Member of Ethiopian Society of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Ethiopian Medical Association, and Ethiopian Veterinary Association

Citation:

• Total Citations: 626 (by 605 documents)

• Total Documents: 28

• h-index: 12

Publication Top Notes:

• Bioprospecting secondary metabolites with antimicrobial properties from soil bacteria in high-temperature ecosystems
  Microbial Cell Factories, 2024-12-19.
  DOI: 10.1186/s12934-024-02589-6

• Diversity of culturable bacterial isolates and their potential as antimicrobial agents against human pathogens from Afar region, Ethiopia
  Microbiology Spectrum, 2024-11-05.
  DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01810-24

• Genetic mechanisms of co-emergence of INH-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains during the standard course of antituberculosis therapy
  Microbiology Spectrum, 2024-03-11.
  DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02133-23

• Evaluation of the effect of therapeutic durations on small ruminant bacterial pneumonia
  BMC Veterinary Research, 2024-02-24.
  DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-03917-z

• Isolation and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Bacterial Pathogens from Community-Acquired Pneumonia at Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia
  Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2024-01.
  DOI: 10.1155/2024/8710163

• Review on Desirable Microbial Phytases as a Poultry Feed Additive: Their Sources, Production, Enzymatic Evaluation, Market Size, and Regulation
  International Journal of Microbiology, 2024-01.
  DOI: 10.1155/2024/9400374

• Citric Acid Catalyst-Assisted Bioactive Glass with Hydrogen Peroxide for In Vitro Bioactivity and Biodegradability Using Sol-Gel Method
  International Journal of Biomaterials, 2023-10-27.
  DOI: 10.1155/2023/9911205

• Spatiotemporal Distribution of Tuberculosis in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia: A Hotspot Analysis
  Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023-09.
  DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8090437

• Identification of serotypes of Mannheimia haemolytica and Pasteurella multocida from pneumonic cases of sheep and goats and their antimicrobial sensitivity profiles in Borana and Arsi zones, Ethiopia
  Scientific Reports, 2023-06-02.
  DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36026-2