BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC STAFF PROFILE
Full Name: LAIJU SAM Current Administrative Title : Assistant Professor Office Address: Dept. of Animal Production & Technology, Room No: 05, College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences MOBILE NUMBER : 0931574466 E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Degree Field/Program Institution country
Bachelor’s BSc Zoology The University of Kerala India Masters Msc Zoology The University of Kerala India Masters Msc Biotechnology Cochin University of Science & Technology India Doctorate Ph.D Molecular Microbiology The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong,China
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Date Title Department Institution 2012-Till Date Assistant Professor Animal Production & Bahir Dar University Technology, CAES 2006-2012 Lecturer Dept. of Biosciences Mar Thoma College
2005 Research Assistant Dept. of Biochemistry The University of Hong Kong 2002-2003 Research Assistant Dept. of Applied Biology The Hong Kong Polytechnic & Chemical Technology University 2001-2002 Research Associate Dept. of Biochemistry The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
1 2000-2001 Research Assistant Dept. of Botany The University of Hong Kong
AWARDS AND HONORS Arch Bishop Dr. Joseph Parekattil Memorial Gold medal for English Literature Proficiency during graduate study.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS: (departmental, Faculty, School, College, Institute)
Date Department College Role 0ct.2015 Dept. of Animal College of Agriculture & Member & Secretary for the -April Production & Environmental Sciences, BDU Task force Committee on the 2016 Technology Strategic Plan & Future Direction of the Dept. of Animal Production & Technology, CAES
OTHER MAJOR COMMITEE ASSIGNMENTS
Date Department College Role 0ct.2012 Dept. of Animal College of Agriculture & Member & Secretary for the - Production & Environmental Sciences, BDU Animal Feeds & Nutrition July.2016 Technology Course Chair
TRAINING OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
Co-Advisor for the M.Sc Research Project, ‘Assessment and Monitoring of Milk Production, Handling, Processing and Marketing in Dessie Zuria District and Dessie town , South Wollo Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia (2016)
2 Advisor for BVSc Research Project, ‘Microbiological Quality of Milk obtained from BDU Zenzelma Dairy Farm (2016)
Co-Advisor for MSc. Research Project, Evaluation of ‘Dried Student Cafe Left Over’ for Fattening of Lambs (2016)
TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Biochemistry; Agricultural Microbiology; Advanced Biochemistry; Plant Biochemistry,
Veterinary Biochemistry; Veterinary Microbiology; Bee Toxicology; Animal Behavior, Welfare
& Ethics
PUBLICATIONS Sam, L, Rema, V & Preston, D. 1993 Surface properties of Thiobacillus ferroxidans and its adhesion to mineral surfaces. Current Science, 65:974-978.
Sam L & Tsang JS.1997 Molecular Biology of a cryptic dehalogenase gene from Pseudomonas cepacia MBA4, Abstracts of VI International Congress on Pseudomonas: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. CSIC, Madrid, Spain, 161.
Sam L & Tsang JS. 1997. Cloning and characterisation of a cryptic dehalogenase gene from Pseudomonas cepacia MBA4, Abstracts of the 3rd Joint University Biology Symposium.
Tsang JS & Sam L. 1999. Cloning and characterization of a cryptic haloacid dehalogenase from Burkholderia cepacia MBA4, Journal of Bacteriology, 181: 6003-6009. Shum KT, Lui ELH, Wong SCK, Yeung P, Sam L, Wang Y, Watt RM & Tanner JA.2011. Aptamer-mediated inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis polyphosphate kinase 2. Biochemistry, 50: 3261–3271.
MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS Molecular microbiology, Food microbiology, Environmental microbiology
KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES 3 Creative Writing, Gentle Arts of Conversation, Team work Capabilities
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