Curriculum Vitae 1. Biodata Full name: Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn Address: Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Telephone: Mobile: +46-(0)-722991552 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Nationality: Ethiopian Date of birth: 15 February, 1981 Place of birth: Dejen-Kork Gender: Male Current academic rank: Asst. professor Marital Status: Married, two children 2. Work experience Since Sep 2017 Post-Doc in Genetics and Genomics of Dairy cattle Fertility and Forage Efficiency, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden September 2016 - June 2017 Visiting Scientist, Biosciences eastern and central Africa-International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) hub, Nairobi, Kenya Nov 2012 - June 2016 PhD Fellow at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia February –April 2016 Consultant: International Livestock Research Institute, LIVES project, Addis Ababa Since June 2012 till now Asst. Prof. Animal Genetics and Breeding at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia; Visiting Scientist at BecA-ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya Sep 2011 to Jun 2012 Coordinator of Biotechnology Research Institute, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia July 2011 –Aug 2012 Executive director of Institutional transformation office, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Oct 2010 - July 2011 Lecturer, Deputy Director of Bahir Dar University Capacity Building Center, Ethiopia April 2008- Dec 2010 Lecturer, head department of Animal Science and Technology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia Sep 2005 –April 2008 Researcher, head of dairy research division, dairy research regional coordinator at Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia July 2005 – Sep 2005 Research technical assistant at International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Aug 2002 – Oct 2003 Instructor, Chiro Agricultural Technical Vocational Educational and Training college West Hararghe, Chiro, Ethiopia 3. Education and training 3.1 University Education Since Sep 2017 Post-Doc in Genetics and Genomics of Dairy cattle Fertility and Forage Efficiency, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden 2016 PhD in Applied Genetics (Research Focus: Livestock Genetics and Genomics), Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. 2010 Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Leeds Metropolitan University, UK 2010 BSc, Computer Science, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia 2005 MSc, Animal Genetics and Breeding. Alemaya University, Ethiopia 2002 BSc, Animal Science. Alemaya University, Ethiopia 3.2 Special trainings 2017 Diploma: Visiting scientist award:- under African Bioscience Challenge Fund fellowship: to conduct the research on “Understanding African Goat Genomics: 1 Analysis of Genetic diversity, Selection signature and Linkage Disequilibrium at Genome-wide level through mtDNA and Caprine 50k SNP BeadChip”. September 01, 2016 to June 30, 2017, BecA-ILRI, Nairobi. 2017 Certificate: “Animal Quantitative Genetics and Genomics”. Organized by BecA-ILRI, from 19th-30th, 2017. 2017 Certificate: “Data management in Python and R, and GBS data analysis”. Organized by BecA-ILRI, from 5th-16th, 2017. 2015 Diploma: African Bioscience Challenge Fund fellowship award: to conduct the research on Molecular characterization of indigenous goat breeds of Ethiopia: Genetic diversity, DNA profiling and Fine Mapping of genes of selected traits. July 09, 2014 – April 06, 2015 (nine months), BecA-ILRI, Nairobi. 2014 Certificate: on “Advanced Genomics and Bioinformatics training”. Organized by BecA-ILRI. August 20-29, 2014 2013 Fall Research school. Organized by “European Graduate School in Animal Breeding and Genetics in association with ILRI”, from October 27– November 01, 2013. 2013 Certificate: Training on “Molecular characterization of small ruminant genetic resources, Genome-wide Association studies, Genomic selection and SNP data analysis” at ILRI, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 16-21, September 2013. Organized by ICARDA-ILRI-EIAR. 2012 Certificate: Training on Molecular and bioinformatics analysis of biological systems. Armaure Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2011 Certificate: Leadership certificate (Training of trainers): Leadership and Management Capacity Development, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia. 2011 Certificate: Leader ship certificate (Training of trainers): Performance management, the Balanced Score Card, and Knowledge Management. Ministry of Education, Ethiopia 2010 Certificate: Certificate in Computer Hardware and Software maintenance, School of Electrical and Computing, Bahir Dar, University Ethiopia 2008 Certificate: Capacity building for sustainable use of Animal Genetic Resources in Developing countries. International Livestock Research Institute-Swedish Agricultural University (ILRI-SLU), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2007 Certificate: Advanced Training on Biometrics using Statistical Analysis System (SAS) software. Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI), Ethiopia 2005 Certificate, Training course on “Basic Biometrics Techniques in Experimental Design and Analysis”. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2002 Certificate: Training of trainers for “Agricultural Technical Vocational Educational Training” Program. Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia 4. Personal skills and competences: Coordination, Group work/Interdisciplinary work 5. Languages: Amharic (Mother tongue); English (academic and working language)- proficient. 6. International travels, visits and conference participation 2016 Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXIV conference held in San Diego, USA from January 9-13, 2016, and presented a scientific paper on goat genomics. 2015 Visiting scholar at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot China. From July 1st 2015-October 22nd, 2015; and worked on Small ruminant genomics research. 2014/15 Nairobi, Kenya, under African Bioscience Challenge Fund fellowship program: stayed for nine months. 2014 “6th all African Conference on Animal Agriculture” held at Nairobi, Kenya in October 2014. Presented a paper. http://hub.africabiosciences.org/blog/getting-goat-facts- 2 straight-abcf-fellow-makes-a-presentation-during-the-6th-all-africa-conference-on- animal-agriculture/ . 2010 Exposure visit: VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherland. March, 2010 8. Award and fellowship/internship 1. The “Young Professional Award”: Ethiopian Society of Animal Productions (ESAP) during its 25th Silver Jubilee Anniversary held at Haramaya University from 24-25 August, 2017. http://hub.africabiosciences.org/media-center/news/567-beca-ilri-hub-alumnus-recognized- for-research-on-small-ruminants 2. Post-doctoral position award, in Genetics and Genomics of Dairy cattle Fertility and Forage Efficiency, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden From September 2017 to September, 2019 3. Visiting scientist (Understanding African Goat genomics: Analysis of Genetic Diversity, Selection Signature and Linkage Disequilibrium at Genome-wide level through mtDNA and Caprine 50k SNP Chip panel): “African Biosciences Challenge Fund fellowship (ABCF) program”, BecA-ILRI, Nairobi, Kenya, from Sep 01, 2016–June 30, 2017. 4. Visiting scholar (Ruminant Genome diversity), College of Animal Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot China, from July 1st to October 22nd, 2015. 5. “African Biosciences Challenge Fund fellowship (ABCF)” award: from July 09, 2014 – April 06, 2015, ILRI-BecA, Nairobi. 9. Publications 9.1 Theses 1. Getinet Mekuriaw, 2016. Molecular characterization of indigenous goat populations in Ethiopia: Genetic diversity and structure, demographic dynamics and assessment of Kisspeptin gene polymorphism. PhD dissertation, submitted to Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. 2. Getinet Mekuriaw, 2005. Ex-situ Morphological and Phenotypic characterization of Ogaden cattle at Alemaya University. MSc thesis: Alemaya University, Alemaya Ethiopia. 9.2 Peer reviewed Journal Articles 1. Bekele A, Wuletaw Z, Haile A, Gizaw S and Mekuriaw G, 2017. Genetic parameters for reproduction traits and correlation with pre weaning growth traits of Fogera cattle at Metekel ranch, northwest Ethiopia. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 29, Article #152. Retrieved August 5, 2017, from http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd29/8/beke29152.htm 2. Getinet Mekuriaw, Joram M. Mwacharo, Tadelle Dessie, Okeyo Mwai, Appolinaire Djikeng, Sarah Osama, Grum Gebreyesus, Alayu Kidane, Solomon Abegaz and Kassahun Tesfaye, 2017. Polymorphism analysis of kisspeptin (KISS1) gene and its association with litter size in Ethiopian indigenous goat populations. African journal of Biotechnology, 16(22): 1254-1264. http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/482842264549 DOI: 10.5897/AJB2016.15750. 3. Assemu Tesfa, Dilip Kumar, Solomon Abegaz and Getinet Mekuriaw, 2017. Conservation and Improvement Strategy for Fogera Cattle: A Lesson for Ethiopia Ingenious Cattle Breed Resource. Advances in Agriculture Volume 2017. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2149452. 4. Assemu Tesfa, Dilip Kumar, Solomon Abegaz and Getinet Mekuriaw, Tewodross Bimrew, Adebabay Kebede, Addisu Bitew, Yeshiwas Ferede, Hailu Mazangia and Mekonnen Tilahun, 2016. Growth and reproductive performances of Fogera cattle breed at Andassa livestock research center. Livestock Research for Rural Development 28(1) 2016. 5. Tenagne A, Mekuriaw G and D Kumar, 2016. Phenotypic Characterization of Indigenous Cattle Populations in West Gojjam Administrative Zones, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia. J. Life Sci. Biomed. 6(6): 127-138; www.jlsb.science-line.com