Schistosomiasis infests
the blood vessels, liver, kidneys, bladder and other organs
Dr Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher
an ardent lover of nature
He won the Right Livelihood Award (often called the Alternative Nobel Prize) “for his exemplary work to safeguard biodiversity and the traditional rights of farmers and communities to their genetic resources”.
Professor Tilahun Yilma
He developed a vaccine to help get rid of the terrible cattle disease rinderpest, and for his work on HIV/AIDS vaccines
Professor Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Did research on chemical pesticides hazard on humans
Also did research on the use of plants as medicine against human and animal diseases
Did research on moringa
Dr Melaku Worede
Concerned with plant genetics
internationally acclaimed plant genetics researcher
set up the Plant Genetic Resources Centre in Addis Ababa
preserved many different traditional crop varieties and developed ways of farming that produce high yields without commercial fertilisers
won the Right Livelihood Award (often called the Alternative Nobel Prize) for outstanding vision and work
Dr Gebissa Ejeta
specialises in plant breeding and genetics
developed Africa’s first commercial hybrid strain of sorghum. This not only needs less water and so is resistant to drought, but it also yields more grain than traditional varieties.
Also developed other strains of sorghum which are also resistant to the parasitic Striga weed
Professor Beyene Petros
a biomedical scientist
Professor Sebsebe Demissew
a plant taxonomist
Dr Zeresenay Alemseged
discovered a 3.3 million-year-old humanoid child fossil
Dr Berhane Asfaw
discovered two 160 000-year-old human skulls, some of the oldest that have ever been found. His discoveries were published in the famous scientific journal Nature
Professor Legesse Negash
Professor of Plant Physiology
Professor Ensermu Kelbessa
is one of the leading systematic botanists who has discovered and named many new plants.
Armauer Hansen Research Institute(AHRI)
First: dedicated to leprosy
Now: tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV/AIDS, as well as leprosy.
Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology(ALIPB)(orignal name is the department of pathobiology)
carries out research in five major areas
on major infectious diseases
On vectors of diseases and how to control them
on human parasitic diseases
on animal health and disease
on Endod and other plants
Also train new pathologists
Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute (EHNRI)
identify problems and to help everyone in the country become aware of how to overcome the problems and improve their levels of nutrition and health
Carrying reasearch on HIV and TB
it houses the National TB Reference Laboratory
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) also known as Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR)
They have five main areas of research
crop technology( improved crops like: maize, teff and sorghum)
Our livestock (managing our animal breeding and feeding programmes)
soil(improve fertility of soil) and water(trying to water more effectively)
Mechanized farming - basically introducing machinery and technologies into agricultural practices and also looking at species of crop plants that are the most suitable for this
Forestry : they work on rehabilitating,restoring and conserving forest areas
The Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) (has over 300 plant species)
started off conserving the genes of Ethiopian plants. Now the institute is involved in the conservation of plants, animals and micro-organisms in Ethiopia and also researching the management of the ecosystem
