Prof. Gobena Ameni is a distinguished veterinarian and academic leader with a deep expertise in veterinary and zoonotic infectious diseases. He is highly dedicated educator and supervisor of hundreds of students on their theses researches. His strong academic foundation, research leadership, commitment in academic mentor and prolific output have made substantial contributions to veterinary public health and disease control both in Ethiopia and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Current Position & Affiliations\n<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\tProfessor at both Addis Ababa University (AAU)\u2014specifically at the Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology\u2014and United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) .<\/p>\n \n\u2022\tAt UAEU, he is part of the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, contributing to veterinary medicine education and infectious disease research.\n<\/p>\n Education & Career Path\n<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\tBegan undergraduate studies at Addis Ababa University in 1990 and earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1996. <\/p>\n \n\u2022\tHe began his academic career as an Assistant Lecturer in 1997.\n<\/p>\n \u2022\tEarned a PhD in Clinical Microbiology and a Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) in Immunology from Imperial College London in 2009.\n<\/p>\n \u2022\tProgressed through academic ranks at AAU, becoming a full Professor by around 2015.\n<\/p>\n Research Focus\n<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\tSpecializes in infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis (both bovine and human), equine\/human histoplasmosis, brucellosis, emerging and re-emerging RNA virus infections, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, coxiellosis, toxoplasmosis etc.\n<\/p>\n \u2022\tHis research encompasses immunology, vaccinology, molecular epidemiology, diagnostics, and public health impacts of zoonotic diseases.\n<\/p>\n \u2022\tRelevant topics include:\n<\/strong><\/p>\n o\tEfficacy of BCG vaccination in calves.\n<\/p>\n o\tMolecular epidemiology and drug-sensitivity patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.\n<\/p>\n o\tDiagnostics such as comparative intradermal tuberculin testing, gamma-interferon assays, and new cutoff values for zebus.\n<\/p>\n o\tIdentification and characterization of novel M. bovis strains and isolation of M. tuberculosis from cattle.\n<\/p>\n o\tMolecular epidemiology and zoonotic impacts of brucellosis.\n<\/p>\n o\tEpidemiology of emerging and re-emerging RNA virus infections.\n<\/p>\n Academic Contributions\n<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\tAuthored or co-authored 295 publications, with over10,000 citations with h-index of 52, reflecting strong international academic impact.\n<\/p>\n \u2022\tHas supervised over 200 dissertations (35 PhD) and led\/co-led numerous research projects\u201420 international and local research projects.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-38","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296,"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gobenaamenifoundation.org.et\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}