Experience

Senior Research Scholar

North Carolina State University

Collaborate with CHHE members on interdisciplinary environmental health research, serve as Bioinformatics Liaison for CHHE, and develop reproducible analysis workflows for high-throughput biological data.

Research Scholar

North Carolina State University

Supported interdisciplinary CHHE projects through study design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of omics datasets.

Senior Bioinformatician

CNTS, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Worked on infectious disease bioinformatics, software application development, data analysis, data integration, and project management.

Bioinformatician I

Duke University

Supported cancer genomics, B-cell biology, next-generation sequencing, whole-genome SNP analysis, and statistical analysis frameworks.

Research Associate

North Carolina State University

Conducted Natural Killer Cell studies, developed independent research, analyzed expression microarray data, and performed molecular biology wet lab work.

Visiting Research Scholar

Nobel Research Center, Oklahoma State University

Worked on database integration and parsing.

Assistant Lecturer

Ambo University

Taught undergraduate courses and conducted independent research.

Education

PhD Bioinformatics

North Carolina State University

Focused on the integration and analysis of high-throughput biological data.

MSc Bioinformatics

Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Graduate training in computational biology, genomics, and data integration.

BSc Plant Science

Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Graduated with distinction after completing broad training in plant science, biology, and research methods.
Skills & Hobbies
Technical Skills
Python
R
Data Science
SQL
Research & Collaboration
Bioinformatics workflows
Omics data integration
Mentoring
Awards
Pride of the Wolfpack
North Carolina State University ∙ March 2026
Recognition for contributions to North Carolina State University.
Center for Human Health and the Environment Outstanding Member Award
CHHE, North Carolina State University ∙ November 2019
Netherlands Fellowship Program
Netherlands Fellowship Program ∙ August 2003
Scholarship support for MS study.
Degree with Distinction
Haramaya University ∙ June 2000
Graduated with distinction.
Languages
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English
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Afaan Oromo
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Amharic