<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>News | Dereje Jima</title><link>https://www.ddjima.com/news/</link><atom:link href="https://www.ddjima.com/news/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>News</description><generator>HugoBlox Kit (https://hugoblox.com)</generator><language>en-us</language><image><url>https://www.ddjima.com/media/logo_hu_bd1b51c1ce3d73dc.png</url><title>News</title><link>https://www.ddjima.com/news/</link></image><item><title>PhD in Bioinformatics completed at NC State</title><link>https://www.ddjima.com/news/phd-in-bioinformatics-completed-at-nc-state/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://www.ddjima.com/news/phd-in-bioinformatics-completed-at-nc-state/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Dereje Jima graduated from North Carolina State University with a PhD in Bioinformatics on May 9, 2026. He completed the degree while continuing full-time work in bioinformatics research, supporting collaborative genomics, epigenomics, and multi-omics projects.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Pride of the Wolfpack, recognizing contributions to North Carolina State University, March 2026.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;CHHE Outstanding Member Award, North Carolina State University, 2019.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Netherlands Fellowship Program scholarship support for MS study.&lt;/li&gt;
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