Guash Abay Assefa

Guash Abay Assefa Date of birth: 21/06/1988 Nationality: Ethiopian Phone number: (- (Mobile) (- (Work) http://www.tari.gov.et Skype: guash.abay1 Gender: Male Phone number: Email address:- Website: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbayGuash Address: 02 Agazi, 492, Mekelle, Ethiopia (Work) Address: 03 Agazi, 13, Mekelle, Ethiopia (Home) ABOUT ME I graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Hawassa University School of Veterinary Medicine (Ethiopia) and a Master of Science in Tropical Animal Health (MSTAH) (One Health Approach) from the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp (Belgium). Currently, I work at Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) as a researcher in Veterinary Epidemiology, Zoonoses, and Food Safety. My research interests are Epidemiology, Disease modeling, Zoonoses, diagnostic approaches, Food safety, One Health (livestock-Human-Environment interactions), Wildlife diseases, and related interdisciplinary biomedical sciences. WORK EXPERIENCE 01/05/2014 – CURRENT Mekelle, Ethiopia RESEARCHER-I IN VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY, ZOONOSES AND FOOD SAFETY TIGRAY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (TARI) As a Researcher • Identifying different animal health-oriented problems and gaps • Developing different project proposals that are believed to come up with better solutions • Collecting data of defferent surveys • Collecting different samples from animals for research purpose • Conducting and following different laboratory activities • Risk assesment for zoonotic transmission pathways, and food safety of animal products • Data analysis • Interpreting results • Recommending for better ways of solution • Consultancy As a Veterinarian • Following the health status of livestock in our breeding evaluation and distribution farm (sites) where different breeds of small ruminants, cattle, and poultry are being reared • Capacity building on the issues of disease prevention and health managements, zoonotic transmission pathways and food safety issues • Consultancy at different commercial farms 1/7 11/11/2012 – 30/04/2014 Humera, Ethiopia GENERAL VETERINARIAN HUMERA BEGAIT BREED IMPROVEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER (CURRENT, HUMERA BEGAIT RESEARCH CENTER) • Following the health status of livestock in our breeding evaluation and distribution farm (sites) where indigenous Begait breeds of small ruminants, and cattle are being reared • General animal health services (vaccination, diagnosing, and treatment) for the organization and local community • Capacity building on the issues of disease prevention and health management, zoonotic transmission pathways, and food safety issues EDUCATION AND TRAINING 10/01/2016 – 31/12/2017 Antwerp, Belgium MASTER OF SCIENCE IN TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH (MSTAH) OR (CURRENTLY MSC IN GLOBAL ONE HEALTH) Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in collabration with University of Pretoria (South Africa) Website https://www.itg.be/en/study/courses/msc-in-global-one-health-diseases-at-the-human-animal-interface? tab=about-the-course Field of study Veterinary Medicine, Sciences and Applied Sciences Final grade 72/100 Level in EQF EQF level 7 21/11/2007 – 12/07/2012 Hawassa, Ethiopia DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (DVM) Hawassa University School of Veterinary Medicine Website https://www.hu.edu.et/index.php/academics/all-programs?start=4 Field of study Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary Final grade 3.95/4.00 15/08/2018 – 14/12/2018 Ghent, Belgium CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING IN FOOD SAFETY Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Website https://www.ugent.be/bw/en 17/05/2021 – 21/05/2021 Mekelle, Ethiopia CERTIFICATE IN ONE HEALTH RISK ANALYSIS African One Health University Network (AFROHUN) based at Mekelle University Website https://afrohun.org 15/10/2020 – 06/11/2020 CERTIFICATE IN ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP IN VETERINARY PRACTICES British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) Website https://www.futurelearn.com 10/10/2020 – 01/11/2020 CERTIFICATE IN EFFECTIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION WITH LOW USE OF ANTIBIOTICS Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Website https://www.futurelearn.com 17/02/2020 – 09/03/2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CERTIFICATE IN LABORATORY TRAININGS Animal Health Institute (AHI) • • • • Bio-security and Bio-safety Bacterial isolation, identification, and characterization Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Viral serology diagnostic techniques (ELISA) 2/7 • Bacterial serology diagnostic techniques (Complement fixation test (CFT) and RBPT) • Viral isolation and characterization Website https://www.ahi.gov.et/ 15/06/2015 – 31/12/2016 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia CERTIFICATE IN PARTICIPATORY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENDER (PEG) (FIVE MODULES) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), • • • • • Participatory tools and gender Fieldwork applying participatory methods Data analysis and management Household survey with serology sample collection, and Participation in result dissemination and workshop. Website https://www.icarda.org/ 05/05/2015 – 13/05/2015 Mekelle, Ethiopia CERTIFICATE IN ANIMAL WELFARE Donkey Sanctuary 01/11/2014 – 12/11/2014 Mekelle, Ethiopia CERTIFICATE IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND RESEARCH ETHICS Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) DIGITAL SKILLS Microsoft Office package: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access LANGUAGE SKILLS Mother tongue(s): TIGRIGNA Other language(s): UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken production Spoken interaction C1 C1 C1 C1 C1 Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user; B1 and B2: Independent user; C1 and C2: Proficient user ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS Tesfaye AB, Assefa GA, shishay LB, Abera BM, Gebreaneniya NT, Gebregiorgis GL, & Dürr S. 2023. Outbreak Investigation of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10,-. – 2023 Frontiers in Veterinary Science Abay G, Hagazi M, Mezgebe G, Teklue T, Aregawi W, Baraki A. 2023. Retrospective Study on Abortion Rate in Goat herd at Abergelle Agricultural Research Center, Tigray, Ethiopia, Research Square. – 2023 Under review at BMC Veterinary Research 3/7 Guash Abay, Mulalem Zenebe, 2018. Goat pasteurellosis: Serological analysis of circulating Pasteurella serotypes in Tanqua Abergelle and Kola Tembien districts, Northern Ethiopia. BMC research notes, 11:485 – 2018 BMC Research Notes Guash Abay, Mulalem Zenebe. 2020. 'Diseases of ruminants in Tigray regional states, Northern Ethiopia',in Laliotis, G.P (ed), Current research in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Book Publisher International,- (eBook) – 2020 Guash Abay. 2020. Identification of small ruminant external parasites in Tanqua Abergelle and Kola Tembien districts. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 12(1): 14-19. – 2020 Guash Abay, Mulalem Zenebe, Daniel Desta , Hailai Hagos, Minister Berhanie, Tsegay Teame, 2017. Clinical survey on major ruminant diseases in Kola Tembein and Tanqua Abergelle Districts, Central Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 9(12), pp. 342-348. – 2017 T. Teame, P. Natarajan, H. Zebib, G. Abay, 2016. Report of fish mass mortality from lake Hashenge, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia and Investigation of the possible causes of this event. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 8(2): 14-19. – 2016 Guash Abay, Tilaye Demissie, Amene Fekadu, Teshale Teklue, 2015. Sheep Infection by Haemonchus Species: Effect on Haematocrit and Evaluation of the FAMACHA© Method in Arsi Negele District, Oromia, Ethiopia. Animal and Veterinary Sciences. 3(2), pp. 74-79. – 2015 PROJECTS 01/01/2023 – CURRENT Tuberculosis in Cattle and Humans in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia : Risk Factors and Molecular Epidemiology 01/06/2020 – CURRENT Maximizing Dairy Health and Minimizing Risk for zoonotic transmission through combating cattle infectious diseases inTigray, Ethiopia 11/09/2018 – CURRENT Community-based animal health intervention: Implementation of integrated herd health approach to reduce the impact of respiratory diseases in small ruminants 11/09/2019 – CURRENT Evaluation of mass vaccination coverage, demography and immunity of major infectious diseases of ruminants in Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia 10/02/2018 – CURRENT Veterinary drug residues in cow milk and meat value chain in Tigray region, Ethiopia 11/02/2020 – CURRENT Assessment of abortion rates, its major causes in small ruminants and their zoonotic implications in Tigray region, Ethiopia 4/7 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES 14/09/2014 – CURRENT Tigray, Ethiopia Societal activities • Community education on zoonotic diseases prevention methods (One health network) • Community education on HIV prevention methods • Teaching on sanitation and personal hygiene issues for internally displaced peoples (IDP) due to conflict since 2020 CONSULTANCY 2021 – CURRENT Improving understanding of common production related diseases prevalent in small ruminants in Niger This project is funded by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems through the University of Florida, USA • The aim of this project is to improve the animal disease managements in Niger at smallholder and farm levels 2014 – CURRENT Improving disease management practices in Tigray region, Ethiopia HONOURS AND AWARDS 12/02/2010 Certificate of Excellence – Hawassa University This award was given the colorful and outstanding achievement as a high scorer from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. 12/07/2012 Gold Medal – Hawassa University Awarded for my achievement of the highest academic outstanding from the School of Veterinary Medicine SCHOLARSHIPS 15/08/2018 – 14/12/2018 International Training Program (ITP) |VLIR-UOS Awarded to participate in a training "Evidence-based decision making in food safety" in Ghent University, Department of Food Technology, Safety and Health 01/2016 – 31/12/2017 Belgian Directorate for Development Co-operation (DGD) Awarded to follow my MSc in Tropical Animal Health (One Health Approach) at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (Belgium) with the collaboration of the University of Pretoria (South Africa) CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS 30/08/2022 – 31/08/2022 Veterinary Education, Research, and Extension in Ethiopia: challenges/opportunities and the way forward Ethiopian Veterinary Institution , Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 05/06/2020 – 07/06/2020 World food safety day FAO/WHO (Online) 18/09/2019 – 19/09/2019 Livestock Development: Key in ensuring Food and Nutritional Security and Enhancing Export Earnings 5/7 WORKSHOPS 13/06/2018 – 15/06/2018 Smart/CRP Livestock workshop Animal Health: Review the animal health interventions protocols International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ILRI-ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14/12/2016 – 15/12/2016 Basic pipetting techniques, such as quality of pipetting, classification of errors, ergonomy and injury, tip selection and maintenance/calibration, Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Antwerp (Belgium) 15/06/2015 – 20/06/2015 Improving the performance of pro-poor value chains of sheep and goats for enhanced livelihoods, food and nutrition security in Ethiopia International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI-ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia VOLUNTEERING 11/09/2003 – 27/06/2007 Adwa Secondary School Tutor, Awareness creation • Tutoring students (mainly females) in weak subjects such as Mathematics and English (2 hours a week; Salary of 150 Ethiopian Birr or 10 USD a month) • Anti-HIV club member and participated in awareness creation for young high school students (not paid/ free) 01/07/2008 – CURRENT Tigray General participation • Participation in green legacy (planting trees and monitoring) • Tutoring for high school students (during summer vacation) • Blood donation NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS 21/08/2014 – CURRENT Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopian Veterinary Association 11/09/2020 – CURRENT Mekelle, Ethiopia Tigray Development Association 11/09/2014 – CURRENT Mekelle, Ethiopia Ethiopian Red Cross Society DRIVING LICENCE Driving Licence: D MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS Technical manager for Livestock core-process • I was a technical manager for the livestock core process at Abergelle Agricultural Research Center -) and was responsible for 11 researchers and two technical assistants. • I am still the animal health research team coordinator at TARI ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS My organizational skills First and foremost, I possess excellent time management abilities. I understand the importance of meeting project deadlines and staying on schedule. I am adept at creating and adhering to comprehensive project timelines, breaking down tasks into manageable steps, and allocating appropriate time for each task. By effectively managing my time, I am able to maintain productivity and ensure that projects progress smoothly. 6/7 Moreover, I am highly proficient in organizing and maintaining research data. I have experience in utilizing various data management tools and software, such as spreadsheets and databases, to organize large volumes of information efficiently. I pay meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that data is accurately recorded, labeled, and stored for easy retrieval. Additionally, I am knowledgeable in implementing proper data security measures to protect sensitive information. COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS My communication and interpersonal skills As a researcher, effective communication is paramount to me. I believe in the importance of clear and concise communication in order to convey complex ideas and findings to different audiences. Whether it is presenting my research at conferences or discussing my findings with colleagues and stakeholders, I strive to communicate in a manner that is understandable and engaging. I can adapt my language and tone based on the needs and background of my audience, ensuring effective knowledge transfer. Furthermore, I possess strong interpersonal skills that enable me to collaborate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. I am approachable, patient, and attentive, which creates a conducive and inclusive working environment for all team members. I listen actively and value the input and perspectives of others, fostering a collaborative atmosphere where ideas are freely shared and discussed. HOBBIES AND INTERESTS Reading • Fictions • Science books Sporting activities • Swimming • Running Watching TV and movies RECOMMENDATIONS Teferi Aregawi Tedla (PhD) Deputy Director (DD) He is the current Deputy Livestock Directorate Director at Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Email- Phone (- Gebreamlak Bezabih tesfay Directorate Director He is the current Livestock Directorate Director at Tigray Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Email- Phone (- Teshale Teklue Araya Supervisor He is my current supervisor at the Animal Health Biotechnology Unit for my research activities Email- Phone (- Birhanu Hadush Abera Academic mentor He is my academic mentor during research and study activities Email- Phone (- 7/7