Eyasu Tigabu Seyoum currently works with the Ohio State Global One Health Ethiopia office as a program lead for Food Safety and Zoonoses projects. He also serves as a co-lead for projects that aim to strengthen the molecular laboratory capacity of Ethiopia including pathogen genome sequence laboratory capacity and molecular surveillance of respiratory viral diseases. As a senior laboratory expert, his responsibility includes strengthening the existing laboratory capability, conducting regular supportive supervision and providing mentorship to facility staff on the molecular laboratory services. His research interest includes food safety, antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiology of hospital and community-acquired bacterial infections.  His skills and expertise include microbial isolation and culture, antimicrobial susceptibility, antimicrobial resistance, pathogen genome sequencing, RT-PCR, conventional PCR, PFGE, bacteriology, and microbial molecular biology.