Work experience • Currently I am working as a research fellow at Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababaa on a project funded by BSMS through an NIHR grant for developing countries. project • Conducted and supervised undergraduate and graduate students research projects, served as examiner to MSc student thesis for different universities in Ethiopia. Current and Previous Research areas I began my research experience as an undergraduate student in 2008/09. I did simple epidemiological study at the time to determine prevalence of Mycobacterium TB and Mycobacterium leprea co-infection in Addis Ababa ALERT hospital. Then in 2013/14 I got funding for my masters thesis work from Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa. My research focused on characterizing phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of gamma delta T cells in HIV and TB patients. Recently I have finished my PhD study in Global Health and infectious disease for a research project which focused on studying immunopathogenesis of podoconiosis a non filarial lymphedema of the lower extremities which affect farmers in poor tropical African countries who walks and works barefooted.