DrBirkneh Tadesse
Associate Professor
Hawassa University
Orcid identifier0000-0003-4005-8605 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorHawassa University
- Research ScientistInternational Vaccine Institute
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- International Vaccine Institute, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826 Korea
BIO
Dr Birkneh Tadesse is an Ethiopian medical doctor specializing in pediatrics and child health. He holds the position of associate professor of pediatrics at Hawassa University in Ethiopia. His research area focuses on pediatric infectious diseases specifically, HIV care and treatment and opportunistic infections. He runs several collaborative projects in southern Ethiopia.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate ProfessorHawassa University, Pediatrics and Child Health, Hawassa, Ethiopia1 Oct 2017 - present
- Assistant ProfessorHawassa University, Pediatrics and Child Health, Ethiopia1 Mar 2013 - 30 Nov 2017
- LecturerHawassa University, Pediatrics and Child Health, Awasa, Ethiopia1 Oct 2007 - 31 Dec 2012
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research ScientistInternational Vaccine Institute, Clinical Development and Regulatory, Seoul, South Korea1 Sep 2019 - present
DEGREES
- MDUniversity of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia1 Sep 2001 - 31 Jul 2007
- Speciality Training (Residency), Pediatrics and Child HealthAddis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1 Oct 2009 - 31 Dec 2012
- Speciality Diploma, BiostatisticsUniversity of California, San Diego, United States1 Sep 2013 - 30 Jun 2014
- Fellowship, Clincal Research and DevelopmentWHO/TDR and Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland1 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2016
- PhDKarolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden15 Jun 2017 - 17 Jan 2020
CERTIFICATIONS
- Short Course in Clinical Research and Evidence Based MedicineInstitute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium1 Apr 2014 - 15 Jun 2014
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- AmharicCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
WHO REGION
- WHO European Region