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Postdoctoral Researcher and Associate Professor of Clinical Microbiology
Mycobacteriology Research Center, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Email: mulualem.tadesse@ju.edu.et
VALIDATE Role:
Network Associate
Research Keywords:
Infectious Diseases, Tuberculosis, Diagnostics, Genomics, Antimicrobial Resistance
Biography:
Dr. Mulualem Tadesse Jano is a postdoctoral researcher and associate professor at Jimma University, specializing in infectious disease research, particularly tuberculosis, in Ethiopia. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Science from the University of Antwerp and completed a WHO/TDR Fellowship at FIND in Geneva. His research primarily focuses on evaluation of innovative tuberculosis diagnostic techniques in TB patients who are difficult to diagnose. Dr. Mulualem actively teaches and mentors postgraduate and undergraduate students, guiding them in project development, study design, and writing. He has supervised numerous MSc and PhD students, led various research projects, and published over 30 articles.
Related Websites:
ResearchGate
Mycobacteriology Research Center
Key Publications:
- Tadesse M, Abebe G, Bekele A, Bezabih M, Yilma D, Apers L, Jong BC, Rigouts L. Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Ethiopia: A diagnostic evaluation study. Clin Microbiol Infect2019 Aug;25(8):1000-1005. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.12.018.
- Tadesse M, Abebe G, Bekele A, Bezabih M, Rijk PD, Meehan CJ, Jong BD, Rigouts L. The predominance of Ethiopian specific M. tuberculosis families and minimal contribution of Mycobacterium bovis in TB lymphadenitis patients in Southwest Ethiopia. Infection, Genetics and Evolution. 2017; 55; 251–259.
- Abebe G, Abdissa K, Abdella K, Tadesse M, Worku A, Ameni G. Spoligotype‐based population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Jimma Zone, southwest Ethiopia. Microbiology Open. 2018;e74 4.
- Tadesse M, Aragaw D, Rigouts L, Abebe G. Increased detection of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis by GeneXpert MTB/RIF® assay after bleach-concentration. International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2016; 5:211-218.
- Tadesse M, Aragaw D, Dimah B, Efa F, Abdella K, Kebede W, Abdissa K, Abebe G. Drug resistance-conferring mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Southwest Ethiopia. Int. J. Mycobacteriology. 2016; 5: 185-191.
- Tadesse M, Abebe G, Abdissa K, Aragaw D, Abdella K, Bekele A, Bezabih M, Apers L, Jong B, Rigouts L. GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis on concentrated fine needle aspirates in high TB burden setting. PLOS ONE. 2015; 10(9).
- Tadesse M, Abebe G, Abdissa K , Bekele A, Bezabih M, Apers L, Colebunders R , Rigouts L. Concentration of lymph node aspirate improves the sensitivity of acid fast smear microscopy for the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia. PLoS One. 2014; 3:9(9).
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