Addis Tekaw Birhenie 

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia                                                                                                                                                        

E-mail: addis.tekaw@bdu.edu.et/dawittekaw@gmail.com

Phone personal      +251944106141

EDUCATION / ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

2021-09–2024-07 Addis Ababa University – M.Sc. in bioinformatics              

2014-09 - 2019-07    Samara University-degree: doctor of veterinary medicine

WORK EXPERIENCE

2025–Present Academic and research staff in bioinformatics, Institute of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia

• Head, bioinformatics and database management division
• web administrator  and related technical infrastructure
• Teach bioinformatics courses and mentor students
• Instructional Design and Learning Technology expert
• Analyze large-scale biological sequencing data to extract meaningful insights and drive research outcomes. 

Publication
Addis Tekaw et al. (2026). Unprecedented 16-mer long chain clonostachin peptaibiotics from soil-derived
Clonostachys sp. Xj0317 fungi. Analytical Biochemistry. DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2026.116179

Technical Skills
Programming: Python, R, Bash/Linux

International travel and workshop

Data Analysis Fundamentals, Udacity 12 Jul–03 Sep 2024
Programming Fundamentals, Udacity 19 Jul–22 Sep 2024
Android Development Fundamentals, Udacity 25 Sep–24 Nov 2024
Master Class for Teaching Online, Open edX (Arizona State University) 15 Apr–07 May 2025
Application of Whole Genome Sequencing for Infectious Disease Surveillance, BETin 08–12 Apr 2024
Second Advanced Bioinformatics Course, IITA Kenya 15–19 May 2023
Third Advanced Bioinformatics Course, IITA Kenya 21–24 May 2024
Large-Scale Biological Sequencing Data Analysis 07–09 Aug 2024
Driving West African Bioeconomy Through Biodiversity Genomics, African BioGenome Project 06–07 May 2024
Biodiversity Genomics Bioinformatics in East and Central Africa 04–05 Dec 2023
Second National Workshop on Pathology Mechanisms of Disease, University of Gondar 25–29 Mar 2019
1/2Chinese Language, Addis Ababa University 19 Oct 2024–06 Jan 2025
Protein Structure Modeling Simulation, Dollar Education 16–25 May 2022
Bioconductor Training, BETin Addis Ababa 25–29 Aug 2025
African Genomics Short Course, University of Cape Town 01–11 Dec 2025
Entrepreneurship Training Workshop, Bahir Dar University 25–30 Dec 2025
Systematic Review Meta-analysis, Bahir Dar University 14–16 Jan 2026
CHPC–NITheCS Coding Summer School 26 Jan–06 Feb 2026
National Biotechnology Research Review (BETin) 11–13 March 2026

Internships
2024–2025 Intern, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Ethiopia
2023–2024 Intern, Bio and Emerging Technology Institute (BETin), Ethiopia
Conference Presentations
Conserved Cis-Regulatory Architecture of Casein Genes Reveals STAT-Mediated Control of Lactation Across
Mammals, Biotechnologies for Sustainable Development of Africa (2024)
Professional Memberships
- Ethiopian Society of Biotechnology
- African Society of Human Genetics
- African BioGenome Project

REFERENCES
Dr. Mengistie Taye – Bahir Dar University – mengistietaye@gmail.com
Professor Abaineh Munshea—Bahir Dar University—abitew2003@yahoo.com
Dr. Abiy Zegeye – Addis Ababa University – abiyze@yahoo.com