Country: Ethiopia
Track: ATT
Kajelcha Fikadu Tufa is a researcher and lecturer at Dambi Dollo University, holding an M.Sc. in Health Biotechnology from Addis Ababa University and B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Wolkite University. His research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, biomanufacturing, and One Health, combining wet-lab expertise with bioinformatics. He has publications on AMR and enzyme production. As an Elsevier Ambassador, Next Generation Leader of Asilomar 2025 and Africa Science Leadership Fellow, he bridges research, policy, and capacity building to address Africa’s health challenges through innovation.
Host Institution: CERI, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
