DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Dear readers!
I am really happy to share the details and achievements of Department of Biology. The department of biology is one of the unique departments established as a Department of Applied Biology under the Faculty of Applied Sciences in 2002-2003 with eight staff members. To establish the Department, the undergraduate biology curriculum was designed in consideration with profound biological knowledge that helps to play an active role in the activities of professional societies, regional networks, in producing publications, organizing workshops and symposia. To strengthen the staff profile, the department recruited expatriates from India in 2003. In 2008, a workshop was organized by Ministry of Education, FDRE (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) to modify the curricula after thorough discussions with other Universities of Ethiopia, and then the name of the department was changed to Biology, which is unanimous among the Universities of Ethiopia. To enhance the quality of out going graduates who are trained to contribute for overall growth of the country existing curricula have been redesigned as modular curricula and implemented in 2012.
Currently, department of biology is one of the pioneer and strong departments of the faculty of natural and computational sciences (recently promoted as College of Natural and Computational Sciences). The department possesses well qualified staff members with multi-disciplinary research skills to provide in-depth knowledge to the graduate students. In addition, department has well organized specific laboratories to afford hands on practical knowledge in the field of zoology, botany, genetics and microbiology. The department is producing scholarly graduates whose contribution will turn to develop the status of the nation. In relevance to the regular program, the department is successful in running a continuing (summer) education program.
Due to the high demand of professional biologist to work in agricultural, industrial, health sector, environmental and educational sectors the Department of biology has launched two year M.Sc. program in the areas of biological sciences namely, ecological zoology, botanical sciences and microbiology in the year of 2010. The ecological zoology program was launched successfully in January 2010 and botanical and microbiology in September, 2010. In order to enrich the subject knowledge for graduate and post graduates with multidiscipline, with the request of the department the faculty and University appointed four new teaching expatriates from India in the year 2010.
Currently, the department has twenty teaching staff members, four lab technicians, two lab assistants, one secretary and one office assistant. To expand the departmental activities eleven staff members are pursuing their doctoral degree program in national and international universities and, five are pursuing their post graduate program in different disciplines.
There is dire need of highly qualified manpower to improve the economic status of the country, by conducting innovative multidisciplinary research, and hence department is planning to launch Ph.D. program in near future. The department has already completed preliminary task to establish Ph.D. program in Microbiology, Insect Science, Plant Biodiversity and Genetics. The curriculum preparation is underway for the above mentioned disciplines.

MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND MOTTO

MISSION

The mission of the department is advancing, disseminating and applying knowledge in science: producing competent, compassionate and responsible professionals and citizens using curriculum tailored to address the needs of the society; to conduct basic and applied researches aiming at understanding and getting solutions to social needs and problem.

VISSION

The department has the vision to strive to be a leading center to provide the scientific knowledge to the graduates to improve the socio economic status of the people in the country. In addition, our graduates can actively participate in the process of improvement and development of science and technology in Ethiopia.

Contact Address Dr. Getnet Masresha Department of Biology College of Natural and Computational Sciences Post Box 196, University of Gondar Gondar, Ethiopia Phone: 0581-141929 mobile: +251 918 782159 Email: danieloct9@gmail.com

Itroduction to Department staff members

Mr. Mengesha Asefa	Dr. Mulugeta Aemero	Prof. Azamal Husen	Prof.Raja Nagappan
Dr. Worku Negash	Dr. Zewdu Teshome	Dr. Samuel Sahile	Dr. C. Subramaniam
Mr. Abiyu Enyew	Mr. Flipos Engdaw	Mr. Abebe Bizuye	Mrs. Agerie Adissu

Mr. Tilahun Yohansi	Mr. Addisu Hailu	Mrs. Muluken Dejen	Mr. Wondemeneh
Mr. Albachew Tadie	Mr. Abere Asinakew	Mr. Eshete Kassaw	Mr. Gashaw Yismaw
Mr. Dawit Deres	Mr. Nega Mulu	Mrs. Kidist alemayheu	Ms. Alemnesh Terefi
	Ms. Kasaye Tiru

Contact details of the current staff members

Contact details of the staff pursuing Master’s degree (M.Sc.)

List of staff publications
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