Tilahun Rabuma
ICGEB, Wolkite University, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology
0000-0002-4764-1329
About
I am a researcher born in Ethiopia. I completed my B.Sc. in Applied Biology from Hawassa University in 2007 and my Master's degree in Biotechnology from Arba Minch University, Ethiopia, in 2012. I gained good research experience while working on my master's thesis at the National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Centre in Holeta, Ethiopia. In May 2022, I completed my PhD in Biotechnology at the Department of Bio- and Nano-Technology of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology under the supervision of Professor Vinod Chhokar with a dissertation on "Deciphering Transcriptional and Post-transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms of Capsicum annuum L.-Phytophthora capsici L.photosystem"
From 2008 to 2024, I worked as an assistant and lecturer at Mizan Tepi University and as a lecturer and assistant professor at Wolkite University in Ethiopia. I have taught several biotechnology courses and worked as a PI researcher. I have more than ten years of teaching and research experience. I have supervised four Master's students and ten Bachelor's students in their final theses.
My research interests mainly focus on deciphering the molecular interaction between plants and pathogens, analysing transcriptomic and post-transcriptomic sequencing to identify differentially expressed genes and small RNAs in plant-pathogen interaction, the development of host-induced gene silencing, the development of artificial microRNAs to combat plant viruses, and spray-induced gene silencing in crops under biotic and abiotic stress. I have gained good experience in transcriptome and post-transcriptome sequence analysis of crop plants and RNAi gene silencing techniques. I have presented my research work at several international and national conferences. I have published nineteen papers in peer-reviewed journals. I am a member of the Association of Microbiologists of India and the Ethiopian Biological Society.
I have been awarded two postdoctoral fellowships, namely the BiotechNet and the Arturo Falaschi Postdoctoral Fellowship.I am currently working as a post-doctoral researcher on “Development of artificial microRNA in rice to combat Southern Rice Black Streak Dwarf Virus" at the Plant RNAi Biology Lab, ICGEB campus, in New Delhi, India.
Employment
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Wolkite University Assistant Professor2015 - 2024
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ICGEB
Education
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Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology PhD Biotechnology2018 - 2022
Projects & Funding
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Publications (10)
- Evaluating the Potential of Rhizobacterial Isolates Enhancing Sorghum's Abiotic Stress Tolerance: A Focus on Ethiopian Soil Isolates From Sorghum Root Save
- Navigating biosafety regulatory frameworks for genetic engineering in Africa: a focus on genome editing and gene drive technologies Save
- De novo sequencing, assembly, and characterization of Asparagus racemosus transcriptome and analysis of expression profile of genes involved in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway Save
- Recent advances and potential applications of cross-kingdom movement of miRNAs in modulating plant’s disease response Save
- Genome-wide comprehensive analysis of miRNAs and their target genes expressed in resistant and susceptibleCapsicum annuumlandrace duringPhytophthora capsiciinfection Save
- Integrative RNA-Seq analysis of Capsicum annuum L.-Phytophthora capsici L. pathosystem reveals molecular cross-talk and activation of host defence response Save
- RT-qPCR based quantitative analysis of gene expression in C. annuum L. in response of P. capsici infection Save
- Optimization of efficient protocol for in vitro mass propagation of selected accessions of avocado (persea americana) mill. By auxiliary and apical buds culture Save
- Phenotypic characterization of chili pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) under Phytophthora capsici infection and analysis of genetic diversity among identified resistance accessions using SSR markers Save
- Nutritional Value of Coffee Made from a Mixture of Coffee Leaf and Spices Used in Ethiopia Save