About Me

I am completing my second master’s in Computational Health Informatics (Bionformatics) at University of Cape Town, South Africa. I hold a master’s degrees in Biostatistics from Bahir Dar University and and BSc degree in Statistics at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. With over seven years of experience in data management, statistical analysis, research, and university teaching.

Skills

I have a strong proficiency in

  • R/RStudio
  • Python
  • Linux/Bash
  • Git/Github
  • High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments, and
  • Wide range of bioinformatics tools

Education

  • University of Cape Town, South Africa| Cape Town, South Africa

    • MSc in Computational Health Informatics (Bioinformatics)

      | February 2025 - Present

  • Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia| Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    • MSc in Biostatistics

      | Sptember 2020 - August 2022

  • Debre Markos University, Ethiopia| Debre Markos, Ethiopia

    • BSc in Statistics

      | September 2014 - July 2017

  • Assosa University, Ethiopia| Assosa, Ethiopia

    • Higher Diploma Programme(HDP)

      | September 2018 – February 2020

  • Africa Leadership Group(ALX)

    • Vertiual Assistant and Data Analyst

      | July - Agust 2022

Experience

  • Intern Bioinformatics at: International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology(ICGEB)

    | 2025-09-15 -to- 2025-10-30.

  • Lecturer at: Assosa University

    | 2017-10-23 -to - 2024-11-15.

  • Biostatistician at: Loza Statistical consultancy and training Service Plc

    | 2022-05-01 - to - 2024-04-30

  • Data Manager Remotely at: Jeju Research and statistical consultancy plc

    |2024-05-05 - to - 2024-12-31.

  • Monitoring AND Evaluation Remotely at: Shebel Berenta Agricultural office – Yeduha, Ethiopia

    |2018-10-22 – to - 2024-08-16

Research Interests

  • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
  • Psychiatric and Epidemiological Genetics
  • Genomics
  • Epigenetics, and
  • AI/ML for Biomedical research.