EBI Staff
The Staff of EBI mainly consists of researchers, laboratory technicians, field assistants, finance officers and other supportive stuffs. We have presented here staff members with MSc/MA and above.
1. Director General Office
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Melesse Maryo | PhD | Director General | 0116511734 0116615607 0911464019 |
melessedevid@gmail.com |
2. Deputy Director General Office
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Feleke Woldeyes Gamo | PhD | Deputy Director General | +251-116615810 +251-930069201 |
felekewoldeyes@yahoo.com felekewoldeyes@ebi.gov.et |
3. Animal Biodiversity Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Tesfu Fekensa | PhD | Director | 0911713528 |
Abraham Assefa | MSc | – | 0911464607 |
Weldemariam Tesfahunegn | MSc | Ornithologist | 0914041134 |
Mengistu Walle | MSc | Mammalogist | 0911994807 |
Abeje Kassie | MSc | Herpetologist | 0913205773 |
Abebe Hailu | MSc | Animal Physiologist | 0911389055 |
4. Forest and Range land Biodiversity Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Debissa Lemessa | PhD | Director | 0931426444 |
Motuma Didita | MSc | Dry Land Biodiversity Expert | 0911728143 |
Kebu Baleme | MSc | Botanist | 0911031482 |
Alishum Ahimed | PhD | Forestry | – |
Sisay Alemu | MSc | Botanist | 0920726680 |
Tesfaye Awas | PhD | Botanist | 0911678069 |
Fisseha Asmelash | PhD | Botanist | 0911436945 |
Sinework Dagnachew | MSc | Seed Physiologist |
0911135089 |
Melese Bekele | MSc | Botanist | 0913859538 |
5. Crop & Horticultural Plants Biodiversity Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Tamene Yohannes | PhD | Director | 0911399341
011651174 |
Delassa Angassa | MSc | Researcher II | 0911334892 |
Eleni Shiferaw | PhD | Molecular Biologist | 0910304826 |
Alemayehu Mengistu | MSc | Agronomist | 0911928459 |
Seblework Belayineh | MSc | Plant Physiologist | 0911865056 |
Basazen Fantahun | MSc | Plant Genesis | 0911435335 |
Tamene Yohannes | MSc | Botanist | 0911399341 |
Yeshitila Mekbeb | MSc | Horticulture Science | 0911431807 |
Sintayehu Admassu | MSc | Plant Genesis | 0911382023 |
Abiot Birhanu | MSc | Botanist | 0911120725 |
Walelegn Endegena | MSc | Horticulturalist | 0931523521 |
Henesane Garuma | MSc | Horticulturalist | 0917823422 |
Kassahun Tesfaye | MSc | Plant Geneticist | 0937205838 |
Fitsum Sileshi | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0913230671 |
Teshome Gelano | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0911736259 |
Mekonnen Asefa | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0924366262 |
Dejne Dida | MSc | Nutritionist | 0911362632 |
Niguse Alemu | MSc | Agro-economist | 0911976868 |
Webshet Teshome | MSc | Agronomist | 0911055024 |
Tamene Yohanis | MSc | Botanist | 0911399341 |
Mohammed Adefa | MSc | Ethnobotanist | 0912687040 |
Kifelu Tarkgn | MSc | Horticulture Science | 0911147031 |
Solomon Mengistu | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0923761477 |
Beka Birri | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0913872539 |
siume Melesse | MSc | GIS Specialist | |
Bikilla Adugna | MSc | Plant Pathologist | 0934444688 |
6. Microbial Biodiversity Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Genene Tefera | PhD | Director [CV] | 0940843181 0922784654 0911640284 |
Berhanu Gizaw | MSc | Mycologist | 0911862561 |
Zerihun Tsegaye | MSc | Mycologist | 0936451046 |
Dereje Hailu | MSc | Molecular biologist | 0911934115 |
Hiwiot Tekola | MSc | Biochemist | 0911309948 |
Befekadu Teshome | MSc | Bacteriologist | 0932151688 |
Woynshet Lule | MSc | Physiologist | 0913684942 |
Roman Nega | MSc | Physiologist | 0920257088 |
7. Genetic Resources Access and Benefit Sharing Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Tesfaye Bekele | MSc | Director | 0944032850 |
Ashenafi Ayenewu | MSc | – | 0916458972 |
Biniam Goshu | MSc | Agroeconomist | 0911370664 |
Abiyselasie Mulatu | MSc | Zoologist | 0911185650 |
Zeleke W/Tensay | PhD | Microbiologist | 0911705751 |
Yibrehu Emishaw | MSc | Animal Scientist | 0911556889 |
Amare Seifu | MSc | Botanist | 0916595709 |
Girum Faris | MSc | Microbiologist | 0911858682 |
Ediget Merawi | MSc | Botanist | 0913489413 |
Fikremariam Ghion | LLB | Lawyer | 0913408915 |
8. The Institute Established Seven Biodiversity Centers ,
Two Botanical Gardens and One Duplicate Gene Bank
Centers |
Name of Directors |
Tel |
Biodiversity Centers Coordinator | Girum Faris | +251911358682 |
Mekele Centers | Mebrahtom Mesfin(PHD) | +251946901414 |
Bahirdar Centers | Ediget Merawi | +251913489413 |
Metu Centers | Naol Bayou | +251913784302 |
Goba Centers | Benti Ofga | +251911990194 |
Asosa Centers | Melak Agajie | +251935886773 |
Hawassa Centers | Alemnew Muche | +251918027486 |
Feche Duplicate Gene Bank | Tesfaye Bogale | +251911966361 |
Shashemene Botanical Garden | Mezemir Girma | +251911991615 |
Jimma Botanical Garden | Deressa Abetu | +251931699951 |
Harer Centers | Solomon Mengistu | +251923761477 |
9. EBI support Directorate
Name | Edu. Status |
Position | Tel |
Leulseged Abebe | MA | Director of Public Relation | 0116610501 0911647671 |
Mequanent Eyayu | MA | Head of DG office | 0912196891 |
Anteneh Legesse | MSc | Director of IT | 0913414667 |
Masresha Yemane | MA | Director of Plan and Project | 0911941282 |
Endris Hassen | BA | Director of Human Resource Dev’t | 0911875034 |
Tamirat Mulugeta | BA | Director of Internal Audit | 0911186015 |
Gebre Erkalo | BA | Director of Procurement, Finance and Asset Mgt. | 0912006209 |
Hiwot Befikadu | MA | Director of Change and Good Governance | 0947902848 |
Almaz Kebede | MA | Director of Women Children and Youth Affairs | 0911173444 |