College: College of Medicine and Health Sciences

Job Title: Professor of Medical Microbiology  

Department: Medical Microbiology

Qualifications: MLT, BSc, MSc, PhD

Status: Active

Email-address:tedybayegelaw@gmail.com

Telephone number:+251918703723

• Biosketch
• Publication
• Research Interest
• Membership
• Community Services
• Prizes and Awards

• Biosketch

  Professor Baye Gelaw Tarekegn is Professor of Medical Microbiology. He received two diplomas from the then Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences (GCMS) and the Ethiopian National Research Institute (EHNRI) in 1982 and 1990, respectively. He got a BSc degree in medical laboratory technology from Jimma University in 1999 and an MSc degree in medical Microbiology from Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Medicine in 2003. He also got a PhD degree in medical microbiology from University of Leicester, UK in 2013.

  Professor Baye joined the University of Gondar as a Laboratory technician initially and delivered diagnostic services in the then Gondar College of Medicine and Health Sciences for 6 years and began the academic service as technical assistant. He was employed as graduate assistant after he got a BSc degree and served as head for the department of Laboratory technology and the hospital laboratory. He joined the Addis Ababa University in 2001 and returned having completed his Masters and continued teaching courses such as Medical Bacteriology, Medical virology and Medical Mycology for medicine and other Health science students. In August 2008, Professor Baye Joined the University of Leicester for his PhD study and returned back in 2013. Upon his return from University of Leicester, he has been teaching Medical Microbiology courses for Medicine and other health science students at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Professor Baye Gelaw was also actively involved in teaching post graduate students.
  He has been teaching advanced bacteriology and public health bacteriology courses for MSc students of the medical Microbiology track. He also served the department of medical Microbiology by advising Msc students. Currently, he is coordinating the PhD program launched in the department of Medical Microbiology and involved in supervision of PhD students. So far he was involved as main supervisor for 7 PhD students and another 3 students as co-supervisor.
  Together with his teaching duties Professor Baye was involved in different committee works established at the CMHS in particular and the University of Gondar in general. To list some, he was member for a multidisciplinary research project and evaluation committee; board member Ethiopian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences; chairman for a committee organized to select MSc students; member of PhD curriculum developing committee; member for a
  committee organized for the Diamond Jubilee of University of Gondar; chairman of Discipline committee for academic staffs of CMHS, UOG; Chairman for the credit association of staffs of University of Gondar 2009; chairman of a committee organized for Microbiological analysis of water at Megech ( ) water project, Gondar town; Editor and reviewer of Ethiopian Journal of Laboratory Medicine abstracts of the 2015 annual conference; Member of the Ethiopian Society for Microbiology; Editor in Chief of Ethiopian Journal of Laboratory Medicine (EJLM);
  chairman for promotion committee CMHS, UOG. Professor Baye also participated in several national and international research conferences and also presented his research works at different national research conferences. He served different Universities as external examiner for medical students and also MSc students. He also delivered
  a consultancy service for the World Health Organization (WHO) and conducted “a survey on the current testing strategies against transfusion transmissible infections (TTI’s) in the National Blood supply system of Ethiopia in 2007. He took different types of on Job trainings and some are listed below: Operational research Methods and Epidemiology, AHRI/ALERT, 2007; Molecular and Bioinformatic analysis of Biologoical systems”, AHRI in collaboration with University of Calgary,Canada, 2009; General laboratory Safety”, University of Leicester, 2010;manuscript writing skill” organized by EMA in collaboration with University of Gondar, Gondar, 2011; Genome Sequence analysis” AHRI, 2012; Training of trainers (TOT) on AFB smear Microscopy using Ziehl-Neelsen stain and Flourescence Microscopy”, Adama/Ethiopia, 2012; completed Higher diploma course for teaching Methodology, July 2014; Accreditation Assessors Training workshop organized by HERQA in collaboration with JHPIEGO Ethiopia, May 2014.

• Publications

  1. Kassahun Mitiku, Getahun Mengistu, Baye Gelaw. The reliability of blood film
  examination for malaria at the peripheral health unit. Ethiopia Journal of health
  development. 2003: 17(3):197-204.
  2. MengeshaAdmassu, Mamo Wubshet, Baye Gelaw. A survey of bacteriological quality of
  drinking water in North Gondar. Ethiopian Journal of health development.
  3. Baye Gelaw, Yohannesmengistu. The prevalence of HBV, HCV and Malaria parasites
  among blood donors in the Amhara and Tigray regions. Ethiopian Journal of health
  development.2007; 22(1): 3-7.
  4. Baye Gelaw, MulugetaAemero, SalieAyalew, Aschalew Gelaw.Comparison of
  SYSMEX-KX-21 with manual methods. Hemocytometer, Sahil Hellige and
  Microhematocrite methods in quantitative hematology analysis. Ethio.J.Health Biomed
  Sci. 2009; 2(1):9-15.
  5. DebasuDamtie, Dilaferhu Abebe, Dawit Tatek, Baye Gelaw. A three-year retrospective
  study on the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV among blood donors at The University
  of Gondar Hospital blood bank, Nort west Ethiopia. Ethio.J.Biomed Sci. 2010;2(2):131-
  137.
  6. Baye Gelaw, Shimelis Assefa, Takeletekluetal. Audit on the laboratory diagnosis of
  Malaria parasites at the University of Gondar Hospital laboratory, Nortwest Ethiopia.
  Ethio.J.Biomed Sci.20110. 3(1):53-57.
  7. Abebe Alemu, AsmamawAtnafu, Zelalem Addis, Yitayal Shiferaw—-Baye Gelaw. Soil
  transmitted helminthes and shistosomamansoni infection among School children in
  Zarima town, northwest Ethiopia. BMC. 2011; 11:189.
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  8. Yitayalshiferaw, agersew Alemu, AmanuelGirma,—-Baye Gelaw. Assessment of
  Knowledge, attitude and risk behaviors towards of HIV/AIDS and other sexual
  transmitted infections among preparatory students of Gondar town, north west Ethiopia.
  BMC.2011; 4: 505. ISSN 1756-05000.
  9. Baye Gelaw. The role of lipid bodies in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
  Ethiop.J.Health and Biomed Sci. 2012; 5(1): 72-81.
  10. YohannesZenebe, Belay Anagaw, WogahtaTesfay, Tewodros Debebe, Baye Gelaw.
  Smear positive extrapulmonary tuberculosis disease at University of Gondar Hospital,
  Northwest Ethiopia. Biomed Central,2013. ISBN 1755-0500.
  11. Hiwot Amare, Aschalew Gelaw, Belay Anagaw and Baye Gelaw. Smear positive
  pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, North
  West Ethiopia.BiomMed Central. Infectious disease of poverty. 2013; ISSN 2049-9957.
  12. Aschalew Gelaw, Belay Angaw, Bethel Nigussie, BetrearonSilesh, AtnadYirga,
  MeseretAlem, Mengistu Endris and Baye Gelaw. Prevalence of intestinal parasitic
  infection and risk factors among School children at the University of Gondar Community
  School, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2013; 13:304.
  13. Abate Assefa, Baye Gelaw, Yitayal Shiferaw, and ZemeneTigabu. Nasopharyngeal
  carriage and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of streptococcous pneumonia among
  pediatric out patients at Gondar University hospital, Nort West Ethiopia. Pediatrics and
  Neonatology (ELSVIER):1-7.
  14. Aschalew Gelaw, RahelMolla, NahomFelegetibeb, MebratuAsefa, WubetBirhan, Baye
  Gelaw. Absolute lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4+ cell count in
  monitoring of antiretroviral therapy, Northwest Ethiopia: retrospective evaluation. Asian
  Pacific Journal of Tropical disease. 2013; 3 (4): 262-266.
  15. Abate Assefa, Baye Gelaw, Yitayal Shiferaw and ZemeneTigabu. Nasopharengial
  carriage and antimicrobial Suceptability pattern of potentially pathogenic Bacteria among
  Paediatrics Outpatients at Gondar University teaching Hospital, Ethiopia. Infectious
  Disease and Therapy. 2013; 1(2):doi:104172/jidt.1000109.
  16. AmanualeMolla, Baye Gelaw, Zelalem Addis, Aschalew Gelaw. Marriage patterns and
  Sero-prevalence of HIV infection at Gambella Administrative Region, Southwest
  Ethiopia. Journal of Behavioral Health. 2013; 2(3): 223-229.
  17. FikerAsire, Baye Gelaw, MeseretAlem, FelekeMoges, Tadesse Awoke. Determination of
  eligibility to antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings using total lymphocyte
  counts, hemoglobin and body mass index among HIV positive patients. Ethiop. J. Health
  Dev. 2013; 27 (1): 48-54.
  18. Baye Gelaw. Bacteriophage based assay to detect Mycobacteria in the sputum of
  tuberculosis patients. Ethiopian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences. 2014; 6 (1):
  19. Baye Gelaw, Natalie J. Garton, AbrhamAseffa, and Michel Richared Barer. Molecular
  characterization of Mycobacteria causing pulmonary tuberculosis in Gondar, North-west
  Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health and Biomedical Sciences. 2014; 6 (1):
  20. Martha Alemayehu, Baye Gelaw, Ebba Abate, Liyawassie, YeshambelBelayhun,
  Shiferaw Bekele, Russell R. Kempker, HeneryM.Blumberg, AbrhamAseffa. Active
  tuberculosis case finding and detection of drug resistance among HIV-infected patients:
  A cross-sectional study in a TB endemic area, Gondar, North-West Ethiopia.
  International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2014;

  21. Abate Assefa, Baye Gelaw, GebeyawGetenet, and GashawYtayew. The effect of incident
  tuberculosis on immunological responses of HIV patients on highly active ant-retroviral
  therapy at the University of Gondar hospital, northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective followup
  study. BMC infectious disease 2014; 14:468.
  22. Mohamed Seid, Baye Gelaw, Abate Assefa. Sero-privalence of HBV and HCV
  infections among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Dessie referral hospital,
  Ethiopia. Advances in Life sciences and health 2014; 1 (2): 109-120.
  23. DargazeKibru, Baye Gelaw, AgersewAlemuand Zelalem Addis. Helicobacter pylori
  infection and its association with anemia among adult dyspeptic patients attending
  Butajira hospital, Ethiopia. BMC infectious diseases 2014; 14: 656.
  24. DerejeGedle, Baye Gelaw, DagnachewMuluye, MollaMesele. Prevalence of malnutrition
  and its associated factors among adult people living with HIV/AIDS receiving antiretroviral
  therapy at Butajira hospital, Southern Ethiopia. BMC nutrition 2014.
  25. Birtukan Shiferaw, Baye Gelaw, Abate Assefa, Yared Assefa and Zelalem Addis.
  Bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among patients with
  external ocular infections at Borumeda hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. BMC Opthalmology
  2015; 15:10-3.
  26. Melat W/mariam, Baye Gelaw, Abate assefa. Seroprevalence of typhus fever at the
  Kality Prison, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Biomedical Research and Therapy 2015; 1(7):
  318-323.
  27. Melkam Getenet, Baye Gelaw, AbinetSisay, Eiman A. Mahmoud, Abate Assefa.
  Prevalence and predictors of Pap cervical epithelial cell abnormality among HIV-positive
  and negative women attending gynecological examination in cervical cancer screening
  center at Debremarkos referral hospital, East Gojjam, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Clinical
  Pathology. 2015; 15:16.
  28. TigestBirku, Baye Gelaw, FelekeMoges, Abate Assefa. Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C
  viruses’ infection among military personnel at Baher Dar armed forces General hospital,
  Northwest Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes 2015; 8: 737.
  29. Baye Gelaw. The threats of antimicrobial drug resistance and the need for stewardship
  initiative. Ethiopian Journal of Laboratory Medicine Editorial comment 2015; 2 (2): 6-7.
  30. EyuelKassa, BamlakuEnawgaw, Aschalew Gelaw, Baye Gelaw.Effect of antituberculosis
  drugs on hematological profiles of tuberculosis patients attending at
  University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. BMC hematology 2016; 16:1.
  31. Alemu Fanosie, Baye Gelaw, Belay Tessema, WogahtaTesfay, AschalewAdmasu,
  GashawYitayew. Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and HIV co-infection among
  extra pulmonary tuberculosis suspected cases atUniversity of Gondar hospital,
  Northwestern Ethiopia. PLOS one 2016; DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0150646.
  32. Molla Taye, Baye Gelaw, Kassahun Desalegn, AnnisaBefekadu, MasereshaAbuhay. The
  Prevalence and pattern types of Palmar Digital Dermatoglyphics and Ridge counts among
  students of University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Anatomy,
  Radiology and Surgery 2016; vol 5(4):AOD1-AOD7.
  33. Tekelay Geberecherkos, Baye Gelaw and Belay Tessema. Smear positive pulmonary
  tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in prison settings of North Gondar Zone, Northwest
  Ethiopia. BMC Public Health 2016, 16: 1091. DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-3761-y.
  34. Senait Tadesse, Baye Gelaw, Belay Tessema, Abate Assefa. Smear positive pulmonary
  tuberculosis and intestinal parasite infection among Orthodox- Church religious students
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  in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Laboratory Mediciene 2016:
  3(3): 4-17.
  35. 35.Baye Gelaw, Abate Assefa, Getachew Kahsu, Genet Gebergeworgis, Sale Ayalew.
  The prevalence of H2O2 producing Lactobacilli species and its association with genital
  HIV-RNA shedding among ART naïve HIV-positive women at University of Gondar
  hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Laboratory Mediciene 2016: 3(3): 27-
  36. Baye Gelaw, Yitayal Shiferaw, Marta Alemayehu and Abate Assefa. Comparison of
  loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay and smear microscopy with culture for the
  diagnostic accuracy of tuberculosis. BMC Infectious Disease 2017; 17:79.DOI
  10.1186/s12879-016-2140-8.
  37. YeterefworkTsige ,Baye Gelaw, Marta Alemayhu,Anteneh Amsalu.Prevalence of
  Methicilin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and associated risk factors among patients
  with wound infection at Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of
  Health and Biomedical sciences 2017;
  38. Agumas Shibabaw, Baye Gelaw, Shu-Hua Wang, Belay Tessema. Time to sputum smear
  and culture conversions in multidrug resistant tuberculosis at University of Gondar
  Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. June 26, 2018|
  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198080.
  39. Agumas Shibabawa, Baye Gelawa, Holden Kelleyb, Joan Miquel Balada-Llasatc, Carlton
  Evansd,Shu-Hua Wange, Jordi B. Torrellesf, Belay Tessemaa. Accuracy of the color
  plate micro-colony detection for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in
  Northwest Ethiopia. Tuberculosis. 2019; 114: 54-60.
  40. Senait Tadesse Bekele ,*, Getachew Kahsu Abay , Baye Gelaw , Belay Tessema.
  Bacterial Biofilms; Links to Pathogenesis and Résistance Mechanism. Posted 30th July
  2019.
  41. Mekdes Tilahun, Agumas Shibabaw, Amare Kiflie, Gezahegn Bewket, Ebba Abate3 and
  Baye Gelaw. Latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among people
  living with HIV and apparently healthy blood donors at the University of Gondar referral
  hospital,Northwest Ethiopia.BMC Research Notes 2019; 12:515.
  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4548-x
  42. Agumas Shibabaw , Baye Gelaw , Holden V. Kelley , Ephrem Tesfaye , Joan Miquel
  Balada-Llasat Carlton A. Evans , Jordi B. Torrelles , Shu-Hua Wang , Belay Tessema.
  MDR/XDR-TB Colour Test for drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium
  tuberculosis, Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2020; 90:
  213–218

  Module and Lecture notes
  Modules
  1. MesfinAddisie, Amsalu Feleke, Melkieedris, Daniel Mengistu, Baye Gelaw et al.
  Expanded program on immunization (EPI) for diploma health science students, 2002.
  2. Melkie Edris, Getu Degu, Cherenet Bahru, GashawMessele, Baye gelaw, et al. Accident
  and injury for diploma health sciences students. 2005
  3. Melkie Edris, HabtemariamTekle, YohannisFitaw, Baye Gelaw, DagnewEngedaw,
  Tigest Alemu Maternal nutrition for health sciences students (degree program). May,
  2005.
  4. Melkie Edris, HabtemariamTekle, YohannisFitaw, Baye Gelaw, DagnewEngedaw,
  Tigest Alemu. Maternal nutrition for diploma health sciences and community health
  worker students. May,2005.
  Lecture notes
  1. Baye Gelaw . Virology and Rickettsiology for laboratory technology students, 2004.
  2. TilahunYemane, Tariku Lambiyo, Baye Gelaw. Clinical laboratory methods for health
  officer students. 2004

• Research Interest

  Professor Baye Gelaw has a special interest in team based research in areas including infectious
  disease research such as tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Cervical cancer, and other bacterial, viral and
  fungal diseases. Research works on antimicrobial resistance focusing on superbug bacterial
  pathogens are also particular interest.

• Professional Membership

  • Board Member, Ethiopian medical laboratory association
  • Member, Ethiopian Public Health Association
  • Member, Ethiopian Microbiology society
  • Member, Intellectuals Association in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

• Community Services

  1. Diagnostic Microbiology service at the service Laboratory of the University of Gondar
  hospital
  2. Life time member for Red Cross society, North Gondar branch since 2008
  (Recommendation letter attached).
  3. Participation for community service at local 18 (Marakie, Gondar) as required by the
  local Keble particularly on health related issues.
  4. Group based help for the selected poor people’s at local 16 (Chiechila, Gondar) together
  with other members organized in the name of St. George monthly festivals
  (Recommendation attached).
  5. Laboratory service entitled “Delivering Health Laboratory Service at Clinics nearby to
  the University of Gondar, North-western Ethiopia” sponsored by University of Gondar

• Prizes and Awards

  1. Certificate of recognition for participation as external examiner at Haremaya University,
  Mekele University, Hawasa University, Jimma University, Baher Dar University, Addis
  Ababa University.
  2. Certificate for an excellent audit award from University of Leicester for an audit on the
  laboratory diagnosis of malaria parasites, May 2006.
  3. Certificate of completion for a course entitled “Operational research Methods and
  Epidemiology”. AHRI/ALERT, 2007.
  4. Certificate of completion for a course entitled “Molecular and Bioinformatic analysis of
  Biologoicalsystems”.AHRI incolaboration with University of Calgary,Canada, 2009.
  5. Certificate of completion for a course entitled “General laboratory Safety”. University of
  Leicester, 2010.
  6. Certificate of completion for a course entitled “Genome Sequence analysis” AHRI,
  2012.
  7. Certificate of completion for a course entitled “Training of trainers (TOT) on AFB smear
  Microscopy using Ziehl-Neelsen stain and Flourescence
  Microscopy”.Adama/Ethiopia,2012.
  8. Certificate for best researcher of the year at CMHS, 2017
  9. Certificate for best community service project at CMHS, 2017