Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu(PhD)

1. Full Name: Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu(PhD)
2. Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
3. Institutional email: yihalem.abebe@dmu.edu.et
4. Google scholar/ORCID address/Scopus/WoS: ‪Yihalem Abebe – ‪Google Scholar/ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4666-2563/
5. Specialization: Applied Science/Organic Chemistry
6. Courses Taught: Natural Product Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry I & II, Organo-Metallic Chemistry, Biochemistry,Modern Methods of Organic Chemistry ,Organic Chemistry I, II & III
7. Achievements and awards: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (2019), Graduate Fellowship, Addis Ababa University (2010)
8. Research interest: Organic synthesis ,Photochemistry ,Drug delivery and Biomedical materials
9.  List of Publications:
10. Mercury-Containing Supramolecular Micelles with Highly Sensitive pH-Responsiveness for Selective Cancer Therapy. Acta Biomaterialia, 129 ( 2021):235.    DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.044
11. Self-Assembled Nanoparticles Formed via Complementary Nucleobase Pair Interactions between Drugs and Nanocarriers for Highly Efficient Tumor-Selective Chemotherapy. Materials Chemistry Frontiers,5 ( 2021), 5:5442. DOI: 10.1039/D1QM00428J 
12. Photo-Responsive Supramolecular Micelles for Controlled Drug Release and Improved Chemotherapy. International journal of molecular science, 22 (2021):154. DOI:10.3390/ijms22010154
13. Photosensitive supramolecular micelle-mediated cellular uptake of anticancer drugs enhances the efficiency of chemotherapy. International journal of molecular sciences 2020, 21, P.4677.  DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134677
14. Adenine-Functionalized Supramolecular Micelles for Selective Cancer Chemotherapy. Macromolecular Bioscience, 20 (2020):2000233. DOI:  10.1002/mabi.202000233
15.   Entrapment of an adenine derivative by a photo-irradiated uracil-functionalized micelle confers controlled self-assembly behavior. Journal of colloid and interface science 552 (2019):166. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.055
16. Photosensitive Supramolecular Micelles with Complementary Hydrogen Bonding Motifs to Improve the Efficacy of Cancer Chemotherapy. Biomacromolecules 2019, 20, p. 4535.    DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01322
17. Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Activities of Carduus schimperi Sch Bip ex. A. Rich (Yemidr Kosheshila) root extracts. Choke Journal of Science and Technology, 3(2023):468-488. http://www.dmu.edu.et › journal

            Medicinal plants with traditional healthcare importance to manage human and livestock ailments            in Enemay District, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 43 (2023):382-399. DOI:10.1016/j.chnaes.2022.05.004

1.  Research and project information (completed and ongoing):
2. Preparation of multifunctional Hg-coordinated supramolecular micelles (Completed).
3. Stimuli responsive sumparamolecular nano carrier for effective cancer therapy (Completed).
4. Physicochemical analysis of caster seed oil grown in J/Tehinan Woreda Ethiopia (completed).
5. Indigenous Knowledge Documentation, Medicinal Plant Conservation and Validation towards Standardization in East ANdwest Gojjam, Awi and Metekel Zones, Ethiopia (ongoing).
6. Agrochemicals Management and Residue Analysis in Fruits and Vegetables and their Impacts on Human Health and Environment in East Gojjam (ongoing).
7.  MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated):

Ongoing:-Melesech Ayele,Tazebachew Bayile

Graduated:Melaku Anteneh (2024), Gashaneh Miret (2024), Moges Ayalew (2024), Biniyam Zewdie (2023), Bekalu Gebeyehu (2023),Belaynesh Yenew (2023), Andualem Zeleke (2022) ,Zomanesh Abebe (2022), Agerie Molla(2022)