Full Name: GetnetAtenafu (Ph.D), Associate Professor in Biology (Entomology)
Institutional email: getnet_atenafu@dmu.edu.et
ORCID addresshttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-4042-4536
- Specialization: Entomology
- Courses taught: Advanced Medical and Veterinary entomology, Biological Control of Insect Pests, Integrated Arthropod Vector Management,Biopesticides in Pest and Vector Management ,Techniques in Molecular Biology and Immunology, General Entomology, Applied entomologyfor Postgraduate and Undergraduate courses
- Fellowships and awards
-ENhancing Governance and INnovation capacities for the higher Education System regeneration – ENGINES (2024- 2026 ) in collaboration with University of Molise, Italy and Jimma University, Ethiopia (Ongoing project)
-Rotary International fund support in collaboration with Mosquito Abatement Through Empowerment Program, USA, Yotor Farmers Association, Ethiopia , andDebreMarkos University, Ethiopia (Ongoing project)
-Erasmus+ programme, Erasmus International Mobility of higher education students and staff project (Project n. 2023-1-IT02-KA171-HED-000132160 valid from 01/08/2023 until 31/07/2026), in collaboration with Jimma University, Ethiopia and University of Molise, Italy. (Ongoing project)
-Erasmus+ programme, Erasmus InternationalCredit Mobilityproject” from August 1, 2020- July 31, 2023, in collaboration with Jimma University, Ethiopia and University of Molise, Italy. (Successfully completed project)
-Supporting research with Ethiopian smallholder farmers for agro-ecologically intensifying production of maize and sorghum with companion grass and legumes to control pests, provide quality animal feed for improved and healthy livelihoods that also build capacity to adapt to climate change. PISCCA project in collaboration with Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD), supported from France Embassy, Ethiopia from 2017-2019 (successfully completed project)
Fellow-Bio-Innovate Project fund for my PhD study from 2010-2015.
Fellow-Swedish University of Agricultural Science Student Exchange program in 2013 Fellow-Addis Ababa University Post graduate program fund for PhD students in 2014
Research interest:My research interests include Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Biological Control of Insect Pests, Integrated Arthropod Vector Management, Insect Chemical Ecology and the use of Biopesticides in Pest and Vector Management. I have up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies relevant to enhancing the application of semiochemical-based control methods for economically important insect pests. My expertise includes a strong technical understanding of insect biology, experience in developing mass-rearing techniques, and proficiency in handling standardized experimental protocols.
Certificate awards
Some of the certificates awards are the following:
DebreMarkos University Certificate award, for project development and management training trainer, October 2025
African Journal Online and Ethiopian Journal online Certificate award for “ Online Journal Publishing Practice and Back Issue Uploading to EJOL” workshop, 12-13, April 2018, Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
Ethiopian Academy of Sciences and Academy of Science of South Africa Certificate award for “Managing and Publishing Journals Online” November 04- 05, 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Acknowledgment Letter from President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), VectorLink Ethiopia Project for the contribution of entomological data collection from different localities of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia from April 2019 to April 2023
Addis Ababa University Certificate award for ‘AD-HOC TRAINING ACTIVITIES ON BIOFARM HELD ON 18-24 JULY, 2016.
DebreMarkos University Certificate award, for Training on Partnership External Relationship, June 2016.
DebreMarkos University Certificate award, for Strategic Planning, January 2015.
DebreMarkos University Certificate award, for Mega project development and management training, February 2015
- List of Publications:
More than 30 publications and 5 papers in proceedings. Some of the recent publications are :
- Awoke Minwuyelet, DelenasawYehalaw,GetnetAtenafu: (2025) A Global Systematic Review on the Potential of Metal-Based Nanoparticles in the Fight Against Mosquito Vectors: Journal of Tropical Medicine. DOI: 10.1155/jotm/2420073
- Awoke Minwuyelet, DelenasawYehalaw,GetnetAtenafu(2025). Retrospective Analysis of Malaria Prevalence Over Ten Years (2015-2024) at Bichena Primary Hospital, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.PLoS ONE 20(4): e0322570.
- Awoke Minwuyelet ,Delenasaw Yewhalaw , Andrea Sciarretta and Getnet Atenafu (2025). Evaluating Insecticide Susceptibility in Major African Malaria Vectors: Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. Frontiers in Malaria, section Vectors .
- Awoke Minwuyelet ,Delenasaw Yewhalaw , MelkamuSiferih and Getnet Atenafu (2025). Current update on malaria in pregnancy: A systematic review. Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and vaccines. https://doi.org/1186/s40794-025-00248-1
- MogesAlemu and GetnetAtenafu (2025). Activity of Selected Botanical Powders against Callosobruchuschinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) on Chickpeas under Laboratory Conditions. Discover Life , Springer Nature (accepted for publication)
- NetuhsewAtnafandGetnetAtenafu(2024). Comparative analysis of Anopheles gambiaes.l response to essential oil and extracts from seeds of Azadirachtaindica .Choke Journal of Science and Technology. Volume 4 issue1.
- AgumasLemlemu, AsmamawHabtamu, and GetnetAtinafu (2024). Qualitative Phytochemical investigation of RumexabyssinicusJacq. root and VerbasicumsinaiticumBenth. Leaves .Daagu International Journal of Basic and Applied Research 6(2) : 562-571
- GetnetAtenafu (2025). Laboratory and field evaluation of selected botanical aqueous extracts against cabbage aphid, Brevicorynebrassicae(Hemiptera: Aphididae). Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection, Taylor and Francis. (accepted for publication)
- MesfinAbatea , GetenetAtnafu , BerhanuAlemu, YenetilaAlameneh , AbiotMolla , MeseretTadesse , GizawGebremariam (2024). Evaluation of push-pull technology for pest and soil fertility management on maize in north western Ethiopia. Italian Journal of Agronomy 19 (2024) 100012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijagro.2024.100012
- YibeltalAschale,AkliluGetachew, DelenasawYewhalaw, Antonio De Cristofaro, Andrea Sciarretta, andGetnetAtenafu(2023).Systematic review of sporozoite infection rate of Anopheles mosquitoes in Ethiopia, 2001-2021. Parasites & Vectors. 16:437 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06054-y
- Awoke Minwuyelet ,Giulio Petronio Petronio *, Delenasaw Yewhalaw , Andrea Sciarretta , Irene Magnifico , Daria Nicolosi , Roberto Di Marco and Getnet Atenafu(2023). Symbiotic Wolbachia in mosquitoes and its role in reducing the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases: updates and prospects. Front. Microbiol. 14:1267832. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1267832
- GiulioPetronioPetronio , Laura Pietrangelo , Marco AlfioCutuli , Irene Magnifico , Noemi Venditti1 , Antonio Guarnieri, GetnetAtinafu Abate, DelenasawYewhalaw, Sergio Davinelli and Roberto Di Marco (2022). Emerging Evidence on Tenebriomolitor Immunity: A Focus on Gene Expression Involved in Microbial Infection for Host-Pathogen Interaction Studies. Microorganisms. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10101983
- CherinetAyel and GetnetAtenafu (2021). Laboratory Evaluation of Botanical extracts Against Pea Weevils Bruchuspisprum L (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) . Choke journal of Science and Tecnology. V1 :1
- Awoke Minwuyelet, YibeltalAschale and GetnetAtenafu (2022). Determination of microsporidia infection in larvae and adult Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Northwest Ethiopia. International Journal of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, IJMBB 4(1): 33-37.
- I have advised as main advisor of 25 MSc students and advising as main advisor of 4 PhD students in DebreMarkos University.