{"id":884,"date":"2026-01-01T05:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=884"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:23:27","slug":"belay-berza-beyene-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncs.dmu.edu.et\/?page_id=884","title":{"rendered":"Belay Berza Beyene (Ph.D.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Full Name<\/strong>: \u00a0Belay Berza Beyene (Ph.D.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Academic rank<\/strong>: Associate Professor of Applied Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Institutional email<\/strong>: belayy_berza@dmu.edu.et<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Googlescholar<\/strong>:https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&user=hKSFn6wAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&gmla=AIfU4H5KUlDl2AE1Jvd5sr9fwZAQLj8NfjH_wCWxUEhhNu-Sf1YG3EPAIP5X8G7aDV-Htd9l3RQaJcKyLWztQSuC<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. ORCID\u00a0 ID<\/strong>: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4324-7962.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Scopus ID<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=57221094406.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. WoS ID<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/[ResearcherID]<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Specialization<\/strong>: \u00a0Applied Microbiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Courses taught<\/strong>: Undergraduate program<\/strong>: General microbiology, Applied microbiology, Mycology, Virology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, General Biology, Remedial Biology, Immunology, Biotechnology, biochemistry, Research methods and scientific report writing in science.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Postgraduate program<\/strong>: Microbial physiology and biochemistry, Soil Microbiology; Environmental Microbiology, Rhizobiology and inoculants technology, Biology of pathogenic microorganisms, Laboratory techniques in microbiology and molecular Biology, MSC seminar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Achievements and awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. I established international collaborations networks with Professors and institutions \u00a0(5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. I won the 2024 TWAS-DFG Cooperation visiting fellowship for scientists from Sub Sahara Africa by standing 1 of the 25 awardees among more than 500 applicants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. I won the 2014 TWAS-DBT Postgraduate biotechnology sandwich fellowship by standing 1 of the 50 awardees among more than 250 applicants from the global south.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. I Got a certificate for participation in an international conference \u201cLandscape 2024\u201d organized by ZALF and Humboldt University of Berlin in September 16-20\/2024,.Berlin Germany<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. I advised 7 students\u2019 Msc theses researches in applied microbiology (plant-microbe interactions) at DebreMarkos University and assisted the students to graduate with very good and excellent results\/marks (2022-2025).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. I reviewed and examined 9 Msc theses researches at University of Gonder and MadaWalabu University, Ethiopia, 2021-2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. I successfully completed a project entitled \u201cBiofertilization and Biofortification of major food crops with zinc by using zinc mobilizing rhizobacteria\u201d funded by DebreMarkos University within the planned time period (2021-2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. I\u00a0 successfully completed and certified \u201c Basics to Advanced Bioinformatics, Genomics and NGS data analytics\u201d organized by Nextgenhelper,New Delhi, India, From August 13-31\/2022.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. I successfully completed and certified \u201cMastering Grant Proposal Writing: Pathways to successful Research Funding (2025),<\/strong> From February 25—March 31, 2025. Hosted by Authoraid community of NORHED Universities, Norway<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Research interest<\/strong>: Plant-microbe interactions that include but not limited to Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, AMF, Nitrogen fixation, plant-micro biomes, biological control,Biofertilizers,Biofortification,bio-irrigation, Ethiopian traditional fermented foods and beverages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      List of publications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Belay BerzaBeyene(2025). The bio-irrigation concept: \u00a0The plant nutrient and water transferring roles of the common mycorrhizal network in arid and semi-arid agriculture. Qiang-Sheng Wu (Ed)Management of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Mycoremediation and Phytostabilisation<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. BelstiAtnkut, Atalaye Nigussie, Belay Berza<\/strong>,AbrahamMikru, BaisuoZhao,TessAstatkie(2024) Mycotoxins contaminations in Ethiopian food: Impacts, challenges,andmitigation strategies. Food Control, 111066.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foodcont.2024.111066<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Belay BerzaBeyene<\/strong> and FassilAssefaTuji (2024). Inoculation of Erythrinabrucei<\/em> with plant-beneficial microbial consortia enhanced its growth and improved soil nitrogen and<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Phosphorous status when applied as green manure,Heliyon 10 (2024) e30484. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heliyon.2024.e30484<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n