Awoke Minwuyelet

Junior Faculty Trainee

Dr. Awoke Minwuyelet is a Medical Parasitologist and Entomologist with a PhD in Biological Sciences (Applied Entomology) from Debre Markos University, Ethiopia. His research focuses on malaria epidemiology, parasite–vector interactions, molecular parasitology, vector biology, and infectious disease genomics. He has extensive experience in molecular diagnostics, including PCR, RT-qPCR, ELISA, DNA/RNA extraction, mosquito rearing, membrane feeding assays, laboratory and field-based studies, and the application of genomic tools to investigate

malaria transmission dynamics.

Dr. Minwuyelet has received international research training at the University of Molise, Italy, in molecular biology, microbiology, genomics, entomology, and biostatistics, and has collaborated on multidisciplinary projects addressing malaria, arboviral diseases, vector microbiomes, insecticide resistance, and emerging vector control strategies. His work integrates laboratory experimentation with epidemiological and genomic approaches to better understand host–parasite interactions and improve infectious disease control.

He has authored more than a dozen peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals, including Frontiers in Microbiology, PLoS ONE, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Parasite Epidemiology and Control, and Infection, Genetics and Evolution. His long-term research goal is to develop innovative strategies for controlling vector-borne diseases by integrating molecular biology, genomics, immunology, and translational infectious disease

research.