Speakers - 2025

Biography

I am Abebe Mekuria Shenkutie, a postdoctoral fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, honored to receive the RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024/25. I earned my Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology in 2021 under the Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship, specializing in Microbial Genomics and Bioinformatics. My academic journey includes a master’s in medical microbiology from Addis Ababa University and a bachelor’s in veterinary medicine from Mekelle University. Since 2008, I have been passionately teaching courses in medical microbiology and related disciplines. My research is centered on microbial genomic analysis, antimicrobial resistance, and microbiome studies, with the goal of identifying novel drug targets and biomarkers. By integrating clinical and basic science, I am committed to advancing innovative healthcare solutions to combat emerging microbial diseases