Biography of professor yalemtsehay mekonnen

Ethiopian physiologist and pharmacologist

This is an Ethiopian name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Yalemtsehay.

Yalemtsehay Mekonnen (born 30 May ) is an Ethiopian physiologist and pharmacologist who specializes in the use and safety of medicinal plants.

In , she became the first woman in Ethiopia to become a full professor. She is Professor of Cell & Human Physiology at Addis Ababa University (AAU).

Biography

Yalemtsehay Mekonnen was born on 30 May in Asella, Arsi Province.^[1] She was educated at Addis Ababa University, where she got her BSc in Biology in and her MSc in Zoology in , and at Heidelberg University, where she got her PhD in Human Physiology in ^[1] She later returned to Addis Ababa University and eventually become full professor in January ,^[1] becoming the first woman in Ethiopia to do so.^[2] She is Professor of Cell & Huma