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Benti Gelalcha, DVM, MSc, PhD

Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department

Specialization: Antimicrobial Resistance, Vaccine Immunology, and Infectious Disease Control

Research Focus

My research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, vaccine immunology, and the molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases to inform effective prevention and control strategies.

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353 Brehm Animal Science Bldg
2506 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Animal Science (Molecular Microbiology), Univ of Tennessee Knoxville, 2023
  • Masters, Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universitat Berlin, 2012
  • DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, 2008

Benti Gelalcha, DVM, MSc, PhD

Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department
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353 Brehm Animal Science Bldg
2506 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Education and Training
  • PhD, Animal Science (Molecular Microbiology), Univ of Tennessee Knoxville, 2023
  • Masters, Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universitat Berlin, 2012
  • DVM, Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, 2008
Research Focus

My research focuses on antimicrobial resistance, vaccine immunology, and the molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases to inform effective prevention and control strategies.

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