Yalemtsehay Mekonnen information

Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Born	30 May 1955 (age 68); Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Occupations	Physiologist; pharmacologist;
Awards	Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2020); TWAS Fellow (2022);
Academic background
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University; Heidelberg University;
Academic work
Discipline	Pharmacology
Sub-discipline	Medicinal plants
Institutions	Addis Ababa University

Yalemtsehay Mekonnen (born 30 May 1955) is an Ethiopian physiologist and pharmacologist who specializes in the use and safety of medicinal plants. In 2009, she became the first woman in Ethiopia to become a full professor. She is Professor of Cell & Human Physiology at Addis Ababa University (AAU).

Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Born	(1955-05-30) 30 May 1955 (age 68) Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia
Occupations	Physiologist pharmacologist
Awards	Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2020) TWAS Fellow (2022)

Academic background
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University Heidelberg University
Academic work
Discipline	Pharmacology
Sub-discipline	Medicinal plants
Institutions	Addis Ababa University