Lashitew Gedamu

Lashitew Gedamu, our International Strategic Advisor has a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and is a Professor Emeritus with the University of Calgary’s Department of Biological Sciences. He has a long and distinguished career in academia with 42 years of experience teaching highlighted by: 40 grants received for his work as a researcher, 14 awards including the University of Calgary Lifetime Internationalization Award, and 16 published papers covering his research on parasites and viruses. As our International Strategic Advisor Lashitew is instrumental in building connections with our partners around the world, most notably in his home country of Ethiopia where our imager has recieved support from their Ministries of Health and Innovation with the goal of implementing our product nationwide.