Dr. Mulualem Tadesse, MSc, Ph.D. is a Scientific Researcher and Quality Officer of Medical Microbiology at the Jimma University. He is also a Clinical Research and Development Fellow at the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Find. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Antwerp and Master of Science at Jimma University. He is experienced in clinical and operational research in the area of infectious disease, particularly the evaluation of new and feasible diagnostic tools for tuberculosis/drug-resistant TB.