Makonnen Abebe

PhD

Research Scientist, Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Hazard Identification Division, Health Canada

Location

Ottawa, Ontario

Keywords

Research interests

I am interested in the in vitro culture of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora. I would also like to provide services in monoclonal antibody (MAb) production to food-borne parasites. Members who are either interested in acquiring MAbs or get in vitro works done can initiate collaborative works with me.

Expertise in

Cryptosporidiosis

Cyclosporiasis

Immunology

Relevant publications

Abebe M, Kumar V, Rajan S, Thaker A, and Vijay H. 2006. Detection of recombinant Alt a1 in a two-site, IgM based, sandwich ELISA opens up possibilities of developing alternative assays for the allergen. Journal of Immunological Methods 312: 111-117.

Abebe M, Nguyen K, Decker W, Tayabali A, Kumar V, Sevinc S, and Vijay H. 2009. The application of IgM in an xMAP suspension assay using recombinant Alt a1 as a model target protein. Int. J. Immunological Studies 1: 1-12.

Contact

Makonnen.Abebe@hc-sc.gc.ca