Belay Tesfamariam

Background

Tesfamariam, Belay was born on April 2, 1953 in Mendefera, Eritrea. Son of Tesfamariam Teclehaimanot and Leteberhan Tewolde. came to the United States, 1981.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Haile Selassie U., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Vermont, 1986; postdoctoral study, Boston University, 1987.

Career

Lecturer, Addis Ababa U., Addis Ababa, 1977-1981; instructor, U. Vermont, Burlington, 1982-1986; research associate, Boston University, Boston, 1986-1988; assistant professor, Boston University, Boston, 1988-1992; senior research investigator, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1992. Research grant consultant VA Medical Center, Livermore, California, since 1993.

Achievements

• Belay Tesfamariam has been listed as a noteworthy Physiologist, biophysicist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Volunteer American Medical Resources Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts, since 1990. Fundraiser Medical Support Eritrea, Boston, since 1990. Fellow American Heart Association (grantee 1986-1993).

Member American Physiological Society (journal reviewer since 1988), Juvenile Diabetes Foundation (grant reviewer since 1988, grantee 1988-1992), Eritrean Medical Association (chairman 1990-1992).

Interests

• Avocations: soccer, racquetball, hiking, swimming, outdoors.

Connections

1 child, Sara.

Father:

Tesfamariam Teclehaimanot

Mother:

Leteberhan Tewolde

child:

Sara Tesfamariam