Dr. Tamrat Endale brings more than 20 years of extensive national and international experience to his role as an Director of Research and Metrics at CIRHT. He has worked with a number of international organizations in Africa, Europe, and North and South America in research development & coordination, capacity- building initiatives and program monitoring & evaluation. At CIRHT, he actively collaborates with faculty of ten universities in Ethiopia in capacity-building and integrating the curricula elements: patient service, research, and hands-on training. Dr. Tamrat holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Geosciences from the University of Aix-Marseille, France. He is fluent in Amharic, English, and French and familiar with Portuguese and Spanish languages