Segenet Kelemu (born 1957) is an Ethiopian plant pathologist. She was born in Finote Selam in 1957.
Segenet Kelemu worked in biology. She was attached to International Livestock Research Institute (2007–2012), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (2012–2013) and International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (from 2013).
The honours on record include L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science (2014), Friendship Award (2006), TWAS fellow (2016), Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (2013) and TWAS Prize for Agricultural Sciences (2011). Segenet Kelemu was elected to African Academy of Sciences, International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences and American Phytopathological Society. She studied at Addis Ababa University (bachelor's degree), Montana State University (master's degree) and Kansas State University (Doctor of Philosophy).
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