Hellen Mbaya

My undergraduate degree was in Microbiology and a Masters in Molecular Biology. Prior to coming to Edinburgh, I worked in Kenya as Biosafety Officer for the National Biosafety Authority, a government parastatal that regulates activities involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Kenya. My PhD was in Agriculture and Food Security focusing on Regulation, Traceability and Stakeholder engagement for Genome Editing Technology.

My work at CPSP will involve leading and supporting country activities around understanding of pesticide poisoning, enhancing capacity of pesticide regulators through trainings on HHPs or the Pesticide Registration toolkit and building a community of practice (CoP) for regulators where they can share best practices as well as improve regional and national oversight of pesticides.