Hellen Mbaya
Thesis title: Regulatory regimes and tools for detection of genome edited organisms and/or their products
- University of Edinburgh, Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems
Contact details
- Email: H.K.Mbaya@sms.ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus
- City
- Midlothian
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
Global Academy Primary Supervisor: Prof. Geoff Simm
Global Academy Co-Supervisor: Prof. Alan Raybould
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) / University of Edinburgh Co-Supervisor: Prof. Steve Kemp
Research summary
Prior to my PhD, I worked for the National Biosafety Authority in Kenya which oversees all activities involving Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the country.
My current research is focused on Genome Editing and in particular how the new technology and its products will be regulated in different parts of the world. Its low cost and availability to a wide range of stakeholders both public and private means that it could be exploited as a tool to address food security issues in low and middle-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.