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Starting 1990 ISBR organizes international symposia focused on the biosafety of bioengineered organisms. It was the first initiative to alleviate the communication problem within the GMO biosafety research community.
Sponsoring scientific publications, including original work, that describe advances in the field of biosafety research
Supporting a multidisciplinary approach to ensuring the safety of GMO products through a scientifically sound risk assessment that supports regulatory decision-making.
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Board of Directors
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Hennie Groenewald, Ph.D.
President
Dr. Hennie Groenewald has more than 30 years of ...
Detlef Bartsch, Ph.D.
President Elect
Detlef Bartsch studied biology at the Universities Münster and Göttingen ...
Alvaro Eseverri-Sabate
Secretary
Álvaro Eseverri-Sabaté works as EU Regulatory Affairs Manager at BASF ...
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Karen Hokason, Ph.D.
Treasurer
Dr. Karen Hokanson currently works as a Senior Research Specialist ...
Joerg Romeis, Ph.D.
Past President
Dr. Joerg Romeis heads the Biosafety Research Group at Agroscope ...
Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D.
Program Chair
Jennifer is a research scientist in the Regulatory Science department ...
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Andrew Roberts, PhD.
Publication Lead
Dr. Andrew Roberts is Chief Executive Officer, Agriculture & Food Systems Institute ...
Vibha Ahuja, Ph.D.
Communication Lead
Vibha Ahuja, Ph.D., is the Chief General Manager of Biotech Consortium India, Ltd. (BCIL) ...
Bambang Prasetya, Ph.D.
LOC Chair
Bambang is Research Professor at Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) ...
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