BIO-EARN Programme Advisory Committee Members (PAC Members Appointed July 2006)
PAC Chairperson	Prof. Jamidu Hizzam Yahaya Katima presently the Dean, Faculty of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering,  University of Dar Es Salaam . His main research areas are environmental, chemical and energy management and transport phenomena. He has extensive refereed publications in these areas.
PAC Vice-Chairperson	Prof. Elizabeth Jane Morris presently Director, African Centre for Gene Technologies, Pretoria South Africa . Other positions that she has held include: Manager, Strategic Technology Group, CSIR, Pretoria , South Africa ; Research manager, Biotechnology AECI Ltd and Group Leader, Molecular Biology Group AECI Ltd.
PAC Members	Prof. Andres Binder currently a consultant for the Novartis Artemisia Programme in Switzerland and Kenya . Previously he served on various capacities for the Syngenta Foundation, Norvartis AgroGenomic Center in San Diego ,California . Stein Switzerland Genomics project coordinator, among others.
	Dr. Bruno Kilunga Kubata, current Executive Director Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Network (a NEPAD-supported initiative). He formally worked with Ellison Medical Foundation/National Research Council, USA , US Army medical Research Unit, Nairobi, Kenya and Osaka Biosciences Institute, Japan.
	Prof. Julius W. Mwangi is presently serving as a Prof. of Phamacognosy, University of Nairobi. His main research area is traditional herbal and other alternative/complimentary medicines, essential oils, Intellectual property (IP) and all aspects associated with it. As an innovator, he leads by example, and has developed two products, ANOPEL and MUPAL which are IP registered.
	Prof. Workner Negatu, now working in agricultural economics and development, Institute of Development Research/Addis Ababa University. He has a wide research experience in farm commercialization, household food security, natural resource management, farm systems research and participatory research and economics of technological innovation.
	Dr. Otim-Nape is currently in private business. He was formerly the Deputy Director General and acting Director General Uganda National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO). He also served as the leader/coordinator of the Uganda Root Crops Programme. He has immense experience in adaptive research and farmer empowerment and technology dissemination and extension.
	Dr. Gabrielle J. Persley is Chair and founder of the Doyle Foundation. She has played major scientific advisory roles for various bodies including the World Bank, FAO, UNDP, ISNAR, Asian Development Bank on future vision strategy for agricultural biotechnology in Asia , CGIAR, CABI, Australian Trade Commission and International Council for Science (ICSU).
	Dr. Karin Tonderski at present, senior lecturer in Environmental Sciences and Ecology, Linkoping University, Sweden. Running a consultancy firm “Aqua Sund”, specializing in design of constructed wastewater treatment wetlands. She has been leader in projects involving wetland research in Kenya and Vietnam. Further Information: Contact details for BIO-EARN PAC Members More about BIO-EARN's New Management Structure