Record details

General information

Nominating Government

Philippines

Profile of the Expert

The nominee holds the B. Sc. and M.Sc. in Agriculture major in Plant Pathology. She has been with the government service since 1976 as researcher in corn diseases, forest diseases, mangrove ecosystem and technology transfer of Environment and Natural Resources. She has given special order as alternate representative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines (NCBP) since1992 up to present date. Since then, she was involved in the biosafety assessment of proposals submitted to the NCBP for contained experiment of GMOs and also for the limited field trial of the first GM crop in the country, the Bt corn. Throughout those years, she has participated locally and internationally in several trainings on biosafety and risk assessment. Likewise, she was involved in the development of Guidelines on Planned Release of GMOs and PHES as well as the Biosafety Assessment and Environmental Impact Assessment of GMOs.

Personal Information

Coordinates

Ms. Veronica Sinohin

Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

Los Banos, Laguna

Philippines, 4031

Phone:	(6349) 536-2229,{6349} 536-2269,(6349 536-3481),(6349) 536-2509 local 226
Fax:	(6349) 536 2850
Email:	vosinohin@gmail.com

Gender

Female

Nationalities

Filipino

Date of birth

1953

Place of birth

Philippines

Current employment

Employer / Organization

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Acronym

DENR

Type of organization

Government agency

Department / Division / Unit

Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau

Start date

1983-04-03

Main responsibilities

1.) Evaluates and implements projects on Coastal Ecosystem
2.) Implements projects on forest protection
3.) Implements project on Techno transfer of Environment and Natural Resources

Employment history

Countries or regions where you have worked

Philippines

Previous employment

Employer / Organization

Institute of Plant Breeding-University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna

Acronym

IPB-UPLB

Type of organization

Government agency

Main areas of responsibility

Conducts research on Breeding for Corn Diseases

Previous employment

Employer / Organization

University of the Philippines at Los Baños, Laguna

Acronym

UPLB

Type of organization

Government agency

Main areas of responsibility

Conducts researches on corn diseases

Formal education

First Degree or other academic distinction and subject

Example: B.Sc. in Microbiology

B.Sc. Agriculture - Plant Pathology

Name of academic institution

University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB)

Start date

1970-06-14

Ending date

1976-04-22

Formal education

Second Degree or other academic distinction and the subject

Example: M.Sc. in Microbiology

M. Sc. in Plant Pathology

Name of academic institution

UPLB

Start date

1980-04-20

Ending date

1983-04-21

Areas of Expertise

Main areas of expertise

Biosafety systems development and implementation expertise
Mycology
Pathology
Environmental impact assessment
Risk-assessment advice
Biosafety legislation and regulation
Risk assessment and risk management

Publications

List most important publications related to the expert main field of expertise.

National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines. 1998. Guidelines on Planned Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and Potentially Harmful Exotic Species. NCBP Series No. 3. Department of Science and Technology. 45 p.

List of other publications

Sinohin, V.O., M.V. Pacho and P.Q. Vihn. 1988. Chlorophyll Content of Immature Culms of Bambusa, Dendrocalamus and Schizostachyum Species of Bamboo. Sylvatrop Philipp. For. Res. J. 13(1&2): pp.1-7.

Dayan, M.P. and V.O. Sinohin. 1989. Diagnosing Forest Tree Diseases (Fungal). Research Information Series on Ecosystems (RISE) 1(1): 29 p. College, Laguna.

Eusebio, M.A., V.O. Sinohin and M.P. Dayan. 1989. The Gall Rust Disease of Albizia falcataria. Research Information Series on Ecosystems (RISE) Special Issue. 13 p. College, Laguna.

Sinohin, V.O. 1990. Phenological Observation of Seven Philippine Bamboo Species. In: Proceedings 2nd National Bamboo R&D Symposium. ERDB, College, Laguna. pp. 1-11.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Awards received

Outstanding Women Scientist and Manager in Agriculture and Environment, PCARRD

Gawad Pagkilala para sa Natatanging Propesyunal Ng Kababaihang Lingkod Bayan sa Laguna

Most Outstanding Researcher of ERDB

Professional memberships

National Reasearch Council of the Philippines-Biological Division

Mycological Society of the Philippines

Technical committees, expert panels or advisory bodies served

Official Alternate Representative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to the National Committee on Biosafety of the Philippines - look at the possible impacts of GMOs to biodiversity and other ennvironmental concerns

Language proficiency

"A" = Excellent, "B" = Good, "C" = Fair

Mother Tongue

Tagalog

Speaking / Level (A B C)

English	/	A
Tagalog	/	A

Reading / Level (A B C)

English	/	A
Tagalog	/	A

Writing / Level (A B C)

English	/	A
Tagalog	/	A

References

Record #100690

Hon. Ramon J.P. Paje

Secretary

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

Visayas Avenue

Quezon City

Philippines, 1100

Phone:	+632 925-2329; +632 920-4352
Fax:	+632 920-4301
Email:	osec@denr.gov.ph
Url:	DENR,PAWB

Key Professional References

Santiago R. Baconguis, Chief, Coastal and Freshwater Research Division, ERDB-DENR(049-536-2229)

Eliseo M. Baltazar, Chief, Technology Transfer Division, ERDB-DENR; 049-536 3339