Record details

General information

Nominating Government

Saint Lucia

Profile of the Expert

Ms. Anesta Augustin has served as a bioechnologist working with the tissue culture laboratory for some years before taking over the management of that laboratory. She has recently attended a training course in the US, courtesy of the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) in Agricultural Biotechnology. She also did a short term attachment in Chile on GMO detection in laboratories. Ms Augustin will assist the country in establishing its first GMO lab detection facility that will be in the interim associated with the tissue culture laboratory and will have oversight management of that facility. Ms. Augustin also sits on the National Coordinating Committee of the Biosafety Implementation Project. It is expected that Ms Augustin will provide assistance in risk assessment and management for biosafety as the country establishes its biosafety systems.

Personal Information

Coordinates

Ms Anesta Augustin

Marisule

Castries

Saint Lucia

Phone:	1-758-714-1258
Fax:	1-758-450-4829
Email:	augustinanesta@gmail.com

Gender

Female

Nationalities

Saint Lucian

Date of birth

1982

Place of birth

Saint Lucia

Current employment

Employer / Organization

Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Cooperatives and Rural Development

Type of organization

Government agency

Department / Division / Unit

Tissue Culture Unit, Propagation Station

Start date

2010

Main responsibilities

Assist in the supervision of the Tissue Culture laboratory and acclimatization greenhouses of the Ministry, Plan the work programme of the Unit according to the Ministry's year programme, provide technical support to stakeholders.

Employment history

Countries or regions where you have worked

Saint Lucia

Formal education

First Degree or other academic distinction and subject

Example: B.Sc. in Microbiology

BSc. Agronomy

Name of academic institution

University of Granma, Cuba

Other professional qualifications

List of other relevant professional qualifications

Project Manangement

Agricultural Biotechnology

GMO detection, Laboratory methods and Administrative Procedures.

Areas of Expertise

Main areas of expertise

LMO sampling and detection
Risk assessment
Risk management

Language proficiency

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

Mother Tongue

English

Speaking / Level (A B C)

French Creole	/	B
French	/	C
Spanish	/	B

Reading / Level (A B C)

Spanish

Writing / Level (A B C)

Spanish

References

Key Professional References

Terrence Gilliard, Union, Castries St. Lucia, Tel:1-758-7209180