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Biosafety Expert (EXP)
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last updated: 14 Oct 2026
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Profile of the expert

As a lecturer and researcher at the Harare Institute of Technology I teach Biosafety, Ethics and Regulation at undergraduate and Masters level. I have also been actively involved in bch meetings organised by the National Biotechnology Authority of Zimbabwe at national level as a stakeholder.
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- Person: Dr Cephas Mawere | BCH-CON-ZW-300918-1
Person:
Dr Cephas Mawere
Lecturer, Biotechnology Department
Phone: +263772384985,
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Related Organization
Harare Institute of Technology (HIT)
Academic or research institute
1986
Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwean
Details of current employment
Harare Institute of Technology
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Academic or research institute
Lecturer
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Biotechnology
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2014-09
Academic or research institute
 Lecturing, research and community engagement 
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Post-secondary education A. Formal education
First Degree
BTech in Biotechnology
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Chinhoyi University of Technology
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2006-08
2010-07
Second Degree (e.g. M.Sc. in Microbiology)
MTech in Bioinformatics
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JNT University, Hyderabad
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Third Degree (e.g. Ph.D. in Microbiology)
Dphil in Pharmacology
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Great Zimbabwe University
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B. Other professional qualifications
  • a. Certificate in BCH training
Areas of expertise
  • Biotechnology research and development
  • Environmental risk assessment
  • Information and knowledge management
  • Public awareness, education and participation, including access to information
  • Risk management
Publications
  • 1. T. Chirova, T. Sengudzwa and C. Mawere. 2017. Opportunities of Industrial Biotechnology in the Pharmaceutical and Food and Beverage Industry in Advancement of Zimbabwean Industries: Review, 2 nd NAM S& T International Training Workshop On Industrial Biotechnology, pp 66.
  • 2. T. Madeya, E. Chidziya and C. Mawere. 2017. Isolation of Streptomyces species from Zimbabwean Agricultural soils and Screening for Production of Vitamin B 12 , 2 nd NAM S& T International Training Workshop On Industrial Biotechnology, pp 71.
  • 3. T. Sengudzwa, N. Chirinda, M. Manyuchi and C. Mawere. 2014. Production of Bio Fuels from Eichhornia Crassipes Algae, IJRSB, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp 1-5.
Professional memberships
  • 1. NAPRECA (Natural Product Research in Eastern and Central Africa)
  • 2. BMBSZ (Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Society of Zimbabwe)
  • 3. SAZ (Standards Association of Zimbabwe)
  • 1. SAZ (Standards Association of Zimbabwe) Where I served a technical committee member of the Organics standards committee.
Language proficiency
  • Shona
Language Level
English excellent