Le IITA Director for Eastern Africa hub and Biotechnology Leader, Leena Tripathi, has been appointed to the Alliance for Science (AfS) advisory board.
AfS is a global science communication network that advocates for science-based solutions to critical issues, such as farmer access to improved technologies and agriculture’s environmental footprint reduction. The network also champions climate crisis mitigation, poverty reduction, food security and nutrition improvement, and vaccine acceptance.
The organization creates and implements powerful multimedia communications campaigns, offers training in leadership and advocacy, builds coalitions, and mobilizes a global network to advance science-based narratives and policies.
Tripathi is excited to serve as an AfS advisor on the board and looks forward to using her expertise and experience in agricultural biotechnology to support the organization in accomplishing its vision.
Tripathi focuses on “Science to Practice” and linking scientific innovations to practical applications to solve worldwide food production issues. Her primary research is on genetically improving important staple food crops like banana and plantain, cassava, and yam to control diseases and pests.
Together with her team at IITA, they have established a robust genetic transformation platform at IITA-Kenya to develop transgenic and gene-edited products and transfer these technologies to national agricultural research systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
Her enthusiasm and dedication in scientific contributions have earned her international recognition through several awards and honors, such as excellence awards for Outstanding Scientist and publications. She has also been honored as an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for contributions to agriculture.
Besides being an advisory board member at AfS, Tripathi serves on the advisory panel of the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development (NISD), UK, and is an Editorial Board Member for several journals such as Plant Biotechnology, Communication Biology, Frontiers in Genome Editing, et Plant Cell Reports.
IITA’s Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell, and Deputy Director General, Hilde Koper, welcomed the nomination and congratulated Tripathi on behalf of the Institute.
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