Godfrey Ngure

Godfrey Ngure is a Program Associate at the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) AfriCenter. At AfriCenter, he serves as the Liaison Officer for the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB)-Kenya, coordinating policy outreach and advocacy for agricultural biotechnology. Godfrey is a science communicator, with >5 years of experience in messaging and stakeholder engagement. Prior to joining AfriCenter, he worked as a crop biotechnology research associate at Kenyatta University, Plant Transformation Laboratory. Godfrey is also a leader of various early-career bioscience professional groups, coordinating activities in support of transformative Science, Technology, and Innovations including but not limited to genome editing, synthetic biology, and gene drive. He serves as the National Secretariat for the African Association for Advancements in Synthetic Biology (AAASynBio) Kenya chapter and is a champion for the adoption and integration of modern biotechnology tools into Africa's agriculture for sustainable food production and socio-economic empowerment.