Referent of agribiotechnolgy and agrigenomics at the Argentina´s National Agronomy Research Institute (INTA), Professor (of Agrobiotechnology and Genomics) at the University of Buenos Aires, Cofounder of the Agrobiotechnology engineering career at the University of San Martín (UNSaM), Argentina, - Member of Governmental GMO Biosafety Commission since 1991 including Argentine representation as scientific expert during the redaction of Cartagena International Protocol - Former Argentine Coordinator of international biotechnology organizations like RedBio (FAO). - Former leader of a research team, dealing with both genetic engineering and genomic plant biotechnologies with active collaboration in national and international research networks. - PhD in Biology: Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales UBA & Dep. Biología Fundación Bariloche, Argentina (1978), Nobel Prize Dr. Federico Leloir was one of the Jury members of his PhD thesis evaluation. - Postdoctoral training: Physiology Department of the Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark (1981-1984). - Invited Professor granted by a French-Argentine agreement between INTA and INRA at the Cellular Biology Laborato-ry of INRA Versailles, France (1990). - Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12/19/1952; married, two children. - Professional address: IABIMO, CONICET-CNIA INTA, CC25, 1712 Castelar, Argentina.