Ian Peter

Ian Peter Busuulwa is a Ugandan biotechnologist with vast experience in science policy and communication in the fields of agricultural biotechnology, biosafety, biosecurity, and the bioeconomy. He was introduced to science policy during his undergraduate days when he joined efforts to advocate for genetic engineering regulation in Uganda. Since then, he has been involved in advocating for the adoption of agricultural technologies through engagements with several organizations, including the Uganda Biosciences Information Center, Science Stories Africa, Synbio Africa, wePlanet Africa among others.

Currently, Ian serves as a Project Officer for Biological Threat Reduction at the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). In this role, he supports the implementation of WOAH’s Biological Threat Reduction Strategy in Africa and facilitates the coordinated engagement of the animal health sector in the G7 Global Partnership’s Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa (SIMBA). Additionally, he is the Coordinator of the Bioeconomy Coalition of Africa, a platform that unites stakeholders to advance the bioeconomy across the continent.

Ian is an inaugural Ginkgo Public Policy Fellow, a 2022 Breakthrough Generation Fellow and a 2023 UNODA Youth for Biosecurity Fellow. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from KIIT University in India.