When: Friday, February 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Where: Online meeting
Registration: see the registration form below
Anna Kekelidze has extensive experience in biosafety, environmental protection, and health & safety management at the State Laboratory of Agriculture of Georgia. Working within a specialized laboratory setting, she has been responsible for regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, and the development of procedural frameworks related to safety, waste management, and laboratory operations.
Her work includes facilitating training programs, conducting personnel assessments, and reviewing procedures to ensure compliance with industry standards. She has also performed comprehensive inspections using structured methodologies and contributed to policy development through committee participation.
In collaboration with governmental and regulatory bodies, she has helped prepare compliance reports and provided strategic recommendations. Additionally, she has guided the procurement and implementation of safety measures, including personal protective equipment and hazardous waste management systems.
Anna’s presentation will focus on discussing these experiences, providing insights into the challenges and best practices in biosafety, environmental protection, and laboratory safety management.
About Speaker
Anna Kekelidze is a biomedical geneticist, cyto-hematologist specialist, biosafety officer, environmental manager, and occupational safety specialist. From November 2008 to December 2010, she worked at the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health as a specialist in the Department of Particularly Dangerous Pathogens. In 2013, she completed an internship in quality control at the same institution. She is a scientist at the Georgian Agrarian University and has been working with the Georgian Green Movement / Friends of the Earth since 2014. Since July 2016, she has served as a Biosafety Officer, Environmental Manager, and Occupational Safety Specialist at the State Laboratory of Agriculture. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, with an expected completion in 2025.
