Full Name
Ms. Bernadette Juarez
Job Title
Deputy Administrator, USDA, Biotechnology Regulatory Services
Company
USDA-APHIS
Speaker Bio
Bernadette Juarez was appointed Deputy Administrator for USDA’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services in August 2019. In this role, she provides leadership and direction to ensure the safe development and introduction (importation, interstate movement, and field testing) of organisms developed using genetic engineering. Prior to this, Ms. Juarez served as the Deputy Administrator for agency’s Animal Care program and Director of Investigative and Enforcement Services, and as a trial attorney in the Office of the General Counsel.
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