Tanaka is a skilled laboratory technician with extensive experience culturing fungi and performing field plant assessments. At FA Bio, Tanaka will be supporting the laboratory teams with data collection, development and assessment of bioproducts, evaluating their efficacy and running field trials.
Tanaka has 5 years’ experience in microbiology and biotechnology from the Kutsaga Tobacco Research Board (TRB), which carries out tobacco research in Zimbabwe. At the TRB, Tanaka was responsible for developing innovative agro-based products and providing sustainable tobacco production. In his role as a Laboratory Assistant, Tanaka gained experience preparing media for culturing bacteria and fungi, isolating disease cultures, producing biocontrol agents and collaborating with his team members to achieve target results for research trials.
Tanaka has a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Bindura University of Science Education in Zimbabwe.

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