Background
Rodriguez, Ramon Lastra was born on May 22, 1939 in Orense, Galicia, Spain. Naturalized citizen Venezuela, 1955. Son of Ramon and Maria (Rodriguez) L.
Rodriguez, Ramon Lastra was born on May 22, 1939 in Orense, Galicia, Spain. Naturalized citizen Venezuela, 1955. Son of Ramon and Maria (Rodriguez) L.
License, University Center Venezuela, 1967. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1974.
Head, plant virology laboratory Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones CientÃficas, Caracas, Venezuela, 1974-1985. Director educational program Centro Agronomico Tropical Investigacion y Ensenanza (Catie), Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1986-1993. Director education, capacity building World Wide Fund for Nature International, Gland, Switzerland, since 1993.
Secretary general Redca Network University, Turrialba, 1992-1994, coordination IPM program CATIE, 1985-1986.
Member N. American Environmental Education, American Phytopathol. Society, Society Veuezolana Fitopatologos, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ana Maria Lastra Mumm, 1978. Children: Ricardo, Daniel, Andres, Eduardo.