Prof. Beatrice is a trained science teacher and a holder PhD in Soil Microbiology, Microbial Ecology of root- nodule bacteria and other soil microorganisms. She has been involved in biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) research for the last 25 years working with both food and tree legumes in agriculture and agroforestry. Specifically, she has done genetic characterization of root nodule bacteria that nodulate common beans, Phaseolus vulgaris from various Kenyan soil types. Together with collaborators from Kenya Forestry Research Institute, they developed programs for proposal writing training courses for researchers in agriculture and forestry. Besides this, Prof. Beatrice has done extensive tailor made training courses on biotechnology to create a critical mass in the country. She has undergone extensive training in bio-safety and environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms. She is part of the regional bio-safety experts and she coordinated bio-safety activities in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi. Recently she had an opportunity of participating at a leaders training program to become a Champion for Change in Food Security in Africa. As a person, her vision is a change agent while she endeavors to remain relevant to the issues affecting Kenya and other African countries.