Plebeian Medina is a Medical Technologist by profession and a certified BRM and biosecurity professional by IFBA. He is the head of the Biological Risk Management Office of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine – Department of Health, Philippines. Because of his passion and dedication for serving the Filipinos for providing biosafety education, Mr. Medina was hailed as the first BRAP Biosafety Champion. He established a number of biosafety training programs in RITM and the Philippines in response to pandemic preparedness. He led the establishment of the Biorisk Management Academy – an online training platform that provides free biosafety, biosecurity and biorisk management education for all, across the islands of the Philippines