Rada Tarifa Ana

Rada got her BSc in biochemistry and pharmacy from Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), Bolivia, and she holds a master's degree in public health with major in epidemiology. She works at the Cytogenetics Unit, Genetics Institute, Medicine School, UMSA. She was a member of the Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Council for Science (RCLAC ICSU) and Past-President of the Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Council of Science (RCLAC ISC). She was Focal Point for Bolivia in the Women for Science Program of the InterAmerican Association of Science Academies (IANAS). Ana is Co-Chair of the Liaison Committee of the Regional Focal Point-LAC of the International Science Council (LC ISC RFP-LAC). She is member of the National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia, member of the Latin American Network of Biological Dosimetry (LBDNet), member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), member of the Bolivian Genetics Society. She has published several scientific articles. The main research topics in which she is involved are: Human Genetics, Cytogenetics, and Biological dosimetry.