Tirado Noemi Sandra

Tirado is an emeritus research professor at Major University of San Andrés (UMSA), La Paz, Bolivia, the head of the Genetic Toxicology Unit at the Institute of Genetics, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia. She is president of the Latin American Association of Mutagenesis, Carcinogenesis and Environmental Teratogenesis and a member of the executive committee of the International Association of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomic Societies. She is also a full member of the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World. She has authored more than 60 publications in international journals, books, and book chapters. Her research focuses on environmental toxicology, mutagenesis, and genetic toxicology, including the effects of exposure to pesticides, heavy metals, and other environmental contaminants, as well as mechanisms of resilience to the effects of climate change. She has presented her research at national and international congresses, and delivered keynote and invited talks. Her awards include the 2025 Teresa Rescala Nemtala IV Edition Prize for Eminent Women Researchers at UMSA and the 2022 Prócer Pedro Domingo Murillo Civic Distinction.