Toledo, Marisol
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Biodata
Toledo, a Bolivian biologist with a PhD earned in 2010 from Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands, is a professor, researcher, and coordinator of laboratories in the Biology Department at Gabriel René Moreno University in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. She held the position of botanist in the BOLFOR project and served as a research coordinator with the Bolivian Institute of Forest Research. She was also the executive director at Noel Kempff Mercado Museum of Natural History. Toledo studied the vegetation diversity and structure, and the plants used by indigenous peoples in the Bolivian lowlands. She also presented results at national and international congresses. Toledo has made contributions to academics as well as in human resource development by supervising graduate students and training local people. She was chief editor of scientific journals including the Bolivian Society of Botany and Kempffiana. Currently, Toledo is a member of the National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia; the National Advisory Committee in projects of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund; and in international research networks such as RAINFOR, and 2ndForests.
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(+591) 7476-6048
ADDRESS
Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno – Carrera de Biología – Km 8.5 carretera al Norte, El Vallecito – Santa Cruz de la Sierra – Bolivia
Last updated on 01/07/2024