Latin America and Caribbean

Mazariegos Posadas, Monica Elizabeth


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Current country of residence
Guatemala
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Mónica Mazariegos is a researcher at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. She obtained a Doctor of Science degree in population nutrition from the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico. She was recently recognized as a Global Health Fellow by the Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Global Health Fellowship Consortium, and as a 2023 Young Scientist Researcher by the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences. With over 12 years of experience in nutritional epidemiology, she specializes in the identification and analysis of health challenges from a life-course perspective, applying complex longitudinal data analysis and multilevel approaches in population health. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of all forms of malnutrition, the design and evaluation of nutrition and health policies, maternal and child health, pregnancy and reproductive health across the life-course, and the social and urban determinants of obesity and diabetes. Mazariegos has authored over 25 peer-reviewed publications and continues to contribute to evidence-based solutions for improving the population's health.
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Last updated on 07/08/2025

Fernandez Espinoza, Carla Eloisa


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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Current country of residence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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Carla Eloisa Fernández Espinoza is a Bolivian biologist specializing in freshwater ecology, with a focus on plankton dynamics and high-altitude Andean lakes. Since 2018, she has been a researcher at the Unit of Limnology and Aquatic Resources at the Higher University of San Simón (Universidad Mayor de San Simón, UMSS), Bolivia. She earned her PhD in aquatic resources engineering from Lund University, Sweden, in 2018, supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Her doctoral research explored the adaptive strategies of daphnids to ultraviolet radiation. Additionally, she holds a Master in environmental sciences, a Diploma in ecology and environment, and a Bachelor in biology, all from UMSS. Her research explores the relationship between plankton dynamics and water quality in extreme environments. For her scientific contributions, she has been awarded with the 2022 Marie Curie Award from the National Academy of Sciences of Bolivia, the 2022 TOYP Cochabamba-Bolivia Award for Leadership and Academic Achievements, and has been selected to represent Bolivia at the 2022 UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists.
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Unidad de Limnología y Recursos Acuáticos, UMSS. Campus central Facultada de Ciencias y Tecnología. Calle Sucre s/n frente al Parque La Torre, Cochabamba 2500, Bolivia
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Last updated on 01/08/2025

Trindade, Ricardo Ivan Ferreira


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Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
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Trindade is a full professor at the University of São Paulo, where he served as vice-director and director of the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences. He coordinates the USP-China Center, fostering institutional collaboration with Chinese partners. He holds a BSc in geology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (1995) and a PhD in geophysics from the University of São Paulo (1999). His research focuses on rock magnetism, paleomagnetism, and archeomagnetism, with emphasis on paleoenvironmental changes throughout Earth’s history, including the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition, Phanerozoic biotic crises, and recent geomagnetic field behaviour across the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly. He authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, and is among Brazil’s most cited geophysicists (h-index 50 on Google Scholar). He leads major national and international projects and has supervised more than 40 graduate and postdoctoral researchers. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, Secretary of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, and a voting member of the International Commission on Stratigraphy.
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(+55 11) 3091-4762
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Rua Murtinho Nobre, 218
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Last updated on 12/08/2025

Saldiva, Paulo


Current nationality
Brazil
Current country of residence
Brazil
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Saldiva graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1977, earned his PhD in 1983, and became full professor in the Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine (USP) in 1996. He was the director of the Institute of Advanced Studies at USP (2016–2020) and was elected a member of WHO Air Quality Committee (in 2005 and 2021). He is also a member of the IARC panel that evaluated the carcinogenicity of ambient air pollution in 2013, and of the WHO panel for the development of the verbal autopsy instrument to improve global vital statistics. In the past six years he has developed an autopsy platform for public health studies, which was used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2023, he serves on the TWAS committee on Urban Health and on the committee of the Public Policies Research Program of São Paulo’s State Scientific Agency. He is a member of the Brazilian National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine, the recipient of the Anchieta Medal (São Paulo Municipality), the Order of Scientific Merit awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, and was included in Brazilian Forbes as one of the 50 most influential personalities (2024).
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(+55 11) 996-763-132
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Av Dr Arnaldo 455 – São Paulo – Brazil
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Last updated on 12/08/2025

Ruas, Maria Aparecida Soares


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Brazil
Last country of residence
Brazil
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Ruas was a professor emeritus at the Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, University of São Paulo, where she served as a professor (1981–2012). During her tenure, she served as head of the Department of Mathematics and deputy director of the institute, was a member of the University Council, and vice-chair of the University’s permanent evaluation committee. She also served in the advisory committees of CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) and CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development). A founding member of the Brazilian Mathematical Society, she sat on its board of directors. A leading expert in singularity theory, Ruas coordinated international research exchange projects including Brazil’s most prominent research groups in the field. Since 1990, her group has organized the internationally reputed workshop on real and complex singularities. Her scientific contributions to singularity theory include advances in the classification of singularities and their applications to geometry. A member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, she has received the Order of Scientific Merit by the Brazilian government.
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ICMC-USP – Rua Trabalhador São Carlense 400 – São Carlos, S.P. – 13566-590 Brazil
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Last updated on 24/09/2025

Michel Lopez, Marcos Rodolfo


Current nationality
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Current country of residence
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
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Michel López’s distinguished career reflects a profound commitment to academic research, teaching, and cultural heritage preservation. He founded Bolivia’s first salvage archaeology company, Empresa Consultora de Arqueología ECOAR and possesses extensive knowledge of Bolivia’s protected areas. From 2005 to 2011, as the director of the Institute of Anthropological and Archaeological Research at San Andrés University in La Paz, he spearheaded groundbreaking research and mentored future generations of scholars. His dedication to education has enriched academic discourse, ensuring the transmission of knowledge. From 2011 to 2015, as director-general of the Cultural Heritage at Bolivia’s Ministry of Cultures and Tourism, he led initiatives that secured UNESCO’s World Heritage status for the Ichapekene Piesta of San Ignacio de Moxos (2012), the Qhapaq Ñan (Andean Road System) and the intangible heritage of the Pujllay Ayarichi (2014). He also championed Bolivia’s Cultural Heritage Law (530), enacted in 2014. His academic contributions span diverse topics, including the pre-Columbian settlement of Tarija, ancient hydraulic systems in Beni, and the Inca conquest of Bolivia.
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(+591 2) 7774-8312
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San José 4, Mallasilla, La Paz, Bolivia
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Last updated on 12/08/2025

Jagessar, Raymond Compton


Current nationality
Guyana
Current country of residence
Guyana
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Jagessar obtained his Bachelor of Science with distinction in chemistry–biology from the University of Guyana (1992) and his PhD from Oxford University, UK (1995). He served as an assistant lecturer at the University of Guyana, from 1991 to 1992. From 1996 to 1999, he held three postdoctoral research fellowships: at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and Wichita State University, Kansas (both in US), and at the University of the West Indies. In 2022, he also earned a Diploma in Education (DiPEd) with distinction in higher education from the University of Guyana. Jagessar has received several international honours: he was designated a chartered chemist, and elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK). He is also a recipient of the Guyana Innovation Prize and a Fellow of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences. His research interests span pure and applied chemistry, chemical biology, and pharmaceutical chemistry. He has published over 100 research articles, five book chapters, one book, three e-books, and has presented at over 100 conferences locally, regionally, and internationally.
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6118697
ADDRESS
Lot 57 Line Path, Skeldon, Corriverton, Berbice, Guyana
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Last updated on 12/08/2025
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