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Liaison Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read the announcement of the establishment of the committee<\/a> and about its first in-person meeting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"\" Ana Rada<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Ana Rada<\/h2>\n
\n

Staff Member and Research Assistant I<\/p>\n

Cytogenetics Unit, Genetics Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Mayor de San Andr\u00e9s<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Ana Rada<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Prof. Luis Sobrevia<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Prof. Luis Sobrevia<\/h2>\n
\n

Professor<\/p>\n

Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Prof. Luis Sobrevia<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

Committee members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"\" Maria del Carmen Samayoa<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Maria del Carmen Samayoa<\/h2>\n
\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Maria del Carmen Samayoa<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n \n \"\" Modesto Cruz<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Modesto Cruz<\/h2>\n
\n

Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology <\/p>\n

Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Santo Domingo<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Modesto Cruz<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Graciela D\u00edaz de Delgado<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Graciela D\u00edaz de Delgado<\/h2>\n
\n

Chair of the Sub-committee<\/p>\n

Union Calendar of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Graciela D\u00edaz de Delgado<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Luisa Fernanda Echeverr\u00eda-King<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Luisa Fernanda Echeverr\u00eda-King<\/h2>\n
\n

Director of Diplomacy and International Scientific Cooperation<\/p>\n

Universidad Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar in Barranquilla, Colombia<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Luisa Fernanda Echeverr\u00eda-King<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Dora-Luz Flores<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Dora-Luz Flores<\/h2>\n
\n

Computer Engineer and Professor<\/p>\n

Department of Bioengineering at the Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Baja California (UABC)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Dora-Luz Flores<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Germ\u00e1n Antonio Guti\u00e9rrez Dominguez<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Germ\u00e1n Antonio Guti\u00e9rrez Dominguez<\/h2>\n
\n

Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Animal Learning and Behavior<\/p>\n

Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNC)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Germ\u00e1n Antonio Guti\u00e9rrez Dominguez<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" R. Daniel Peluffo<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

R. Daniel Peluffo<\/h2>\n
\n

Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n

Universidad de la Rep\u00fablica, Uruguay<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n R. Daniel Peluffo<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Silvina Ponce Dawson<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Silvina Ponce Dawson<\/h2>\n
\n

Full Professor<\/p>\n

University of Buenos Aires<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Silvina Ponce Dawson<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n \n \"\" Elisa Reis<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Elisa Reis<\/h2>\n
\n

Professor of Political Sociology<\/p>\n

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Elisa Reis<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

In memoriam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n \n
\n \n \"\" Enrique Forero<\/span>\n <\/a>\n
\n

Enrique Forero<\/h2>\n
\n

Former Chair<\/p>\n

Regional Focal Point for the Latin American and Caribbean Region<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Enrique Forero<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n

LAC Regional Action Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The liaison committee is instrumental in the creation of the regional action plan. This plan encompasses regional priorities based on the mission and vision established by the International Science Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View Regional Action Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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