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Carolina Santacruz (MSc Biotechnology, PhD Biophysics) is a Senior Science Officer of the Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Science Council. Having completed four post-doctoral posts in multidisciplinary areas, Carolina now specialises in Nanotechnology. In the past, Carolina received scholarships in Brazil from TWAS, CNPq, CAPES, FAPESP and from the Center for Biomembrane Research at Stockholm University.

Carolina also served as Scientific Advisor to the Research Support Foundation of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) in Brazil, and to the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) in Panama.

In addition to her research work, Carolina uses her expertise to advise organisations such as INGSA (International Network for Government Science Advice), LAC Chapter, where she is a Steering Committee member, the Regional Scientific and Advisory Group within the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), and the Latin American Research Advisory Council. She is also the current Chair of OWSD (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World), Colombian chapter.

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