ABOUT
MEET LINDA LARA-JACOBO
Dr. Lara-Jacobo holds a Ph.D. in Toxicogenomics from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Quebec, Canada. Linda has more than ten years of research and teaching/mentoring experience, including work with indigenous and rural communities. Her work aims to connect health, environment, gender equality, social inclusion, and diversity towards a sustainable future. She's also a member of the HB Women in STEMM Leadership program, acting against climate change on a global scale by observing its effects in Antarctica and increasing women's leadership.
In 2021, she received the Hispanic Women of the Year Merit Award (QC, Canada).
PhD., Water Sciences
Toxicogenomics
Queen's University
Institut National de la Researche Scientifique (INRS) - 2020
Kingston, ON, Canada
Quebec City, QB, Canada
Thesis: Embryotoxicité des produits pétroliers dans différentes conditions environnementales chez les poissons et les amphibiens. 205 p.
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MSc., Life Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) - 2012
Ensenada, BC, Mexico
Thesis: Respuestas fisiológicas, metabólicas y hematológicas del cangrejo Cancer antennarius expuesto a diferentes concentraciones de cobre. 65p.
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B.Sc., of Science in Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (BPCH)
Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) - 2010
Tijuana, BC, Mexico
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Homeward Bound Fellow
Homeward Bound Projects - 2022
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Area: Leadership Women in Science and Climate Change (Expedition to Antarctica in 2023)
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Sustainability Consultant
TRUE Advisor Certificate - 2022
New York, NY, United States of America
Area: Sustainability. TRUE trained zero waste professional. Help companies and businesses become more socially and environmentally responsible in how they operate.
San Diego State University
Assistant Professor
Brawley, CA, United States of America
August, 2022 - Present
Bureau Veritas
Scientific Specialist (Signer)
Quebec, QB, Canada
January, 2022 - June, 2022
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Kolabtree
Scientific Consultant
Quebec, QB, Canada
October, 2021 - June, 2022
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National Technological Institute of Mexico
Adjunct Professor (virtual)
Tijuana, BC, Mexico
August, 2021 - December, 2021
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The University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral researcher fellow
Oshawa, ON, Canada
August, 2020 - December, 2021
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U+ Education
Language Teacher
Toronto, ON, Canada
March, 2019 - March, 2020
Royal Military College
Graduate Research Assistant
Kingston, ON, Canada
August, 2016 - August, 2018
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Xochicalco’s University
Adjunct Professor
Tijuana, BC, Mexico
August, 2015 - December, 2015
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Autonomous University of Baja California
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Professor
Tijuana, BC, Mexico
August, 2012 - August, 2016
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Instituto Jacome
Adjunct teacher
Playas de Rosarito, BC, Mexico
January, 2010 - December, 2010
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CBTis No. 116
Substitute teacher
Tijuana, BC, Mexico
August, 2010 - November, 2010