Dr. Makalinao has been a faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine since 1994. She has been instrumental in institutionalizing the first and only Toxicology Fellowship Program in the Philippines in 1996 at the University of the Philippines in Manila from 1997 to 2005 she has served as the first Program Director of the Clinical Toxicology Fellowship based at the then National Poison Control and Information Service at the Philippine General Hospital. She was a former board member of APAMT and a founding secretary of the Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology in 1998.
Multi-faceted, resourceful and reliable professional with more than fifteen years of experience in the field of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Risk Management supporting the government and other relevant agencies to raise awareness, influence policy development, prevent and prepare for emergencies. She has also been an international short-term expert of the EU CBRN COE SEA Project 46. At some point in her career Dr. Makalinao has also be called to advise the OPCW on areas of engagement and the way forward.
This page was updated in September 2024.
