Neuropharmacology

Biography

I was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. I began Medical School, but I never finished it, because after taking Basic Courses I understood my main interest was on Cell Biology research. I entered in the Biophysics Department of the I.I.B.C.E.¹, where they were doing research in peripheral nerve regeneration, subject that I found very attractive and make me pursue years later a PhD on Cell Biology and Neuroscience. I published several papers dealing with axonal protein synthesis (APS). This controversial issue was really new at that time and we entered in a small group of international researchers that were opposing different point of view about. We got some clues supporting the reality of APS. After we published several publications the APS reality began to growth and to be accepted. I competed for different positions until I got the direction of my own Research Department (Proteins and Nucleic Acids Dept.). I directed several Master and PhD students. I got financial support from National Agencies as well as International Agencies (Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), European Union, Iberoamerican Cooperation Agency (Spain), Organization of American States (OAS), Fogarty-NIH, USA). I co organized the International Institute of Collaborative Cell Biology & Biochemistry (IICCBB) with Dr. Cameron, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This School got the Bruce Alberts Award for Excellence in Science Education (ASCB, 2012). I collaborated with Professors of different Universities of USA (Stanford, Virginia, MBL-Woods Hole, SUNY-Buffalo) and Europe (Federico II Naples, MBA, Plymouth, GB, Weizmann Inst. Israel).

Abstract

Abstract : Glia to axon RNA transfer