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Barrantes
Francisco José
Current position:
Director, Lab. Molec. Neurobiology
Current nationality:
Argentina
Current residence:
Argentina
Affiliation/Institution:
Faculty Medical Sciences, UCA-CONICET
Biodata:
Barrantes (MD, 1968; PhD, 1973, Univ. Buenos Aires). Head, Lab. Mol. Neurobiol., BIOMED, UCA-CONICET. Former joint head, Memb. Biophys. Unit, Barrantes-Neher-Sakmann, Max-Planck Inst. Biophys. Chem., Göttingen, Germany; dir., CONICET-Bahía Blanca, Arg.; dir., Inst. Biochem., Arg.; full prof., Natl. U. Sud; UNESCO chair Biophys. and Mol. Neurobiol.; adj. faculty, NCBS, Bangalore; top-ranking res., CONICET, Arg.. Awards include: TWAS (Biol. 1988); John Simon Guggenheim Mem. Found.; Hum. Frontier Sci. Progr.; Royal Soc., UK; De Robertis Medal, Arg.; Alexander von Humboldt Awd., Germany; Premio Uniao Latina, Portugal; Konex Awd., Arg.; Sarojini Damodaran Intl. Trust, India; Consecration Awd., Natl. Acad. Sci. Arg.; TWAS Medal, 2013: Ciencia Sem Fronteiras, Brazil, 2015; 2016, B. Houssay Award, CEDIQUIFA; UCA Award; 2017, Arg. Biochem. Assoc. Prize. Memberships: Natl. Acad. of Medicine and Natl. Acad. of Scs., Arg.; ABC, Brazil; EAS; INSA; and council member, ACAL, IUPAB, TWAS and ISN.
Sustainable Development Goals:
3 - Good health and well-being
4 - Quality education
Keywords:
Neuroscience, brain, neuron, synapse, superresolution microscopy,
Past nationality:
Argentina
Elected
1991Place of Birth:
Buenos Aires
Country of birth:
Argentina
Section:
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular BiologyTWAS Awards:
TWAS Award in Biology, 1988.