Brief Biography
Nationality: Argentinean Current Position: Full professor - Institute Director Education: - June 1991, PhD degree from the University of Buenos Aires - From 1991 to 1998: Post-doctorate & different research appointments at the Free University of Berlin (see below) - October 1996: Habilitation degree from the Free University of Berlin Main professional appointments: - 1998: C1 Assistant professor, Free University of Berlin, Institute of Neurobiology - 2000: C2 Associate professor, Free University of Berlin, Institute of Neurobiology - 2001: Full professor, University Paul Sabatier of Toulouse - 2003: Institute director, CNRS – University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse - 2005 (to now): Exceptional class professor, University Paul Sabatier of Toulouse Distinctions - 1995: King Baudouin Award from the International Foundation for Science (Sweden) and the King Baudouin Foundation (Belgium). - Since 2002: Elected member of the French Professorial Academy of Sciences (Institut Universitaire de France). - Since 2003: Member of Faculty of 1000. - Since 2004: Member of the National Board of the French Research Council (CNRS) - Since 2005: Promoted Exceptional-Class professor by the French National University Council – CNU - 2006: Silver Medal from French Research Council (CNRS) for highest scientific merit. - 2007: Elected Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina – Biological Sciences.