Ivan Izquierdo
Ivan Izquierdo BORN: Buenos Aires, Argentina September 16, 1937 EDUCATION: University of Buenos Aires, M.D. (1961) University of Buenos Aires, Ph.D. (1962) APPOINTMENTS: Assistant Research Anatomist, UCLA (1964) Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Buenos Aires (1965) Professor of Pharmacology, University of Córdoba (1966) Professor of Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1973) Professor of Physiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Sao Paulo (1975) Professor of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (1978) Professor of Neurology and Chairman of the Memory Center, Pontifi cal Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2004–present) HONORS AND AWARDS (SELECTED): Odol Prize for Junior Scientists, National Research Council of Argentina (1965) Honorary Professor, Universities of Buenos Aires (1991) and Córdoba (2006) Antonì Esteve Prize, Antonì Esteve Foundation, Barcelona (1992) Rheinboldt-Hauptmann Prize, University of Sao Paulo (1993) Basic Medicine Award, Academy of Sciences of the Developing World (1995) City of Porto Alegre Medal for outstanding services to the community (1996) Decorations: Great Cross, Order of Scientifi c Merit, (1996) and Order of Rio Branco (2007), both from the Government of Brazil, and Medal of Merit, State Legislature of Rio Grande do Sul (2009) John Simon Guggenheim Award (1997) Açorianos Literary Prize, the City of Porto Alegre (1999) Memorial Lectures: J.A. Izquierdo (1999), O. Orias (1999), A. Thomson (1999), M.R. Covian (2000), J. Flood (2000), R. Caputto (2000), C.P. Duncan (2001), S.C. Ferguson (2009) and H-J. Matthies (2010) Lifetime Awards: State Research Foundation, Porto Alegre (2001), International Neuropsychiatric Association (2005), Brazilian Neuroscience Society (2007) Honorary Citizen of Porto Alegre (2003) International Neuroscience Symposium for my 70th birthday, Curitiba (2007) Doctor Honoris Causa, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba (2007), and University of Cordoba (2011).
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