Ivan Izquierdo
Brazilian neuroscientist (1937-2021)
Ivan Antonio Izquierdo (16 September 1937[1] – 9 February 2021) was an Argentine-Brazilian scientist.
Ivan Antonio Izquierdo | |
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| Born | 16 September 1937 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 9 February 2021 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | Argentinian Brazilian |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Known for | Study of memory in mammals |
| Awards | Ordem Nacional do Mérito Científico Order of Rio Branco Doctor honoris causa, University of Buenos Aires |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurology Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul |
Izquierdo taught at National University of Cordoba (UNC), in Argentina. For more than 20 years, he worked in the "Center of Memory" of the Biochemistry Department of the Health Basic Sciences Institute (ICBS) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS).
He died of pneumonia on 9 February 2021 at the age of 83.[2]
References change
- ↑ Squire, Larry R. (9 September 2011). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography: Volume 7. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-539613-3. Retrieved 9 February 2021 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Em razão de pneumonia, morre Iván Izquierdo, especialista em memória e reconhecido pesquisador latino-americano". GZH. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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