Background
Figueira, Antonio Vargas was born on January 3, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro. Son of Alvaro Naegeli and Hedda Vargas (Oliveira) Figueira.
Figueira, Antonio Vargas was born on January 3, 1961 in Rio de Janeiro. Son of Alvaro Naegeli and Hedda Vargas (Oliveira) Figueira.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, Rural Federal U., Rio de Janeiro, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1992.
Researcher, Ilheus, Ilmeus, Bahia., Brazil, 1985-1992; postdoctoral research fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1993; research manager Almirante Center, Mars, Inc., Itajuipe, Bahia., since 1993. Expert witness Hawaiian Chocolate Company, Honolulu, 1992.
Member American Society Horticultural Science (travel award 1992), International Society Plant Molecular Biology, American Society Plant Physiology, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Wanda Lucia Sa Fortes Mousinho, April 28, 1986. Children: Daniel, Anneliese.