Background
Riga, Dan I. was born on September 19, 1947 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Ilie Th. and Alexandrina Riga.
Riga, Dan I. was born on September 19, 1947 in Bucharest, Romania. Son of Ilie Th. and Alexandrina Riga.
Chief promotion graduate, Ion Luca Caragiale National College, Bucharest, 1965. Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Carol Davila University Medicine, Bucharest, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Neuropathology Brain Research, Carol Davila University Medicine, Bucharest, 1974.
Doctor of Medicine in Neurology, Carol Davila University Medicine, Bucharest, 1982. D Honoris Causa, Vasile Goldis Western University, Arad, Romania, 2007.
Research scientist Brain Research Laboratory, Research Center, Bucharest, 1974—1980, director, 1978—1986, 3rd degree senior research scientist, 1980—1986. Principal neurologist Carol Davila University Medicine, 1982—1990, senior neurologist, since 1990. Research scientist Institute Neurology and Psychology, 1986—1993, 2nd degree senior research scientist, 1993—1995.
1st degree senior scientist Al Obregia Clinical Hospital Psychiatry, Bucharest, since 1996, associate director Department Stress Research and Prophylaxis, since 1999. Member editorial board Fiziologia-Physiology, since 2004, Romanian Journal Mental Health, since 2004, Romanian Review Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, since 2007.
President Anti-Stress, Anti-Impairment and Anti-Aging Foundation, Bucharest, since 2005. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Anti-Aging Medicine, International Society for Investigations of Stress, New York Academy of Sciences, World Stress Society, International Association Biomedical Gerontology, l'Union Médicale Balkanique, International Brain Research Organization, International Society Neuropathology.