Décio Laks Eizirik

Background

Eizirik, Décio Laks was born on March 9, 1954 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Son of Moysés and Paulina Eizirik. arrived in Sweden, 1986.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Federal U. Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, 1978; M Medicine, U. Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, 1982; DMed, U. Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, 1984; Doctor of Philosophy, Uppsala (Sweden) U., 1988.

Career

Resident in internal medicine and endocrinology, Federal U. Rio Grande do Sul, 1980-1982; assistant professor physiology, U. Campinas, Brazil, 1983-1985; assistant professor endocrine and diabetes division, U. Sao Paulo, 1985-1986; visiting researcher department medical cell biology, Uppsala U., 1986-1988; assistant professor, Uppsala U., 1988-1991; associate professor, Uppsala U., since 1991. Contributor more than 100 articles to medical journals.

Achievements

• Décio Laks Eizirik has been listed as a noteworthy Cell biology educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Scandinavian Society for Study Diabetes, European Society for Study Diabetes, Swedish Society Medicine, Pancreatic Islet Study Group (Executive Committee since 1992, organizer meeting in Sweden 1995), New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, classical music, cycling, walking.

Connections

Married Lígia Schermann, November 17, 1979. Children: Ricardo S., Daniel S.

Father:

Moysés Eizirik

Mother:

Paulina Eizirik

Spouse:

Lígia Schermann

child:

Daniel S. Eizirik

child:

Ricardo S. Eizirik