Background
Barrantes, Francisco Jose was born on March 13, 1944 in Buenos Aires. Son of Guillermo Horacio and Dolores Barrantes.
Barrantes, Francisco Jose was born on March 13, 1944 in Buenos Aires. Son of Guillermo Horacio and Dolores Barrantes.
Doctor of Medicine, University Buenos Aires, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Buenos Aires, 1971.
Research fellow National Research Council, Buenos Aires, 1969-1971. Research associate department biochemistry University Illinois, Urbana, 1972-1973. Staff member department molecular biology Max Planck Institute, Goettingen, Germany, 1974-1979.
Section co-head membrane biophysics department Max Planck Institute Biophysics Chemistry, 1979-1983. Principal investigator Argentina Reserve Council (National Scientific and Technical Research Council ), 1983-1994. Highest rank career investigator Argentina Reserve Council, since 1994.
Director institute biochemistry University South, Bahia Blanca, Argentina, since 1983, professor department biology, biochemistry and pharmacology, since 1983, professor in charge Argentina, United Nations Educational chair biophysics and molecular neurobiology Argentina, since 1998. Director Science & Technological Center, since 2007. Visiting professor department neurobiology State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1986-1987, Neuroscis.
Institute, New York City, 1986, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1987. Adjunct faculty National Center for Biological Sciences, 2005, department biological science Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, 2005.
Fellow Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy (foreign). Member International Union Pure and Applied Biophysics (member special commission on cell and membrane biophysics since 1987), Bio-chemical Society London, National Academy Medicine Argentina, American Biophysics Society, German Society Biological Chemistry, Deutsche ForschungsGemeinschaft, Latin America Academy of Sciences, National Academy Medicine, European Academy Arts and Sciences (appointed member), International Society for Neurochemistry (appointed chairman committee for aid in neurochemistry).
Married Phyllis Johnson, September 3, 1973. Children: Alexandra Nadine, Caroline Roxana, Diego Christian.