Background
Silva, Gildo Almeida da was born on April 6, 1948 in També, Pernambuco, Brazil. Son of Severino Telécio and Ana (Almeida) Silva.
Silva, Gildo Almeida da was born on April 6, 1948 in També, Pernambuco, Brazil. Son of Severino Telécio and Ana (Almeida) Silva.
Bachelor of Science in Biomedicine, U. Federal Pernambuco, 1972; Master of Science, U. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Estadual Campinas, Imperial College, Brazil and England, 1993.
Researcher, EMBRAPA, Bento Goncalves, Brazil, since 1975.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science., Universidade Estadual de Campinas, member of New York Academy Sciences.
Married Maria Amazonas (divorced 1992). Children: Adriana Amazonas de Almeida, Erik Amazonas de Almeida.