Background

Diaz, Jorge Javier Riera was born on September 21, 1965 in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. Son of Tomas Antonio Riera and Ramona Maria Diaz.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University Havana, 1988.

Career

Junior researcher CNIC Ministery Superior Education, Havana City, Cuba, 1990—1995, associate researcher CNIC, 1995—2001. Post-doc fellow Rikagaku Kenkyūsho Brain Science Institute, Wakoshi, Japan, 1999—2000. Fellow NICHe Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 2002—2003, associate professor NICHe, since 2004.

Head Department Neurophysics CNIC Ministry Superior Education, 2000—2001.

Achievements

• Jorge Javier Riera Diaz has been listed as a noteworthy medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (associate), Cuban Society Physics (associate), The Caribbean Brain Research Organization (associate).

Connections

Married Yuko Nishizuka, August 5, 2005. Married Maria del Carmen Masa (divorced ). Life partner Maria del Carmen Perez.

Children: Jorge Alejandro Riera, Anthony Riera.

Father:

Tomas Antonio Riera

Mother:

Ramona Maria Diaz

Spouse:

Yuko Nishizuka

Spouse:

Maria del Carmen Masa

child:

Jorge Alejandro Riera Diaz

child:

Anthony Riera Diaz