Background
Ferreira, Paulo Alexandre was born on September 19, 1964 in Coimbra, Portugal. Son of Antonio Lopes Ferreira and Maria Celina (Baptista) M. Pinto. came to the United States, 1986.
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Paulo Alexandre Ferreira
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Paulo Alexandre Ferreira, American molecular neurobiologist. Achievements include molecular analysisof photoreceptor function and pathogenesis of inherited neuro-retinal disorders. Recipient Travel award Institute International Education, 1989, Honorary Mention Prize of Medical Genetics, 1989, 95; fellow University Tennessee Centers of Excellence Program, 1987; named Honorary Citizen of Montgomery, Alabama.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Porto, Portugal, 1988. Bachelor of Science with distinction and honors, Jacksonville State University, 1988. Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscis., Purdue University, 1993.
Career
Visiting scholar University Kiril I Metodiy International Association Exchange of Students for Technology Experience, Skopje, Yugoslavia, 1985. Academy scholar International House Program, Jacksonville (Alabama) State University, 1986-1988. Teaching and research fellow Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1988-1993.
Fellow North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1989-1991, 93-94. Fellow SCIENCE Program E.E.C., 1991-1993. Research fellow University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, 1994-1995.
Faculty Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, since 1995. Visiting scientist Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1990. Visiting fellow Karolinska Institute Stockholm, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Past member International House Program, Jacksonville State University, 1986-1988. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Federation American Scientists, Society Neurosci., American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Phi Eta Sigma, Tri Beta.
Connections
Married Mirna Farid El-Khoury Ghanem, January 4, 1991.
