Background
Garcia, Rafael Vera was born on May 6, 1939 in Santa Rosa, Misiones, Paraguay. Son of Rafael Vera and Juana Bautista (Garciá León) V.
Garcia, Rafael Vera was born on May 6, 1939 in Santa Rosa, Misiones, Paraguay. Son of Rafael Vera and Juana Bautista (Garciá León) V.
Pharmaceutical chemist degree, National University Asunción, Paraguay, 1961. Doctor in Biochemistry, National University Asunción, Paraguay, 1966. Postgraduate, University Rochester, 1965.
Assistant professor radiobiology, Faculty Chemical Sciences, National U. Asunción, 1971;
associate professor radiobiology, Faculty Chemical Sciences, National U. Asunción, 1974;
research fellow in nutritional biochemistry, NIRD, U. Reading (England), 1974-1975;
research fellow biology department, Center Recherche Nucléare Saclay (France), 1978-1979;
head human nutrition program, National Institute Technology and Standards, Asunción, 1976-1988;
head food biochemistry and nutrition research department College Chemical Sciences, U. Nac. Asunción, since 1981;
professor radioisotope methodolgy, U. Nac. Asunción, since 1983;
assistant professor nutritional biochemistry, Faculty Chemical Sciences, U. National Asunción, since 1990;
director research division College Chemical Sciences, U. National Asunción, 1991-1996;
associate professor nutritional biochemistry, Faculty Chemical Sciences, U. National Asunción, 1993.
Research fellow on nutritional biochemistry Department of Nutrition and Bromatology II, Faculty of Pharmacy U. Complutense, Madrid, 1984. Lecturer Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain, 1992, Universidad de Entre Rios, Argentina, 1992.
Member Association Biochemists, Nuclear Medicine and Biology Society, National Committee Food Protection-National Health Council, Association Professors of Faculty of Chemical Sciences, Paraguayan Nutrition Society, Spanish Bromatology Society (honorary), San Jose School Alumni, Garden Club.