Albert Aguayo
Albert Juan Aguayo , also Alberto Juan Aguayo (born July 16, 1934 in Argentina ) is an Argentine- Canadian neuroscientist . He is best known for his work on the regenerative capacity of the nervous system .
Life
Aguayo graduated from the National University of Córdoba in Argentina with a degree in medicine in 1959 . He worked as an intern in neurology at the University of Toronto and McGill University before going to the UK on a McLoughlin fellowship for a research visit in 1966 .
In 1967 Aguayo received a first professorship (assistant professor) in the department of neurology and neurosurgery at McGill University in Montreal . He mainly dealt with basic neurobiological research. In 1977 he received a full professorship. Aguayo was Director of McGill 's Center for Research in Neuroscience at the Montreal General Hospital Research Institute from 1985 to 2000 .
Aguayo was President of the Canadian Association of Neuroscience and the Canadian Neurological Society , the Society for Neuroscience , based in Washington, DC (1987). He was Scientific Director of the Canadian Neuroscience Network and President of the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) based in Paris (2006–2008). Aguayo published more than 150 original papers and was co-editor of 26 scientific journals .
Act
At McGill University, Aguayo and colleagues were able to show that nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord of adult mammals - contrary to the previous doctrine - are very well able to grow and establish new functional connections after an injury or illness. Aguayo also studied the conditions under which the regenerative potential of nerve fibers can be improved and the chemical and cellular factors that promote successful cell growth in the brain, eye and spinal cord.
Awards (selection)
- 1984 member of the Royal Society of Canada
- 1987 Honorary doctorate from Lund University
- 1988 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1990 Neuronal Plasticity Prize from the Fondation Ipsen
- 1992 Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1994 Wilder-Penfield Prize
- 1995 Honorary Doctorate from Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario
- 1996 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 1999 Killam Prize
- 2011 member of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
Since 2010, an Albert Aguayo Lecture has been held annually at McGill University in Montreal as part of an Albert Aguayo Conference .
Web links
- Cutting Edge Lecture in Science: The challenge of brain repair at McGill University (mcgill.ca)
- Doing the "impossible" at McGillReporter (mcgill.ca), September 9, 1999
Individual evidence
- ↑ Serch Fellows at the Royal Society of Canada (rsc-src.ca); Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ Albert J. Aguayo MD, FRSC at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ Neurosciences. (No longer available online.) In: fondation-ipsen.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017 ; accessed on February 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Alberto J. Aguayo, OC, MD, FRSC with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ Aguayo, Albert J. at Les Prix du Québec (qc.ca); Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ Professors Albert J. Aguayo, Maurice A. Bergougnou and Walter Hardy Recipients of Prestigious $ 50,000 Killam Prizes for 1999 at the Canada Council for the Arts (canadacouncil.ca) ( Memento June 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Dr. Albert Aguayo at the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame (cdnmedhall.org); accessed on February 27, 2016.
- ^ Inaugural Albert Aguayo Lecture at McGill University (mcgill.ca); Retrieved December 1, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aguayo, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juan Aguayo, Albert (full name); Juan Aguayo, Alberto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine-Canadian neuroscientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Argentina |