Fatima Ferreira
Fátima Ferreira-Briza (born February 16, 1959 in Cachoeira de Goiás , Brazil ) is an allergist and has been the head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Diagnosis and Therapy at the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Salzburg since 2006 .
After successfully completing her degree in dentistry at the Uberlândia Federal University in Brazil in 1981 , she studied at the University of São Paulo , Brazil, and received her PhD in biochemistry in 1987. She then worked as a research assistant at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Santa Catarina , Brazil, before going to Canada as a post-doctoral student in 1988 at the University of Toronto with Prof. Anders Bennick. In 1990 he moved to Vienna to the Institute for Pathophysiology at the Medical University of Vienna . In 2000 she moved to the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Salzburg , where she completed her habilitation in the same year and has been a scientist ever since.
To date, she has published over 120 scientific papers in the field of allergology and immunology . These included pioneering work on tree and herb pollen allergies as well as work on the characterization and standardization of recombinantly produced allergens and allergen preparations. She has also worked on more than 20 specialist books.
Awards
- 1996 “Clemens von Pirquet” Prize from the Austrian Society for Allergology and Immunology
- 1998 “Cultural Fund of the State Capital Salzburg” Prize for research from the City of Salzburg
- 2005 Science / Research Prize from the City of Salzburg's Culture Fund
- 2006 Research portrait, w-fFORTE - program of the FFG, Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft mbH and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Economy, Family and Youth
- 2007 Research Communication Prize of the Fund for the Promotion of Scientific Research (FWF)
- 2007 Science2business Award from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor (BMWA)
- 2008 scientist of the year
Web links
- Homepage Fátima Ferreira
- Allergy researcher Ferreira scientist of the year
- Project "The Flying Laboratory"
- Women in research and technology
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Allergy Diagnosis and Therapy
- Fatima Ferreira in the AcademiaNet database of renowned women scientists
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferreira, Fatima |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferreira-Briza, Fátima |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian allergist, head of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for allergy diagnosis and therapy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cachoeira de Goiás , Brazil |