Author Report for: Albuquerque EXContact information:Albuquerque Edson Xavier deUniv. of Maryland - School of Medecine Pharmacology 655 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21201-1156USAPhone : (410) 706-7065 Fax : Send E-Mail to Albuquerque Edson Xavier deVisit the web site of Albuquerque EX at : http:///medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/Divisions/Translational-Toxicology Edson Xavier de Albuquerque was born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on January 22, 1938, and died in Maryland, US, in July 2018. In 1962 he obtained a Ph.D in Physiology and Pharmacology in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1974, Edson became Professor and Chair of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Marylands School of Medicine. Dr. Albuquerque contributed groundbreaking insights into the understanding of the pathophysiology of neurological disorders and the development of treatments against the toxic effects of organophosphorus poisons. In memoriam , and the message from Pr. Hermona Soreq, chair of the Cholinergic Meetings IAB of which Edson was a member. | |||||||
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