Carlos Chagas Filho
Brazilian medical researcher (1910–2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carlos Chagas Filho (September 10, 1910 – February 16, 2000) was a Brazilian physician, biologist and scientist active in the field of neuroscience. He was internationally renowned for his investigations on the neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon of electrogenesis by the electroplaques of electric fishes. He was also an important scientific leader, being one of the founders of the Biophysics Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and was also a president for 16 years of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and president of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences (1965–1967).
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Carlos Chagas Filho | |
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Born | 10 September 1910 |
Died | 16 February 2000 (aged 89) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Nationality | Brazilian |
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Fields | Physician |
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