Alcino J. Silva
Alcino J. Silva (born April 9, 1961) is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist who was the recipient of the 2008 Order of Prince Henry and elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013 for his contributions to the molecular cellular cognition of memory, a field he pioneered with the publication of two articles in Science in 1992.
Alcino J. Silva | |
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Silva in 2008 | |
| Born | Alcino Jose Silva April 9, 1961 Marco de Canaveses Municipality, Portugal |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University University of Utah Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Molecular cellular cognition of memory |
| Spouse(s) | Tawnie Silva (2 children: Elenna Silva and Alexander Silva) |
| Awards | Medalha Marco Canavezes, Senior Roche Award for Translational Neuroscience, Order of Prince Henry, American Association for the Advancement of Science, UCLA Distinguished Professor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Doctoral advisor | Raymond White Susumu Tonegawa (post doctoral) |
Silva is a Distinguished Professor of neurobiology, psychiatry and psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, director of the Integrated Center for Learning and Memory at UCLA, and the Founding President of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society.
He is former scientific director of the Division of Intramural Research Programs at the National Institute of Mental Health, having also served as member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minho, Portugal.