Eduardo R. Zimmer, PhD
Assistant Professor in Pharmacology
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Porto Alegre, Brazil
“We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct.” –
Affiliations
– Adjunct Professor, McGill University
– Affiliated Member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences
– Associate Researcher, Brain Institute of Rio Grande do Sul (BraInS), Brazil
– Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, UFRGS, Brazil
– Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Pharmacology and Therapeutics, UFRGS, Brazil
Selected Awards | Honors
2024 Blas Frangione Early Career Achievement, Alzheimer’s Association
2024 Sétima Chamada Pública de Apoio à Pesquisa Científica, Instituto Serrapilheira
2021 One To Watch Award, Alzheimer’s Association
2020 Terceira Chamada Pública de Apoio à Pesquisa Científica, Instituto Serrapilheira
2019 Comenda Ordem da Cruz Missioneira, Câmara dos Vereadores de Santo Ângelo
2018 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Travel Award, Alzheimer’s Association
2017 II Prêmio Cientistas e Empreendedor do Ano Instituto Nanocell, Instituto Nanocell
2016 Jovem Pesquisador Brazil/UK scientific collaboration: The future of molecular imaging, British Council, Newton Foundation and CNPq
2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Travel Award, Alzheimer’s Association
2016 Prêmio Capes de Tese em Ciências Biológicas II, CAPES
2015 Latin American Training Program (LATP) Associate, Society for Neuroscience
2014 Travel Award with the Institute of Aging, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
2013 Alzheimer’s Imaging Consortium (AIC) Travel Award, Alzheimer’s Association