Augusto Claudio Cuello

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Augusto Claudio G. Cuello

Alma mater University of Buenos Aires,
Oxford University
Occupation(s) Professor, Researcher

Augusto Claudio G. Cuello OC FRSC is Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Charles E. Frosst/Merck Chair in Pharmacology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] [2]

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Biography

He obtained his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in 1965 from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, followed by a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) at Oxford University in 1986 for outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience. [1]

He was Professor in neuropharmacology at Oxford University. [1]

In October 2003, he was named the Charles E. Frosst/Merck Chair in Pharmacology at McGill University. [1]

Honours

In 1997, he was received as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in the Academy of Science.

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