Mario Saporta, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., FAAN

Roles

• Biography

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  Clinical Neurologist and Neurophysiologist with special training and interest in neuromuscular conditions (particularly Inherited Peripheral Neuropathies). Senior Translational Scientist specialized in Cellular Reprogramming and Differentiation for disease modeling, with experience in both academic and biotechnology industry settings;

• Education & Training

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  Education

  Fundação Getúlio Vargas

  MBA, Health Care Management, 2015

  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

  PhD, Neuroscience, 2011

  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

  MS, Neurology, 2007

  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

  MD, Medicine, 2001

  Training

  Cellular reprogramming and differentiation

  National Institutes of Health/iPierian Inc

  Clinical Neurophysiology

  Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center

  Neurogenetics and Molecular Biology

  Molecular Biology Laboratory of INSERM (Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) and Department of Ne

  Clinical Neurology

  University College London

  Neurology

  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

  Licensures and Certifications

  Clinical Neurophysiology Board Certification

  Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

  United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

  Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates

  Neurology board Certification

  Brazilian Academy of Neurology, affiliated to the World Federation of Neurology

• Honors & Awards

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• Teaching Interests

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  Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  Neuromuscular Medicine
  Neurogenetics
  Neurology;

• Research Interests

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  Genetic neuromuscular disorders
  Genetic neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)
  Axonal degeneration
  Drug discovery
  Cellular reprogramming and differentiation;

• Publications

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