André Luiz Teles e Silva

Has a Bachelor's degree in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Pará - UFPA. Where he received the certificate of honor to the merit for academic performance. During the graduation he was a scholarship holder of 5 times scientific initiation, where he developed projects in the areas of immunogenetics, population genetics and medical genetics with emphasis on Intellectual Disability and Fragile X Syndrome. Received the Award of Outstanding Scientific and Technological Initiation - 2016 of UFPA. He was co-founder and vice-president of the League of Genetics of UFPA - LAGEN, working on teaching and extension projects for 3 years (2014 - 2016); President of the Academic Center of Biomedicine, management 2015-2016. Currently holds a master's degree from the Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology of the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo (USP) and develops his research activities at the Israeli Institute of Teaching and Research of Albert Einstein Hospital. His master's work focuses on the study of molecular and cellular effects of mutations in the CACNA1H gene in patients with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Has experience in the field of neurosciences, molecular biology, using molecular tools in the investigation of genes of interest to medical genetics. (Fonte: Currículo Lattes)