Fernando Lopes da Silva#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 656 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | THE NETHERLANDS |
Fernando Lopes da Silva passed away May 7, 2019.
Positions Held
- 2005 Professor at the ‘Instituto Superior Técnico’ of the Technical University of Lisbon
- 2000 Visiting Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
- Professor Emeritus, University of Amsterdam
- 1995 - 2002 Scientific Director of the Foundation of Epilepsy Clinics of the Netherlands at “Meer en Bosch” in Heemstede
- 1993 - 2000 Director of the newly created Institute of Neurobiology of the University of Amsterdam and member of the Scientific Directorate of the Graduate School Neurosciences Amsterdam
- 1980 Professor of Animal Physiology at the University of Amsterdam
Fields of Scholarship
- Neuroanatomy
- Neuroscience
- Neurophysiology
- Epilepsy
Honours and Awards
- Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Lisbon, the University of Porto, the University of Helsinki and the University of Rennes
- Herbert H. Jasper Award of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- Awarded the title of “Alto Oficial da Ordem de Santiago da Espada” by the President of Portugal for his notable contributions to the fields of Science, Arts and Literature
- Awarded the degree of knight of the order of the “Nederlandse Leeuw” by the Queen of Netherlands
- Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Honorary member of the British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
