Birth: February 10, 1951 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Citizenship: german, brazilian
Language Fluency: english, german, spanish, portuguese
Address:
Department of Psychiatry
Faculty of Medicine - University of São Paulo
P.O. Box 8091
05403-010 São Paulo - SP - Brazil
Telephone +5511 3069.8010
Telefax: +5511 3062.9029
e-mail: gattaz@usp.br
Education:
Faculty of Medicine, Fundação ABC, Sao Paulo, M.D. (1970-1975)
Neuropsychiatric Clinic, University of Sao Paulo, Resident Neuropsychiatry. (1976-1977)
University of Heidelberg, Doctorate. (1979)
University of Heidelberg, Habilitation (qualification for a full professorship). (1983)
Title of Psychiatrist by the German Medical Council. (1986)
German Medical Approbation. (1989)
Course on Behaviour Therapy. (1988-1990)
Formation in Psychotherapy. (1991-1995)
Title of Psychotherapist by the German Medical Council. (1996)
Professional Experience:
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine,University of São Paulo Since June 1996
Head of the Neurobiology Research Unit at the Central Institute of Mental Health Mannheim (CIMH) 1991-1996
Professor of Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg 1988-1996
Chief Psychiatrist, research ward (CIMH) 1985-1996
Chief Psychiatrist, gerontopsychiatric ward (CIMH) 1988-1996
Deputy Director of the CIMH 1991
Senior Chief Psychiatrist (CIMH) 1990
Chief Psychiatrist, acute ward and day-hospital (CIMH) 1985-1987
Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and
Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Foundation ABC, Sao Paulo 1983-1984
Visiting Professor at the CIMH 1980-1983
Visiting scientist at the Psychiatric Clinic of the CIMH 1978-1979
Current Research Projects:
Preclinical (Animal Experiments)
Development of animal models for Alzheimer’s disease
Stereotactic manipulation of brain phospholipid metabolism
Clinical Trials
Planning, execution and coordination of unicentric and multicentric clinical trials under
GCP/FDA standards in schizophrenia, major depression, mania and Alzheimer’s disease.
Neurobiology(Schizophrenia, Major Depression, and Alzheimer’s disease)
Brain mapping and psychophysiology (high resolution EEG)
Brain imaging and function (NMR, DTI and NMR-Spectroscopy)
Cell membrane phospholipid turnover in brain (post mortem) and in blood cells
Molecular genetics
Psychiatric epidemiologypidemiology
Editorial Activity:
Assistant Editor, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (1986-1998)
Co-Editor, European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience (1999-Present)
Editorial Board, European Journal of Psychiatry (1987-Present)
Advisory Editor, Psychopharmacology (1992-Present)
Editorial Board, Biological Psychiatry (1993-1998)
Editorial Board, Psiquiatria Biologica (1993-Present)
Editorial Board, Schizophrenia Research (1994-Present)
Editorial Board, Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria (1995-Present)
Editorial Board, Revista da Asociacion Argentina de Psiquiatras (1996-Present)
Editorial Board, Revista do Hospital da Clínicas da FMUSP (1998-Present)
Editorial Board, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (1998-Present)
Editorial Board, Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (1998-Present)
Editorial Board, Revista Psiquiatria na Pratica Medica (Portugal) (1998-Present)
Editor, Revista de Psiquiatria Clínica (1998-Present)
Co-editor, Journal of Neural Transmission (1999-Present)
Co-Editor, The World Journal of Biological psychiatry (2000-Present)
Nominations and Membership:
Secretary of the German Society of Biological Psychiatry (1995-1996)
Member, German Society of Biological Psychiatry
Member of the AGNP (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Neuropsychopharmakologie)
Academia Medicinae & Psychiatriae (USA)
Society of Biological Psychiatry (USA)
Honorary Member, Brazilian Society of Biological Psychiatry
Honorary Member, Asociacion Argentina de Psiquiatras
Member, Scientific Committee, World Federation of the Societies of Biological Psychiatry
Brasilian Academy of Sciences
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