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

  2015: Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  MBA, Health Care Management

  2011: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  PhD, Neuroscience

  2007: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  MS, Neurology

  2001: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  MD, Medicine

  Post Graduate Training

  2012: National Institutes of Health/iPierian Inc, South San Francisco

  Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Cellular reprogramming and differentiation

  2010: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI

  Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology

  2006: Molecular Biology Laboratory of INSERM (Institut Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) and Department of Ne, Paris, France

  Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Neurogenetics and Molecular Biology

  2005: University College London, London, United Kingdom

  Other, Clinical Neurology

  2005: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  Residency, Neurology

  Licensures and Certifications

  Brazilian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

  Clinical Neurophysiology Board Certification

  Educational Commission For Foreign Medical Graduates

  United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)

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

  Neurology board Certification

• 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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