Edda Adler

Edda Adler de Graschinsky[1] (b. 9 August 1937) is an Argentine chemist and biologist. She is a senior research of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the Institute of Pharmacological Research.[2][3]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Adler and the second or maternal family name is de Graschinsky.
Edda Adler
Born
Edda Adler de Graschinsky

(1937-10-09) October 9, 1937
Los Toldos
NationalityArgentina
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
OccupationChemist, biology

Biography

Edda Adler was born in the Argentinian town of Los Toldos, in the capital's province, on 9 August 1937.[2] She began her university studies in 1995 at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires, receiving a degree in chemistry in 1960. The next year, she began her doctoral studies in chemistry, graduating in 1964 with her thesis Poder antibiótico de cepas de Streptomyces aisladas de muestras de tierra de la República Argentina.[4] In this field, Adler has been involved in the study of the factors and mechanisms that regulate the release of neurotransmitters and the role played by endocannabinoids in cardiovascular physiopathology.[2][3][5] In 1974, she became a researcher at CONCICET, once serving as its Director from 1997 to 1998.[4] She is also a member of the Institute of Pharmacological Research, serving as its executive director from 1991 to 2003.[2]

Citations
  1. "Premio Anual "Bernardo A. Houssay". cedi.org.ar (in Spanish). Cediquifa. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. Clarín 2002, p. 20.
  3. "Edda Adler". fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Konex Foundation. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. "Edda Adler". sicytar.secyt.gov.ar (in Spanish). Sistema de Información de Ciencia y Tecnología Argentino. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  5. "La plantita interior y el principio del placer". Página/12 (in Spanish). 19 September 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2011.

References
  • Clarín (2002). Enciclopedia visual de la Argentina de la A a la Z (in Spanish). 1. Buenos Aires. ISBN 950-782-232-1.
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