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PENA, Sérgio
Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais
Sérgio Pena graduated in Medicine at UFMG in 1970 and initially joined the clinical career, having done residency in Pediatrics and Medical Genetics in the United States and Canada. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1975 in Pediatrics and has also obtained the title of specialist American Board of Pediatrics in 1976. Prof. Sergio Pena is Member of the Academy of Medicine of Minas Gerais (2003) and Member of the Mining Academy of Pediatrics (2005). His publications include three books, 51 book chapters and 220 medical and scientific articles and most of them in international journals. Prof. Sergio Pena also writes a monthly column entitled "Genetic Drift" Today in Science online.
He was President of the Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1992-1993), President of the Latin American Program of the Human Genome - PLAGH (1992-1994), Chairman of the Committee of the South-American Human Genome Diversity Project (1994-1996 ), Board Member of the "Human Genome Organization" - HUGO (1994-1996) and the National Commission on Biosafety-CTNBio-(1995-1996), the Committee on Pathogenesis and Applied Genomics of Tropical Disease Research Branch of the World Health (2000-2002) and Member of the Advisory Committee on Genetics CNPq (2003-2007).
Prof. Sergio Pena is currently a member of the Editorial Committee of Genetic Analysis and Technical Applications, Genetics and Molecular Research, Medical Journal of Minas Gerais and São Paulo Journal of Pediatrics. He was ad hoc consultant for several organizations including CNPq, FINEP, CAPES, FAPESP, CONICYT Uruguay, and FONCYT CONICET Argentina, Colciencias of Colombia, Israel, Israel Science Foundation, WHO, Wellcome Trust and the "Office of Technological Assessment" ( OTA) of the United States Congress.Sergio Pena created in 1996 and currently heads the Foundation Danilo Pena (FUNDAPE) that gives scholarships to needy students with high intellectual potential