DEGREES:
- Biochemist: Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Argentina.
- Ph. D.: Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Argentina.
- Academic of National Academia of Biochemistry and Pharmacy Science

POST-DOCTORAL STUDIES:
Jouy en Josas, Francia: 11/91-4/92

UNIVERSITY POSITION:
Main Professor of Immunology. Instituto de Microbiología. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Argentina.
Associate Profesor Moncton University(2008-2010) Canadá

AREA WORK
Immunology. Lactic Acid Bacteria and Intestinal Mucosal Immune System.

SUPERIOR RESEARCH FROM
CONICET: Consejo nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Argentina
THESIS DIRECTION: 15 (fifteen)

AWARDS:
1997: Faculty of Medicine. University of Tucuman. Argentine
1998: Academy of Pharmacy (CEDIQUIFA)
1999: Yoplait International Gran Prix, for the work “Effect of LAB on the Immune System”.
2003: Nominee for the 2003 World Technology Award in the Biotechnology area. San Francisco, USA
2004: “Award Dr Arroyo”- Spain. “New probiotic cheese with immune modulation properties”
2005 : Municipalidad de San Miguel de Tucumán “International Day of women” As Important person in the Community
2008: De Argentine Microbiology SocietyFor the important investigations in the field of probiotics

CONFERENCES:
NATIONAL MEETING: 70
INTERNATIONAL MEETING:67
SCIENTIFICAL COMMUNICATIONS: 220

PUBLICATIONS - 150 TotalPublished papers in national and international refereed journals
- 5 Reviews
- PAPERS PUBLISHED IN PROBIOTICS DOMAIN: 130 since 1986 at the present
Nº Book chapters: 32
- Last 3 years : 7
Editor of Book
- “Probiotics 3. Immunomodulation by the Gut Microflora and Probiotics”. (2000,R. Fuller and G. Perdigon eds.). kluver Academic Publishers
- “Gut Flora, nutrition Immunity and Health” (2003, R. Fuller & G. Perdigón, eds.) Blackwell publishing.

REVIEWER OF SCIENTIFC PUBLICATIONS 9 International journals

DIRECTOR OF PERMANEN GRANTS
From CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) and Universidad nacional de Tucumán. CIUNT. Since 1988until present

MEMBERS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
AMERICAN SOCIETIES for MICROBIOLOGY (ASM) until 2002
MUCOSAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY (MIS) Until present
SOCIEDAD ARGENTINA DE INMUNOLOGIA (SAI) Until present
ASOCIACION ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGIA (AAM) Until present