a brief about julio licinio and his career

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A Brief About Julio Licinio And His Career Julio licinio is the deputy director at SAHMRI and there he leads the mind and brain. He is specialized in pharmacogenomics. He is also expertise in biology of depression and has been editing books on both of these topics. He has published research on obesity and the link between depression, obesity and the antidepressants. Julio licinio lived in US for almost 25 years but received his certificate of MD from Bahia. He is always asked to comment on questions related to his field and mostly on science, research and academic development in general. He has written four books of reviews for science that involves a commentary in psychiatry.

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Page 1: A brief about julio licinio and his career

A Brief About Julio Licinio And His Career

Julio licinio is the deputy director at SAHMRI and there he leads the mind andbrain. He is specialized in pharmacogenomics. He is also expertise in biology ofdepression and has been editing books on both of these topics. He has publishedresearch on obesity and the link between depression, obesity and theantidepressants. Julio licinio lived in US for almost 25 years but received hiscertificate of MD from Bahia. He is always asked to comment on questions relatedto his field and mostly on science, research and academic development in general.He has written four books of reviews for science that involves a commentary inpsychiatry.

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Personal information

Julio licinio’s wife is also an expertise in depression and pharmacogenomics. Theyworked together for 20 years and co-edited two books on the same topics. Theyhave two children and they are above 18. Licinio was an assistant teacher ofpsychiatry in Yale University. He was then a unit chief at neurodocrinology branch.He was later a professor of medicine and psychiatry at Geffen medical school. Heplayed multiple roles like founding director, graduate training in clinicalinvestigation and also mentored scholars program. Julio licinio was also atemporary advisor at WHO and co chaired ten of the scientific sessions andmeetings in seven different countries he also co edited ten books from thosemeetings and proceedings and they mainly focused on dysthymia.

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Scientific research

He has a great history in his scientific research career. He is known for his studyand research in leptin and the role in promoting feeling of satiety. He has around21000 citations and has published 240 papers in pubmed as well as written 12books. He carried out extensive body work on pharmacogenomics in depressionand it started in the year 2000 as a part of NIGMS. His research resulted in manypublications on antidepressant treatment.

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