!!!Vladimir Parpura \\ %%(float:left;margin-left:20px;margin-right:30px;) [{Image src='parpura_vladimir.jpg' alt='Vladimir Parpura' height='200'}] %% [{AcadMemberDataPlugin}] \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ __Present and Previous Positions__ * 2023 Distinguished Professor & Director, International Translational Neuroscience Research Institute, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China * 2015 - 2022 Professor (with tenure), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA * 2012 - 2015 Professor, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia * 2011 - 2013 Visiting Professor, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia * 2008 - present Visiting Graduate Faculty, Biophysics PhD Programme, Faculty of Science (PMFST), University of Split, Croatia * 2007 - 2015 Associate Professor (with tenure), University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA * 2005 - 2007 Associate Professor (with tenure); University of California, Riverside, CA, USA * 2000 - 2005 Assistant Professor; University of California, Riverside, CA, USA * 1996 - 2000 Affiliate Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA \\ __Fields of Scholarship__ [{AcadMemberFOScholarshipPlugin}] \\ __Honours and Awards__ *2012-15 Mentor, The Beckman Scholars Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham * 2011 IKERBASQUE (The Basque Country Science Foundation) Visiting Professor * 2006 - 2007 Faculty mentor of the year, University Honors program, University of California, Riverside, CA * 2007 Chair, Gordon Research Conference on “Glial biology: functional interactions among glia and neurons”, Ventura, CA. * 2005, Vice Chair, Gordon Research Conference on “Glial biology: functional interactions among glia and neurons”, Ventura, CA. * 2004 Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter Senior Fellow * 2003 Winter Brain Research Conference (WBRC) Travel Fellow, Snowbird, UT * 1995 - 1996 Research Fellow, Mayo Foundation * 1993 Research Excellence Award, Iowa State University * 1990 - 1992 Premium for Academic Excellence (PACE) Award, Iowa State University * 1988 Nikola Tesla's Award, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts * 1988 Rector's Award, University of Zagreb, Croatia \\ %%columns-900 %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/paper_content_pencil_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Curriculum Vitae |User/Parpura_Vladimir/CV] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/book_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Publication list|User/Parpura_Vladimir/Publications] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/camera_noflash_48.png' width='48px' class='image_left'}] [Highlights of my work and anecdotes|User/Parpura_Vladimir/Highlight] %% ---- %%coolborders-140-70 [{Image src='User/database_48.png' class='image_left'}] [Other information|User/Parpura_Vladimir/OtherInformation] %% %% [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit vparpura}][{ALLOW upload vparpura}][{ALLOW comment All}]