– Adult’s Health Applied Sciences Graduate Program –  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

– Neurosciences Graduate Program –  UFMG

– Brazilian Academy of Neurology – Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging Coordinator

2020 – Exchange Scholarship with the Academy of British Neurologists, Brazilian Academy of Neurology

2015  –  “Jovem Talento” scholarship – Borderless science program, MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPq/FAPs

2001 – “Mention très honorable, avec félicitations du jury à l’unanimité”, Université Paris 6 (Sorbonne Universités)

Received his MD at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2000). Specialist in Neurology at Hosp. Mother Teresa (2004). He holds the title of Specialist in Neurology from the Brazilian Academy of Neurology/Brazilian Medical Association and in Neuropsychology (Université Paris VI, 2006). He received education and training in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at Hosp. de la Pitié-Salpêtrière (Paris, France), where he carried out research activities between 2005 and 2013. Dr. Cruz de Souza completed his Master’s degree (2006/2007) and his Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2007/2011), both at the Université Paris VI (Sorbonne Universités) and then completed his post-doctorate at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière (Paris, 2011/2013) and at the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Medical Research at UFMG (2013/2015).