title: Idealism and romantic patriotism for science - an interview with José Francisco David-Ferreira.
abstract: Jose Francisco David-Ferreira is one of the most influential Professors of Cell and Developmental Biology in Portugal. David-Ferreira pioneered the use of electron microscopy in cell biology and experimental embryology. He also paved the way for successive generations of biologists who cross-fertilized the national scientific community. As we discuss briefly below, David-Ferreira is above all a Pedagogue and an Institution builder.
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: David-Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003585:Cell Biology; D015509:Developmental Biology / Q000379:methods*; D004626:Embryology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011174:Portugal