CV

Birth: October 29, 1958, Budapest

Education:

• 1977 - 1982: Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Natural Sciences , biology - chemistry

Academic qualifications:

• 1996: Semmelweis University, PhD
• 1982: Eötvös Loránd University, MSc

Present and previous positions:

• 2005 - tutor of the german Program Semmelweis University Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology                                                                                                                
• 1997-: Semmelweis University, Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, associate professor,
• 1983 - 1997: Semmelweis University, Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, lecturer
• 1981 - 1982: Primary School IV. Nyar u. Budapest
• 1989 - 1991: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA USA

Professional visits:

• 2002, 2003: University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany Dept. of Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Diel
• 1989 - 1991: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA Dept. of Biochemistry , Lab of Prof. Dr. Andrew G. Szent-Györgyi

Activities in education:

• Practical teacher at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry for first year students (Hungarian and English program)
• Lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Medicine and Dentistry (Hungarian and English program)
• Practical teacher and lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (German program)
• Teacher in the Premedical course of College International Budapest (McDaniel College)
• PhD course - Genomics
• Invited lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany Dept. of Biochemistry
• supervisor of the German Education Program since October 2005.

Academic activities:

• 2003 -: AVE - Allergieverein in Europa Society
• 2001 -: Member of the Europeen Histamine Research Society
• 1992 - 1997: Member of the Hungarian Cell Biology Society

Honours and awards:

• 2003: Award from the Rector of Semmelweis University

Research interests:

• Endocrinology, steroid metabolism
• Connections between histamine and steroid metabolism
• Histamine dependency of the placenta during placental cytokine and steroid synthesis

Research and Expertise:

• The title of my PhD thesis was: "Long-lasting effects of steroid and steroid-like treatments in early periods of ontogenesis". In this work compounds with steroid structure and/or non-steroid ligands were applied, binding to steroid receptors. These chemicals were administered to rats at pre- or neonatal age.
• The role of histamine in the reproductive processes:                                                                 
  a.) Steroid alterations in male HDC KO mice                                                                                  
  b.) The Th1/Th2 shift alterations in pregnant HDC KO mice.
• At present, I am studying the role of microvesicles (MV-s) in the immunological regulation of pregnancy.                                                                                                                     
  a. ) Studies on humans: the role of MV-s isolated from the sera of healthy and asthmatic pregnant and non-pregnant women.
  b.) Studies on mice: the role of Mv-s isolated from the sera of HDC KO and wild type mice, pregnant and non-pregnant.

Languages:

• English (top level)
• French (top level)
• German (high level)
• Russian (spoken and written)
• Latin (written)