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Education: 

• 1977-1982 Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest: MSc

Academic qualifications:

• 1995 Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest: PhD (Biology)
• 1992 Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest: dr. universitatis (cell biology)

Present and previous positions:

• 2002 - Semmelweis University, Budapest: Associate professor
• 1994 - 2001 Semmelweis University, Budapest: Assistant professor
• 1995 - 1996 Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (NY): Research scholar
• 1984 - 1994 Semmelweis University, Budapest: Instructor
• 1982 - 1984 PHYLAXIA Veterinary Co. Budapest: Laboratory biologist

Professional visits:

• 1995 - 1996 Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo (NY)

Activities in education:

• (Medical) Biology, Immunology and Genetic seminars (in Hungarian and English) for students of three faculties
• Lectures on selected topics in Immunology, (Medical) Biology and Genetics (in Hungarian and English) for students of three faculties
• Lectures on selected topics in postgraduate courses
• Editor of Biológiai gyakorlatok 1999, 2001, 2005
• Seminars in Immunology
• Supervisor and reviewer of research and thesis of undergraduate students

Other activities at the university:

• Elected member in university committees
• Jury membership in Research Students' Conference

Memberships:

• Hungarian Biological Society
• Hungarian Society for Microscopy (founding member)
• Hungarian Laboratory Animal Scientist's Society
• Hungarian Society for Immunology
• European Microscopy Society
• European Histamine Research Society

Honours and awards:

• 2008 Excellent employee of Semmelweis University
• 2000 - 2001 Békésy György Postdoctoral Award, Hungarian Ministry of Education
• 1999 Laudation from Rector of Semmelweis University
• 1988 Poster Prize on the Forum of Young Educators, Semmelweis University

Research interests:

• 1982 - 1997 Ontogeny and phylogeny of signalisation
• 1995 - Regulation of systemic acute phase response

Research areas:

• 1995 - Regulation of inflammatory acute phase reaction in different experimental systems: surgically induced rat liver regeneration; genetically modified mice.
• 1984 - 1996 Phylo- and ontogenesis of signalisation
• 1982 - 1984 Isolation and purification of immunochemical and cell biology reagents.

Languages:

• Hungarian (native)
• English