CV

Birth: 1953

Education:

• 1978 Eötvös Lorand University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, biologist

Academic qualifications:

• 1996 Eötvös Lorand University Faculty of Natural Sciences, PhD

Present and previous positions:

• 1996 - Semmelweis University, Dept Genetics, Cell and Immunobiology; associate professor
• 1990 - 1996 Semmelweis University of Medicine, Dept. Biology; assistant professor
• 1985 - 1990 Chinoin Pharmaceutical Factory; research scientist
• 1978 - 1984 National Institute of Public Health, research scientist

Professional visits:

• 1999 - 2000 Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan (Prof. T. Taga)
• 1997 Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany (Prof. Stefan Rose - John)
• 1992 Department of Biochemistry, Gifu University of Medicine, Gifu, Japan (Prof. Y. Nozawa)
• 1988 - 1989 Department of Biochemistry, Oxford Unersity, Oxford, England (Dr. J.K. Heath)
• 1983 Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary (dr. I. Raskó)

Honours and awards:

• 2010 Laudation of the Rector of Semmelweis University
• 2002 - Széchenyi István Fellowship
• 1999 Lecturer of the Year
• 1997 Laudation of the Rector of Semmelweis University

Activities in education:

• 1999 Lecturer of a special course (Genetics of sex)
• 1996 Supervisor of Dphil. students
• 1992 Lecturer in genetics both in Hungarian and in English
• 1990 - Tutor in English Program
• 1985 - Tutor in Hungarian Program

Other activities in the university:

• 1992 - 2005 Supervisor of the entrance exams in biology
• 1992 - Supervisor of biology training courses

Memberships:

• Scientific Societies: Hungarian Biological Society; Hungarian Immunological Society; Hungarian Society of Humangenetics; European Cell and Tissue Culture Society

Research interests:

• 2005 - Epigenetics
• 1999 - Stem cell differentiation; embryonic stem cell characterization; signal transduction;
• 1978 - 1999 Mutagenicity testing;
• 1978 - 1984 Cytogenetics and prenatal diagnostics

Languages:

• Hungarian
• English