3BACKKõhidai, László MD, PhD
Birth:
- 6th Oct. 1956, Budapest
Education:
- 1988: Board Certification in Clinical Chemistry and Pathology
- 1976 – 1982: M.D. - Semmelwes University of Medicine, Budapest
- 1971 – 1975: B.Sc. - Madách Imre Gimnázium, Budapest, Hungary
Professional qualifications:
- 1988: Clinical Chemist
- 1982: Semmelwes University of Medicine, Budapest , M.D.
Academic qualifications:
- 2004: Habil. Professor, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hung.
- 1993: Ph.D. (C.Sc.) from Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Present and previous positions:
- 1998: Dept. of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis Univ., Associate Professor
- 1991 – 1998: Dept. of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology, Semmelweis Univ., Lecturer
- 1990: Metabolic Diseases Branch (Roth J. and Marx S.J.) NIH, NIDDK, Bethesda (USA), Visiting Associate
- 1989: Diabetes Branch (Roth J.) NIH, NIDDK, Bethesda (USA), Fogarty Research Fellow
- 1984 – 1989: Dept. of Biology, Semmelweis Univ., Research Assistant
Linguistic ability:
- Hungarian, English, German, Russian
Activities in higher education:
- lectures in Biology and Immunology (Hungarian and English)
- practices in Biology (Hungarian and English)
- Tutor of students working in research
- Tutor of diplome-works (Thechnical Univ., Budapest)
- Postgradual course: “Chemotaxis – its significance in biology and clinics”
- Member of PhD Examining Boards
- Supervisor or co-supervisor of PhD themes
- Examiner of Entrace Examinations to the Semmelweis University
Academic activities:
- Member of the Public Body of Hungarian Academy of Scienes
- Secretary of the Councill of Life Sciences, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (HSRF)
- Member of the Library Councill of HSRF
- Member of Sceintific Board of Protozoology Section, Hungarian Biological Association
- Member of Advisory Board of Series „Threasurehouse of Science” prog-ramme of Duna TV
- Member of ESF/EC Pan-European Resercher’s Mobility Portal (Brussels)
Honours and awards:
- 1998: Ipolyi Arnold Award
Research interests:
- phylogeny of signal molecules and their receptors
- chemotactic signaling
Professional visits:
- 1997 – 2002: Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Prof. Ruskoaho, J.), Oulu University Oulu (Finland)
- 1998 – 2002: Dept. of Physiology (Prof. Leppelauto, J.) Oulu University, Oulu (Finland)
- 1985: Dept. of Biochemistry (Prof. Nozawa, Y.) Gifu University, Gifu (Japan)
Professional societies:
- American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) USA
- International Society for Analytical Cytology (ISAC) USA
- Endocrine Society USA
- Magyar Biológiai Társaság/Protozoológiai Szakosztály (Protozoology Section, Hungarian Socitey
for Biology) Hungary
- Magyar Immunológus Társaság (Hungarian Society for Immunology) Hungary