Dénes Dudits - Curriculum vitae#
Education:#
- Grammar School:
- 1958-1962 Győr, Hungary
- University:
- 1962-1966 Agricultural University at the St. Stephen University, Gödöllő, Hungary
- Ph.D.:
- 1968. in plant genetics, Thesis entitled: "Studies of induced mutants in pea"
- Postdoctoral Training:
- 1974-1975 Visiting scientist in Prairie Regional Laboratory, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Canada, with K.N. Kao and O.L. Gamborg
- Academic Degree:
- 1982. Doctor of biological sciences, in plant cell genetics "Somatic hybridization by fusion of plant protoplasts."
- Visiting Professorship:
- 1982-1983 Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Genetics, Harvard University, Faculty of Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Positions:#
- 1997- Director General, Biological Research Center, MTA Szeged, Hungary, Head of the Laboratory of Cell Division and Differentiation
- 1989-1999 Director, Institute of Plant Biology, BRC, MTA
Memberships: #
- Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Academia Europaea
- Member of the European Molecular Biological Organization (EMBO)
- Member of the Executive Committee of International Cell Research Organization (ICRO)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) (2000-2006)
- Member of the Board of Directors of The International Society of Plant Molecular Biology (ISPMB) 2003-2006
- Founding President of Barabás Zoltán Federation of Biotechnology (2000-)
- President of Agrobiotech Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2006-)
Editorial or Advisory Board:#
- Acta Biologica Hungarica
- Plant Science
- In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant
- Plant Journal (1992-2000)
- Plant Cell Reports (1996-2006)
Prices:#
- 1994. Körber European Scientific Price
- 1995. Széchenyi Price from the Hungarian State
- 2001. Ányos Jedlik Inventor Price
- 2003. Scientific Price of Foundation for Szeged