András Váradi#
| Membership Number: | 3680 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.enzim.hu |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 1989 Head of Research Laboratory: Institute of Enzymology, RCNS, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2008 Visiting professor/Fulbright research fellow: Th. Jefferson University, Department of Cutaneous Biology,
- 1991 and 1988 Visiting Scientist: Yale University, Dept. Internal Medicine, three visits
- 1974 - 1989 Research Scientist: Institute of Enzymology, BRC, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 1983 - 1985 Postdoctoral fellow: Cornell University, Baker Laboratory of Chemistry
Fields of Scholarship
- Soft tissue calcification
- Membrane proteins structure-function
- Human molecular genetics
- ABC proteins
- Pharmacological efflux systems
- Genetic diagnostics
- Multidrug resistance
Honours and Awards
- 2013 Member of the Academia Europaea
- 2002 Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2001 Award of the PXE International Foundation (USA)
- Member of the Molecular Biology-Biochemistry Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences;
- Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health;
- Member of the Advisory Board of The Biochemical Journal (London).
- Head of Grant Committee, Functional Genomics Programme, European Science Fundation, 2003-2007
- Member of the External Advisory Board of the Methusalem Project of the Ghent University). 2009-2016
- Member of the PXE Science Discussion Panel organized at NIH, Bethesda, USA by the PXE International
