| Membership Number: | 4755 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.linkedin.com/in/andras-dinnyes-a5960926 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008 - present Full Professor, Head, Molecular Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Szt. Istvan University, Gödöllö, Hungary
- 2005 - present CEO, Founder, BioTalentum Ltd, Gödöllő, SME on agricultural and medical biotechnology, stem cell technologies
- 2010 - 2016 Full Professor (0.2 FTE) Department of Animal Health, Veterinary Sciences Faculty, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- 2008 - 2009 F.C. Donders Chair Professor, Veterinary Sciences Faculty, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 2002 - 2008 Scientific Advisor, Team leader, Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Genetic Reprogramming Team, Gödöllö, Hungary
- 2000 - 2001 Nuclear Transfer Team Leader, Dept. Gene Expression and Development, Roslin Institute, Roslin, UK
- 1997 - 1999 Visiting Research Scientist, Dep. of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
- 1994 - 1997 Research Fellow; Head of the Embryology Laboratory, Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Hungary
- 1993 - 1994 PHARE-ACCORD Post-doctoral Fellow, Veterinary Unit, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
- 1991 - 1992 Fulbright Fellow, Dep. of Animal Health, National Zoo, Smithsonian Inst., Washington D.C., USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Genetic reprogramming by nuclear transfer cloning in animals
- Pluripotent stem cell technology platform for medical models, toxicology and regenerative medicine
- Neurodegenerative diseases in vitro modelling (Alzheimers disease)
- In vitro embryo production and developmental origin of adulthood diseases in mammalians
- Cryobiology of mammalian gametes and embryos
- Diabetes treatment by regenerative medicine
- Genetic reprogramming by induced pluripotent stem cell technology
Honours and Awards
- 2015 “Sandor Kallai” award of the Hungarian Laboratory Animal Science Association
- 2013 “Denis Gabor” Innovation Award, Hungary
- 2004 Marie Curie Excellence Team Grant (ERC starting grant equivalent in EU FP6)
- 2003 Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellowship in Biomedical Science in Central Europe (No. 070246)
- 1989 „Pro Scientia” Gold Medal by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and National Student Scientific Circles
