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