Péter Hegyi#
| Membership Number: | 4761 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2018 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | https://tm-centre.org/en |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2016 (full time) Director: Centre for Translational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
- 2016 (part time) Research group leader: First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- 2014 (part time) research group leader: Hungarian Academy of Sciences & University of Szeged Momentum Translational Gastroenterology Research Group, Szeged, Hungary
- 2012 - 2016 (full time) professor: First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- 2005 - 2012 (full time), associate professor: First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- 2007 - 2008 (part time), visiting research associate: Department of Physiology, University of Liverpool. Liverpool, UK
- 2002 - 2005 (full time), assistant professor: First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
- 2002 - 2005 (part time), Wellcome Trust visiting research associate: Department of Physiology, University of Newcastle. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- 1999 - 2001 (full time) Wellcome Trust travelling fellow: Department of Physiology, University of Newcastle. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- 1996 - 1999 (full time), assistant lecturer, physician & lecturer: First Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Fields of Scholarship
- Physiology and pathophysiology of pancreas
- Acute and chronic pancreatitis
- Epidemiological analysis of pancreatic diseases (AP, CP, PC, AIP)
- Epithelial ion transports of the gastrointestinal tract
- Observational clinical trials in acute pancreatitis (APPLE, PINEAPPLE, EASY, LIFESPAN)
- Investigation of genetic susceptibility of the pancreas
- Endocrine-exocrine interactions of the pancreas
- Randomized interventional clinical trials in acute pancreatitis (GOULASH, PREPAST, EMILY)
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Am. Phys. Soc. (APS) Lars Onsager Prize
- 2016 (awarded by the Council of the City of Szeged) For the International Relationship of Szeged
- 2015 (awarded by the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) Simor Pal Award
- 2015 (awarded by the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) Pro Otimo Merito in Gastroenterologia
- 2012 (awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Bolyai Plaque
- 2008 (awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Bolyai Prize
- 2005 (awarded by the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) Erwin Kuntz Prize
- 1996 (awarded by the Hungarian Society of Gastroenterology) Imre Magyar Prize
