László Nagy#
| Membership Number: | 3221 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://nlab.med.unideb.hu/ln.htm |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2013 Director of Genomic Control and Metabolism Program Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Orlando - Lake Nona, USA
- since 2006 Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
- 2000-2006 Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
- since 2000 Head of Debrecen Clinical Genomics Center, University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center
- 1999-2011 Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, Department of Integrative Biology Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Texas-Houston, Medical School, Houston Texas, USA
- 1999-2000 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
- 1995-1999 Instructor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University medical School of Debrecen, Hungary
- 1996-1999 Senior Post-doctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA USA
- 1992-1996 Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Texas
Fields of Scholarship
- Macrophages
- Gene expression
- Dendritic cells
- Nuclear hormone receptors
- Immune regulation
- Lipid metabolism
- Transcriptional regulation
Honours and Awards
- 1989 Pro Scientia Gold Medal for Outstanding Scientific Achievements
- 1989 Outstanding Tutor in Biology University Medical School of Debrecen
- 1991 Weszprémi-Prize for Outstanding Academic and Scientific Activity University Medical School of Debrecen
- 1998-1999 Special Fellow of the Leukemia Society of America)
- 1998 Cheryl Whitlock/Pathology Prize, Stanford University
- 1999 Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award
- 1999-2002 Széchenyi Professorship
- Ranked as #5 scientist in 1999 based on the number of highly cited, “Hot papers” published in 1997-1998 (Institute for Scientific Information Hot papers Database)
- 2000-2010 Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar
- 2000-2004 EMBO Young Investigator
- 2003-2006 Szechenyi Istvan Fellowship
- 2005-2010) Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellow
- 2007 EMBO Member
- 2008 European Society for Clinical Investigation Award for Excellence in Biomedical Investigation
- 2010-2011 Fulbright Scholar
- 2014 Tankó Béla-Prize
