Peter Nagy#
| Membership Number: | 6945 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | https://onkol.hu/kutato-osztalyok/mito/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3393-235X |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-nagy-17b5a1a2?external_page=LPC.Immersive&external_control=ViewProfileLink&external_app_instance=19caceba-e22b-45b1-8809-63b0240380c9&external_page_instance=16d8a514-b9ba-4029-a722-f7441deeed97&experiment=displayLinkedInDataPrebind&original_referer= |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2022 Acting Director, Chemistry Institute, Debrecen University
- 2017 Scientific Director at the National Institute of Oncology, Hungary
- 2013 Director of International Relations at the National Institute of Oncology, Hungary
- 2011-Head of the Department of Molecular Immunology and Toxicology at the National Institute of Oncology, Hungary
- 2021 Full Professor at Debrecen University, Hungary
- 2020 Full Professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hungary
- 2019 Honorary Professor at Debrecen University, Hungary
- 2018 Visiting Professor at Semmelweis University, Hungary
- 2015 Honorary Associate Professor at Debrecen University, Hungary
- 2015 Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Otago, Christchurch, Department of Pathology, Free Radical Research Group, New Zealand
Fields of Scholarship
- Redox biology related to oncogenesis
- Development of resistance to current therapies
- Immune response and suppression
- Cancer epidemiology
- Tumour progression
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals, such as Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry, Molecular Oncology, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, Journal of Biological Chemistry, and holds the position of Review Editor at the British Journal of Pharmacology
- Numerous academic acknowledgments, including the Doctorate of Sciences (DSc) from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, the Fellowship of The European Academy of Cancer Sciences, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Award for the best scientific achievement among János Bolyai Research Scholars.
- The Research Centre of the National Institute of Oncology has been awarded the status of Excellent Research Site (4 May 2022 - 30 June 2027) of MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences). As a result of the restructuring activities, in 2021, The National Institute of Oncology Research Center was awarded the title of “TOP50 - Excellent Research Infrastructure”
- The National Tumor Biology Laboratory was established within the National Laboratories Programme. The National Laboratories Programme supports 18 Hungarian and internationally recognized scientific areas. Out of these 18 laboratories, a total of 4 laboratories have received an excellent rating, including the National Tumor Biology Laboratory
- 2019 Bolyai Plakett (Recognition of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for the best scientific achievement among János Bolyai Research Scholars)
- 2011 ESF-EMBO Young Investigator Travel Award to the “Glutathione and Related Thiols in Living Cells ESF-EMBO symposium”.
- 2006 Young Investigator Travel Award to the “5th International Meeting on Human Peroxidases”
- 2001 Knut and Alice Wallenberg’s Foundation Award
- 1999 Second place at the XXIV. National Science Competition for Undergraduate Students, Hungary
- 1993 Finalist of the National Chemistry Competition for high school students, Hungary
