Imre Vass#
| Membership Number: | 4003 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.brc.hu/plant_molecular_stress_and_photobiology.php |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2000 - present Director, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
- 1998 - 2000 Scientific advisor, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
- 1997 - 1999 Visiting professor (12 months in total), Dept. Biology, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France
- 1993 - 1998 Deputy director, Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
- 1991 - 1993 Senior researcher (group leader), Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
- 1989 - 1991 Visiting scientist, Institute of Biochemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden
- 1991 - 1993 Resarcher (staff scientist), Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
- 1984 - 1986 Visiting Scientist, Solar Energy Research Group, RIKEN, Tokyo, Japan
- 1975 - 1987 Assistant lecturer, Lecturer, Department of Theoretical Physics, Attila Jozsef University, Szeged, Hungary
Fields of Scholarship
- Structure and function of the Photosystem II complex
- In silico modeling of Photosystem II
- Photosynthetic light energy conversion and utilization
- Renewable energy production by photosynthetic systems
- Role of reactive oxygen species in photooxidative stress in photosynthetic systems
- Photosynthetic electron transport
- Photodamage of the photosynthetic appartus by visible and UV light
- Environmental stress responses of plants, algae and cyanobacteria
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Officer's Cross, for scientific achievements
- 2010 - 2012 Hungarian-New Zealand Intergovernmental S & T Cooperation Programme Grant
- 2008 - 2010 Hungarian-Australian Intergovernmental S & T Cooperation Programme Grant
- 2003 - 2005 Hungarian-French Intergovernmental S & T Cooperation Programme Grant
- 1998 Honorary Professor, University of Szeged
- 1997 Széchenyi Professor Award (Education Ministry of Hungary)
- 1993 - 1995 British Council - Hungarian Academy of Sciences Joint Fund Grant
- 1993 Straub prize of BRC, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
