
Tamas Hegedus, PhD
Education Research experience Teaching activities Professional service |
Awards Research grants Travel grants Patents |
Memberships Computer skills Science outreach |
Publications |
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Education
- Postdoctoral fellow under guidance of Dr. J.R. Riordan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, , 2005-2009;
- Postdoctoral fellow under guidance of Dr. J.R. Riordan, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 2003-2005;
- Ph.D. Program in Molecular Cell Biology under guidance of Dr. B. Sarkadi, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1998-2003;
- Undergraduate program in biology and chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1992-1998;
- Schola Piae, Budapest, Hungary, 1988-1992.
Research experience
- Characterization of domain-domain assembly in CFTR by experimental and computational methods, 2007-present;
- Computational study of differences in WT and delF508 CFTR NBD1, 2006-present;
- Investigating the interaction between the 5D3 mAb and EL3 of ABCG2, 2008;
- Computational study of kinetics of protein translation focusing on CFTR and Pgp, Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest, Hungary, October-November, 2007;
- Studying the regulation of CFTR by R domain, 2005-present;
- Developing an interactive database for the C1 inhibitor gene, 2001-2004;
- Studying PDZ interactions of ABC proteins, 1999-2003;
- Characterization of interactions between chemicals and multi-drug transporters, 1994-2003;
- Studying the membrane topology of MRP1, 1996-1997.
Teaching activities
- Practical and lecture course on cell biology for high school students (in the framework of Movement of Hungarian Research Students), Natl. Med. Center, November-December, 1999; October-December, 2001;
- Teaching cell biology in the Radnóti Miklós High School of the University of Sciences, March-April, 1998;
- Participation in organization of The ICRO Symposium and Course on Membrane Transporters and Channels, Budapest, Hungary, May 22-June 4, 1995.
Professional service
- Reviewer, Journal of Biological Chemistry;
- Reviewer, Bioinformatics;
- Reviewer, Wellcome Trust;
- Reviewer, Journal of Molecular Biology.
Awards
- Postdoctoral Fellowships funded from Novartis and NIH, 2003-;
- Poster-award of SIGMA, Keszthely, 2002;
- Full time Doctoral fellowship of the Hungarian Republic, 1998-2001;
- Soros Foundation Travel Award, 1999;
- "Pro Scientia" Gold Medal from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1997;
- First prize at XXIII. National Scientific Conference for Students, Nyíregyháza, 1997;
- Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, 1996, 1997;
- Soros Foundation Travel Award, 1996;
- First prize at Scientific Conference for Students, Eötvös Loránd University, 1996;
- "Kovács László" prize for the activity in science, Schola Piae, 1992.
Research grants
- FP7 - People IRG (Marie Curie), 2009-2012;
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2008-2010;
- "PRO RENOVANDA CULTURA HUNGARIAE" Foundation, 1998;
- ELTE Peregrination II Foundation, 1998.
Travel grants
- National Office for Research and Technology (Mecenatura), 2001;
- Soros Foundation, 1999;
- Faludi Ferenc Academy, 1997;
- "PRO RENOVANDA CULTURA HUNGARIAE" Foundation, 1996, 1997;
- Soros Foundation, 1996.
Patents
- Sarkadi B., Seprodi J., Hegedus T., Keri Gy., Orfi L., Idei M., Hollosy F., Teplan I., Okada Y Multi-Drug Rezisztencia Megszuntetesere Alkalmas Oldekony Vegyuletek, E Vegyuleteket Tartalmazo Gyogyaszati Keszitmenyek Es Eljaras A Vegyuletek Eloallitasara
P0003554, 2000; - Seprodi Janos (Hu); Sarkadi Balazs (Hu); Hegedus Tamas (Hu); Keri Gyoergy
(Hu); Orfi Laszlo (Hu); Idei Miklos (Hu); Hollosy Ferenc (Hu); Teplan
Istvan (Hu); Okada Yoshio (Jp) Soluble Compounds For The Inhibition Of Multidrug Resistance And Pharmaceutical Compositions Thereof
WO0220527, 2002
AU8613101, 2002
Memberships
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Public Law Association
- Hungarian Society of Biochemistry
- Hungarian Biological Society
- Federation of European Biochemical Society
- International Society for Computational Biology
Computer skills
- C/C++
- Python
- Web solutions (html, JavaScript, php, cherrypy)
- Relational Database Management Systems
- Network design and management (OS: Linux)
Science outreach
- Practical and lecture course on cell biology for high school students (in the framework of Movement of Hungarian Research Students), Natl. Med. Center, November-December, 1999; October-December, 2001;
- Presenting at Radnóti Days, Radnóti Miklós High School of the University of Sciences, 2001;
- Cover story in "Képes Újság" (a Hungarian, weekly gazette), 2002.
