Head of department: József Toldi, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Közép fasor 52, Szeged, Hungary H-6726 Tel.:+36 (62)544-153 Fax:+36 (62)544-291 email: mvaradi@bio.u-szeged.hu
Personal data:
Date and place of birth: 20 09 1951, Csengele, Hungary
Marital status: married
Citizenship: Hungarian
Address: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and
Neuroscience, University of Szeged
Közép fasor 52, Szeged, Hungary H-6726
Phone: +36-62-544153
Fax: +36-62-544291
e-mail: toldi@bio.u-szeged.hu
Education and scientific career:
1971-76 Studies at Faculty of Sciences, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary.
1976 M.Sc. (biology)
1976- Lecturer at Department of Comparative Physiology, József Attila University, Szeged.
1978: University doctoral degree in physiology, anatomy and philosophy.
1985: International Training Course: Department of Experimental Psychology, Sussex University (postgraduate studies, supervised by Prof. B. Boaks).
1986: C.Sc. degree (Ph.D.)
1991-96: Vice-dean of Faculty of Sciences, József Attila University, Szeged.
1992-93: Head of Department of Zoology, József Attila University, Szeged.
1995: D.Sc. degree (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
1995: Habilitation at József Attila University
1996- Head of Department of Comparative Physiology (from 2007: Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience)
Research interests
Neuroplasticity of the sensory and motor systems, neurodegeneration, neuroregeneration and neuroprotection in the CNS
Public activities:
1998-2003 Elected delegate to Annual Meetings of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1997- Board member of Hungarian Physiological Society
2006- Vice-president of Hungarian Physiological Siciety
2001-2009 Board member of Hungarian Neuroscience Society
2002-2004 Consulting member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2004- Member of European Dana Alliance for the Brain
Study trips:
1981-2000: Altogether 7 years at Department of Anatomy, Georg August Universitat, Göttingen, FRG. (Common research project: MTA-DFG-JATE; head of the project: Prof. Dr. J.R. Wolff).
1987: 1-month study trip at Brain Research Institute, Moscow.
1990: Guest professor (3 months) at Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, USA.
1991: Guest professor (3 months) at the Department of Neurology, The Mount Sinai Medical School, New York, USA.
2002-2008 Study trips each year to Department of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kassa, Slovakia
2009 University of Kyushu, Fukuoka, Japan (2 weeks)
2010 University of Kyushu, Fukuoka, Japan (2 weeks)
Affiliations:
- Forum of European Neuroscience
- Hungarian Physiological Society
- Society for Neuroscience
- Hungarian Neurobiological Society
- European Associaion for the Study of Diabetes
- Habilitation Committee at University of Szeged
- Habilitation Committee at University of Pécs
- Hungarian Accreditation Committee
Grant support:
1997-2001 DFG, SFB (participant, renewed by 3 years)
1990 Soros Fellowship
1997-2001 DFG, SFB, Volkswagen (participant, repeatedly renewed)
1992-1994 OTKA T 5021 (grant holder)
1995-1998 OTKA T1635 (grant holder)
1996 MKM K+F (342) (grant holder)
1997-2000 FKFP (1195/1997) (grant holder)
1997 PFP (317/1997) (grant holder)
1997-2000 OTKA 22280 (grant holder)
2001 OTKA M 36213 (grant holder)
2000-2001 NATO (LST.CLG.976235) (grant holder)
2000-2003 OTKA T031893 (grant holder)
2001-2004 NKFP 1/027 (grant holder)
2004-2007 OTKA T046687 (grant holder)
2004-2008 RET-08/2004 (participant)
2007-2008 TéT SK-26/6 (grant holder)
2009-2012 OTKA K75628 (grant holder)
2009-2012 TÁMOP-4.2.1/B-09/1/KONV-2010-0005 (participant)
2010-2011 MTA-JSPS joint grant (JSPS/110, grant holder)
Felowships, honors and awards:
1985 Young Investigators Award Hungarian Physiological Society, Budapest, Hungary
1997-2001 Széchenyi Professor Fellowship Ministry of Culture and Education, Budapest, Hungary
2004 Innovative Pharmacologist 2004 (Best Grant Award)
2005 Award for Outstanding Scientific Research in Neuropharmacology (founded by TEVA Pharmaceutical Company)
2009 Award of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (for outstanding research activity)
Reviewer activities:
At journals
Behavioural Brain Research
Brain
Cerebral Cortex
European Journal of Neuroscience
Neuropharmacology
Neuroscience Letters
European Journal of Pharmacology
Neuroscience
Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Neurobiology Disease
Journal of Neural Transmission
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
At scientific organizations
Hungarian Scientific Research Fund
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation
Scientific Grant Agency of Ministry of Education of Slovak Republik and Slovak Academy of Sciences
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Wellcome Trust
JÓZSEF TOLDI, PH.D., D.SC.
