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Name:                             Magdolna Szente,

Date and place of birth:  October 09, 1946, Hódmezővásárhely,  

Education:                      1970: graduated in Biology and Chemistry  at József Attila University,  Szeged, Hungary

Scientific degree:

                                      1973:  University Doctor's degree  

                                      1986:  Candidate of Biological Sciences,

                                      1995:  Doctor of Biological Sciences for the Hungarian Academy of Science

                                      1995:  Habilitation,

 

Official address:            University of Szeged,

                                       Department of Comparative Physiology,

                                       6726 Szeged, Középfasor 52, Hungary

                                       Telephone:   (36) 62 544 152

                                       FAX:             (36) 62 544 291

                                       E-mail: szente@bio.u-szeged.hu

 

Nationality: Hungarian

 

Positions held:

1970 - 1977: Assistant Lecturer, Department of Comparative Physiology, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary

1977 - 1988: Lecturer, Department of Comparative Physiology, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary

1989 - 1997: Associate professor, Department of Comparative  Physiology, Attila József   University, Szeged,
Hungary

1997 -           Full professor, Department of Comparative Physiology, University of Szeged, Hungary

 

Teaching activity:

Lectures and courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels:

Phyisiology

Neurophysiology

Toxicology

Bioethics

Epilepsy

 

Visits in abroad:
 

1981: Visiting Researcher, Max-Planck  Institute, Biophysics-CHEMIE, Gottingen, (3 months)

1982: Visiting Researcher, Max-Planck Institute, Biophysics-CHEMIE, Gottingen, (3 months)

1983: Visiting Researcher, University of  Connecticut, Storrs,  (12 months)

1996 - 1988: Visiting Research Physiologist,  Medical Center, Mental Retardation Research Center,  University of California, Los Angeles (30 months)

1989: Visiting Research Physiologist,  Medical Center, Mental Retardation Research Center, University  of California, Los Angeles (3 months)

1992: Associate Professor, University of  Connecticut, Storrs (6 months)

1992: Visiting University Teacher,  University Manchester, (1 month)

1994: Associate Professor,  Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland (6 months)

1994: Visiting University Teacher, University Montpellier II (1 month)

1996: Visiting Researcher, Max-Planck Institute, Biophysics-CHEMIE, Gottingen, (3 months)

1997: Visiting Researcher, Max-Planck Institute, Biophysics-CHEMIE, Gottingen, (1 months)

1997: Invited professor, France Ministry of Education, Paris University 6. CNRS,  Laboratory  Experimental Epilepsy, (6 months)

1997-2007: Visits of 1-2 weeks at different Ruropean universities

 

Memberships:  

 

Hungarian Physiological Society,    1971- 2000

Hungarian EEG Society,      1972-

Hungarian Society for Neuroscience,    1992-   

International League against Epilepsy Hungarian Section 1995-

Hungarian Toxicological Society    1999-

International Brain Research Organization,   1986-

European  Neuroscience Association,    1985-

International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 1998-

EUROBIO (European Association of Biological Faculties)  1996  (vice president)   2000-2003

European Association of Global Bioethics  1997-2004

TEMPUS coordinator, Biological Faculty    1991-1996

Member of the Teaching Comity, Biological Faculty   1989-1995

Evaluator for scientific grant applications, and scientific degrees.

President of the State exam Committee, Biological Faculty 1995

Erasmus/Socrates coordinator, Biological Faculty   1996-2001

President of the Trade Union of Higher education at the Attila József University,  1995-2000

Member of the Committee for Animal Experimentation,   2000-

Vice-president of EUROBIO (European Association of  Biological Faculties)  2000-2003

Project coordinator of scientific grants of the Hungarian Science Foundation, and EU Copernicus EU TEBE local coordinator      1997-99

EU EBLA local coordinator      1998-99

Member of Advisory Board of the journal “Globalo Bioethics”     2000-

Member of the board of Directors of “European Master of Global Bioethics” International Institute of the Study of Man    2000

EU ATHENE local coordinator      2000-2003

Ph.D. in Neurobiology EU, CDA, local coordinator   2000-2004

Ph.D. Supervisor Invited lecturer,  at Hungarian and foreign scientific forums and  Universities.     

EU Education for all, MINERVA local coordinator    2001-2004

EU METE Leonardo       2004-2007

Awards

 

1982: Magyar Népköztársaság Minisztertanácsa: Kiváló Munkáért

1999 – 2003: Széchenyi Professzori Ösztöndíj

2007: Morris Coole prize

International League Against Epilepsy

 

Invited reviewer

Journals:

BMC Neuroscience

Epilepsia

Epilepsy Research

Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior

Current Signal Transduction Therapy

Global Bioethics

 

Books:

Recent Advances in Epilepsy Research

Landes Bioscience,

 

Science Foundations:

Hungarian Science Foindation

MARSDEN FUND New Zeland

Wellcome Trust
 

MAGDOLNA SZENTE, PH.D., D.SC.