Vera Ádám-Vizi#
| Membership Number: | 5906 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Affiliated section(s): | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2021 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2020 President of the Section of Medical Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2014 - 2020 Vice-president of the Section of Medical Sciences of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 1990 - 2014 Chairperson of the Department of Medical Biochemistry of Semmelweis University
- 2003 - 2009 Vice-rector for Scientific Affairs of Semmelweis University
- 1986 - 1987 Visiting scientist at King’s College London, Department of Physiology
Fields of Scholarship
- Bioenergetics of brain cells
- Early metabolic targets of oxidative stress in the brain
- Calcium-independent release of neurotransmitters
- Generation of oxidative stress by mitochondrial dehydrogenases
- Role of 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase in the generation of reactive oxygen species
- Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency
Honours and Awards
- Special Issue in Honor of Prof. Vera Adam-Vizi; Neurochemical Research, October 2019 (Guest editors: Chinopoulos C. And Starkov A.)
- 2019 Prima Primissima Award
- 2013 Semmelweis Prize
- 2010 Széchenyi price for scientific achievements
- Elected to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences as a corresponding member (2001), then as a full member (2006)
