Attila Mócsai - Curriculum Vitae#
DEGREES AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 2013: Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2012: Habilitation (Semmelweis University)
- 1999: PhD (Semmelweis University)
- 1993: Medical doctor (Semmelweis University)
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
- Molecular mechanisms of innate immunity and inflammation
- Molecular mechanisms of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption
TEACHING AND MENTORING
- since 1993: Medical physiology lectures and courses
- since 2002: PhD supervisor (9 students supervised)
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS (SELECTED)
- 2016-2020: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Grant
- 2013-2018: Hungarian Academy of Sciences „Lendület” Research Award
- 2012-2015: EU FP7 Cooperation grant (Coordinator)
- 2008: ERC Starting Independent Investigator Award
- 2004-2017: Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship
- 2004-2007: NIH Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award
AWARDS AND OTHER HONORS (SELECTED)
- 2014: Most Read J Exp Med Primary Research Article (Kovács et al., J Exp Med 2014)
- 2013: Most Read J Exp Med Article (Mócsai, J Exp Med 2013)
- 2013: Academy Award, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2008: Sanofi-Aventis/Chinoin Hungarian Research Prize
- 2006: „Hottest paper of the week”, Nature Signaling Gateway (Mócsai et al., Nat Immunol 2006)
- 2005: EMBO-HHMI Scientist Award
- 2004: „Not to Be Missed”, IBMS BoneKEy Knowledge Environment (Mócsai et al., PNAS 2004)
- 2002: „Must Read”, Faculty of 1000 – Biology (Mócsai et al., Immunity 2002)
- 1999: Best PhD thesis at Semmelweis University
- 1997: EMBO Short Term Fellowship
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (SELECTED)
- 2015-2018: Member, Mol. Biol. Grant Evaluation Committee, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund
- since 2014: Faculty Member, F1000Prime
- 2013-2017: Section Editor, The Journal of Immunology
- 2013: Organizer, Semmelweis Symposium, Budapest, Hungary
- 2012: Organizer, ESCI Annual Meeting and European Phagocyte Workshop, Budapest, Hungary
- 2007-2011: Councillor and Vice President, European Society for Clinical Investigation (ESCI)
- since 2006: Chairman, Steering Committee, European Phagocyte Group