Ferenc Nagy - Curriculum Vitae#
Degrees awarded:
- 2001 Habilitation, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- 1997 D.Sc. “Molecular mechanism of light- and circadian regulated gene expression”. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
- 1981 Ph.D. Biochemistry and genetics. “Segregation and Recombination of Chloroplasts and Mitochondria in Nicotiana Somatic Hybrids”. József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary. Research adviser: Pál Maliga
- 1977 M.A. Biochemistry and genetics. József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary. Mentor: Pál Maliga
Present positions:
- 2008 - Professor of Plant Cell and System Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK
- 2006 - Deputy Director, Inst. of Plant Biology, BRC, Szeged, Hungary
- 2004 - Honorary Professor, University of Freiburg, Germany
Management roles:
- 2011 - present Monitoring Editor, Plant Physiology
- 2006 - present Deputy Director, Institute of Plant Biology, BRC, Szeged, Hungary
- 2000 - 2006 General Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Gödöllő, Hungary
Membership of Learned Societies:
- 2008-2014 Member of EMBO Council
- 2010 Corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2008 Member of the German Academy of Sciences
- 1998 Elected member of EMBO
PhD students supervised: 35
Publications: 160
Citations received: 10452
Hirsch index: 59
Research:
- Plant Molecular Biology: photoreceptors (red/far-red absorbing phytochromes and ultraviolet light absorning UVR8)/ light controlled plant development//integration of stress and light induced signaling
- Photobiology: structure/function of phytochromes, nucleo/cytoplasmic partitioning of phytochromes/post-translational modification/phosphorylation regulated light induced signaling
- Chronobiology: molecular organization of the plant circadian clock-work/light regulated entrainment/
- Optogenetics: development of plant based molecular switches for light regulated control of transcription of mammalian genes
