!!E. Sylvester Vizi - Curriculum vitae __Education__ \\ *1951 - 1955 Fay Andras Gymnasium, Baccalaureate, Budapest, Hungary *1955 - 1961 M.D, University of Pecs and Budapest, Budapest, Hungary *1969 - 1970, Ph.D. University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary *1975 - 1976 D.Sci., Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary \\ __Professional Experience__ \\ *1958 - 1959 Research Fellow in Biochemistry, Dept. of Biochemistry, Pecs University, Hungary *1959 - 1961 Research Fellow in Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, Budapest University of Medicine *1961 - 1965 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacology, Semmelweis University of Medicine *1965 - 1976 Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Semmelweis University of Medicine *1976 - 1981 Professor of Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, Semmelweis University of Medicine *1977 - 1981 Deputy Chairman, Medical Research Council and Research Dept. Ministry of Health *1967-1969 Riker Fellow (with Sir William Paton), Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University *1963(6 months) Visiting Scientist, Department of Pharmacology, Mainz University, Mainz Germany *1972(6 months) Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Parma University, Italy *1973(3 months) Visiting Professor, Institute of Pharmacology, Academy of Medical Sciences,Moscow, USSR *1975 (3 months) Visiting Scientist, Research Laboratory, Dept Anesthesiology,Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY *1983 (3 months) Visiting Scientist, Research Laboratory, Dept Anesthesiology,Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY *1984 (3 months) Visiting Scientist, Research Laboratory, Dept Anesthesiology,Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY *1981 - 1989 Deputy Director Institute of Experimental Medicine,Hungarian Academy of Sciences *1981 Professor and Chairman, Dept of Pharmacology and Therapy, H. I. University of Health, Hun. *1989 - 2002 Director, Institute of Experimental Medicine,Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary *1984 Visiting professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. USA \\ __Editorial Board Membership of International Journals__ \\ *Editor-in-chief of Neurochemistry International (Elsevier) *Section Editor of Brain Research Bulletin (Elsevier) \\ __Major International Research Grant Awards__ \\ *Philip Morris External Research Program Grant, 2003-2006.