Tamás Hegedûs, PhD

Senior research fellow

Membrane Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Department of Biophysics, Semmelweis University
Tuzolto u. 37-47, Budapest, 1094, HUNGARY

Education Research experience Teaching activities Professional service

Awards Research grants Travel grants Patents

Memberships Computer skills Science outreach

1. Postdoctoral fellow under guidance of Dr. J.R. Riordan, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, , 2005-present;
2. Postdoctoral fellow under guidance of Dr. J.R. Riordan, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 2003-2005;
3. Ph.D. Program in Molecular Cell Biology under guidance of Dr. B. Sarkadi, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1998-2003;
4. Undergraduate program in biology and chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1992-1998;
5. Schola Piae, Budapest, Hungary, 1988-1992.

1. Characterization of domain-domain assembly in CFTR by experimental and computational methods, 2007-present;
2. Computational study of differences in WT and ΔF508 CFTR NBD1, 2006-present;
3. Investigating the interaction between the 5D3 mAb and EL3 of ABCG2, 2008;
4. Computational study of kinetics of protein translation focusing on CFTR and Pgp, Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Budapest, Hungary, October-November, 2007;
5. Studying the regulation of CFTR by R domain, 2005-present;
6. Developing an interactive database for the C1 inhibitor gene, 2001-2004;
7. Studying PDZ interactions of ABC proteins, 1999-2003;
8. Characterization of interactions between chemicals and multi-drug transporters, 1994-2003;
9. Studying the membrane topology of MRP1, 1996-1997.

1. Practical and lecture course on cell biology for high school students (in the framework of Movement of Hungarian Research Students), Natl. Med. Center, November-December, 1999; October-December, 2001;
2. Teaching cell biology in the Radnóti Miklós High School of the University of Sciences, March-April, 1998;
3. Participation in organization of The ICRO Symposium and Course on Membrane Transporters and Channels, Budapest, Hungary, May 22-June 4, 1995.

1. Reviewer, Journal of Biological Chemistry;
2. Reviewer, Bioinformatics;
3. Reviewer, Wellcome Trust;
4. Reviewer, Journal of Molecular Biology.

1. Postdoctoral Fellowships funded from Novartis and NIH, 2003-;
2. Poster-award of SIGMA, Keszthely, 2002;
3. Full time Doctoral fellowship of the Hungarian Republic, 1998-2001;
4. Soros Foundation Travel Award, 1999;
5. "Pro Scientia" Gold Medal from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1997;
6. First prize at XXIII. National Scientific Conference for Students, Nyíregyháza, 1997;
7. Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University, 1996, 1997;
8. Soros Foundation Travel Award, 1996;
9. First prize at Scientific Conference for Students, Eötvös Loránd University, 1996;
10. "Kovács László" prize for the activity in science, Schola Piae, 1992.

1. FP7 - People IRG (Marie Curie), 2009-2012;
2. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2008-2010;
3. "PRO RENOVANDA CULTURA HUNGARIAE" Foundation, 1998;
4. ELTE Peregrination II Foundation, 1998.

1. National Office for Research and Technology (Mecenatura), 2001;
2. Soros Foundation, 1999;
3. Faludi Ferenc Academy, 1997;
4. "PRO RENOVANDA CULTURA HUNGARIAE" Foundation, 1996, 1997;
5. Soros Foundation, 1996.

1. Sarkadi B., Seprődi J., Hegedüs T., Kéri Gy., Őrfi L., Idei M., Hollósy F., Teplán I., Okada Y. Multi-Drug Rezisztencia Megszüntetésére Alkalmas Oldékony Vegyületek, E Vegyületeket Tartalmazó Gyógyászati Készítmények És Eljárás A Vegyületek Előállítására
   P0003554, 2000
2. Seprodi Janos (Hu); Sarkadi Balazs (Hu); Hegedus Tamas (Hu); Keri Gyoergy (Hu); Orfi Laszlo (Hu); Idei Miklos (Hu); Hollosy Ferenc (Hu); Teplan Istvan (Hu); Okada Yoshio (Jp) Soluble Compounds For The Inhibition Of Multidrug Resistance And Pharmaceutical Compositions Thereof
   WO0220527, 2002
   AU8613101, 2002

1. Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Public Law Association
2. Hungarian Society of Biochemistry
3. Hungarian Biological Society
4. Federation of European Biochemical Society
5. International Society for Computational Biology

1. C/C++
2. Python
3. Web solutions (html, JavaScript, php, cherrypy)
4. Relational Database Management Systems
5. Network design and management (OS: Linux)

1. Practical and lecture course on cell biology for high school students (in the framework of Movement of Hungarian Research Students), Natl. Med. Center, November-December, 1999; October-December, 2001;
2. Presenting at Radnóti Days, Radnóti Miklós High School of the University of Sciences, 2001;
3. Cover story in "Képes Újság" (a Hungarian, weekly gazette), 2002.