Dr. Péter Kovács
| Email: | kovpet@dgci.sote.hu |
| Position: | Associate Professor |
| Phone: | +36-1-210-2930/6251 |
| Publications: | PubMed |
Birth: 9. June, 1941. Szolgaegyháza, Hungary
Education:
1971: Take a degree in education of biology/chemisty; Kossuth Lajos Tudományegyetem, Természettudományi Kar, Debrecen
1959: Final exam at a secondary school (Corvin Mátyás Gimnázium, Budapest)
Professional qualifications:
lecturer of biology/chemistry
Academic qualifications:
2002: DSc
1993: PhD
1976: dr. univ.
Present and previous positions:
1993: Semmelweis University, Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immuno-
biology, associate proefessor
1982: Semmelweis University of Medicine, Department of Biology, assistant
professor
1974: Semmelweis University of Medicine, Department of Biology, assistant
lecturer
1961 - 1963: Military service
1959: skilled labourer in organic chemistry, North-Hungarian Chemical Works
Linguistic ability:
english, german, russian
Activities in higher education:
Lectures from biology (cell biology; developmental biology; cyto- and humangenetics) in hungarian and german Practice from biology (in hungarian and german)
Other public activities:
Hungarian Society of Biology
1999: president of Protozoology Section
1986 - 1991: secretary of General and Theoretical Section
Research interests:
The signalling of Tetrahymena. Used methods: immunocytochemistry; immunoprecipitation; enzym-activity measuerements; laser confocal scanning microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; cytofluorimetric measurements; cytofotometry; chromatographic methods; electrophorese; lipid isolatins and determinations; lipid labeling with radioctive isotopes.
Professional visits:
1996: Fellowship at Universität Mainz, Institut für Physiologische Chemie,
Mainz, Germany - 1 month
1995: Scholarship of MTA and JSPS, Gifu University of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry, Gifu, Japán - 2 months
1993: International Res. Fellowship - Fogarty International Center, Auburn
University, Department of Zoology and Wildlife Science, Auburn, Alabama, USA - 2 months
1992: TEMPUS Scholarship, Odense Universitet, Institute of Medical
Biology, Dept. Of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Odense, Denmark
1991: Scholarship of Universite Paris VII, Laboratoire Biologie-Odontologie,
Paris, France - 6 months
1988: Scholarship of MTA and JSPS, Gifu University of Medicine,
Department of Biochemistry, Gifu, Japán - 2 months
1983: Scholarship of MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) and JSPS
(Japan Society for Promoting of Sciences), Gifu University of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Gifu, Japán - 6 weeks
Research and Expertise:
Field of interest: Signaling of unicellular Tetrahymena pyriformis; the inositol phospholipid and sphyngolipid signalization systems of Tetrahymena. Connection between the signaling and the cytoskeleton (actin and microtubular) of Tetrahymena. Demonstration of enzymes (phospholipase, C, A2, D, sphyngomyelinase) functioning in the signal transduction. Demonstration the effect of microtubulus-drugs (colchicine, nocodazole, vinblastine, taxol etc.) on the different microtubular systems (transversale-, longitudinale microtubuli, basal bodies, deep fibers, etc.) of Tetrahymena by immunocytochemical methods. Analysis of the effects of tubulin-acetylation on the cytoskeleton and signaling of Tetrahymena.
Publications:
Number: 218
Cumulative Impact Factor: 189,566
Cited times: 267