Gábor Nagy

EDUCATION

College / University

Semmelweis University Budapest

Highest Degree

Medical Doctor

Major Subjects

Medicine

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Country

Hungary

Lab Experience

1995 - 2000: Research student at the Dept. of Physiology, Semmelweis University, Prof. András Spät, mentor: Dr. Ferenc Deák
1998 - 1999: Research scholarship at the 1st Dept. of Physiology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, Prof. Ulrich Misgeld, mentor: Dr. Stefan Titz

Projects / Research

  • 1995 - 2000: Epileptiform activity evoked by high extracellular K on hippocampal neuronal culture, Ca currents in hippocampal neurons, patch-clamp
  • 1998 - 1999: Synaptic plasticity after epileptiform burst on midbrain neuronal culture, examining synaptically coupled neurons, patch-clamp
  • Calcium current activated by potassium ions in voltage-clamped rat hippocampal pyramidal neurones. Deák F, Nagy G, Várnai P, Madarász E, Spät A (1998) J Physiol (London) 508: 735-745

Scholarships / Awards

2000: Erasmus scholarship at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
1997 – 2000: Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Cellular electrophysiology, synaptic plasticity, epilepsy, combining electrophysiological techniques with other methods (e.g. molecular biology).