Balázs Sarkadi

Balázs Sarkadi, MD, Ph.D. (born in 1948), spent several years as a post-doc and then as a visiting scientist at major universities in the United States and Canada. He is research professor at Semmelweis University, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, past president of FEBS, ICRO, and ITTS, member of several international research societies including the Academia Europeae. He obtained numerous awards, including the Denis Gabor award for research application development. His research has been focusing on membrane proteins, including the investigation of ABC membrane transporters, which play a major role in the multidrug resistance of cancer, in general pharmacology, and in stem cell function. His recent work is related to membrane transporter polymorphisms, transporter regulation in pluripotent stem cells and in stem-cell derived differentiated tissues. He has published more than 320 papers in international scientific journals, and has several international patents already in commercial applications. He has also been involved in science and general public education, focusing on efficient and sustainable health management and organizes international conferences.