István Katona#
| Membership Number: | 3685 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2013 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.katonalab.hu |
Present and Previous Positions
- Since 01/2011 Professor, Head of Department of Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology, IEM HAS
- 01/2011 - 06/2011 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of California, Irvine, USA
- 01/2007 - 12/2010 Senior Research Fellow, Head of Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, IEM HAS
- 01/2003 - 12/2006 Bolyai Research Fellow, Cerebral Cortex Research Group, Head: Prof. Tamás F. Freund, IEM HAS
- 09/2000 - 12/2002 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Max-Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany. Head: Prof. Peter Seeburg and Prof. Hannah Monyer
- 09/1997 - 09/2000 PhD student, Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy, IEM HAS. Supervisor: Prof. Tamás F. Freund
- 10/1993 - 08/1997 Student Research Assistant, Laboratory of Functional Neuroanatomy, IEM HAS. Supervisor: Prof. Tamás F. Freund
Fields of Scholarship
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Cortical GABAergic interneuron diversity.
- Synaptic neurotransmission.
- Endocannabinoid signaling in the central nervous system.
Honours and Awards
- 2013 Elected Member of the Academia Europea
- 2013 Winner of the Momentum Research Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2010 Winner of The Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellowship
- 2009 Winner of the European Research Council Starting Independent Research Grant
- 2009 IACM Award for “for a considerable contribution to cannabinoid research”
- 2008 Central European Talent Award, Best Life Scientist
- 2003 and 2007, János Bolyai Fellow, Excellent Achievements Category
- 2000 - 2002, European Molecular Biology Organization, Long-term Fellowship
- 1997 Richter-Gedeon Research Award
