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SURNAME: KOVÁCS
FORENAME: Lajos
TITLE: Dr.
DATE OF BIRTH: March 30, 1961
NATIONALITY: Hungarian
ADDRESS: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Dóm tér 8, Hungary
TELEPHONE: +36 62 54 51 45
FAX: +36 62 54 51 41; +36 62 54 59 71 (shared)
EMAIL ADDRESS: kovacs.lajos@med.u-szeged
hu
WEBSITE: http://www.mdche.u-szeged.hu/~kovacs/kl_en.html
DEGREES AND POSTS HELD:
| 1989 | Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry, L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary |
| 1985 | M. Sc. in Chemistry, L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary |
| 2004, 2002 (3 months) | Visiting Scientist, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK |
| 2000- | Senior Research Fellow, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary |
| 1996-1999 | Research Fellow, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, A. Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Szeged, Hungary |
| 1991-1996 | Research Fellow, Department of Organic Chemistry, L. Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary |
| 1993 (3 months) |
Recipient of an EC Scholarship, Chemistry Institute, Odense University, Denmark |
| 1990-1991 (18 months) |
Visiting Scientist, Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1988-1991 | Research Assistant, Dept. Org. Chem., L. Kossuth University |
| 1987 (3 months) |
Recipient of Scholarship, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic |
| 1985-1988 | Recipient of Scholarship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (PUBLISHED OR ACCEPTED): 160
NUMBER OF REFERENCES CITING THE ABOVE PAPERS: 257
CUMULATIVE IMPACT FACTOR OF JOURNALS PUBLISHING THE ABOVE PAPERS: 63.5
HONOURS AND AWARDS:
| 2001 | L. Kisfaludy Prize |
| 2000-2003 | J. Bolyai Research Fellowship |
| 1984 | 16th Scientific Meeting of Hungarian Students, First Prize |
| 1981 | 10th International Competition on Analytical Chemistry, Belgrade, First Prize |
MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS:
| 2001- | International Society for Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids |
| 1999- | Regional Editor of Molecules, an online journal for synthetic organic and natural products chemistry |
| 1997- | International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry |
| 1995- | American Chemical Society |
INTERNATIONAL GRANTS:
| January 1, 2004 | European Union, 6th Framework Program | Targeting Replication and Integration of HIV (TRIoH, LSHB-CT-2003-503480) | €392,000 (€11,610,500 for the whole consortium) | 3 years |
| September 1, 2001 | The Wellcome Trust | Synthesis and Biological Properties of Novel Azetidine-derived Nucleic Acid Mimics (063879/Z/01/Z) | £93,001 | 3 years |
© Lajos Kovács, 1999-