Zsolt Liposits (born 22 October 1951) is a Hungarian physician,

neuroscientist A neuroscientist (or neurobiologist) is a scientist who has specialised knowledge in neuroscience, a branch of biology that deals with the physiology, biochemistry, psychology, anatomy and molecular biology of neurons, Biological neural network, n ...

and university professor.

Career

In 1976, he received MD degree from University Medical School Pécs and was appointed Lecturer in Anatomy. He was invited by

Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University was originally established in Kolozsvár, then in Austria-Hungary, later Romania, in 1872. After World War I, it was moved to Szeged. Since 1921 great advances have been made in the development of the Univ ...

and was appointed chairman of the Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology,

Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat ...

, Hungary in 1993. In 1998, he joined the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the

Hungarian Academy of Sciences The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( hu, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its ma ...

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and established the Department of Endocrine Neurobiology. He was appointed Professor at

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) ( hu, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. Founded in 1635, the PPCU is ...

, Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics in 2002. He has also worked as visiting scientist at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA, the National Institute of Environmental Heath Sciences, (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA and Nagoya, City University, Nagoya, Japan. From 2008 until 2017, he was Head of the Hungarian Section of the International Neuroendocrine Federation (INF).

Scientific achievements

He has been studying cellular and molecular mechanisms whereby the

hypothalamus The hypothalamus () is a part of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. The hypothalamu ...

regulates centrally the physiological events of

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and

metabolism Metabolism (, from el, μεταβολή ''metabolē'', "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cell ...

. He elaborated immune electron microscopic techniques for studying the synaptic regulation of

hypothalamic The hypothalamus () is a part of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus i ...

neurosecretory systems and elucidated molecular mechanisms of

estrogen Estrogen or oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three major endogenous estrogens that have estrogenic hormonal acti ...

signalling via

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s in the brain. For more information about his current research team, please, visit the webpage o
Laboratory of Endocrine Neurobiology
His scientific publications are over 180, Hirsch-index is 61. Till date, his scientific results received more than 10 000 citations.

Scientific publications

His scientific papers are listed in various data bases.

Honours and awards

* 2010 Pázmány Plaquette * 2008 Academy Award * 2005 Charles Simonyi Research Award * 1997 Széchenyi Professorship

References

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