Research

External collaborations

ADMET, Evotec, UK, Dr Mohammed Yaqoob. 2008 -

University of Szeged, Prof Gabor Jancso. 2009 -

Institute for Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, Dr Istvan Katona. 2008 -

Preclinical Compound Profiling, LDC, NIBRI, Dr Laszlo Urban. 1996 -

University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Prof Francisco Cruz. 2000 -

University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, Prof Klara Matesz. 1996 -

NovoNordisk A/S, Dr Dorte Xenia Gram. 2000 -

Fellowships

Wellcome Trust, Wellcome European Travel Fellowship.

Guest lectures

Mechanisms involved in TRPV1 activation. University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hunagry. 2006.

Functional mapping of the dorsal horn of the rat spinal cord. Sandoz Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. 1993.

Spinal expression of neurokinin-1 and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and modification of their action. Sandoz Institute for Medical Research, London, UK. 1995.

Ouch! It's hot! (Noxious heat and capsaicin sensitivity of cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons). University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. 1998.

Some like it hot. (Noxious heat sensitivity in primary sensory neurons). VI. Congress of the Hungarian Society for Neuroscience, Pecs-Harkany, Hungary. 1999.

Nagy, I.: Ouch! It's hot! (Heat activated ionic currents in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons). Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK. 1999.

Mapping of the spinal somatosensory system by using in vitro spinal cord preparations. SIBIA Neuoroscience Inc., La Jolla, California, USA. 1999.

Ouch! It’s hot!. SIBIA Neuoroscience Inc., La Jolla, California, USA. 1999.

Comparison of heat- and capsaicin-evoked whole-cell and single-channel currents in dorsal root ganglion neurons. The Primary Nociceptive Neuron, IASP Satellite Meeting, Prague, The Czech Republic. 1999.

Heat- and capsaicin-evoked currents in primary sensory neurons. Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, Lisbon, Portugal. 1999.

The role of VR1 in noxious heat transduction. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Frankfurt, Germany. 1999.

Heat transduction mechanisms in primary sensory neurons. European Neuropeptide Club Meeting, Insbruck, Austria. 2000.

Vanilloid receptor 1-mediated and noxious heat-evoked currents in primary sensory neurons. Joint Meeting of The Physiological Society (UK) and The Hungarian Physiological Society, Budapest, Hungary. 2000.

Cannabinoid 1 receptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition of synaptic transmission in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. St. Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. 2001.

Anandamide-indced dual-effect on capsaicin-sensitve cultured primary sensory neurons. European Neuropeptide Club Meeting, Olsztyn, Poland. 2002.

When the warning goes wrong. World Congress on Stress, Edinburgh, UK. 2002.

Vanilloid receptor1- and cannabinoid 1 receptor-mediated regulation of the excitability of nociceptive primary sensory neurons. University of Debrecen, Hungary. 2002.

Dual action of anandamide on transmitter release from cultured primary sensory neurons. University of Miguel Hernandez, Alicante, Spain. 2002.

Anandamide, the Janus-faced. GlaxoSmithKline, Neurology Research Series, Third International Symposium on "New Pain Therapies: from Laboratory to Clinic”, Verona, Italy. 2003.

Anandamide-responding receptors on nociceptive primary sensory neurons. University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. 2005.