Post-Doctoral Training: Vascular Medicine Institute, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 04/2008 – 11/2013.
PhD: Department of Pathophysiology, University of Szeged, Hungary and Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, 09/2003 – 04/2008.
MS, Pharm D: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Hungary, 09/1998 – 06/2003
2023 Distinguished Scientist Award, Augusta University Research Institute
2018 Emerging Scientist Award, Augusta University Research Institute
2013-2018 Pathway to Independence Award, K99/R00 HL114648
2013 Best Poster Presentation, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Annual
Retreat, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2012 New Investigator Travel Award, AHA’s Council for High Blood Pressure, Research,
Washington, DC
2010-2012 Great Rivers Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship, AHA (10POST3030009)
2010 Young Investigator Award, Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine (SFRBM),
Orlando, FL, USA
2009 Young Investigator Award, SFRBM, San Francisco, CA, USA
2008 PhD. University of Szeged, Hungary - Summa Cum Laude
2007 Queen Jadwiga Fund, Predoctoral Scholarship, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2004-2005 Jozef Dietl Scholarship, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2003 Eutimia-award, Scientific Research Student Congress, Szeged, Hungary
2003 First Prize, Scientific Research Student Congress, Szeged, Hungary
Title: “Lipid macropinocytosis: a novel target in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”
Type: 1R01HL139562-01A1
Agency: NIH NHLBI
Period: 07/01/2018 - 06/30/2023
Role: Principle Investigator
