The Gothenburg Halogen Bonding Group

Curriculum Vitae

2008-             Gothenburg University, Göteborg, Sweden
                        Understanding Halogen Bonding in Solution: Investigation of yet unexplored Interactions with application
                        in Medicinal Chemistry (Swedish Scientific Research Council 2007-4407).

 2006-2008    Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
                        ‘Anti-Cancer’ – NMR investigation of tubulin-ligand complexes. 
                         Postdoctoral work with Prof. Teresa Carlomagno and Prof. Christian Griesinger (Marie-Curie postdoctoral
                         fellowship, FP6 041136).

2005-2008     ‘Development of paramagnetic tags for polysaccharides, structural studies using dipolar couplings and
                         paramagnetic shifts’.
                         Postdoctoral work with Prof. Christian Griesinger. (Swedish Scientific Research Council 2004-3073)

 2004-2005     University of California, San Diego, USA
                         ‘Investigation of n-s* interactions via solution NMR techniques’.
                         Postdoctoral work with Prof. Charles L. Perrin.

1999-2004     Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
                         Development of photoswitchable peptidomimetics.
                         Ph.D. work with Prof. A. Gogoll.

1999                Chinoin-Sanofi-Synthelabo Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
                         NMR-based conformational investigation of berbanes.
                         Project work with Dr. B. Podanyi.

1998                Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
                         Development of bispidinone and piperazine-based molecular tools for NMR investigation of
                         (p-allyl)palladium complexes.
                         Project work with Prof. A. Gogoll.

1995-1998    Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
                        Rotamicrospeciation of hydroxycarboxylic acids; investigation of excitatory amino acid analogues.
                        Project work with Prof. B. Noszal.

Fellowships:  
2006                Marie Curie Intra-European fellowship
2006                Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship
2004                Swedish Pharmaceutical Society, fellowship
2004                Vetenskapsrådet, postdoc. fellowship
2003                Swedish Pharmaceutical Society, IF:s Foundation
2002                Swedish Pharm. Society, CD Carlssons Foundation
1998                Fellowship of Pro Renov. Cultura Hungariae Found
                         Fellowship of the Hungarian Pharmaceutical Society
                         Fellowship of the Pharmacy for Health Foundation
                         Fellowship of the Hungarian Academic Stud. Council
1996-1999     Fellowship of the Hungarian Republic


Awards:                           
2004                Pedagogic Prize, Uppsala Pharmaceutical Student Association
1999                Mozsonyi Sándor Award
1998                Schulek Elemér Award
1998                Mozsonyi Sándor Award

Education:                        
                        Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

2004                Ph.D. in organic chemistry.
2002                Ph.Lic. in organic chemistry.

                        Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
1999                Master of Science in Pharmacy