Name:
Imre Derényi
Place and Date of Birth:
Csorna
(Hungary),
June 22, 1970
Citizenship:
Hungarian
Family Status:
Married to Zsuzsanna Erl,
two children (Dávid 1996, Áron 1999)
Home Address:
Nádorliget u. 8/B. III/3.,
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary
Current Position:
Associate
Professor
Work Address:
Department of Biological Physics,
Eötvös University,
Pázmány P. stny. 1/A.,
H-1117
Budapest,
Hungary
Education:
- 1994-1997: Doctoral Program in Physics,
Eötvös University, Budapest (Hungary)
- Degree: Ph.D. in Physics
- Grade: Summa Cum Laude
- Thesis: Thermal Ratchets in Biology and Physics
- Advisor:
Prof. Tamás Vicsek
- 1994-1997: Bolyai College,
Budapest (Hungary)
- 1989-1994: Undergraduate School in Physics,
Eötvös University, Budapest (Hungary)
- Degree: M.Sc. in Physics
- Grade: Summa Cum Laude
- Thesis: Modeling Neural Networks
- Advisor:
Prof. Tamás Geszti
- 1984-1988: High School
- 1976-1984: Primary School
Employment:
- Sep. 1, 2007 - :
Associate
Professor,
Dept. of Biological Physics,
Eötvös University (Budapest, Hungary)
- Jan. 1, 2002 - Aug. 31, 2007:
Assistant
Professor,
Dept. of Biological Physics,
Eötvös University (Budapest, Hungary)
- Jul. 1, 2000 - Jun. 30, 2002: Marie Curie Fellow,
Institut Curie (Paris, France)
- Jan. 1, 2000 - Jun. 30, 2000: Fellow,
Collegium Budapest (Hungary)
- Oct. 9, 1997 - Dec. 22, 1999: Research Associate,
University of Chicago (USA)
Awards, Honors, and Fellowships:
- 2003: Imre Bródy Prize of the Eötvös Physical Society
- 2002-2005: Békésy Post-doc Fellowship
- 2000-2002: Marie Curie Individual Fellowship
- 1993-1994: Scholarship of the Republic of Hungary
- 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992: 2nd, 1st, 2nd, and 1st prize of the
Ortvay National Contest in Physics, respectively
Funded Projects:
- 2004: Theoretical and experimental studies of biologically
relevant processes: particle separation, polymer and membrane
dynamics, molecular adhesion
(Supported by: EU FP6, Marie Curie European Reintegration Grant;
Grant no.: MERG-CT-2004-505969)
- 2003-2005: Studies of biological processes of the cell using
the methods of statistical physics
(Supported by: Hungarian National Science Foundation [OTKA];
Grant no.: F043756;
Supervisor: Imre Derényi)
- 2000-2002: Molecular motors and fluctuation driven transport
(Supported by: EU FP5, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship;
Grant no.: HPMF-CT-1999-00124)
- 1995-1997: Computer modeling and genetic analysis of the
cooperative behavior of bacterial colonies
(Supported by: Hungarian National Science Foundation [OTKA];
Grant no.: F017246;
Supervisor: Imre Derényi)
Research Experience:
- Biological Physics (molecular motors, membrane transport,
polymer dynamics, membrane dynamics, molecular adhesion,
protein adsorption, DNA separation, neural networks, etc.)
- Statistical Physics (far-from-equilibrium stat. phys.,
stochastic processes, chemical kinetics, complex systems,
non-linear dynamics, fractals, networks, etc.)
- Condensed Matter Physics (soft cond. mat., granular materials,
surface growth, superconductivity, etc.)
- Computation (computational physics, numerical methods,
computer simulations, C programming language, Mathematica,
Unix system admin., etc.)
Teaching Activities:
- 2003-2004: Statistical Physics of Polymers and Membranes
- 2002-2004: Biophysics
- 1995-1997: Probability Theory
- 1996: Statistical Physics
Memberships in Professional Societies:
- Hungarian Biophysical Society
- Public-Law Association of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Reviewing Activities:
- Physical Review and Physical Review Letters
- Various journals of the Institute of Physics
Short-term Scientific Visits:
- Invited Professor, University Paris VI
(Jun. 2003)
- Visiting Scientist, University of Chicago
(Sep.-Nov. 1996)
- Visiting Scientist, ESPCI
(Paris, Oct. 1995)
- Visiting Scientist, Brunel University
(London, Jun.-Aug. 1993)
Invited Talks at International Conferences and Workshops:
- "TBA",
Nobel Symposium on Controlled Nanoscale Motion in
Biological and Artificial Systems, Stockholm, Sweden. June,
(Gothenburg, Sweden, Jun. 2005)
- "Dynamics of membrane nanotubes",
International Seminar and Workshop on
Motion, Sensation, and Self-organization in Living Cells
(Dresden, Germany, Oct. 2003)
- "Formation, Interaction, and Function of Membrane Tubes",
Nanobiology 2001 Conference
(Atlanta, USA, Oct. 2001)
- "Towards a chemically driven molecular electron pump",
Conference on Molecular Motors - Recent Advances in
Research for Applications in Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
(Boston, USA, Sep. 2000)
- "Fast and Simple Algorithm for Polymer Dynamics Simulation",
Workshop on Models of Biological Motion
(Collegium Budapest, Hungary, Jun. 2000)
- "Brownian Ratchets and Models of Molecular Motors",
NATO ARW on Polymer Structure and Transport in Confined Spaces
(Bikal, Hungary, Jun. 1999)
Invited Lectures at Universities and Research Institutes:
- "Theory of molecular adhesion and adsorption",
Biological Research Center (Szeged, Hungary, Nov. 2003)
- "Formation, interaction, and function of membrane tubes",
Institut Curie (Paris, France, Dec. 2001)
- "Formation of membrane tubes and protein segregation along them",
Teikyo Biotechnology Research Center (Kawasaki, Japan, Aug. 2001)
- "Potential technological applications of Brownian ratchets",
ESPCI (Paris, France, Jan. 2001)
- "Brownian ratchets and their applications in physics",
University of Notre Dame (USA, Feb. 1998)
- "Molecular motors",
University of Notre Dame (USA, Nov. 1996)
- "Molecular motors",
ESPCI (Paris, France, Oct. 1995)
Participation in Conferences, Workshops, and Advanced Schools:
- Participant, International Conference on Science of Complex Networks:
from Biology to the Internet and WWW
(Aveiro, Portugal, Sep. 2004)
- Participant, The 5th International Conference on Biological Physics
(Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 2004)
- Speaker, 22nd International Conference on Statistical Physics
(Bangalore, India, Jul. 2004)
- Speaker, The 7th Taiwan International Symposium on Statistical Physics
(Taipei, Taiwan, Jun. 2004)
- Speaker, XXI Congress of the Hungarian Biophysical Society
(Szeged, Hungary, Aug. 2003)
- Speaker, Statistical Physics Day
(Budapest, Hungary, Apr. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003)
- Poster, EPS-12 General Conference "Trends in Physics"
(Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 2002)
- Poster, XIV International Biophysics Congress
(Buenos Aires, Argentina, Apr. 2002)
- Participant, 4th International Conference on Biological Physics
(Kyoto, Japan, Aug. 2001)
- Participant, Summer School "Physics of Bio-molecules and Cells"
(Les Houches, France, Jul. 2001)
- Participant, Summer School "From Cell to Brain"
(Les Houches, France, Jul. 1996)
- Participant, International Graduate School and Workshop on
Statistical Description of Nonequilibrium Steady States
(Budapest, Hungary, Jul. 1995)
- Participant, International Workshop on Nonlinear Dynamics,
Fractality, and Selforganization of Complex Systems
(Würzburg, Germany, Oct. 1994)
- Participant, School on Dynamics of Complex Systems
(Trieste, Italy, Mar. 1994)
- Participant, Workshop on Statistical Mechanics of Generalization
(Alden-Biezen, Belgium, Sep. 1993)