Csaba Fekete#
| Membership Number: | 7488 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2026 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | https://koki.hun-ren.hu/researchgroups/integrative-neuroendocrinology/about-us?backlink=L2t1dGF0b2Nzb3BvcnRvay9pbnRlZ3JhdGl2LW5ldXJvZW5kb2tyaW5vbG9naWEvcm9sdW5r |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-8206-562X |
| Publication Link: | https://m2.mtmt.hu/gui2/?type=authors&mode=browse&sel=authors10012354 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2010 - present Group Leader, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine, Head of the Integrative Neuroendocrinology Research Group
- 2020 - present Senior Researcher, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine
- 2017 - 2020 Deputy Head of the Department of Endocrine Neurobiology, MTA Institute of Experimental Medicine
- 2009 - 2020 Scientific Advisor, MTA Institute of Experimental Medicine
- 2003 - 2021 Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- 2003 - 2009 Senior Research Fellow, MTA Institute of Experimental Medicine
- 1998 - 2003 Research Fellow, MTA Institute of Experimental Medicine
- 1998 - 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
- 1995 - 1998 Junior Research Fellow, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
Fields of Scholarship
- Central regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis
- GLP-1 receptive neuronal networks
- Central regulation of energy homeostasis
- Neurophysiology
- Function of tanycytes
- Neuroanatomy
- Neuronal and glial control of the hypophysiotropic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-synthesizing neurons
Honours and Awards
- 2026 Academic Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2019 Flerkó-Bárdos Senior Memorial Medal
- 2010 Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Momentum program award
- 2009 Bolyai Research Fellowship
- 2008 Fogarty International Collaboration Award
- 2005 Henning Award of the Hungarian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- 2004 Bolyai Research Fellowship
- 2003 Youth Award of the Hungarian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- 2002 Youth Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 2001 Fogarty International Collaboration Award
- 2000 Lenhossék Award, Hungarian Anatomical Society
- 1998 Competition for Histamine Research in Hungary: First Prize
- 1995 István Apáthy Memorial Medal and Honorary Award
