!!Edith Olah - Curriculum Vitae
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Professor of Molecular Genetics\\
Head, Dept Molecular Genetics; National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary\\
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__SCIENTIFIC DEGREES:__  
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*Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) (2007)\\
*D.Sc. on molecular cell biology and oncology, HAS (1992)\\
*PhD (genetics), Eötvös L Univ, Budapest, Hungary (1974)
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__RESEARCH INTEREST:__ 
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1) Molecular mechanisms of oncogenesis with a focus on genetic predisposition to cancer
2) Cancer susceptibility genes in Central-Eastern Europe
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__OTHER ACTIVITY:__ 
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Genetic testing for inherited cancer risk (breast & colorectal)\\
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__PUBLICATIONS:__  
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Author of 137 peer-reviewed papers, mostly on molecular cancer genetics. Over 4000 citations, H-index 37 (IF= 407.594)\\
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__ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS IN RUNNING CANCER SOCIETIES and ORGANIZATIONS in last decade:__
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*President, European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)\\
*Chair, Eur Coalition for Biom Res \\
*Coordinator, Central and Eastern European Cancer Genetics Network \\
*Consultant/Reviewer, European Commission\\
*Chair, Eur  Study Group for Cell Proliferation/Eur Cell Proliferation Soc \\
*Chair, Fellowship Comm, Int Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France \\
*President, Hungarian Cancer Society\\
*Chair/Member, COMMITTEES of Am Assoc Cancer Res (AACR), incl. those on Scientific Programs, Special      Conferences, Career Development Award Selection,  Susan G Komen Found Award; Pezcoller Award, Kirk Landon Award
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__ADVISORY BOARDS__ for European cancer organizations (EACR, FECS/ECCO etc.) & for EC (“Cancer in FP7”)\\
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__EDITORIAL BOARD__ member of 6 international journals (incl. Mol Oncol, Mol Cancer Res)\\
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__TEACHING:__         
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*Professor, Inv  lecturer, Eötvös L & Semmelweis Univ, Budapest; \\
*Visiting Professor, Lab Exp Oncol, IUPUI Sch Med, Indianapolis, IN, USA \\
*Supervisor of 10 Ph.D. THESIS works 
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__TRAINING__ of 13 visiting scientists from 6 countries of Central -Eastern Europe, USA, NL \\
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__INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS/GRANTS__ (5 continents, 41 groups)\\

*„Genomic Approaches in Cancer Care”(A-L Borresen-Dale, Norwegian Financing Mech)\\
*The Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA)\\
*International BRCA1/2 Carrier Cohort Study (IBCCS)\\
*Fogarty Grant: „Familial Breast Cancer”(M-C King, USA)\\
*EC FP5: „Genetics and Epidemiology of Breast Cancer” BCLC/BCAS (P Devilee, NL)\\
*Fogarty Grant: „Metabolic  Reprogramming in Cancer” (G Weber, IUPUI,  Sch Med, USA)