Zoltan Szekanecz#
| Membership Number: | 5467 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.rheumatology.hu |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-7794-6844 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008 Full Professor, Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 2001 Chairman of the Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 2000 - 2008 Associate Professor, Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 1998 - 2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 1996 11 - 1998 Lecturer, Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 1996 08 - 1996 10 Research Associate, Noerhwestern University , Chicago, IL, USA (full time)
- 1994 01 - 1996 07 Lecturer, Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 1992 03 - 1993 12 Research Associate, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA (full time)
- 1990 09 - 1992 02 Resident Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
- 1990 03 - 1990 08 Postdoc Fellow, University of Manchester, UK (full time)
- 1988 10 - 1990 03 Resident Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Hungary (full time)
Fields of Scholarship
- Synovial inflammation
- Cell adhesion, chemokines and angiogenesis
- Genetics of rheumatic diseases
- Targets for targeted (biological) therapies
- Cardiovascular comorbidity in rheumatic diseases
- Secondary cancer in rheumatic diseases
- Secondary bone loss in rheumatic diseases
- Crossroads in atherosclerosis and osteoporosis
Honours and Awards
- 2019 Issekutz Award, awarded by the Hungarian Society of Pharmacology
- 2019 "90th Anniversary of Medical Education"d, awarded by the University of Debrecen
- 2013 Szentágothai National Excellence Award
- 2012 Polgár Award, awarded by the Hungarian Society of Osteology
- 2008 Belák Sándor Award, awarded by the Hungarian Association of Rheumatologists
- 2008 Debrecen Academy Committee Award, awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Debrecen Section
- 1999 Széchenyi Professor Award
