Anita Balazs,PhD

Multifaceted Lecturer with 14 years of expertise in adapting presentations to reach students of diverse backgrounds. Expert in leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience in anatomy to provide relevant information and first-hand experiences. Known for great personable demeanor and strong work ethic.

• Hungarian Microbiologist Society
• Hungarian Anatomist Society
• Hungarian Neuroscience Society
• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies

• TÁMOP-4.1.2.A/1-11/1-2011-0094 Neural regulation of human life processes - from neuron to behaviour. An interdisciplinary textbook on the structure, function and clinical aspects of the nervous system for medical students, health and life science students in Hungary, Central regulation of autonomic functions, University of Pecs, Hungary, 2013
• Répási László:’Latin terminology for students of dentistry textbook' 2020

• Japan-Hungary Cooperation Tender, 2013-01-01, 2014-01-01
• Induction of structural and functional plasticity in the microenvironment of neurons using plasmid-based transgenic technology, Richter Gedeon Pharmaceutical Industry RG-IPI-2017-TP11/010, KK/57/2018, 2017-01-01, 2018-01-01
• Hungarian Brain Research Program 2.0 2017-1.2.1-NKP-2017-00002, 2017-01-01, 2021-01-01
• Fund Hungarian Scientific Research Fund participation as co-researcher. Institute of Genetics: identification of key miRNAs in estrogen-sensitive ovarian cancer, 2021

• Dean's Commendation for exemplary academic and public service, 2007
• Publication Prize of the Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embriology, 2016

Publications:

Dócs K, Balázs A, Papp I, Szücs P, Hegyi Z (2024): Reactive spinal glia convert 2-AG to prostaglandins to drive aberrant astroglial calcium signaling (2024) Frontiers of Cellular Neuroscience,volume 18, provisionally accepted

Balázs A, Mészár Z, Hegedűs K, Kenyeres A, Hegyi Z, Dócs K, Antal M.(2017) Development of putative inhibitory neurons in the embryonic and postnatal mouse superficial spinal dorsal horn Brain Struct Funct. 222: 2157-2171

Sipiczki M, Balazs A, Monus A, Papp L, Horvath A, Sveiczer A, Miklos I. (2014) Phylogenetic and comparative functional analysis of the cell-separation α-glucanase Agn1p in Schizosaccharomyces. Microbiology, 160:1063

Balazs A, Batta G, Acs-Szabo L, Vázquez de Aldana C.R, Miklos I, Sipiczki M. (2012) Conserved regulators of the cell separation process in Schizosaccharomyces. Fung Gen Biol 49(3):235-49

Balázs A, Pócsi I, Hamari Z, Leiter E, Emri T, Miskei M, Oláh J, Tóth V, Pócsi I, Hegedus N, Prade RA, Molnár M and Pócsi I (2010) AtfA bZip-type transcription factor regulates osmotic and oxidative stress responses in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Genet. Genomics 283(3):289-303

Selected conference participations:

Balázs A, Varga R, Szücs P, Meszar Z: Chondroitinase AC expression in the spinal dorsal horn of embryos facilitates dendritic growth and branching, Poster section 01-29-2020 /69, IBRO Workshop 2020, Szeged, January 29-30, 2020

Balázs A, Mészár Z, Hegyi Z, Dócs K, Szucs P, Antal M:Distribution of GABAergic neurons in the superficial spinal dorsal horn during prenatal and postnatal development, CRISPR Conference, Berlin, November 13-14 , 2017

Balazs A, Meszar Z, Hegyi Z, Docs K, Antal M: Development of GABA-erg neurons in the mouse superficial spinal dorsal horn, ANS Conference Sydney, December 3-6, 2017

Balázs A, Mészár Z, Hegedűs K, Kenyeres A, Hegyi Z, Dócs K, Antal M: Development of putative inhibitory neurons in the embryionic and postnatal mouse superficial spinal dorsal horn, Neuronal Development Poster Section P1-440, 2017. FENS Regional Meeting, Pécs, September 20-23, 2017

Balázs A , Mészár Z, Dócs K, Hegyi Z, Antal M: Distribution of GABA-erg neurons in the developing superficial spinal dorsal horn. Abstract Number: FENS-1313, 9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Milan, Italy, July, 5-9, 2014

Mészár Z, Balazs A, Antal M: Radial and non-radial migration of dILA and dILB neuron in the spinal dorsal horn revealed by time-lapse microscopy. Abstract Number: FENS-1482, 9th FENS Forum of Neuroscience, Milan, Italy, July 5-9, 2014

Mészár Z, Balázs A, Murakami F, Antal M: Migratory pathways and morphological maturation of neurons populating the superficial spinal dorsal horn neurons, IBRO Workshop, Debrecen, January 16-17, 2014

Balázs A, Mészár M, Dócs K, Hegyi Z, Antal M: Development of GABA-erg neurons in the mouse superficial dorsal horn, IBRO Workshop, Debrecen, January 16-17, 2014

Madar, A, Balazs A, Banyai G, Batta G, Gyuricza K, Miklos I, Sipiczki M: Interspecific complementation of mutations in genes coding for regulators of cell separation in S. pombe, The 5th International Fission Yeast Meeting. Tokyo, Japan. Abstract Book p. 277, 2009