J. Pótó, M. Tolnai, P. Zilahy (eds.): Understanding the Hungarian Academy of Sciences : a guide
The Academy's Network Of Research Institutes
UNDERSTANDING THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: A GUIDE on aquatic animals, and the monitoring of the toxic pollution of living organisms of Lake Balaton and its catchment area. BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE (BRC) Address: H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62 Mail: H-6701 Szeged, EO.Box 521 Phone: (36-62) 432-232 Fax: (36-62) 432-576 Internet: www.szbk.u-szeged.hu E-mail: dudits@nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu Director: DÉNES DUDITS, O.M. Main Fields of research: Basic research in biophysics, biochemistry, enzymology, and plant biology. Research on molecular and cellular levels. Practical applicability of the results obtained in basic research in agriculture, in the pharmaceutical, food and chemical industries and in medicine. The Institute takes part in graduate training, higher education by mail, the methodological training of young scientists and in the work of the International Training Course, works in close co-operation with related institutes of the Academy, universities, and other Hungarian and foreign research institutions. Centre of Excellence by EU qualification. BRC INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY Address: H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62 Mail: H-6701 Szeged, EO.Box 521 Phone: (36-62) 433-506 Fax: (36-62) 433-506 Internet: www.szbk.u-szeged.hu E-mail: vigh@nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu Director: LÁSZLÓ VÍGH, D.Sc. Main fields of research: Basic research using various modern methods applicable in natural sciences, studies on nucleic acids, proteins and lipids and their complexes on different organisational levels. Studies are aimed at a better understanding of the chemical and physicochemical nature of living matter, its changes, the regulation processes taking place in living matter and the laws governing life phenomena. BRC INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS Address: H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62 Mail: H-6701 Szeged, EO.Box 521 Phone: (36-62) 433-465 Fax: (36-62) 433-133 Internet: www.nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu E-mail: pali@nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu Director: PÁL ORMOS, C.M. Main fields of research: Basic research in the fields of bioenergetics, membrane physics and neurobiology using modern physical, chemical and biological methods. Research in the self-organisation ability of matter, and studies on the regulation processes in living matter primarily by physical methods. BRC INSTITUTE OF ENZYMOLOGY Address: H1113 Budapest, Karolina út 29/31 Mail: H-1518 Budapest, EO.Box 7 Phone: (36-1) 466-5633 Fax: (36-1) 466-5465 Internet: www.enzim.hu E-mail: friedric@enzim.hu Director: PÉTER FRIEDRICH, O.M. Main fields of research: Basic research to elucidate the role of enzymes and other proteins in biological processes; the regulation of these processes on molecular level; studies on proteins and polypeptides; the improvement of experimental methods and the development of a theoretical basis. BRC INSTITUTE OF GENETICS Address: H-6726 Szeged, Temesvári krt. 62 Mail: H-6701 Szeged, EO.Box 521 Phone: (36-62) 432-232/231 Fax: (36-62) 433-503 Internet: www.szbk.u-szeged.hu E-mail: rasko@nucleus.szbk.u-szeged.hu Director: ISTVÁN RASKÓ, D.SC. Main fields of research: Basic research on the mechanism of heredity and on the processes regulating and influencing the manifestation of hereditary traits on molecular and various other organisational levels. 58
