Balázs Sümegi

Biography

 Dr. Sümegi is Professor and Chairman, University Medical School Pecs, Department of Biochemistry. Dr. Sümegi was a visiting scientist at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA, and research chemist in the Pre-Clinical Science Unit of the Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA for three years. He was also a visiting professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, USA between 1989 and 1991. From 1996 to 1999 he served as Dean of the University Medical School Pécs. Dr. Sümegi contributed to the understanding the enzymatic activity of the inner mitochondrial membranes. Dr. Sümegi’s involvement in N-Gene’s research lead to the discovery of the PARP inhibition pathway. Dr. Sümegi earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, he received his PhD in biochemistry from the University Medical School Pécs. He earned a D.Sci. in biochemistry from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.

Research Interest

 Chemistry, Biochemistry , Microbiology