Ákos Farkas

EDUCATION

College / University

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science (Honors)

Major Subjects

Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry

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Country

Hungary

Lab Experience

Basic recombinant DNA technologies (DNA agarose gel electrophoresis, DNA isolation and sequencing, PCR, creating plasmid vectors, transformation of bacterial cells), SDS-PAGE, affinity chromatography, RNA isolation, RT-PCR, mammalian cell culture, SRB assay.

Projects / Research

12/2012 – 07/2013: The anti-metastatic effects of a HIF-α inhibitor, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary

Scholarships / Awards

2014 – 2015: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2009 – 2010: Hungarian Republic Scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Besides finding all kinds of molecular biological research fascinating, I am especially interested in studying the molecular background and various disturbances of the cell cycle and differentiation, and the medical application of this knowledge.