Fodor István

István FODOR

research fellow
fodor.istvan@blki.hu
+36 87 448 244/ 220
Brief description of the main scopes

As a member of the Ecophysiological and Environmental Toxicological Research Group, my main scientific interest revolves around the investigation of the neuro- and neuroendocrine systems of the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis).

 

Integrating different biological levels, I focus on the following topics:
- functional and evolutionary characterization of the neuroendocrine and reproductive systems of molluscs (e.g., sex steroidogenesis, sex steroid receptors)

- investigation of different neuropeptides (e.g., GnRH) and small-molecule neurotransmitters (e.g., 5-HT)

- investigation of mechanisms underlying learning and memory consolidation 

- investigation of cellular- and molecular mechanisms underlying ageing, age-related memory impairment, and neurodegenerative diseases

 

I do my investigations with an integrative "top-down" approach using modern multidisciplinary methods (behaviour tests, LC-MS, IHC, WB, PCR, in situ hybridization, ligand-receptor assays, and nucleotide sequencing).

 

Major awards, scholarships:

- Flerkó-Bárdos Award (2023)
- Stephen W. Kuffler Research Scholarship (2022)
- László János Doctoral Scholarship (2021)
Scholarship for National Young Talents (2021)
Cooperative Doctoral Programme for Doctoral Scholarships (2020)
- New National Excellence Program (2020)
- VEAB Outstanding young researchers of the year” (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2020)

 

Collaborators:
- Joris M Koene (Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
- Pei-San Tsai (Colorado University, Boulder, USA)
- Péter Urbán, Bence Gálik, Bence Kiss, Antal Tapodi, János Schmidt (University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary)
- George Kemenes, Ildikó Kemenes, Paul R Benjamin (University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
- Alexander P Scott (CEFAS, Weymouth, UK)
- Honoo Satake, Tomohiro Osugi, Shin Matsubara (Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Seika, Japan)

Main profile in keywords
Invertebrate neuroscience, Neuroendocrinology, Learning and memory, Cognitive ageing, Ecotoxicology
Selected publications
2022
Fodor I & Pirger Z (2022):
Frontiers in Endocrinology 13:903575 - IF: 6.055 (D1)
Fodor I, Schwarz T, Kiss B, Tapodi A, Schmidt J, Cousins ARO, Katsiadaki I, Scott AP, Pirger Z (2022):
Frontiers in Endocrinology 13:981564 - IF: 6.055 (D1)
2021
Fodor I, Svigruha R, Bozsó Z, Tóth GK, Osugi T, Yamamoto T, Satake H, Pirger Z. (2021):
Scientific Reports 11:10028 - IF: 4.99 (D1)
Fodor I, Svigruha R, Kemenes G, Kemenes I, Pirger Z (2021):
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 76:975-982 - IF: 6.591 [D1]
2020
Fodor I, Hussein AA, Benjamin PR, Koene JM, Pirger Z (2020):
eLife, 9:e56962. - IF: 8.14 [D1]
Fodor I, Urbán P, Scott AP, Pirger Z (2020):
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 516:110949 - IF: 4.102 [Q1]
Fodor I, Zrinyi Z, Horváth R, Urbán P, Herczeg R, Büki G, Koene JM, Tsai PS, Pirger Z. (2020):
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 299:113621
- IF: 2.822 [Q1]