BRC Szeged

Brain Endothelial Research
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
Brain Endothelial Research
IMOLA WILHELM, MD
CURRICULUM VITAE


Date of birth: 4 January, 1979
Address: Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology,
Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Center,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Temesvári krt. 62
H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
Tel.: 00-36-62-599601, 599602
Fax: 00-36-62-433133
E-mail: wilhelm@brc.hu
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION and POSITIONS:
1997-2003 Medical student, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Marosvásárhely, Romania
1999-2003 Undergraduate research fellow at the Department of Clinical Biochemistry
2003 Diploma in medicine with a degree of "summa cum laude"
2003-2004 International Training Course, Biological Research Centre, Szeged, Hungary
2004-2007 PhD student at the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Biophysics, BRC, Szeged, Hungary and the University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
2007- Research assistant, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute of Biophysics, BRC, Szeged, Hungary
SCIENTIFIC INTEREST:
Regulation of cerebral endothelial function under physiological and pathological conditions
HONORS and AWARDS:
2007 1st prize of The Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences at Szeged
2008 prize of the Dr. Ferenc Joó Foundation for Brain Research
PUBLICATIONS:
  1. Wilhelm I, Nagyőszi P, Farkas EA, Couraud PO, Romero IA, Weksler B, Fazakas C, Dung NKT, Bauer H, Bauer HC, and Krizbai IA. Hyperosmotic stress induces Axl activation and cleavage in cerebral endothelial cells. J Neurochem. in press
  2. Vajda S, Bartha K, Wilhelm I, Krizbai IA, Adam-Vizi V. Identification of protease-activated receptor-4 (PAR-4) in puromycin-purified brain capillary endothelial cells cultured on Matrigel. Neurochem Int. 2008 May;52(6):1234-9.
  3. Wilhelm I, Farkas AE, Nagyoszi P, Váró G, Bálint Z, Végh GA, Couraud PO, Romero IA, Weksler B, Krizbai IA. Regulation of cerebral endothelial cell morphology by extracellular calcium. Phys Med Biol. 2007 Oct 21;52(20):6261-74.
  4. Hutamekalin P, Farkas AE, Orbók A, Wilhelm I, Nagyoszi P, Veszelka S, Deli MA, Buzás K, Hunyadi-Gulyás E, Medzihradszky KF, Meksuriyen D, Krizbai IA. Effect of nicotine and polyaromtic hydrocarbons on cerebral endothelial cells. Cell Biol Int. 2008 Feb;32(2):198-209.
  5. Bálint Z, Krizbai IA, Wilhelm I, Farkas AE, Párducz A, Szegletes Z, Váró G. Changes induced by hyperosmotic mannitol in cerebral endothelial cells: an atomic force microscopic study. Eur Biophys J. 2007 Feb;36(2):113-20.
  6. Krizbai IA, Lenzser G, Szatmari E, Farkas AE, Wilhelm I, Fekete Z, Erdos B, Bauer H, Bauer HC, Sandor P, Komjati K. Blood-brain barrier changes during compensated and decompensated hemorrhagic shock. Shock. 2005 Nov;24(5):428-33.
  7. Szabó H, Novák Z, Bauer H, Szatmári E, Farkas A, Wejksza K, Orbók A, Wilhelm I, Krizbai IA. Regulation of proteolytic activity induced by inflammatory stimuli in lung epithelial cells. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2005 Sep 2;51 Suppl:OL729-35.
  8. Farkas A, Szatmári E, Orbók A, Wilhelm I, Wejksza K, Nagyoszi P, Hutamekalin P, Bauer H, Bauer HC, Traweger A, Krizbai IA. Hyperosmotic mannitol induces Src kinase-dependent phosphorylation of beta-catenin in cerebral endothelial cells. J Neurosci Res. 2005 Jun 15;80(6):855-61.