Professor of Physiology at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine (Szeged, Hungary)

Professor of Physiology at the University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine (Szeged, Hungary) and scientific consultant at the National Psychiatry Center (Budapest, Hungary). He has been working on the treatment and research of mental disorders since 1996. His main interest includes the interaction of biological and psychological factors, with a special reference to visual perception and learning in mental disorders. He received university habilitation in 2006 and the D. Sc. degree from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2007. He published more than 150 scientific papers.

Personal: Born 26 December 1972 Married to dr. Helga Nagy, Children: Sara and Ester

Education: Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Szeged, Hungary (1991- 1997)

Mihály Horváth High Scool, Szentes, Hungary (1987-1991)

Scientific degrees: D.Sc., 2007 habilitation, 2006

PhD, 1999

Positions:

2010 – Professor of Physiology, University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine, Szeged, Hungary

2009 – Scientific Consultant at the National Psychiatry Center, Budapest, Hungary

2007-2010, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Semmelweis University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Budapest, Hungary 1997-2007, resident physician, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the Departments of Psychiatry and Physiology, University of Szeged

Research interest: The neuroscience and psychology of visual perception and learning, neurocognitive and molecular background of neuropsychiatric disorders, cultural anthropology and social- cognitive aspects of group organization. Teaching: undergraduate: psychiatry, psychology, physiology postgraduate: supervisor of PhD students, continuing medical education (CME)

Editor in scientific journals: Current Psychiatry Reviews

Neuroreport

Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica

Learning and Perception

Open Psychiatry Journal International collaborations: Karolinska Institute, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Stockholm

Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Newark, USA

Danish Epilepsy Center, Dianalund, Denmark

Awards: Ferenc Joó Award, 1999 Környey Award, 2001 Lundbeck Neuroscience Award, 2003 Károly Schaffer Award, 2007

Publications: More than 150 in extenso scientific papers, impact factor above 300 and independent citations above 1000

Ten most important publications:

Kéri S, Moustafa A, Myers CE, Benedek G, Gluck MA. Alpha-synuclein gene duplication impairs reward learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, doi:10.1073/pnas.1006068107

Kéri S, Beniczky S, Kelemen O. Suppression of the P50 evoked response and neuregulin 1- induced AKT phosphorylation in first-episode schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry 2010; 167: 444-450.

Kéri S. Genes for psychosis and creativity - A promoter polymorphism of the neuregulin 1 gene is related to creativity in a group of high intellectual achievers. Psychological Science 2009; 20: 1070-1073.

Kéri S, Kiss I, Kelemen O. Sharing secrets: oxytocin and trust in schizophrenia. Social Neuroscience 2009; 4: 287-293.

Kéri S. Interactive memory systems and category learning in schizophrenia. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2008; 32: 206-218.

Kéri S, Must A, Kelemen O, Benedek G, Janka Z. Development of visual motion perception in children of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a follow-up study. Schizophrenia Research 2006; 82: 9-14.

Kéri S, Kiss I, Kelemen O, Benedek G, Janka Z. Anomalous visual experiences, negative symptoms, perceptual organization and the magnocellular pathway in schizophrenia: a shared construct? Psychological Medicine 2005; 35: 1445-1455.

Kéri S, Antal A, Szekeres G, Benedek G, Janka Z. Spatiotemporal visual processing in schizophrenia. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 2002; 14: 190-196. Kéri S, Janka Z, Benedek G, Aszalós P, Szatmáry B, Szirtes G, Lőrincz A. Categories, prototypes and memory systems in Alzheimer’s disease. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 2002; 6: 132-136.

Kéri S, Kelemen O, Benedek G, Janka Z. Different trait markers for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a neurocognitive approach. Psychological Medicine 2001; 31: 915-922.

Contact: SZTE ÁOK, Department of Physiology, H6720 Szeged, Dóm tér 10., Hungary Phone: +36-62-341-342 Fax: +36-62-545-842 E-mail: [email protected]