Personal Details| Born: | March 26, 1972 in Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality: | Hungarian |
| Marital Status: | married / 2 children |
| Office address: | Division of Virology Innsbruck Medical University Peter-Mayr-Straße 4b 6020 Innsbruck Austria |
| Telephone: | 0043 512 9003-71722 |
| Fax: | 0043 512 9003-73701 |
| E-mail: | zoltan.banki@i-med.ac.at |
Education
| 11/2002 | Ph.D. in Virology and Immunology at the Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria |
| 1999 - 2002 | Study of PhD at the Leopold-Franzens-University in Innsbruck Supervisors: Professor Manfred P. Dierich and Dr. Laco Kacani, Title of Thesis: Modulation of antigen presenting cell functions by soluble factors induced during immune response. |
| 07/1999 | M.Sc. in Biology at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1994 - 1999 | Study of Biology at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1986 - 1990 | High School in Budapest, Hungary |
Professional positions
| since 09/2013 | University Assistant at the Division of Virology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| 09/2013- 08/2014 | Postdoctoral position in Professor Paul Klenerman’s group at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, NDM, University of Oxford, UK. |
| 08/ 2010- 08/2013 |
Postdoctoral position in Professor Heribert Stoiber’s group at the Division of Virology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria. |
| 01/2008 - 02/2008 | Visiting scientist at the Laboratory of Persistent Viral diseases, Retroviral Immunology Section, NIAID, Hamilton, MT, USA |
| 07/2007 - 2010 | University Assistant at the Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
| 2004 - 2007 | Postdoctoral position at the Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
| 2002-2003 |
Postdoctoral position at the Institute of Hygiene and Social Medicine, Leopold-Franzens-University, Innsbruck, Austria in a research project supported by a grant from FWF (PI: Professor Manfred P. Dierich, P14661). Title of the project: Complement-dependent deposition of HIV in lymphoid tissues. |
Fellowships
| 09/2013-08/2014 | Erwin Schrödinger postdoctoral fellowship in Professor Paul Klenerman’s group at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK supported by FWF (J3484). Title of the project: Memory T cell inflation in CMV infection. |
Grants
| since 03/2016 | Co-applicant in a research project of Professor Stoiber supported by a grant from FWF (Project Nr.: I2550): “Complement and regulatory T cells” |
| 09/2009-12/2012 | PI in a research project supported by a grant from FWF (Project Nr.: P21508): “Improving antigen presentation of dendritic cells by targeting antigens to complement- and/or Fcγ-receptors” |
| 07/2007-06/2009 | PI in a research project supported by a grant from MFI (Medizinische Forschungsförderung Innsbruck, Project Nr.: MFI 6400): “Role of complement for the induction of T cell responses upon retroviral infection” |
Awards
| 09/2013-08/2014 | Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship at the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, EMD, NDM, University of Oxford |
| 1999 | 3rd price in Section Molecularbiology at the XXIV. OTDK Congress, Debrecen, Hungary |
Work Experience
| 08/2014 | “Animal Management and Welfare Course, Mouse, Modules 1-3” at the University of Oxford, UK (FELASA accredited, FELASA B, Maus) |
| 03/2008 | “Basic training on flow cytometry with FACSCantoTM II” at the Becton Dickinson GmBH, Heidelberg, Germany |
| 04/2006 | "15th special-training on experimental working with laboratory animals" at the Central Animal Facility, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria |
Carrier-related activies
| since 2016 | Member of the Editorial Board of World Journal of Virology |
| 2012-2014 | Member of the Editorial Board of ISRN AIDS |
| acting as a reviewer | PLoS Pathogens, PLoS One, Journal of Immunology, Journal of Virology, AIDS |
Memberships in scientific societies
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International cooperation partners
| since 2014 |
Professor Paul Klenerman ath the Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK |
| since 2012 | Professor Admar Verschoor at the Institute for Systemic Inflammation, University of Lübeck, Germany |
| since 2007 | Prof. Ulf Dittmer at the Institute of Virology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany |