Dr. Gábor Gerber, D.M.D., PhD
Faculty of Dentistry, Dean
Born
30 May 1960, Budapest, Hungary
Marital status: married, 4 children, 11 grandchildren
Qualification
1983 D.M.D. Semmelweis University of Medicine
1994 “candidate of medical sciences” (Ph.D). Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Employment
| Instructor (1983-1990) | 2nd Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University of Medicine |
| Research associate (May 1986 – January 1990) | Dept. of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Iowa State University |
| Assistant professor (1990-1994) | 2nd Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University |
| Assistant Scientist (November 1996 – 1999) | Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University |
| Senior assistant professor (1995- 2004) | Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University of Medicine |
| Associate professor (2004-2023) | Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University |
| Full professor( 2023-present) | Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University |
| Vice chairman (2006-2014, 2016-2020) | Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University of Medicine |
| Acting Head (2014- 2015) | Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University |
| Vice Dean (2010-2015) | Faculty of Dentistry, Semmelweis University |
| Dean (2015-present) | Faculty of Dentistry, Semmelweis University |
Scientific training and experience
| 1980-83 | Working as a dental student in the Laboratory of Neurophysiology of the 1st Dept. of Anatomy (Semmelweis Univ. of Med.) under the guidance of Dr. László Simon. The adaptation of the nervous system was studied on labyrinth impaired rats by monitoring motor reactions and nystagmus. |
| 1984-86 | Neurohistological analysis of the mediobasal hypothalamus using single section Golgi impregnation and Co2+ labeling techniques in the laboratory of Dr. Miklós Réthelyi (Semmelweis Univ. of Med.) |
| 1986-90 | Research associate in the laboratory of Dr. Mirjana Randic at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Electrophysiological and pharmacological analysis of the synaptic transmission in the rat spinal dorsal horn using in vitro slice preparation and current- and voltage-clamp techniques. |
| July-Sept. 1991 | European Training Program Short Term Fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Clifford J. Woolf at University College London, UK. Study of the effects of ionotropic and metabotropic excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists on the ventral root reflex in the hemisected spinal cord preparation, in vitro. |
| May- Sept. 1992 | Study of the effect of morphine on the ventral root reflex in the hemisected spinal cord preparation in the laboratory of Dr. Clifford J. Woolf at University College London. |
| Nov. 1996 – Dec.1999 | Assistant Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Mirjana Randic at Iowa State University. Analysis of the role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in synaptic function in the spinal cord in normal state and following tissue or nerve injury using current- and voltage-clamp techniques simultaneously with Ca2+ imaging in slice preparation. Investigation of the effects of k-opioid receptor agonists on the NMDA-evoked Ca2+ transients in acutely isolated spinal dorsal horn neurons. |
Educational experience at Semmelweis University Budapest and Pázmány Péter Catholic University
| 1981-83 | Teacher assistant. Laboratory courses in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy and histology. |
| 1984-86 | Instructor. Laboratory courses in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy and histology for medical students. |
| 1990-94 | Assistant professor. Laboratory courses and lectures in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy and histology for medical students both in the Hungarian and English program. |
| 1995-2004 | Senior assistant professor. Laboratory courses and lectures in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy and histology for medical, dental and biomedical engineering students in the Hungarian and English programs as well. |
| 2001- present | Lectures and laboratory practices for students of psychology at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University. |
| 2010-present | At the Faculty of Dentistry, he is a lecturer in the subjects of anatomy, histology and development, then Macroscopic anatomy and development, and Microscopic anatomy and development. |
| 2004- present | Associate professor. Anatomy, Histology and Embryology Course director for the Faculty of Dentistry since 2010. Laboratory courses and lectures in gross anatomy, developmental anatomy and histology for medical, dental and biomedical engineering students in the Hungarian and English programs as well. |
Current and future research interest
Study the roles of metabotropic glutamate receptors in the sensory (especially nociceptive) signal processing and synaptic plasticity in the spinal cord dorsal horn in normal state and following tissue and nerve injury. This work involves intracellular recording (conventional and whole-cell patch-clamp techniques) of synaptic potentials from individual spinal dorsal horn neurons in the in vitro spinal cord slice preparation and the combined whole-cell patch-clamp recording of synaptic currents with fluorescence imaging of calcium responses.
Morphological and electrophysiological characterization of dental pulp and periodontal stem cells and investigation of their regenerative potential in central nervous system injury.
List of Dr. Gábor Gerber’s publications in the Hungarian Database of Scientific Works
Invited presentations
| Dept. of Vet. Phys. & Pharm., Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1989 |
| 2nd Dept. of Anatomy, Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary 1990 |
| University College London, UK, 1991 |
| Sensory Integration and Pain Symposium, Pécs, Hungary 1991 |
| Sandoz Inst. For Medical Research, London, UK 1992 |
| Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1998 |
| Neuroscience Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 1998 |
| Recent Advances in Pain Sensation, Symposium, Budapest, 2000 |
| The structure and function of the spinal cord from Mihály Lenhossék to our days, Symposium, Budapest, 2003 |
| Partners Hungary Foundation, Biological Sex – Gender conference. The human brain in the mirror of biological sex. Budapest, 2006 |
| Institute for Social and European Studies, ’Keresd a Nőt!’ konferencia Sopron, 2007 |
| School of Dentistry Kyungpook National University 2007, Daegu, South Korea |
| University of Belgrade, School of Medicine 2007, Belgrade, Serbia |
| University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spanyolország, 2012 |
| College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University Gangneung , South Korea, Dental Education in Hungary 2014 |
| Continuing Dental Education Course lecturer 2013, 2014, 2015. Pain: Pathways and Interventions |
| From teeth to neurons more than a common origin; School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wenzhou Medical University, Kína 2018 |
| Pain mechanisms and the metabotropic glutamate receptors; international lecturer for elective course „Experimental pharmacology and pathology„– EXPPAND“. University of Zagreb 2020 |
| „Current Education Methods and Perspective of Future Innovations in Dentistry” Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey 2024 |
Awards
1992 Rector’s Commendation of Semmelweis University
2003 Outstanding Worker of Semmelweis University
2007 Visiting Professor University of Belgrade School of Medicine
2016 Apáczai Csere János Award
Conference organization
2006 International IBRO Workshop, Budapest member of local organizing committee
2009 Hungarian Anatomical Society, Budapest, member of local organizing committee
2012 Stem cell Symposium co-organizer at the joint meeting of the Hungarian
Physiological and Anatomical Societies, Debrecen
2013 Hungarian Neuroscience Society annual meeting, Budapest; member of local organizing committee
2016 International Symposia of Clinical and Applied Anatomy (ISCAA), Budapest; Scientific Committee Member, Section Chair
2017 Conference of the Hungarian Anatomical Society, Budapest; President.
2018 November 22-23, EFOP-3.6.2-16-2017-00006 Translational interactive hands-on training and conference on epithelial ion transport Research in oral cavity – from basic science to clinical use section president
2019 Conference and Symposium organizer. Joint conference of the Hungarian Anatomical Society, Hungarian Physiological Society, Hungarian Biophysical Society, Hungarian Microcirculation Society, Budapest
2020 Semmelweis 250 Clinical Conference section president
2022 Semmelweis Symposium 2022 organizer and president of two sections
Memberships
| Secretary General of the Hungarian Anatomical Society (2009-present) |
| Society for Neuroscience |
| Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society |
| Hungarian Neuroscience Society |
| International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) |
| Dental Section of the Hungarian Medical Chamber |
| Member of Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC) (2012- present) |
| Co-chair of HAC special committee for Medical Sciences (2012- present) |
| Member of the expert panel of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) |
| International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA) |
| European Federation for Experimental Morphology |
ad hoc reviewer
| European Journal of Neuroscience |
| Interventional Medicine and Applied Science (IMAS) |
| Neuropsychology |
| Brain Research |
| Neuroscience Letters |
| International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
Publications
| Scientific publications | 111 |
| Citation | 1599 |
| Independent | 1373 |
| Hirsch index | 19 |
| Google Scholar h-index | 22 |