Szilvia Tőkés
Current appointment:
Senior Lecturer of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Debrecen, Hungary Contacts:
Office address:
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Research Center for Molecular Medicine
Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Life Science Building, Egyetem tér 1., Debrecen, Hungary H-4010
Location: Life Science Building, 3.001
Phone: +36-52-416432, +36-52-512900 ext 64439
Fax: +36-52-314989
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General information:
Languages:
Hungarian
English
Academic background:
Diploma: English-Hungarian translator in biology
Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen (1998)
Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (Molecular and Cell Biology)
University Medical School of Debrecen (1996)
Title of Ph.D. thesis:
"Synthesis and study the mode of action of thiolated oligonucleotides
with reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity."
Diploma (M.Sc.equivalent): Biology-Chemistry teacher
Kossuth Lajos University, Debrecen (1990)
Scientific background:
assistant research fellow (1990-2000)
research fellow (2000-)
at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Current memberships in professional societies:
Working Group of Nucleotide Chemistry, Hungarian Academy of Science
Publications:
Horváth A, Tõkés S, Hartman T, Watson K, Turpin JA, Buckheit RW Jr, Sebestyén Z, Szöllõsi J, Benkõ I, Bardos TJ, Dunn JA, Fésüs L, Tóth FD, Aradi J. (2005) Potent inhibition of HIV-1 entry by (s4dU)35. Virology. 334, 214-23. (2005)
Szatmári, I., Tõkés, S., Dunn, C.B., Bardos, T. J., and Aradi, J.: Modified telomeric repeat amplification protocol: a quantitative radioactive assay for telomerase without using electrophoresis. Anal.Biochem. 282, 80-8.(2000)
Tõkés, S., Aradi, J.: (s4dU)35: A novel, highly potent oligonucleotide inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase. FEBS Lett. 396, 43-46. (1996)
Tõkés, S., Aradi, J.: Inhibition of moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase by partially 5-thiolated polyuridilic acid. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1261, 115-120. (1995)