The first finalist for the position of director of the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute will visit campus this week.
Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., will give a public presentation from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Wittson Hall Auditorium, Room 3034.
Dr. Mirnics is the James G. Blakemore Professor of Psychiatry and vice chair for research, department of psychiatry; associate director of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development; and senior fellow of Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education (VIIBRE) at Vanderbilt University.
According to the Vanderbilt University website, Dr. Mirnics earned his M.D. from the University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. His Ph.D in neuroscience was earned at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.
The website lists his research interests as:
- Gene expression profile of schizophrenia.
- Presenilin-dependent transcriptome changes.
- Effects of environmental exposure on gene expression.
- Neuroprotection by environmental enrichment and physical activity.
- Transcriptome changes across complex human brain disorders.
According to his CV, Dr. Mirnics “has a broad background in molecular neurobiology of brain diseases, with more than 20 years of experience in various molecular biology techniques.
“His research group is actively pursuing projects that include transcriptome changes across human brain diseases, animal models of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, effects of maternal immune activation and environment on gene expression, and neuroprotection by activity,” the CV continues.
To read the full CV, which also includes Dr. Mirnics’ academic appointments, hospital appointments, professional memberships and activities, publications, presentations and other information, click here.