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EDUCATION: MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY (2000-2006) Doctor of Philosophy, Basic Biomedical Sciences- June 2006
Thesis: “Novel Role and Regulation of the Matrix Metalloprotease Family During Long-
Lasting Hippocampal Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity”
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY, NY (1995-1998) Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences- May 1998
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT AMHERST, MA (1994-1995) WORK EXPERIENCE: Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Split, Croatia (Oct. ’07-Present) Postdoctoral Fellow – Laboratory of Dr. Ivan Dikic, Tumor Biology Program Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY (June ’06- June ‘07) Postdoctoral Fellow- Laboratory of Dr. George W. Huntley, Neuroscience Dept.
Investigating a novel role for a family of proteases in functional and structural synaptic
New York University School of Medicine, NY (Aug. ’99- Jun. ’00) Laboratory Technician- Laboratory of Dr. Lakshmi Devi, Pharmacology Dept.
Maintained and organized laboratory equipment, inventoried supplies, prepared solutions Elucidated the biochemical and functional consequences of heterodimerization of G-protein
Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, NYU, NY (Sept. ’98- Aug. ’99) Research Assistant- Laboratory of Dr. Samuel Gandy, Dementia Research
Ordered laboratory supplies and prepared solutions
Responsible for inventory and genotyping of several transgenic mouse lines
Studied the neuroprotective effects of estrogen in Alzheimer’s disease animal models
State University of NY at Albany, NY (Oct. ’95- May’98) Independent Study, Research Assistant- Laboratory of Dr. Joseph Mascarenhas, Biology Dept.
Characterized various maize pollen-specific promoter elements in Arabidopsis thaliana
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA (Jan. ’95- May ’95) Independent Study, Research Assistant- Laboratory of Dr. Peter Alpert, Biology Dept
Responsible for data collection, entry and greenhouse maintenance
Nagy, V., Bozdagi, O., and Huntley GW., Extracellular protease matrix metalloprotease-9 is
activated by inhibitory avoidance memory and required for long-term memory., Learn Mem. In Press.
Bozdagi, O., Nagy, V., Kwei, K., and Huntley GW., In vivo roles for matrix metalloprotease-9 in
mature hippocampal synaptic physiology and plasticity. J Neurophys. In Press.
Bekirov, IH., Nagy, V., Svoronos, A., Huntley, GW., Benson, DL. Cadherin-8 and N-Cadherin
differentially regulate pre- and postsynaptic development of the hippocampal mossy fiber pathway. Submitted.
Nagy,V., * Bozdagi, 0., * Matynia, A., Balcerzyk, M., Okulski, P., Dzwonek J., Costa, RM., Silva,
AJ., Kaczmarek, L., and Huntley GW. Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Is Required for Hippocampal Late-Phase Long-Term Potentiation and Memory. J Neurosci., 2006, 26(7):1923-1934.
Marambaud P, Shioi J, Serban G, Georgakopoulos A, Sarner S, Nagy V, Baki L, Wen P,
Efthimiopoulos S, Shao Z, Wisniewski T, Robakis NK. A presenilin-1/gamma-secretase cleavage releases the E-cadherin intracellular domain and regulates disassembly of adherens junctions. EMBO J. 2002 Apr 15;21(8):1948-56.
Gomes I, Jordan BA, Gupta A, Trapaidze N, Nagy V, Devi LA. Heterodimerization of mu and
delta opioid receptors: A role in opiate synergy. J Neurosci. 2000 Nov 15;20(22)
Petanceska SS, Nagy V, Frail D, Gandy S., Ovariectomy and 17beta-estradiol modulate the levels
of Alzheimer's amyloid beta peptides in brain. Neurology. 2000 Jun 27;54(12):2212-7.
Nagy,V., Bozdagi, O., and Huntley GW. MMP-9 regulates hippocampal synaptic physiology and
plasticity. Gordon Research Conference : Matrix Metalloproteases, 2005, Big Sky, MT
Nagy, V., Bozdagi, O., and Huntley GW. LTP-Associated Regulation of Matrix
Metalloproteinases. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, 2004
Bozdagi, O., Nagy, V., and Huntley, GW. Matrix metalloproteinase- 9 is associated with late-phase
long-term potentiation. Society for Neuroscience Meeting, San Diego, 2004
Nagy, V., Bozdagi, O., and Huntley GW. LTP-Associated Regulation of Matrix
Metalloproteinases. Axon Guidance & Neural Plasticity, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 2004
Terry Ann Krulwich Doctoral Dissertation Prize, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY 2007 Gordon Research Conference Poster Award, Gordon Conference: Matrix Metalloproteases, Big
Graduate School Service Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, 2002
Presidential Undergraduate Research Award, SUNY Albany, 1998
Presidential Undergraduate Research Award, SUNY Albany, 1997
Howard Hughes Scholarship for Undergraduate Research, SUNY Albany, 1997
Howard Hughes Scholarship for Undergraduate Research, SUNY Albany, 1996
Croatian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society
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