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Tel.: (020) 437-200 Mob.: (99) 597-9791 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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