Dr. Dóra GROO

Director, Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation
1027 Budapest, Bem József u. 2., Hungary

E-mail: tetalap@tetalap.hu
http://www.tetalap.hu

Educational Background

Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest 1972-1978
M.D. degree (Semmelweis Medical University) 1978
Ph.D. degree in experimental medicine 1990
MBA degree (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 2002

Career History

Chemical Works of Gedeon Richter Ltd. 1978-1989
Position: pharmacologist
Carried out and supervised animal experiments in the field of the central nervous system, hypoxic states, learning and memory. Developed some new models in the research of cognitive enhancers or anti-dementia drugs.

Beres Export-Import Co. Ltd. 1990-1991
Position: manager of pharmacological research
Responsible for planning and supervising pharmacological, toxicological experiments, as well as human clinical trials.

U.S.-Hungarian S&T Joint Fund Secretariat 1991-present
Position: program manager
The Joint Fund has been established to promote collaborative S&T research between Hungarian and American scientists. Being the leader of the Secretariat run jointly by the two governments, her job has been to manage the administration of submitted proposals, contact Hungarian and U.S. technical agencies, organize meetings for the Joint Board, and execute the Board’s decisions.

Hungarian Science and Technology Foundation 1994-present
Position: director/CEO
The Foundation is a non-profit institution set up in 1994 to promote international scientific and technological relations. It is involved in the management of Hungary’s international bilateral S&T projects and fellowship grants (e.g. the NATO Science Fellowship Programme), and serves as one of the EU FP5 liaison offices in Hungary. Her job is to lead the office of the Foundation, prepare and organize the meetings of the Board and execute its decisions. She takes active part in project management, the advisory activity of the Foundation and in its running EU FP5 projects.

Other Relevant Professional Experience

PTA contract from the European Commission (2002) – QoL, ageing and disabilities
PTA contract from the European Commission (2002) – QoL, public health
DG RTD Mobility Center Pilot Group Expert
Co-ordinator of Hungarian FP5 Liaison Offices informal network

1^st prize of the Creative Youth Competition (1983)
Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the US Department of State (1997)

Hungarian Pharmacological Society (since 1979)
Common Assembly of the Hungarian of Sciences (since 1994)

6 reports published in international scientific journals
5 lectures/posters held at international scientific conferences
23 patents in the field of drug research
2 publications in the area of innovation

Publications (in the area of innovation/science policy)

Experiences of a "small" grant system - The US-Hungarian S&T Joint Fund, Magyar Tudomany, 100(38):2, p.179, 1993 (in Hungarian)

Introduction to the Hungarian R&D potential (together with Erika Szendrak), KOWI Aktuell, No.40., p. 11, 1999

Women in Research and Development, MBA Thesis, 2002 (in Hungarian)

Languages: Hungarian, English and German