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Hungarian physician
Márta Korbonits
BornBudapest
Hungary
Alma materBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Scientific career
InstitutionsBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Queen Mary University of London
ThesisDifferent aspects of the neuroregulation of the growth hormone axis (2001)

Márta Korbonits is a Hungarian physician, Professor of Endocrinology and deputy director of the William Harvey Research Institute at the Queen Mary University of London. She is an internationally recognised expert in pituitary tumorigenesis. She was elected President of the Society for Endocrinology and awarded the Endocrine Society's Laureate Award in 2023.

Early life and education

Korbonits studied medicine and completed her early training in Budapest. She was first introduced to endocrinology during her fourth year of medical school, where she was inspired by Edit Gláz. She moved to the United Kingdom for her specialist training, and joined Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. At Barts her medical doctorate looked at the growth of secretagogues on hypothalamic hormone release. She also completed a doctorate, which considered the mechanisms that underpin pituitary tumorigenesis. During her Medical Research Council Clinician Science Fellowship she started investigated ghrelin physiology and genetics. Her demonstration of AMPK regulation by ghrelin helped people better understand hormonal regulation of metabolism.

Research and career

Korbonits has dedicated her career to translational medicine: using clinical questions to design research experiments and using the outcomes of medical research for new diagnostics and treatment. She has focussed on understanding the mechanisms that underpin familial pituitary adenomas and tumorigenesis. She discovered the genetic link for the AIP ("Irish Giant") gene.

Alongside her research, Korbonits is a clinician who cares for patients with endocrine diseases.

Awards and honours

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References

  1. ^ "Genetic aspects of pituitary tumors: A conversation with Márta Korbonits, MD, PhD, DSc". www.healio.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. ^ "MEET YOUR NEW PRESIDENT | Society for Endocrinology". www.endocrinology.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. "Márta Korbonits | Society for Endocrinology". www.endocrinology.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. "Acromegaly: 'Giant gene' bond forged between US and Mid Ulster". BBC News. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  5. "Scientists testing for Northern Ireland 'giant gene'". BBC News. 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. "Delbert A. Fisher Research Scholar Award/Clark T. Sawin Memorial History of Endocrinology Lecturer". www.endocrine.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. "Excellence in neuroendocrinology: Márta Korbonits receives the international Rolf Gaillard Prize". www.qmul.ac.uk. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  8. "Professor Márta Korbonits honoured with 2023 Laureate Award from Endocrine Society". Queen Mary University of London. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
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