Benedek Erdos
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology
2017 Bloomfield Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research
Chair, UVM Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
149 Beaumont Ave.
Firestone 463
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- MD in General Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 1999
- PhD in Cerebrovascular Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 2004
Department of Pharmacology
Area(s) of expertise
Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Psychological Stress, Autonomic Nervous System, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Cerebrovascular Dysfunction, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementias
BIO
Dr. Benedek Erdos received an MD in General Medicine and a PhD in Cerebrovascular Medicine from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. He was recruited from the University of Florida to the University of Vermont in 2014.
Dr. Erdos' research focuses on regulation of cardiovascular function. The main goal of his investigations is to better understand the mechanisms that determine the magnitude of cardiovascular responses to stress, obesity and aging effect the neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure with the aim to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Courses
3900/5900 Topics in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology - Course Director
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Student Research Conference Award, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Hungarian Government PhD Scholarship 1999-2001
The American Physiological Society - Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section: Early Career Award 2011
Bloomfield Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research, UVM 2017
Bio
Dr. Benedek Erdos received an MD in General Medicine and a PhD in Cerebrovascular Medicine from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. He was recruited from the University of Florida to the University of Vermont in 2014.
Dr. Erdos' research focuses on regulation of cardiovascular function. The main goal of his investigations is to better understand the mechanisms that determine the magnitude of cardiovascular responses to stress, obesity and aging effect the neuroendocrine regulation of blood pressure with the aim to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
Courses
3900/5900 Topics in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology - Course Director
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Student Research Conference Award, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Hungarian Government PhD Scholarship 1999-2001
The American Physiological Society - Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section: Early Career Award 2011
Bloomfield Early Career Professor in Cardiovascular Research, UVM 2017