CV Kulik
CV Kulik
1. General information
a) Kulik, Akos, PD Dr. rer. nat.
b) Institute of Physiology II, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Straße 7, 79104 Freiburg,
2. Academical Education
Biology (1988-1993), University of Debrecen, Faculty of Science, Hungary. M.Sc. in Biology, Prof. Dr. K. Matesz
3. Scientific Degrees
a) Ph.D. degree in Physiology-Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy, Debrecen University Medical School, Hungary, 1997, Prof. Dr. K. Matesz
b) Habilitation in Anatomy, University of Freiburg, 2012, Prof. Dr. M. Frotscher
4. Professional experience
a) 1993-1999, Research Associate at the Department of Anatomy, Debrecen University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary
b) 1997-1999, JSPS Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Department of Morphological Brain Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
c) 1999-2000, Visiting Scientist at NIPS, Okazaki, Japan
d) 2000-2002, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
e) 2002-2007, Research Associate at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
f) 2008-2011, Project Leader at the Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Department of Neuroanatomy, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
g) 2012-to date, Group Leader at the Institute of Physiology, University of Freiburg, Germany
5. Others (Editorial work, Member of scientific council, advisory boards, awards)
1993, Faculty of Science Award (Hungary),
1994, Mezey Roza Award (Hungary),
1994, Abraham Ambrus Award (Hungary),
2004, Young Investigators’ Award (Japan),
2011-to date, Associated Member of the BIOSS Excellent Initiative Freiburg,
Reviewer for international journals (J Neuroscience, Hippocampus, J Comparative Neurology, European J Neuroscience, Neuroscience, Brain Research),
6. Five most important publications
Booker SA, Althof D, Gross A, Loreth D, Müller J, Unger A, Fakler B, Varro A, Watanabe M, Gassmann M, Bettler B, Shigemoto R, Vida I*, Kulik A* (2016) KCTD12 auxiliary proteins modulate kinetics of GABAB receptor-mediated inhibition in cholecystokinin-containing interneurons. Cerebral Cortex (in press). (*corresponding authors).
Althof D, Baehrens D, Watanabe M, Suzuki N, Fakler B, Kulik A (2015) Inhibitory and excitatory axon terminals share a common nano-architecture of their Cav2.1 (P/Q-type) Ca2+ channels. Front Cell Neurosci 9:315.
Booker SA, Gross A, Althof D, Shigemoto R, Bettler B, Frotscher M, Hearing M, Wickman K, Watanabe M, Kulik A*, Vida I (2013) Differential GABAB receptor-mediated effects in perisomatic- and dendrite-targeting parvalbumin interneurons. J Neurosci 33:7961-7974. (*corresponding authors).
Parajuli LK, Nakajima C, Kulik A*, Matsui K, Schneider T, Shigemoto R, Fukazawa Y* (2012) Quantitative regional and ultrastructural localization of the Cav2.3 subunit of R-type calcium channel in mouse brain. J Neurosci 32:13555-13567. (*corresponding authors).
Kulik A, Vida I, Fukazawa Y, Guetg N, Kasugai Y, Marker C, Rigato F, Bettler B, Wickman K, Frotscher M, Shigemoto R (2006) Compartment-dependent co-localization of Kir3.2-containing K+ channels and GABAB receptors in hippocampal pyramidal cells. J Neurosci 26:4289-4297.