Horvath Rita

Title: Director of Research in Rare Inherited Neurological Diseases , MD, PhD Honorary Consultant Neurologist – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, GMC number: 6161887 Address: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, John Van Geest Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0PY, Email: rh732@medschl.cam.ac.uk; Phone: +44 (0) 7934450687 Previous Positions 1988-1992 Scholar of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Dept. of Neurology, Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Hospital, Budapest, Hungary 1992-1999 Neurologist, Dept. of Neurology, Jahn Ferenc Del-pesti Hospital, Budapest, Hungary 1999-2004 Research in mitochondrial diseases, Hospital Schwabing, Munich, Germany 2004-2006 Leader of the Mitochondrial Genetic Diagnostic Laboratory, Munich, Germany 2003-2006 Consultant in Neurogenetics, Jahn Ferenc Dél-pesti Hospital, Budapest, Hungary 2006-2007 Mitochondrial diagnostic service/neurogenetics clinic; Medical Genetic Centre, Munich, Germany 2007-2010 Lecturer in Mitochondrial Research, Newcastle University, UK 2010-2018 Honorary Consultant, Newcastle NHS Trust, UK 2010-2013 Senior Lecturer, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK 2013-2018 Professor of Neurogenetics, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, UK Sept 2018 - Director of Research, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK Education/Qualifications Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary MD (1988) Postdoctoral Medical University, Budapest, Hungary neurology specialisation (1992) Hungarian Academy of Sciences ` PhD ( 2000) Research Interest • mitochondrial disease (mitochondrial translation deficiencies, reversible mitochondrial diseases) • inherited peripheral neuropathies (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease) • metabolic diseases, cerebellar ataxias, spastic paraplegias, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation Memberships Ataxia UK, Medical Advisory Board ; Society for Neuroscience; Association of British Neurologists, Neuromuscular Advisory Group; Peripheral Nerve Society National and International recognition 1990 Neuromuscular fellowship, University of Oxford, supervisor: Prof. John Newsom-Davis 1995 Mitochondrial fellowship funded by the Soros Foundation, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, supervisor: Prof. Eric A. Shoubridge 2006 Felix-Jerusalem Prize for outstanding research in muscle disease awarded by the German Muscular Dystrophy Association (DGM) 2016 - Chair of the Mitochondrial Disease Group in the Neuromuscular European Reference Network (EURO-NMD) 2019 - Organising Committee member of the Mitochondrial Medicine Conference (Wellcome Campus) Editorial Boards: Brain (since 2021), Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases (since 2014) Research Supervision 5 MSc, 6 MRes, 7 BSc students, 18 doctoral students (PhD and MD): 5 ongoing and 13 completed; PhD examiner of 19 PhDs Research Grants - Principal Investigator MRC Cellular and Molecular Biology Board Research Grant The Cambridge University/Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital Neuroscience Collaboration: Joint Research Funding Evelyn Trust Research Grant Lily Foundation Research Grant Wellcome Investigator Award (109915/Z/15/Z) MRC Neurosciences and Mental Health Board Grant (MR/N025431/1) Newton Fund (UK/Turkey) MR/N027302/1 Wellcome Trust Pathfinder Award 201064/Z/16/Z Starter Grant, European Research Council (ERC) (309548) New Investigator Research Grant, Medical Research Council (MRC) UK (BH100898) Academy of Medical Sciences, Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers (BH090164) The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust German Research Council, DFG, HO2505/2-1 Co-investigator International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Diseases ICGNMD HORIZON 2020 EU Grant: Solve-RD Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial Research Newcastle Wellcome Multi-User Equipment Grant 208339/Z/17/Z MRC Confidence in Concept Fund FP7-PEOPLE-ITN (Marie-Curie Action)(317433) Mitochondrial European Educational Training MEET MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Disease French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM) 259 Original research papers, 21 reviews and 7 book chapters (h-index 58, i10-index 203, citations: 12584, 20/10/2020 Google scholar)