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Gyenis Gyula's Curriculum Vitae

Academic Qualifications
         MSC in biology and anthropology at the Faculty of Science,
         Eötvös Loránd University (1966)
         CSc/PhD at the Hungarian Academy of Science (1983)
         (The title of the thesis: "Biological distance of the populations in Northern-Hungary")

Professional Status
         Retired Professor to the Department of Biological Anthropology, Faculty of Science,
         Eötvös Loránd University since 2010
         Full professor in 1997-2010
         Head of the Department in 1996-2005
         Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science in 1994-1997

Selected Membership of Scientific Bodies
         Member of the European Anthropological Association
         Member of the Hungarian Biological Society
         Member of the Society for the Study of Human Biology

Functions in Scientific Bodies
         Member of the Editorial Board of the Anthropologiai Közlemények
         Member of the Editorial Board of the Anthropological Review
         Member of the Editorial of the Board of the Praehistoria
         Council Member of the European Anthropological Association in 1986-1996
         President of the Section Anthropology, Hungarian Biological Society since 1990
         Vice-President of the Hungarian Biological Society since 2006-
         Member of the Committee of Anthropology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1990-2011, President of the Committee: 1999-2005, 2008-2011
         Co-president of the Multi-Section Committee of Anthropology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 2012

Publications
         Altogether 350 publications in Hungarian, English and German languages (scientific papers, books and chapters in books, popular scientific papers, and abstracts in congress volumes)

Citations: 505

Main fields of research activities
         Human Biology/Physical Anthropology:
Paleoanthropology: with special emphasis on the study of the evolution of hominids; and population history of the Carpathian-basin (Central-Europe) in the Early Medieval Period.
Human growth and development: with special emphasis on the study of the effects of genetic, environmental, socio-economic and demographic factors; and the study of the cost burden and prevalence of obesity.

Professional Awards and Honours
1973:          Special prize of the Ministry of Health, "For the improvement of the health of the university students"
1978:          II. Prize of the Ministry of Health, "For the improvement of the health of the university students"
1987:          Praise of the Rector Magnificus of the Technical University, Budapest, "For the outstanding work of the interest of the Technical University"
1988:          Special prize of the Ministry of Education, "For the improvement of the health of the university students"
1989:          "For the Improvement of the Hungarian Culture", Ministry of Education, "For the public education and the popular science"
1997:          "Medal of Tivadar Huzella", Hungarian Biological Association, "For the outstanding scientific work in the field of Human Biology"
2002:          "Gold Medal of Forensic Experts", Hungarian Chamber of Forensic Experts
2007:          "Róna Borbála" medallion for the improvement of the health of the school-children in Hungary, József Fodor School Health Society
2011:          Medal of József Gelei Hungarian Biological Association, "For the outstanding scientific and organization work in the field of Human Biology"

Study tours in abroad (less than two months):
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden

Research Grant in Abroad (more than two months):
Belgian Scientific Fund, Free University of Brussels, 1985 (six months)

Participation in International Conferences:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Yugoslavia Mexico, Poland, Republic of South-Africa, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, U.S. A.

Selected Professional Presentations and Publications since 2001

Presentations
- Zsákai, A, Joubert, K, Molnár, D, Berkõ, P, Gyenis, G 2011 The canalisation of nutritional status from birth - P. 21st Workshop of European Childhood Obesity Group and 1st European Congress of Childhood Obesity. Department of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 8-10 September, 2011.
- Joubert K. - Zsákai A. - Gyenis Gy. 2011 A gyermek növekedésének és fejlõdésének kapcsolata az anya életkorával. MCSNTT konferencia: Kihívások és válaszok a család és nõvédelemben. Gyermekvállalás a harmadik évezred küszöbén. Budapest, 2011. okt. 28.
- Joubert K. - Zsákai A. - Gyenis Gy. 2011 A 18 éves kori testfejlettség és értelmi és problémamegoldó képesség összefüggése az anya életkorával. MCSNTT konferencia: Kihívások és válaszok a család és nõvédelemben. Gyermekvállalás a harmadik évezred küszöbén. Budapest, 2011. okt. 28.
- Gyenis Gy. 2011 Adaptáció és szelekció a jégkorvégi hominidáknál. VII. Kárpát-medencei Biológiai Szimpózium, Magyar Biológiai Társaság, 2011. okt. 13-14. Plenáris elõadás.
- Joubert, K, Zsákai, A, Molnár, D, Gyenis, G 2011 The relationship between neonatal and childhood nutritional status. 21st Workshop of European Childhood Obesity Group and 1st European Congress of Childhood Obesity. Department of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 8-10 September, 2011.
- Zsákai, A, Joubert, K, Molnár, D, Berkõ, P, Gyenis, G 2011 The canalisation of nutritional status from birth - P. 21st Workshop of European Childhood Obesity Group and 1st European Congress of Childhood Obesity. Department of Paediatrics, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, 8-10 September, 2011.
Joubert, K., Zsákai, A., Molnár, D., Gyenis, G. 2009 Risk for obesity in Hungarian children gouped by neonatal devlopmental status. 2nd Central European Congress on Obesity, October 1-3, Budapest.

   • Groupe des Paleopathologistes de Langué Française, Colloque 2009 - Hongrie, 30 avril - 3 mai 2009, Budapest et Szeged. Kovács, I, I., Bernert, Zs., Kiss, K.K., Gyenis, Gy. 2009 Un cas de traumatisme multiple du Moyen Age en Hongrie (cimetiére de Fõnyed-Gólyásfa, XI-XIIIe siécles). In: Pálfi, Gy., Molnár, E., Bereczki, Zs., Pap, I. (eds) Des Lesions du Passé aux Diagnostic Modernes.
51st Symposium and Proffered Papers Meeting "Human dispersals", 18-20. IXth Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Budapest, Hungary (June 2008) "Biological standard of living - biological welfare and the obesity". Conference main lecture.Gyenis, G., Joubert, K., Bass, L., Gárdos, É. 2009 Maternal smoking and body development of the offspring.
    • 8. Internationaler Kongress der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 14.-18. September 2009, München. Joubert, K., Bass, L., Gárdos, É., Darvay, S., Ágfalvi, R. Gyenis, G. 2009 Lower socio-economic status of parents in increased ratio of smaller children. A study on Hungarian data.
    • 2nd Central European Congress on Obesity, October 1-3, Budapest. Joubert, K., Zsákai, A., Molnár, D., Gyenis, G. 2009 Risk for obesity in Hungarian children gouped by neonatal devlopmental status.
    • 2nd Central European Congress on Obesity, October 1-3, Budapest. Gyenis, G., Halmy, L. 2009 The ten most obese people of the world.
    • Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2007 19th International Congress of Pediatrics, Tehran, Iran (October 2007) "Nutritional status, nutritional habits and socioeconomic factors in 18-year-old male youth in Hungary". Guest lecture.
    • Vth Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (September 2007) "The Neanderthal man: our ancestor or a deadlock?" Conference main lecture.
    • Vth Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (September 2007) "Mental and problem-solving abilities of young Hungarian males".
    • 7. Kongress der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie e. V. Anthropologie - "Eine Wissenschaft in der Öffentlichkeit", Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (September 2007) "Effects of maternal educational level on the body measurements and IQ of the young Hungarian males aged 18."
    • 15th European Congress on Obesity (ECO), Budapest, Hungary (April 2007) "Relationship between socieconomic factors, food and drinks intake habits and BMI of Hungarian conscripts."
    • 15th Congress of the European Anthropological Association, "Man and Enviroment: Trends and Challenges in Anthropology", Budapest, Hungary (August 2006) "Socieconomic factors, nutritional habits and physique".
    • 3rd International Conference on Economics and Human Biology, Strassbourg, France (June 2006) "Malnutrition and its relation to the socioeconomic factors and the cognitive abilities". Guest lecture.
    • VIIth Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Budapest, Hungary (April 2006) "Cost burden of obesity" Conference main lecture.
    • IVth Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (October 2005) "Body development of the Hungarian school-children and the socio-economic factors".
    • IVth Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (October 2005) "Cost burden of obesity as the pandemy of the 21st century". Conference main lecture.
    • 4th Biological Days "Progress in Biology", International Scientific Conference (September 2005) Nitra, Slovak Republic, "Obesity, somatic parameters and life-style habits of the Hungarian conscripts". Conference main lecture.
    • 7th Congress of European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (June 2005) Poznan, Poland, "Epidemiology and cost of obesity in Europe". Conference main lecture.
    • 14th Congress of the European Anthropological Association "Human variability: A bridge between sciences and humanities." (August 2004) Komotini, Greece, "Body development and mental ability in Hungarian conscripts."
    • 2nd International Conference on Economics and Human Biology (August 2004) Munich, Germany, "Relationship among the stature, the ecological/environmental factors and the Raven-scores intelligence test among Hungarian conscripts". Guest lecture.
    • Vth Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Budapest, Hungary (June 2004) "The prevalence of obesity in childhood and adolescence in Hungary". Conference main lecture.
    • IIIrd Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (October 2003) "Brachycephalisation or debrachycephalisation: microevolution or effect of the environment?" Conference main lecture.
    • IVth Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Budapest, Hungary (May 2003) "The secular trend of stature in Hungarian conscripts". Conference main lecture.
    • International Anthropological Congress - Memorial Congress of Ales Hrdlicka "Anthropology and Society", Prague - Humpolec, Czech Republic (May 2003) "The effect of genetic and demographic factors on the head indices".
    • International Anthropological Congress, Slovak Academy of Science, Smolenice, Slovak Republic (September 2003) "Relationships between body development and fitness for military service in Hungarian conscripts". Guest lecture.
    • 5. Kongress "Anthropologie der Geschlechter", Potsdam, Germany (June 2003) "Die Wehrdiensttauglichkeit der Stellungspflichtigen nach Körperentwicklung and nach einigen demographischen Angaben".
    • IVth Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity, Budapest, Hungary (April 2003) "Methods for assessment of obesity". Conference main lecture.
    • Jubilee Congress of the Hungarian Association for the Study of Obesity: 1992-2002, Budapest, Hungary (September 2002) "The assessment of the prevalence of obesity with different methods in Hungarian conscripts". Conference main lecture.
    • 13th Congress of the European Anthropological Association "A Quarter of Century of the European Anthropological Association - Reflections and Perspectives" (August 2002) Zagreb, Croatia, "Body Mass Index or Lean Body mass Index?"
    • First International Conference on Economics and Human Biology, (July 2002) Tübingen, Germany, "Secular trends of body height, body weight and BMI and the effects of socioeconomic factors in university students and conscripts in Hungary." Guest lecture.
    • 12th Workshop of the European Childhood Obesity Group, (May 2002) Prague, Czech Republic, "Body development and prevalence of obesity in Hungarian school chidren".
    • Arbeitstagung der AG "Angewandte Anthropologie" der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie. e. V. "Traditionelle Methoden zur Bestimmung der Körperzusammensetzung", (March 2002) Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany, "Einige Daten über die Körperzusammensetzung 18-jähriger Wehrpflichtiger".
    • IInd Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (October 2001) "The taxonomy of hominids" Conference main lecture.
    • IInd Biological Symposium of the Carpathian-basin, Budapest, Hungary (October 2001) "Body measurements of the Hungarian conscripts in 1973 and 1998."
    • European Union for School and University Health and Medicine and the József Fodor Society of School-Health in Hungary, "Health and Wealth for Europe`s Young Generation" Budapest, Hungary (May 2001) "Body development and prevalence of obesity in Hungarian university students." Conference main lecture.

Publications
• Joubert, K., Zsákai, A., Molnár, D., Gyenis, G. 2011 The relationship between neonatal and childhood nutritional status. Abstracts of the 21st Workshop of European Childhood Obesity Group and 1st European Congress of Childhood Obesity. Eds: Denes Molnár and Eva Erhardt. International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 1., Supplement 1., 16. Nature Publishing Group.
• Zsákai, A, Joubert, K, Molnár, D, Berkõ, P, Gyenis, G 2011 The canalisation of nutritional status from birth - P. Abstracts of the 21st Workshop of European Childhood Obesity Group and 1st European Congress of Childhood Obesity. Eds: Denes Molnár and Eva Erhardt. International Journal of Obesity, Vol. 1., Supplement 1., 27-28. Nature Publishing Group.
• Wolff, K., Évinger, S., Kiss, K.K., Gyenis, G. 2009 A case with multiple pathological lesions from the medieval Hungary (Zalavár-Chapel cemetery, 11-13th century). In: Pálfi, Gy., Molnár, E., Bereczki, Zs., Pap, I. (eds): Des Lesions du Passé aux Diagnostic Modernes. Groupe des Paleopathopologistes de Langué Française, Colloque 2009 - Hongrie, 30 avril - 3 mai 2009, Budapest et Szeged, 149.
Kovács, I, I., Bernert, Zs., Kiss, K.K., Gyenis, Gy. 2009 Un cas de traumatisme multiple du Moyen Age en Hongrie (cimetiére de Fõnyed-Gólyásfa, XI-XIIIe siécles). In: Pálfi, Gy., Molnár, E., Bereczki, Zs., Pap, I. (eds): Des Lesions du Passé aux Diagnostic Modernes. Groupe des Paleopathologistes de Langué Française, Colloque 2009 - Hongrie, 30 avril - 3 mai 2009, Budapest et Szeged, 130.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K., Bass, L., Gárdos, É. 2009 Maternal smoking and body development of the offspring. SSHB 51st Symposium and Proffered Papers Meeting "Human dispersals", Rome, 18-20 June 2009, Villa Mondragone Congress Centre, Programme and Abstract, 75.
• Gyenis, G., Halmy, L. 2009 The ten most obese people of the world. Obesitologia Hungarica, 10, Suppl. 2nd CECON, Abstracts, 68-69.
• Joubert, K., Zsákai, A., Molnár, D., Gyenis, G 2009 Risk for obesity in Hungarian children grouped by neonatal developmental status. Obesitologia Hungarica, 10, Suppl. 2nd CECON, Abstracts, 29.
• Joubert, K., Bass, L., Gárdos, É., Darvay, S., Ágfalvi, R. Gyenis, G. Lower socio-economic status of parents in increased ratio of smaller children. A study on Hungarian data. 8. Internationaler Kongress der Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, 14.-18. September 2009, München, Abstracts, Bull Schweiz Ges Anthrop, 14, 87.
• Gyenis, G., Halmy, L., Joubert, K. 2008 Cost Burden of Obesity. Central European Congress on Obesity, from Nutrition to Metabolic Syndrome. September 25-27, 2008, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Book of Asbtract, 41.
• Klein, B., Klein, S., Joubert, K. Gyenis, Gy. 2008 Social cage (socio-economic status and intelligence in Hungary). In: Raven, John-Raven, Jean (eds): Uses and abuses of intelligence. Studies advancing Spearman and Raven's Quest for non-arbitrary metrics. Royal Fireworks Press, Unionville, New York, USA - Competency Motivation Project, Edinburgh, Scotland - EDGE 200 Ltd., Budapest, Hungary - RTS Romanian Psychological Testing Services SRL, Romania. pp 568-593.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K., Radnóti, L. 2007 Food intake habits, socioeconomic variables and nutritional status in young Hungarian males. Anthrop. Közl., 48, 45-52.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K., Radnóti, L. 2007 Physique, socio-economic factors, nutritional habits and intelligence. In: Bodzsar E. B., Zsakai, A. (Eds.) 2007 Growth and Ageing: Facts and Factors. Selected papers of the 15th Congress of the European Anthropological Association. Humanbiologia Budapestinensis, 31, 67-74-
• Tillier, A-m., Mester, Zs., Henry-Gambier, D., Pap, I., Ringer, Á., Gyenis, G. 2006 The Middle-Upper Paleolithic transition in Hungary: An anthropological perspective. In: Cabrera de Valdes, V., de Qiros Guidotti, F. B., Maillo Fernandez, J. M. (eds.): El Centenario de la Cueva de El Castillo: el ocaso de los Neandertales, Universidad Nacional en Cantabria, 91-106.
• Zsoffay K., Gyenis Gy. 2006 A szülõk és gyermekek obezitásának kapocsolata három magyar város iskolás gyermekeinél (The effect of the parental obesity to the obesity of the children at school-age. In Hungarian with English summary). Anthropologiai Közlemények, 47, 57-66.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2005 Life style habits and body composition of the Hungarian conscripts. In: Tóth, G. A. (ed.): Auxology. To the memory of Professor Ottó G. Eiben. Savaria University Press, 97-104.
• Gyenis Gy., Joubert K. 2005 A BMI, a táplálkozási szokások és a szenvedélyszerek használatának területi különbségei 18 éves sorköteleseknél (Connection among BMI, some life-style habits and the residential areas of 18-years-old Hungarian conscripts. In Hungarian with English summary). Anthropologiai Közlemények, 46; 47-55.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2005 Obesity, somatic parameters and life style habits of the Hungarian conscripts. In Zima, M., Bolecek, P., Omelka, R. (eds): Progress in Biology, Proceedings of the 4th Biological Days, International Scientific Conference, Nitra. 11-20.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K., Klein, S., Klein, B. 2004 Relationship among body height, socio-economic factors and mental abilities in Hungarian conscripts. Anthrop. Közl., 45, 165-172.
• Gyenis, G., Pásztor, Zs. Sz., Hidegh, A. H. 2004 Prevalence of overweight and obesity assessed by the Body Mass Index in the schoolchildren of the 3rd Érd Growth Study. Biennial Books of EAA, 3, 139-148.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, 2004 Socioeconomic determinants of anthropometric trends among Hungarian youth. Economics and Human Biology, 2, 321-333.
• Gyenis, G., Gárdos, É., Joubert, K. 2003 The effect of socio-demographic and genetic factors on head indices. Anthropologie, XLI, 105-114.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2003 The fitness for military service in Hungarian conscripts. Slov. Antropol. 6 (n.s.1), 38-40.
• Joubert, K., Gyenis, G. 2003 Prenatal effects of intra-uterine growth retardation on adult height of conscripts from Hungary. Homo, 54, 104-112.
• Zsoffay K., Gyenis Gy. 2003 Testi fejlettség és a szülõk iskolai végzettsége három magyar város iskolás gyermekeinél (The relationship between the parenal educational status and the body development of schoolchildren in three urban areas in Hungary. In Hungarian with English summary). Anthrop. Közl., 44, 89-96.
• Varga, P., Bernert, Zs., Gyenis, G., Fóthi, E. 2003 Multivariate statistics on Roman and Migration Period populations of the Carpathian basin. Anthropologie, XLI/1-2, 135-144.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2002 Body mass index or lean body mass index. Anthrop. Közl., 43, 105-111.
• Ghada, M. H. Abdel-Salam, Gyenis, G. Czeizel, A. E. 2002 Anthropometric craniofacial pattern profiles in microcephaly. Anthrop. Review, 65, 65-74.
• Gyenis, G. 2002 New findings - new problems in classification of hominids. Acta Biol. Szeged., 46, 57-60.
• Gyenis, G., Joubert, K. 2002 Secular trends of body height, body weight and BMI of Hungarian university students and conscripts. Humanbiol. Budapest., 27, 95-105.
• Joubert, K., Gyenis, G. 2002 Some characteristics of the health status of the eighteen-year-old conscripts in Hungary. Humanbiol. Budapest., 27, 113-120.
• Joubert K., Gyenis Gy. 2001 A fiatal felnõttek biológiai állapota a sorköteles fiatalok és az egyetemi hallgatók adatainak a tükrében (Biological status of young adults on the basis of data of the liable to conscription and that of university students in Hungary. In Hungarian with English summary). In: Faragó T., Õri P. (szerk.): A Kárpát-medence népe a milleniumon (Population of the Carpathian-basin at the Millennium). A KSH Népességtudományi Kutató Intézetének Történeti Demográfiai Évkönyve (Yearbook of Historical Demography, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Demographic Research Institute), 503-526.