Tamas Gabor

Gábor Tamás is a Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Szeged, Hungary, affiliated with the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Neuroscience. His research focuses on cortical microcircuits, particularly the functional roles of inhibitory neurons like neurogliaform cells and chandelier cells.

• D.Sc. in Biological Sciences (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2005)
• Ph.D. in Neurobiology (Attila József University, 1997)
• M.Sc. in Biology (Attila József University, 1993)

Research Interests: His work explores excitation-inhibition balance in cortical circuits using multidisciplinary approaches, including correlated light and electron microscopy. Key hypotheses involve volume transmission by neurogliaform cells and unconventional GABAergic roles in human cortical circuits.

Scientific Contributions: He pioneered human cortical microcircuit analysis and identified unique connectivity patterns of inhibitory neurons. His lab maintains a library of >5500 physiologically characterized cortical connections.

• ERC Advanced Grant (2010)
• Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship (2002)
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Scholarship (2005)

Academic Service: Served as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Neural Circuits and participated in the Nomenclature Committee on Cortical Interneurons. Delivered keynote talks at major neuroscience conferences, including Cold Spring Harbor and EMBO meetings.