Biography:
Előd Ernő Nagy is Associate Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, and also Vicerector of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Târgu-Mureş, Romania. He has 18 years experience in basic and clinical research, with a primary focus on diagnostic and prognostic biomarker definition, in chronic joint, bone and cardiovascular diseases. He has a special interest for the multicellular regulation of cartilage homeostasis and for the role of some important regulatory pathways of cartilage and bone turnover. He is also a senior specialist at the Laboratory of Medical Analyses, Mures Clinical County Hospital. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Targu-Mures.
Title : The bone-cartilage interface: A complex biological barrier with potential therapeutical targets