introduction/brief CV
Balázs Győrffy has an MD, a PhD, and a DSc degree. He studied medicine at the Semmelweis University Budapest and at the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, Germany. He published over 300 scientific papers, submitted several patents, and obtained a doctoral degree in molecular genetics and bioinformatics. He is a specialist in the bioinformatical evaluation of genomic data. Current research interests include the bioinformatic analysis of omics datasets including transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics, and epigenomics. A second major topic of his research focuses on translational research involving the discovery and validation of predictive, prognostic, and diagnostic biomarkers in solid tumors and he works on the development of web-based services enabling the unified analysis of large datasets. Currently, he works as a distinguished scientist at King Saud University in Riyadh.