Monika Vastag's Biography

Monika Vastag, Laboratory Head, Gedeon Richter Plc

Monika Vastag is a senior researcher in the department of pharmacology and drug safety research of Gedeon Richter plc and head of in vitro metabolism laboratory. She has over ten years of experience in the drug development industry. She graduated as biological engineer in Budapest University of Technology in 1989 and received a Ph.D. degree in 2000 from Semmelweis School of Medicine on the field of research blood-brain barrier. She worked as post doc at the department of Neuropathology, University School of Miami, and as a senior research scientist at the Physiological Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich. Main research interests include BBB models for CNS drug testing, drug metabolism and interaction. She has published 20 research articles including one review and 2 book chapters and edited one book.