Arpad Somogyi

Background

Somogyi, Arpad was born on August 27, 1937 in Környe, Komarom, Hungary. Arrived in Germany, 1963, naturalized. Son of Istvan and Gizella (Nyirö) Somogyi.

Education

Doctor Medical Veterinary, University School Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1959. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (honorary), University School Veterinary Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy in Medicine and Experimental Surgery, University Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1970.

Career

Head Laboratory Microbiology, Governmental Food Hygiene Control Service, Pápa, Hungary, 1959-1963. Advisor in food hygiene Union Consumers Information, Vienna, Austria, 1963. Research associate department bacteriology and histology Federal Institute Meat Research, Kulmbach, Germany, 1963-1965.

Senior lecturer Institute Food Science and Hygiene, Veterinary College, Hannover, Germany, 1965-1966. Postgraduate research assistant Institute Medicine and Experimental Surgery, University Montreal Faculty Medicine, 1966-1970. Postdoctoral fellow department biochemistry and drug metabolism Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, New Jersey, 1970-1972.

Associate professor Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer, University Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1973-1974, professor, 1974-1976. Director, professor department drugs, animal nutrition and residue research Federal Institute Health, Berlin, 1975-1987, director, professor Max von Pettenkofer Institute, 1987-1994. Director, professor Federal Institute for Health Protection Consumers and Veterinary Medicine, since 1994.

Chairman codex committee on nutrition and foods for special dietary uses Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/World Health Organization Food Standards Program. Chairman Cosmetic Commission, Germany, Kunststoff Kommn., Germany. Chairman science council National Center Veterinary and Food Studies, France.

Vice president European affairs Toxicology Forum. Member science committee for food European Economic Community, also member science committee on cosmetology. Board directors Fortbildungszentrum für Gesundheits- und Umweltschutz, Berlin.

Member expert advisory panel on food safety World Health Organization.

Achievements

• Arpad Somogyi has been listed as a notable German government official, research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Theapeutics, German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, German Veterinary Medicine Society, Gesellschaft für Natur- und Heilkunde, Royal National Academy Veterinary Sciences (Spain).

Connections

Married Heidi Elisabeth Witte, January 16, 1967 (divorced 1987). 1 child, Stephan.

Father:

Istvan Somogyi

Mother:

Gizella (Nyirö) Somogyi

Spouse:

Heidi Elisabeth Witte

child:

Stephan Somogyi