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Gábor Vajta

Gábor Vajta is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gábor Vajta rather than just read about it. In short: Gábor Vajta (born 25 August 1952) is a medical doctor, human pathologist and mammalian embryologist living in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Vajta was an Honorary Professor of the BGI College, Shenzhen, China, and Adjunct Professor of the Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

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Reference excerpt

Gábor Vajta (born 25 August 1952) is a medical doctor, human pathologist and mammalian embryologist living in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Vajta was an Honorary Professor of the BGI College, Shenzhen, China, and Adjunct Professor of the Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. After an early career (university lecturer, PhD) in human pathology he turned to embryology in 1989 and obtained a Doctor of Science degree in Domestic Animal Embryology at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1999. During the past 25 years he has co-developed several patents relating to embryology, most notably the method of Handmade Cloning (HMC), the Submarine Incubation System (SIS), the Open Pulled Straw (OPS) vitrification and the Well of the Well (WOW) system. Currently Professor Vajta is director of a consulting company providing services in human and domestic animal embryology all over the world, and founder and Chief Scientific Officer of VitaVitro Biotech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China.

Research Gábor Vajta’s contribution in embryology includes authorship in 152 publications (PubMed), more than 16,000 citations with h-idex 66. He was author or co-editor of five books and theses, and reviewer of journals including Human Reproduction; Reproductive Biomedicine Online; Reproduction; Biology of Reproduction, Cryobiology; Reproduction, Nutrition, Development; Reproduction, Fertility and Development; Theriogenology; Animal Reproduction Science; Reproduction in Domestic Animals; and Cellular Reprogramming.

Handmade cloning Gábor Vajta had a substantial contribution in the development of handmade cloning (HMC). HMC is a radical technical modification of Somatic cell nuclear transfer of the original mammalian nuclear transfer technology established by Willadsen and applied for somatic cells by Wilmut and Campbell. The technique does not require micromanipulators only a simple stereomicroscope and an inexpensive fusion machine. All work is done by hand, with simple handheld tools (blade and micropipette). The first cloned animals in Africa and Scandinavia were both produced by HMC. Transgenic pigs as models for various human diseases were produced with putative genes responsible for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, Psoriasis, Arteriosclerosis and Diabetes mellitus. The technology promises a new possibility for automation of the somatic cell nuclear transfer procedure. The birth of the first transgenic piglets containing the Alzheimer gene (29 October 2006) was rewarded as the Most important Scientific Achievement in Denmark in 2007.

Open pulled straw vitrification The Open pulled straw (OPS), invented by Gábor Vajta is the first purpose-developed tool for mammalian embryo and oocyte vitrification that has resulted in many breakthroughs in human and animal cryobiology including the first baby born after vitrification of human oocytes, and the first cloned mammal born after cryopreservation of the reconstructed embryo. OPS is also regarded as the most appropriate carrier tool for vitrification of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

References

External links Website of Gábor Vajta [1] Publications of Gábor Vajta listed by PubMed [2] Handmade Cloning website [3] Open Pulled Straw website [4] Report on ABC: the birth of the first HMC offspring in Queensland

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gábor Vajta

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gábor Vajta claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gábor Vajta before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gábor Vajta ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gábor Vajta

In research: Gábor Vajta appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gábor Vajta in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gábor Vajta is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1952 births, Embryologists, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gábor Vajta outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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