FAMILY BACKGROUND AND STATE Parents: Oliver Rácz Sr. (1918-1997). Teacher and penman, Righteous among Nations., Katarína Ráczová née Nyiszli (1919-1996, m. 1946). Sister: Katarína Ráczová-Lokšová (1950), sportswoman. Spouse: Elisabeth née Horváth (1971, m. 1971) Children: Mgr. Noemi Lukács, 1972, artist; Ing. Beáta Hubková, PhD., 1976, university teacher; Mgr. Erika Kráľová, 1977, bank accountant. Grandchildren Sofia, Rebecca, Lara & Simon. EDUCATION 1953 – 1965: Hungarian elementary and high school, Košice. 1965 – 1971: Safarik University, Medical Faculty, Košice. 1972 – 1976: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Enzymology, Budapest. Doctoral thesis „Alterations of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase during Aging of Red Cells“. 1992: Comenius University, Medical Faculty Bratislava: Habilitation from medical biochemistry. 1992: Clinical atestation from clinical biochemistry. 2009: University Professor appointment by Prime Minister of Hungary IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST 1976 – 1985: Institute of Pathological Physiology, Medical Faculty, Safarik University, lecturer. 1986 – 1992: Institute of Experimental Medicíne. Head, Department of biochemistry and metabolism. Research in diabetes mellitus and antioxidant systems. Textbook „Glykohemoglobín a glykované bielkoviny pri diabetes mellitus“ (1989). 1992 – 2016: Head, Institute of Pathological Physiology, Medical Faculty, Safarik University. Research as above, teaching of Pathological Physiology and other related disciiplines in Slovak and English Language. 1993 – 1995: President, Academic senate Safarik University. 1994 – 1997: President, University Council of Slovak Republic. 1997 – 2000: Vice Rector, Safarik University. 2008 – 2018: Lecturer and proessional supervisor, Jan Grodek State University, Sanok, Poland. Department of Nursing and Deoartment of Paramedical Sciences. 2010 – 2017: Lecturer, Miskolc University, Faculty of Health Care, Hungary CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Research activities in the topics of Diabetology (HbA1c and other markers of compensation, insulin resistance, complications, diabetic gastropathy, new classification, qualty of life, etc.) Clinical biochemistry (Lipid metabolism assessed by nuclear magnetic resonance, haematological markers of prognosis in critical ill patients, etc.) Translation of latest results in genomics and epigenomics for practical medicine. Teaching Pathological physiology and related subjects in Slovak, English and Hungarian for pre- and postgradual medical and paramedical studies. Safarik University, Medical Faculty Kosice and Miskolc University, Faculty of Health Care, Hungary. Scientific committees Scientific secretary, Košice Medical Association. Vice-president, Slovak Society of Clinical Biochemistry.