 | BELA BALINT |
full member
Department of Medical Sciences
Membership of SASA
Corresponding member since 5 November 2015
Full member since 4 November 2021
Field of study
Haematology
Education
MD (1984) School of Medicine, University of Novi Sad; PhD (1997) School of Medicine of the Military Medical Academy (MМА); speciality training in transfusion medicine (1983) and subspeciality training in haematology (2007)
Career
MMA Institute of Blood Transfusion and Hemobiology (since 1980); MMA Institute of Blood Transfusion and Hemobiology, head of the Institute (since 2010); Institute for Medical Research of the University of Belgrade, experimental haematologist (since 1996); MMA School of Medicine, full professor (since 2005); visiting professor at the schools of medicine in Niš and Banja Luka; European School of Transfusion Medicine, Milano, teacher; Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation in the Government of the Republic of Serbia (since 17 April 2025)
Membership of specialist associations
Academy of Medical Sciences of the Serbian Medical Society (SMS), full member (2008); Transfusion Medicine Association of Serbia; International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT); European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT); European Haematology Association (EHA); ART Association.; Section of Transfusion Medicine and Transplantation of SMS; Association for Apheresis Treatment of Serbia, president
Membership of editorial boards
Journal of Haematology, Blood Transfusion and Disorders (USA); International Journal of Clinical Transfusion Medicine (Amsterdam); Blood Banking Transfusion Medicine (Istanbul); Serbian Archives of Medicine (Belgrade); Vojnosanitetski pregled (Belgrade); Bilten za transfuziologiju (Belgrade; editor-in-chief); Anestezija reanimacija transfuzija (Belgrade); Medicinski pregled (Podgorica)
Reviewer: The Lancet (New York); Medical Science Monitor (New York); World Journal of Pediatrics (Beijing)
Membership of other academies
External member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2025)
Awards and recognitions
Plaque of the Serbian Medical Society, 1997;
Recognition of achievement of the Serbian Medical Society, 2002;
Cvijić’s medal for extraordinary personal accomplishment in the field of natural sciences bestowed by the President of the Republic of Serbia, 2001;
Recognition of achievement for commendable and outstanding performance of duties in the field of defence and security bestowed by the President of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, 2005;
First prize for scientific research work by SMS, 2007;
Prize for best scientific research project by the Ministry of Defence of Serbia, 2008;
Gold medal for dedicated service bestowed by the President of the Republic of Serbia, 2011;
Sretenje Order of the First Degree for outstanding achievements in the field of medical sciences, 2024;
Serbian Medical Society Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025