László Rosivall (1949) MD., PhD., DSc., professor of pathophysiology, head of Nephrology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of  Sciences at Semmelweis University has served several prestigious positions as: President of Semmelweis University, President of the Worldwide Hungarian Medical Academy, Active-member of European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vice-chairman of Central and Eastern European Subcommittee of COMGAN, Treasurer of International Society for Pathophysiology, Founder and President of the Hungarian Kidney Foundation. He is the head of the PhD School of Basic Medical Sciences, Semmelweis University and the first nephrology PhD program in Hungary and founder of the Budapest Nephrology School at Semmelweis University. He brought nephrology research experiences on renal pathophysiology from the universities of Bergen, Birmingham, Harvard, Montpellier, Heidelberg and Tulane. His research interests cover renal hemodynamics, pathophysiology of the renin-angiotensin system and renal fibrosis. His scientific approach follows the strategy “from molecular level to bedside”. He has served in editorial boards of several peer-reviewed journals (International: Experimental Nephrology 1994-2000, Medical Science Monitor 1996-, Journal of Pathophysiology 2005-, Kidney and Blood Pressure Research 2006-; Cardiology (Karger) 2006-;  Hungarian: Journal of Nephrology and Hypertension 1995-, Ca and Bone 1998-, Acta Physiologica Hungarica 1999-, Current Hypertension Reports in Hungarian 2001-, Medical Education 2005-). Publications: Handbook 1, Monography 1, articles 108, chapters 72, patent 1, citations more than 1200. In his academic career he is dedicated to the advancement of education and practice in nephrology. In this spirit, in cooperation with the International Society of Nephrology and ERA-EDTA, he founded the annual international Budapest Nephrology School at Semmelweis University (1994). This reflects his belief in cooperation between basic and clinical nephrology. He has invested more than two decades of his life in improving the nephrology practice, research and education standards in his region. He restlessly encourages and trains young doctors to advance nephrology in Eastern and Central European countries.