International Conference on Spreading Depolarizations 2023 (iCSD 2023)

 

   The annual meeting of the Co-Operative Studies on Brain Injury Depolarizations (COSBID) was organized between October 2-5, 2023 in Szeged, Hungary. The COSBID group is an international research consortium focused on the role of spreading depolarizations in acute neurologic injury. The HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group was privileged to host the 2023 meeting in Szeged!

Funded research applications to the New National Excellence Program

 

   The Review Panel of the New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities have funded the research project applications of Dr. Rita Frank assistant professor, and Péter Kozák undergraduate medical student. Their research forms an integral part of the activity of the HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group. Congratulations on the achievement!

Student presentation awards at the Korányi Frigyes Scientific Forum

 

   The Korányi Frigyes College for Advanced Studies of the Semmelweis University organized the 27th Korányi Frigyes Scientific Forum in Budapest between March 17-18, 2023. Four students of our Department’s Student Science Study Group, Anna Zsigmond, Péter Kozák, Péter Szarvas and Farnaz Jafarian contributed to the Forum. Péter Szarvas (supervisors: Dr. Rita Frank and Dr. Eszter Farkas) and Farnaz Jafarian (supervisors: Dr. Rita Frank and Dr. Ákos Menyhárt) have won third prize for their poster and oral presentations. Congratulations for the achievement!

Participation at the “Neuro-vascular function in health and disease” advanced training course

 

   The CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme (founded by FENS and IBRO) organizes the next course on “Neuro-vascular function in health and disease” between 20 March - 7 April 2023, at the Bordeaux School of Neuroscience, Bordeaux, France. Dr. Réka Tóth, a PhD student at our Department has been selected as a trainee at the prestigious course, with the support of the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grants. Dr. Réka Tóth is supervised by Dr. Ákos Menyhárt and Dr. Eszter Farkas at the HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group. Congratulations for the achievement!