Research placement at the Department of Neurology, University of Zurich

Dr. Anna Törteli, a young postdoctoral researcher from our department, participated in a research visit between September 7 and October 4, 2025, at the research group of Dr. Mohamad El Amki in the Department of Neurology at the University of Zurich. During her stay, Anna took part in studies investigating the entry and accumulation of microplastics from food and drinking water into the body and contributed to setting up various experimental methods. The research visit in Switzerland laid the foundations for a successful and productive collaboration. The trip was supported by the SZAOK Research Fund.
The PhD defense of István Pesti

Our colleague, István Pesti , former postgraduate student of the Neuroscience training program of the Doctoral School of Theoretical Medicine defended his PhD thesis with excellent results on October 13, 2025. The title of his PhD dissertation is: Microglial activation is attenuated in cell culture by pharmacological modulation of calcium homeostasis. His thesis supervisors were Prof. Dr. Károly Gulya and Prof. Dr. Eszter Farkas.
Congratulations on obtaining your degree!