VIATRIS TDK Excellence Scholarship

 

   With the support of VIATRIS Healthcare Ltd., the TDK Council of the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School announced an open call for the VIATRIS TDK Excellence Scholarship. We are proud that three of our TDK students have received the scholarship! Péter Kozák was awarded the Gold category, Alexandra Gráczer the Silver category and Anna Zsigmond the Bronze category. Congratulations to our Viatris TDK Scholarship winners!

Grant support

 

   Dr. Ákos Menyhárt (HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group) in collaboration with Dr. Zsolt Török (Membrane and Stress Biology Unit of the Biological Research Centre, Szeged), has been awarded a collaboration grant for three years, starting in 2024. The funding is provided by the Research Fund of the Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged. The two research groups have won support to conduct novel and exciting joint research in the field of endoplasmatic reticulum stress and myokines.

Participation at the International Neuroscience Conference

 

   The International Neuroscience Conference was organized in Pécs, Hungary between January 25-26, 2024. Dr. Armand Rafael Bálint and István Pesti - members of the HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group, and Dr. Ádám Légrádi, researcher of the Neuroinflammation Research Group represented our Department at the meeting. The poster presentation of István Pesti was recognized by a poster award of the conference. Congratulations on the achievement!

Promotion

 

   Dr. Szilvia V. Kecskés, a post-doctoral researcher of the HCEMM-USZ Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Research Group has been promoted to Assistant Professor of the Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical School. Her new position starts on January 1, 2024. Congratulations!

Habilitation lectures

 

   Dr. Ákos Menyhárt, an Assistant Professor at our Department held his public habilitation lectures on December 7th, 2023. The scientific lecture was given in the field of “Secondary cell injury in the acute phase of ischemic stroke: spreading depolarization”. The university lecture addressed “The pathological background of futile reperfusion after acute ischemic stroke”. Both talks received considerable interest and were concluded by lively scientific discussions. Congratulations for the achievement!