Mobility Grant from the Pannónia Scholarship Program

 

   Kata Kelin, a MSc Biology student conducting undergraduate research at the Department, has been awarded support through the Pannónia Scholarship Program, enabling her to take part in a two-month study visit from 1 July 2026 at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom in the research group of Professor Richard Mead (Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience). The project focuses on investigating the role of the TYK2 kinase in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We wish her successful and productive research work and warmly congratulate her on receiving the scholarship support!

Membership in the MAB Medical Education College

 

   At its meeting on 29 May 2026, the Board of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB) elected our Head of Department, Dr. Eszter Farkas, as a member of the Medical Education College. The College plays an important role in ensuring the internationally recognized quality of medical education in Hungary. Its members participate in the discussion of accreditation matters and other professional issues related to medical education. We warmly congratulate her on this prestigious appointment!

Prestigious international publication

 

   Our latest research article has been published in the prestigious international journal Neurotherapeutics under the title “Electric Muscle Stimulation Attenuates Neuroinflammation and Improves the Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Mice.” The research was led by Dr. Ákos Menyhárt. The findings demonstrated that experimentally applied electrical muscle stimulation in the early phase after stroke significantly reduces cerebral infarct size and neuroinflammation, while improving neurological outcome. Congratulations to the authors on their high-quality research!

Assistant Professor Appointments

 

   Dr. Anna Törteli, postdoctoral researcher, and Dr. István Pesti, assistant lecturer, have been appointed as Assistant Professors at the Faculty of Science and Informatics, effective 1 June 2026. We warmly congratulate our colleagues on this important milestone in their academic careers and wish them continued success in their teaching and research activities.

The PhD defense of Gábor Barczánfalvi

 

   Gábor Barczánfalvi, a postgraduate student of the Doctoral School of Experimental and Preventive Medicine has defended his PhD dissertation titled “Quantitative histological and in vitro fluorescence microscopy image analysis: workflow automation, deep learning, and morphometric profiling of subcellular, cellular, and extracellular components of nervous tissue origin” on May 27th, 2026. His thesis supervisors were Prof. Dr. Károly Gulya, DSc. and Dr. József Tolnai. Warm congratulations on the promotion!