Local Student Research Conference Spring Round

The local spring rounds of the Student Research Conference were held on May 7, 2026, at the institutes of the Faculty of Science and Informatics (TTIK) at the University of Szeged. In the Biology - Physiology section, our department was represented by four BSc biology students: Eszter Gáspár, Balázs Nagy, Sára Pető, and Béla Resch. With their successful presentations, the students achieved one second prize and three third prozes, and all of them have advanced to next year’s national conference. We warmly congratulate the students and their supervisors!

MTA Call for Proposals to Support Researchers Raising Children

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences has issued a call for proposals aimed at supporting the academic advancement of researchers raising children. Dr. Anita Annaházi, an assistant professor in our Department, submitted an application to support the publication of her scientific results. We are pleased to announce that her proposal was recommended for funding by the review panel and has been awarded a grant. We warmly congratulate her on this achievement!

National Brain Research program travel grant

With the support of the NAP3 travel grant, Dr. Rita Frank will undertake a laboratory visit at Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, USA) between May 16 and May 30, 2026, in the laboratory of Dr. Anusha Mishra. The purpose of the visit is to learn brain slice–based methods for investigating neurovascular coupling. As part of the visit, she will also attend the Neurology Research Day on May 21, which will provide an opportunity to build international collaborations and to learn about current research directions in the field.

ROMCON 2026

The Romhányi György College of the Medical Faculty of the University of Pécs held the ROMCON 2026 international scientific conference between March 5 and 8, 2026. At the event, domestic and international university students had the opportunity to present their research results and to network with students and lecturers from other institutions. We are proud that the presentations of two TDK students from our department, Elsherbini Abdelrahman and Pető Sára, were awarded first and second prize by the jury. Warmly congratulations to our students!

Support from the SZAOK Faculty Research Fund

In 2025, the Albert Szent-Györgyi School of Medicine announced calls for applications to the SZAOK Faculty Research Fund, aimed at supporting promising research projects conducted by teaching and research staff of SZAOK departments. We are proud to announce that our colleagues Dr. Anita Annaházi was awarded the Albert Szent-Györgyi Grant, and Dr. Rita Frank received the Postdoctoral Research Grant. Congratulations to both awardees on their successful grants!

Local Student Research Conference Spring Round

MTA Call for Proposals to Support Researchers Raising Children

National Brain Research program travel grant

ROMCON 2026

Support from the SZAOK Faculty Research Fund

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