Department of Biochemistry

Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged

http://www.biochem.szote.u-szeged.hu/index_eng.html

Application: by the institutional Student Scientific Circle („TDK”) coordinator

Institutional Student Scientific Circle („TDK”) coordinator

Dr. Tamás Csont MD, PhD, associate professor
Tel: +36 (62) 54 5755 or +36 (62) 54 5096
e-mail: csont.tamas@med.u-szeged.hu

Requierment: at least 4.0 academic grade point average

Research groups and topics:

1. Muscle Adaptation Group

1. Neural and humoral effects in the molecular regulation of skeletal muscle adaptation

Supervisors: Dr. Luca Mendler, MD, PhD, assistant professor,

Dr. Anikó Keller-Pintér, MD, PhD, staff scientist

2. Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling (MEDICS) Group

1. Cardiovascular effects of metabolic diseases in experimental models.

2. Molecular mechanisms of cellular damage in stress conditions.

3. Conditioning against myocardial injury.

4. Cellular effects of proteoglycans.

5. MicroRNAs in the cardiovascular system.

6. The role of extracellular matrix components in cardioprotection.

7. Echocardiographic characterization of cardiac function and morphology in uremic, hypercholesterolemic, or irradiated rats

Supervisors: Dr. habil. Tamás Csont, MD, PhD, associate professor

Dr. habil. Csaba Csonka, MD, PhD, senior scientist

Dr. Márta Sárközy, MD, PhD, research fellow

3. Cardiovascular Research Group (www.cardiovasc.com)

1. Biochemical mechanism of the ischemic adaptation of the myocardium

2. Cardiocytoprotection in in vitro cell culture models

3. Effects of hyperlipidemia on ischemic adaptation of the heart

4. Oxidative and nitrosative stress in heart muscle

5. Cardioprotection induced by ischemic preconditioning in chronic heart failure

6. Role of matrix metalloproteinases in adaptation of the heart and in disease models

7. Role of capsaicin-sensitive nerves in adaptation of the heart

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. habil. Péter Ferdinandy, MD, PhD, DSc, MBA, Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Head of Department and Pharmahungary Group (CEO and Business Development Director), Department of Biochemistry, Szeged (part time),

Dr. Anikó Görbe, MD, PhD, assistant professor,

Dr. Péter Bencsik, MD, PhD, Pharmahungary Group and assistant professor (part time)

4. Stress Research Lab

1. Psychoneuroimmunological investigations on stress-related cardiovascular diseases

Supervisor: Dr. Margit Keresztes, MD, PhD, assistant professor

5. Muscle Differentiation Research Group

1. The function of transgenic skeletal muscle

Supervisor: Dr. habil. Ernő Zádor, PhD, associate professor

Postgraduate research opportunities:

The scientific work of the Department of Biochemistry is closely linked to the Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular and Cell Biology Program of the Graduate School of Multidisciplinary Medical Sciences. Our former scientific circle students have the opportunity to join our PhD programs.

Best „TDK” awards of our students in the last decade:

Pro Scientia Gold Medal:

Márton Pipicz – 2011

Tímea Szegi - 2011

Tamás Baranyai – 2013

OTDT Presentation Award

Tamás Baranyai – 2013

OTDK Awards:

Zsuzsanna Baka – 2007: 2^nd Award

Zoltán Varga, Csaba Tölgyesi – 2007: Special Award, 2009: 3^rd Award

Márta Sárközy – 2009, Special Award

Márta Sárközy, Domitilla Kovács – 2011: Special Award

Márton Pipicz, András Boros, Miklós Nógrády – 2011: 1^st Award

Tímea Szegi, Domitilla Kovács – 2011: 1^st Award

Tamás Baranyai – 2013: 1^st Award

Beáta Diósi, Hanna Fodor – 2013: 1^st Award

Alexandra Demcsák, Csenge Csorba – 2013: 1^st Award

László Kis, Márton Pipicz – 2013: Special Award

More than 20 participations on OTDK conferences.

TDK konference:

More than 40 awarded presentations

Master Teacher Gold Medal

Dr. Tamás Csont MD, PhD – 2011

Undergraduate students in 2014/15

I. Muscle Adaptation Group

1. Csenge Csorba, 6^th year medical student, student instructor

2. Alexandra Demcsák, 6^th year medical student

3. Beáta Diósi, 6^th year medical student, student instructor

4. Hanna Fodor, 6^th year medical student, student instructor

5. Ágnes Szalenko-Tőkés, 3^rd year medical student

6. Flóra Szántó, 3^rd year medical student

II. Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling (MEDICS) Group

1. László Kis, 6^th year medical student, student instructor

2. Viktor Bodnár, 5^th year medical student

3. Dalma Kuglis, 5^th year medical student

4. Virág Demján, 4^th year pharmacy student

5. Fatime Hawchar, 4^th year medical student, student instructor

6. Edit Vigh, 4^th year medical student, student instructor

7. Péter Jánosy, 3^rd year medical student

8. Mónika Kovács, 3^rd year medical student

9. Zsuzsa Kovács, 3^rd year medical student

10. János Pálfalvi, 3^rd year medical student

11. Anna Vincze, 3^rd year medical student

III. Cardiovascular Research Group

1. Balázs Szakály, 6^th year medical student

2. Máté Bedő, 6^th year medical student

3. Israel David Gabay, 5^th year medical student

4. Omer Goren, 5^th year medical student

5. Anna Hegedűs, 5^th year medical student

6. Miguel Olias Ibor, 5^th year medical student

7. János Pigler, 5^th year medical student

8. Tamás Riesz, 5^th year medical student, student instructor

9. Ernesto Ruivo, 5^th year medical student, student instructor

10. Fanni Szvetnyik, 5^th year medical student

11. Gábor Vastag, 4^th year medical student, student instructor

12. Bernadett Kiss, BSc 3^rd year (Faculty of Science and Informatics, Biology)

Awarded TDK presentations from our Department in 2014:

Edit Vigh, László Kis	Section 1^st Award Obál Memorial Prize	Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology
Beáta Diósi, Hanna Fodor	Section 1^st Award	Bioinformatics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics
János Piegler, Tamás Riesz	Section 1^st Award	Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology 2.
Virág Demján	Section 2^nd Award	Molecular Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Clinical Pharmacy
Dalma Kuglis, Anna Hegedűs	Section 2^nd Award	Internal Medicine 2.
Tamás Riesz, János Pigler	Section 2^nd Award	Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology
Ernesto Ruivo, Miguel Olias Ibor	Section 3^rd Award	Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology 2
László Kis, Edit Vigh	Section 3^rd Award	Bioinformatics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Genetics
Gábor Vastag	Section 3^rd Award	Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology 1.

Selected TDK presentations from 2014 for the National Student Scientific Conference (OTDK) will be held in Budapest in 2015:

1. Virág Demján 3^rd year pharmacy student
2. Beáta Diósi, Hanna Fodor, 4^th year medical students
3. László Kis, 5^th year and Edit Vigh, 3^rd year medical students,
4. Dalma Kuglis, 4^th year and Anna Hegedűs, 3^rd year medical students
5. János Pigler, Tamás Riesz, 4^th year medical students
6. Tamás Riesz, János Pigler, 4^th year medical students
7. Edit Vigh, 3^rd year and László Kis, 5^th year medical students