{"id":24293,"date":"2021-02-12T14:39:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T13:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=24293"},"modified":"2022-10-19T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T08:45:48","slug":"nearly-300-presentations-at-the-online-scientific-student-conference-of-semmelweis-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2021\/02\/nearly-300-presentations-at-the-online-scientific-student-conference-of-semmelweis-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly 300 presentations at the online Scientific Student Conference of Semmelweis University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nearly 300 presentations in 35 Hungarian and 6 international sections were submitted to the Scientific Student Conference (TDK), which was held online this year due to the current epidemic situation. At the opening ceremony, several awards related to TDK were presented, including the awardees of the Rector\u2019s Scientific Project Work.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cAs a former TDK student, I believe that the TDK conference is the most important workshop operating at our university. Our students may get to know the world of science beyond the textbooks here. The approximately 1,000 talented students participating in TDK take on very serious challenges beyond textbooks and studying, and these students represent the future for us\u201d, said Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Rector, in his opening speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Rector, the Semmelweis University TDK in 2021 is an integral part of the university’s 250th<\/sup> anniversary events, which was organized online for the first time this year to adapt to the epidemic situation, but he expressed his hope that next year the event may take place in the usual, traditional way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly 300 presentations were submitted to the conference, in 35 Hungarian and 6 international sections; and in the framework of the international TDK, participants of 13 higher education institutions from 8 countries applied with 64 presentations. The pandemic also has an effect on science, and in this situation, programs such as TDK are particularly important, where future researchers and the youngest members of science can represent themselves\u201d, said Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt is convincing to me that the members of the Semmelweis University TDK were able to carry out their research with equal force despite the current difficulties of this pandemic period. Their enthusiasm has not diminished, they have found the opportunity and the way to produce high-quality, valuable scientific materials in preparation for the 2021 conference\u201d, said Dr. Attila Szij\u00e1rt\u00f3, President of the Scientific Student Association of Semmelweis University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was particularly pleased that early and recent researches on the new type of coronavirus infection can also be presented at this year’s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll this is a proof that medicine is able to innovate, and the new situations, challenges are encouraging researchers to explore the broad range of the theoretical and clinical background of the disease\u201d, said Dr. Attila Szij\u00e1rt\u00f3.<\/p>\n

He drew attention to and emphasized the importance of TDK’s talent support and management as well as the value of the master-student relationships along which generations have been raised.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, the usual TDK conference of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences has expanded, as a conference of the Faculty of Health Sciences will be held at the same time. Accordingly, TDK was forged into a unit and turned into a major university event\u201d, Dr. Attila Szij\u00e1rt\u00f3 highlighted.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cTDK is a Hungaricum ensuring that students may get acquainted with the world of science, and now the world of science and innovation, as early as possible\u201d, said Dr. P\u00e9ter Ferdinandy, Vice-Rector for Science and Innovation.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that TDK secures the future, including prospective researchers, lecturers, rectors, and vice-rectors of Semmelweis University. The Vice-Rector also highlighted the importance of research in health industry, to which the COVID-19 epidemic drew everyone’s attention. Dr. P\u00e9ter Ferdinandy also spoke about a new element of this year\u2019s conference, the encryption of presentations, which aims to draw the attention of students and supervisors to think not only in scientific publications but also in defensible intellectual property.<\/p>\n

At the opening ceremony of the event, the Semmelweis University Outstanding TDK Teacher Awards as well as the Outstanding TDK Student Awards were presented, in recognition of\u00a0 the first author’s publications in 2020 (the list of awardees can be found at the end of the article). Richter Gedeon Nyrt. received the award certificate of Semmelweis University Outstanding TDK Sponsor this year as well. The list of awardees of the Rector’s Scientific Project Work was presented as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn case of the Rector’s Scientific Project Work, students have to position their own work well and present it in an appropriate environment, placed among the current scientific results, so that it represents an even greater value, up to three times greater, than an outstanding dissertation. This year, 56 applications have been received for the scientific project work, and their high standard can be the basis for future research activities, with which students make a significant contribution to Semmelweis University\u2019s goal of being among the top 100 higher education institutions in the world\u201d, pointed out Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf TDK is a Hungaricum, then the Rector’s Scientific Project Work is a similar system typical of the university, supporting students with outstanding talent. The number of applications received also proves that the coronavirus did not decrease the scientific activity of the students. Out of the 14 awardees of the first prize, 11 have received recognition due to an already published English language publication, which means that it is becoming more and more difficult to win the award\u201d, emphasized Dr. J\u00f3zsef T\u00edm\u00e1r, President of the Evaluation Committee.<\/p>\n

He also highlighted that this year, for the first time, there are students participating in the German language training as well as students of the Faculty of Health Sciences among the recipients of the first prize. The list of award winners can be found here (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"During the opening session, Dr. Andrea Fekete, Associate Professor of the 1st<\/sup> Department of Pediatrics, who was awarded with the Semmelweis University Outstanding TDK Teacher Award at the event, held a presentation entitled \u201cSigma-1 receptor activation as a new treatment option in the treatment of lung processes caused by COVID-19\u201d. She presented fibroproliferative diseases as well as the phenomenon of fibrosis, the production of fibrotic tissues through the kidneys. She then described the role of the Sigma-1 receptor in influencing fibrotic damage and the development of fluvoxamine therapy based on it, which was developed and patented by Dr. Andrea Fekete and her research team. For the discovery, they won the Semmelweis Innovation Award in 2016, the Academic Excellence Award in 2019, and the G\u00e1bor D\u00e9nes Award in 2020. Following the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, based on international publication results, the idea arose that Sigma-1 receptor agonist fluvoxamine could reduce SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and fibrosis. Further research and experiments confirmed the hypothesis, therefore they received funding by the state and the university in 2020, and a phase II clinical trial could begin in November last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Semmelweis University Outstanding TDK Teacher Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Andrea Fekete, associate professor, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, 1st<\/sup> Department of Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Dr. P\u00e9ter S\u00f3tonyi, department head, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine, Heart and Vascular Centre, Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery<\/p>\n

Dr. Szabolcs B\u00e9ni, associate professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy<\/p>\n

Zolt\u00e1nn\u00e9 Horv\u00e1th, college professor, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Sciences<\/p>\n

Dr. Judit Borb\u00e9ly, associate professor, Semmelweis University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics<\/p>\n

Dr. Henriett Pint\u00e9r, college associate professor, Semmelweis University, Andr\u00e1s Pet\u0151 Faculty, Institute of Human Sciences<\/p>\n

Semmelweis University Outstanding TDK Student Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n

M\u00e1t\u00e9 Babity
\nSupervisors: Dr. Orsolya Kiss, senior lecturer, Heart and Vascular Centre, Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, professor, Heart and Vascular Centre<\/p>\n

B\u00e1lint Andr\u00e1s Barta
\nSupervisor: Dr. Tam\u00e1s Radovits, associate professor, Heart and Vascular Centre, Department of Cardiology<\/p>\n

Bettina Katalin Budai
\nSupervisor: Dr. P\u00e1l Kaposi Nov\u00e1k, associate professor, Medical Imaging Centre – Department of Radiology<\/p>\n

B\u00e1lint P\u00e9ter B\u00e1nyai
\nSupervisors: Dr. Eszter M\u00e1ria Horv\u00e1th, associate professor, Department of Physiology; Dr. Szabolcs V\u00e1rbir\u00f3, associate professor, 2nd<\/sup> Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Dr. Tam\u00e1s Gy\u00f6rke, associate professor, Medical Imaging Centre \u2013 Department of Nuclear Medicine; Dr. S\u00e1ndor Czibor, specialist, Medical Imaging Centre \u2013 Department of Nuclear Medicine<\/p>\n

Dr. No\u00e9mi Daradics
\nSupervisors: Dr. Bence \u00c1gg, Heart and Vascular Centre; Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Szabolcs, Heart and Vascular Centre<\/p>\n

B\u00e1lint Egyed
\nSupervisors: Dr. G\u00e1bor Kov\u00e1cs, professor, department head, 2nd<\/sup> Department of Pediatrics; Dr. \u00c1gnes Semsei F\u00e9ln\u00e9, senior lecturer, Department of Genetics, Cell- and Immunobiology<\/p>\n

Dr. Tam\u00e1s Gergely
\nSupervisors: Dr. G\u00e1bor Brenner, PhD student, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Giricz, senior research fellow, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy<\/p>\n

Dr. Rozina Ida Hajd\u00fa
\nSupervisors: Dr. G\u00e1bor M\u00e1rk Somfai, senior lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology; Dr. \u00c1kos Luk\u00e1ts, senior lecturer, Department of Molecular Biology<\/p>\n

Dr. D\u00e1vid \u00c1rp\u00e1d Kar\u00e1di
\nSupervisors: Dr. Al-Khrasani Mahmoud, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Dr. Mih\u00e1ly Balogh, senior lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy<\/p>\n

Dr. Roland Stengl
\nSupervisors: Dr. K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Benke, heart surgeon specialist candidate, Heart and Vascular Centre; Dr. Andr\u00e1s Bors, clinical biochemist, South Pest Central Hospital National Institute of Hematology and Infectology Molecular Genetic Laboratory<\/p>\n

Dr. Krisztina V\u00e9n
\nSupervisors: Dr. \u00c9va Ruisanchez, senior lecturer, Department of Translational Medicine; Dr. Zolt\u00e1n Beny\u00f3, professor, Department of Translational Medicine<\/p>\n

Dr. Kriszti\u00e1n Zich\u00f3
\nSupervisor: Dr. G\u00e1bor Nyiri, lead researcher, Institute of Experimental Medicine<\/p>\n

Award for a first author publication published in 2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bogl\u00e1rka Laky
\nSupervisor: Dr. B\u00e1lint Gergely Szab\u00f3, Semmelweis University Doctoral School, TDK PhD student<\/p>\n

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\u00c1d\u00e1m Szab\u00f3
\nPhoto: Attila Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 Semmelweis University (illustration)
\nTranslation: Katalin Ill\u00e9s-Romh\u00e1nyi<\/p>\n

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