{"id":8,"date":"2022-08-03T10:53:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T08:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:36:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About<\/h2>\n
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About the Fibrosis Research Group<\/h1>\n
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Our group consists of researchers from various scientific fields, including medical doctors, biologists, biochemical engineers and experienced technicians complementing each other\u2019s knowledge in order to enhance the efficiency of our work. The main goal of our research group is to investigate the pathomechanism of tissue fibrosis.
\nBeside basic research, we put a great emphasis on collaborations with industrial companies to develop antifibrotic drugs. As a part of Semmelweis University we also take our share in scientific education, ensuring possibilities for undergraduate and postgraduate students. We hope that our experiments contribute to the better understanding of the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis, revealing novel therapeutic targets and anti-fibrotic drugs.<\/p>\n

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HUN-REN – SU Pediatrics and Nephrology Research group is a member of Hungarian Research Network<\/a> Supported Research Groups<\/p>\n

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INFRASTRUCTURE<\/h1>\n
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Attila Szab\u00f3, MD, PhD, Med Habil, DSc<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Vice-Rector for Clinical Affairs, president of Clinical Center, Semmelweis University. Director of 1st Department of Pediatrics. Leader of HUN-REN – SU Pediatrics and Nephrology Research Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 1st<\/sup> Department of Paediatrics<\/a> is responsible for the healthcare of more than 30,000 children in central Hungary and is also a treatment center for several chronic illnesses including kidney and urinary tract diseases, diabetes, neonatal hypoxia, inflammatory bowel diseases and congenital metabolic disorders.
\nIn addition to patient care and education of medical students, our Department is also engaged in clinical and basic research. Numerous working groups operate in the research laboratory, including the Fibrosis research group supported by various academic and government grants. In our research group there is a strong collaboration between basic scientists, laboratory experts and clinicians that created a strongly focused and innovative milieu which enables the complex investigation of the pathomechanism, therapy and outcome of a diseases in a single institute.<\/p>\n

Our research laboratory has excellent infrastructural background. For the in vivo experiments a special animal house was built in the past years where the suitable ventilation, sterile filtered air, temperation and cyclic lighting of the animals are insured. We perform a wide range of molecular biological techniques that are needed for translational fucosed research studies from bench-to-bedside and the technical equipment includes all tools that are essential for basic molecular biology (PCR, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, FACS, in vitro techniques and genetic engineering methods). Through core facilities at the Semmelweis University and in cooperation with the E\u00f6tv\u00f6s L\u00f3r\u00e1nd University, additional techniques e.g. confocal imaging, are also available if needed. Our research team collaborates with several Hungarian and international research centers. Our senior researchers were guest researchers in the USA, England and Germany. These collaborations continue to provide excellent opportunities to build international relations.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>

Team<\/h2>\n
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SENIOR RESEARCHERS<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00c1d\u00e1m Vannay, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Head of the research group, CEO and founder of biotech companies. Graduated as a medical doctor. Earned more than 20 years’ experience in basic science and drug development. Holder of numerous scientific awards, including Semmelweis Innovation Awards, Merit Award, J\u00e1nos Bolyai Scholarship, Prima Primissima – Junior Prima Award. Main focus of his interest is the treatment of tissue fibrosis.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Be\u00e1ta Szebeni, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Graduated as a biologist. Senior research fellow with more than 15 years’ experience in basic science. Holder of numerous scientific awards, including Semmelweis Innovation Award, Academic Youth Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Skilled in scientific writing, design and performance of molecular biologic measurements.<\/p>\n

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Domonkos Pap, PhD<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Graduated as a biologist. Senior research fellow with more than 10 years’ experience in basic science and drug development. Holder of numerous scientific awards, including Semmelweis Innovation Award, Prima Primissima – Junior Prima Award, R\u00f3bert B\u00e1r\u00e1ny Award, J\u00e1nos Bolyai Scholarship. Skilled in scientific writing, design and performance of in vitro and in vivo experimental models.<\/p>\n

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Colleagues<\/h1>\n

M\u00e1ria Bern\u00e1th – laboratory assistant<\/h2>\n

Eszter L\u00e9vai, MD<\/a> – PhD student<\/h2>\n

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Graduated as a medical doctor, engaged in the field of peritoneal dialysis research since starting as a research student in 2013. Her research experience ranges from clinical registry work to practicing basic science methods (in vitro, in vivo experiments). She spent 2,5 years working in basic research in University Hospital Heidelberg with various exchange opportunities. Holder of numerous scholarships – Jellinek Harry Scholarship, EJP RD Research Mobility Scholarship, New National Excellence Program Awards.<\/p>\n

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Csenge Sz\u00e1sz, MD – PhD student<\/h2>\n

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Graduated as a medical doctor, participated in Students\u2019 Scientific Association for 3 years, practicing basic science methods. Became first place on Semmelweis University Students\u2019 Scientific Conference in pediatrics section.<\/p>\n

P\u00e9ter Bokrossy – PhD student<\/h2>\n

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Graduated as an environmental engineer and a pharmaceutical biotechnologist. During his studies and participation in the Students\u2019 Scientific Association, he got 5 years of practice in basic science. In his master’s thesis, he investigated the effect of peritoneal dialysis fluid-derived extracellular vesicles on the mechanism of fibrosis. He started his PhD in 2023 in the field of extracellular vesicles and fibrosis. Holder of numerous scholarships – Semmelweis 250+ scholarship, New National Excellence Program Scholarship. Skilled in graphical analysis and graphic design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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2025 – Faculty Excellence – Merit Award (\u00c1.V.)
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2025 – J\u00e1nos Bolyai Scholarship (B.Sz.)
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2023 – Faculty Excellence – Merit Award (\u00c1.V., A.V-Sz)
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2022 – MTA Center of Excellence
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2022 – J\u00e1nos Bolyai Scholarship (D.P.)
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2022 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (A.V-Sz.)
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2021 – R\u00f3bert B\u00e1r\u00e1ny Award (D.P.)
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2021 – Semmelweis Innovation Award (research group)
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2019 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (\u00c1.V.)
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2019 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (A.V-Sz.)
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2018 – Prima Primissima Junior Award (D.P.)
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2018 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (A.V-Sz.)
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2017 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (B.Sz.)
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2017 – New National Excellence Program Scholarship (A.V-Sz.)
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2016 – Semmelweis Innovation Award (research group)
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2015 – J\u00e1nos Bolyai Scholarship (\u00c1.V.)
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2012 – "Centre of Excellence" Award of the HKF (research group)
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2011 – J\u00e1nos Bolyai Sholarship (\u00c1.V.)
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2008 – Academic Youth Award of the HAS (B.Sz.)
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2008 – Prima Primissima Junior Award (research group)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101997,"featured_media":276,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101997"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":467,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions\/467"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/fibrosis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}