TDK and Thesis topics

Students Scientific Work

Students Scientific Work
in the Department of Surgical Research and Techniques

The Department of Surgical Research and Techniques welcomes anyone who is interested in surgery from any of our TDK topics. Our topics include clinical work, which is carried out under the supervision of external departments in different hospitals in clinical conditions, and surgical research of the department.

Based on the decision of the TDT, from the academic year 2019/2020., the rules for joining the Students Scientific Association (TDK) have changed.

TDK registration process:

The student applies to the responsible for TDK corresponding to his / her intrests, who reports to the TDK office as a TDK student of the given institute.
Contact with the supervisor.
The student takes the TDK subject in the Neptun system.
To be a member of Semmelweis University Students’ Scientific Association while pursuing TDK work in a non-University institute, it is important for the student to submit an Announcement form filled at the start of every semester to the Council. (LINK)
To participate in the Scientific Conference, you must have at least 2 semesters of active TDK student status.

Responsible for Students Scientific Work:

Györgyi Szabó PHD.

NET, XI. floor, office 1107.
Telephone: 06-1-459-1500/56575
E-mail: mutettan@gmail.com

Appication to the Dept. of Surgical Research and Techniques:

During the application process, please send in email:

name of the student
year of education
chosen topic and supervisor

Please register in the Neptune system.
Reports semi-annually on its work during the previous semester and its plans for the following semester.
After 2 semesters, he/she will have a chance to present his/her scientific work at the Student Scientific Conference.
Those who do not keep in touch with their supervisor or the responsible for TDK and do not give a short report every six months on the work done, his/her semester will not be signed.

Conditions:

at least 4 successful completed semesters
prior consultation with the supervisor
Education average above 3.5
English and/or German language skills
become teaching assisstant in our department
TDK student/teacher assistant career model

TDK and Diploma work topics

Research topics- TDK topics – Thesis topics

(valid: from 15 February 2021)

Supervisor name	Title of theme	Type of research	Brief description	Student name	Goals, tasks, and possibilities
Dr. Andrea Ferencz	Experimental research of small bowel autotransplantation	experimental work	Small bowel transplantation is one of the most difficult tasks till now among abdominal organ transplantation. During both warm ischemia/reperfusion and cold preservation, several pathobiochemical processes need to be investigated to preserve the graft tissue structure and vasculature as much as possible after transplantation.		Participation in animal experiments, after obtaining sufficient practice, under supervision development and implementation of partial experiments. Participation in TDK conference, and in Hungarian surgical / experimental surgical congresses. Writing Diploma Work, writing scientific paper. Networking and acquisition of competencies in surgical skill and at some research levels.
Dr. Andrea Ferencz	Surgical scrub from Semmelweis to nowadays	theoretical work	Surgical scrub as an aseptic activity has been an important milestone in the development of operative professions, the completion of the surgical palette, and the radical reduction of patient mortality. We would like to present the history and main stages of its medical history in the light of literary data from Semmelweis to the present day.		Getting to know the scientific literature, exploring new connections. Writing Diploma Work and scientific paper. Networking and acquisition of competencies at the level of scientific communication.
Dr. Andrea Ferencz	Milestones of surgical bleeding control	theoretical work	Developments in haemostasis methods and techniques have also contributed to the intra- and postoperative mortality decrease in the development of surgery. War wounds and the experience gained during their care, the need for increasingly complex surgical interventions, and the development of technical and biological co-sciences also played a role in this. From a surgical point of view, we want to study the evolution of today’s haemostasis methods.		Getting to know the scientific literature, exploring new connections. Writing Diploma Work and scientific paper. Networking and acquisition of competencies at the level of scientific communication.
Dr. Andrea Ferencz	From Theatrum anatomicum to operating theatres. Development of operating rooms	theoretical work	The operating rooms were initially located in the anatomical amphitheatres, and their structure and equipment were common. The topic is to research the common points of their development, the reasons for their division and the process.		Getting to know the scientific literature, exploring new connections. Writing Diploma Work and scientific paper. Networking and acquisition of competencies at the level of scientific communication.
Dr. Andrea Ferencz Dr. Zita Hornok	Investigation of magnamosis devices for minimally invasive paediatric surgery	experimental work	Minimally invasive procedures in infants and children, such as pyeloplasty, ureteral reimplantation, intestinal anastomosis or esophageal atresia repair, require more complex skills. The magnetic compression anastomosis technique (magnamosis) has been shown to be a viable, reliable and effective alternative to traditional intestinal anastomosis. We aim to test and refine this device and explore further applications of magnamosis in minimally invasive surgery.		Getting to know the scientific literature, exploring new connections. Writing Diploma Work and scientific paper. Networking and acquisition of competencies at the level of scientific communication.
Dr. Krisztina Juhos	Opportunities of digitization in surgical training	experimental work	Digitization has become a part of our everyday lives. Digital solutions have also integrated in education and medical training, but their integration into surgical residency training has recently begun in Hungary. The rapid development of information technology is an inexhaustible repository of scientific research. The aim of the topic is to exploit, apply and adapt the possibilities offered by different IT-based systems (simulators, virtual reality, e-learning, educational games, video games, applications, etc.) to surgical training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.		Implementing and testing independent ideas at undergraduate and / or postgraduate level Deeper knowledge and exploration of the topic (literature search) Relationship with residents participating in surgical residency training, gaining experience, information (assisting in career choice) Participation in a TDK conference, opportunity to prepare a scientific publication Development of a research approach
Dr. Györgyi Szabó	Wound healing	research project	In this project, we would like to determine the role of fat cells and fibroblasts in the wound healing process. We will examine the activation of fat cells, the released molecules, the activation of fibroblasts, receptors, changing the extension and the components of the connective tissue, the vascularisation, the epithelization and the role of immune cells. Topics: 1. The role of fibroblast transport on the wound healing 2. The role of the fat cells in the wound healing		Join a new project, surgical and cellular research. Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Dr. Györgyi Szabó	Adhesion research		Adhesion formation occurs following a surgical operation, injury or inflammation. The damaged tissue is connected to another damaged tissue or an intact part of an organ, the omentum has an important role to cover the damaged area. The developed adhesion pulls closer the different tissues, inhibits the normal motility, and the tension causes pain. These complications worsen the life quality and result in functional disorder. Topics: 1. The role of angiogenesis in adhesion formation – macroscopic and histological evaluation 2. The role of the inhibition of angiogenesis – macroscopic and histological evaluation 3. Immunodeficiency and the adhesion formation		Join a new project, surgical and cellular research. Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Dr. Györgyi Szabó	The importance of animal research in the histology	theoretical work	Animal research has been an important scientific role in scientific since the ancient age. Follow up the way from the recognition to the experiments. How changed the attitude to the animal experiments? Beyond the ethical approach, we would like to understand the researchers’, philosophists’, and commoners’ opinion of the animal experiments. Topics: 1. Animal research in the middle age 2. Animal research in the 19-20^th centuries 3. Animal research in history form ethical point of view		Join a new project that try to give answer important and interesting questions. Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Dr. Györgyi Szabó	The history of the wound care	theoretical work	How can the risk of wound infection be reduced by indigenous people? What was used to treat wounds? What methods, tricks are parts of a modern wound treatment? Topics: 1. Wound treatment in history 2. Wound treatment in indigenous people/tribes		Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Fehér Daniella	Development of a novel biohybrid polimer for antimicrobial wound care	experimental work	In this work we are going to develop a novel biohybrid polymer for the treatment of acute and chronic wound care.		In vitro evaluation In vivo evaluation
Fehér Daniella	Evaluation of the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of different herbs	experimental work	In this work we extract different sources from ethnomedicinal plants and then want to validate their pharmacological properties and antioxidant activities.		Join a new project, surgical and cellular research. Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Fehér Daniella	The most common types of diseases and their treatments from the ancient eras to nowadays – Is there any new under the Sun? /	theoretical work			Join a new project, surgical and cellular research. Participation in International Students’ Conference. Thesis writing Co-author in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Vision in robot-assisted MIS	experimental work	ObudaU has developed an eye tracking system for its da Vinci surgical system, which should be tested and assessed. The aim is to monitor and understand the surgeon’s focus and situation awareness based on vision/eye tracking.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Non-technical surgical skill assessment	experimental work	Recent research focus on the non-technical skills and workload analysis in the operation room. With novel sensor-technologies, these can be objectively assessed. The aim is to collect data, assess and quantify such parameters both in simulators and in the OR.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Surgical Data Science	experimental work	Surgical data collection and analysis is required to feed our existing algorithms in Surgical Process Modelling – primarily focusing on LapChole procedures. Surgical ontologies are to be employed to fit and generalize the Surgical Process Models.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Objective hand hygiene assessment	experimental work	Employing the Semmelweis Scanner it becomes possible to collect large amount of objective data on personal hand hygiene quality. the research focuses on microbiology linked assessment and reológical parameter estimation of healthcare workers and medical students.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Augmented Reality in the operating room	experimental work	Current AR/VR/XR tools are brought into the OR as experimental gadgets, all across the world, while their objective value assessment is still lacking. Their utility and clinical engineering validation is a new requirement, which should be established through research and standardization.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Supporting infrastructure for patient safety	experimental work	Prior studies of the Dept. have cleary shown that critical infrastructure (such as dispensers) are indispensable to maintain patient safety through proper hand hygiene. The research will focus on the location, quality and operations of the dispensers, as a key input variable to assess the hand hygiene compliance of healthcare workers. This work directly feeds into the new ISO 23447:2022 hand hygiene standard.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Total cost assessment of hand hygiene	theoretical work	Health economics and total cost of treatment concepts are becoming fundamental in establishing and operating smaller or larger scale healthcare systems. The aim of the research is to overview and categorize literature data on the costs associated with hand hygiene and the lack of it.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.
Dr. Haidegger, Tamás	Objective Health Technology Assessment methods	theoretical work	Health Technology Assessment is a proven approach in biotech to quantify the value of a new drug or therapy. Some recent variations of HTA are better suited for medical device assessment. The aim is to review and compare these methods.		Participation in national / international Students’ Science Conference. Thesis topic and writing Co-authorship in a scientific article.