{"id":9119,"date":"2014-02-14T11:36:44","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T10:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:55:32","slug":"strengthening-relations-with-the-university-of-lubeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/en\/2014\/02\/14\/strengthening-relations-with-the-university-of-lubeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening relations with the University of L\u00fcbeck"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"L\u00fcbeck<\/a>Professor \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l, rector of Semmelweis University and Professor M\u00e1ria Judit Moln\u00e1r, vice-rector for scientific affairs welcomed the delegation from the university of the North German city of L\u00fcbeck. The delegation\u2019s programme started with a meeting where the leaders of the two universities discussed matters related to the structure and management of the institutions. Rector \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l pointed out that the visit of the delegation of the University of L\u00fcbeck was an excellent opportunity to strengthen and develop the relations in the areas of both education and research. \u201cWe consider our German relations very important and we are also proud of them\u201d. Both sides emphasised the importance of the individual collaborations between researchers in establishing and maintaining an international cooperation.<\/p>\n

\"Meeting<\/a>The programme continued with professional visits after the meeting was concluded in the Rector\u2019s office. Dr. Christine Klein, director of the Department of Neurogenetics at the University of L\u00fcbeck, visited Semmelweis University\u2019s Department of Genomics and Rare Diseases which is directed by Dr. M\u00e1ria Moln\u00e1r Judit. Dr. Peter Dominiak, president of the University of L\u00fcbeck was welcomed by Dr. Mikl\u00f3s Kellermayer, director of the Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology at the Centre of Theoretical Medicine.<\/p>\n

The Research Salon\u2019s programme was organised in honour of the delegation from L\u00fcbeck which was hosted by Dr. P\u00e9ter Bucsky, the rector\u2019s representative of Asklepios Campus Hamburg. The former professor of the University of L\u00fcbeck played an important role in establishing and developing the relations between the two universities and also in identifying those fields where \u2013 based on reciprocity \u2013 cooperation may be launched. \u00a0<\/p>\n

[pullquote]The cooperation offers a lot more than what we currently make use of; we could create more student and teacher exchange programmes, therefore the renewal of these types of cooperation is our priority now[\/pullquote]The Researchers\u2019 Salon was opened by Rector \u00c1goston Sz\u00e9l who underlined that the visit was an excellent opportunity to revitalise and develop relations between the two institutions. The cooperation offers a lot more than what we currently make use of; we could create more student and teacher exchange programmes, therefore the renewal of these types of cooperation is our priority now \u2013 said Rector Sz\u00e9l.<\/p>\n

Dr. P\u00e9ter P\u00e1l Bucsky reminded the audience that the president of the University of L\u00fcbeck visited Semmelweis University for the first time in 2006. On that occasion he and former rector Dr. Tivadar Tulassay signed a memorandum of understanding.\u00a0 In 2008 the rector of Semmelweis University visited L\u00fcbeck; however, no high-level visit has taken place between the institutions until now.<\/p>\n

\"Presentation<\/a>Dr. Peter Dominiak, as the first speaker of the Salon, presented the University of L\u00fcbeck which was founded in 1964; it currently has 5000 employees and 3500 students. The German university is among the top three universities in the ranking of the Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology\u2019s EXIST programme, a competition that focuses on start-up institutions. At the outset the university\u2019s educational and research activities only took place in the field of medicine; however, today there are faculties of information technologies, natural sciences and engineering as well while degree programmes in psychology were launched recently. The Biomedical Engineering and Infection Biology Programmes are taught in English as well.<\/p>\n

The presentation revealed that the three key research areas of the University of L\u00fcbeck are medicine, life sciences and IT. All these contribute to the novel field of biomedical technology which is currently under development.<\/p>\n

Dr. Peter Dominiak also drew attention to the fact that a new research building \u2013 the Centre for Brain Behaviour and Metabolism \u2013 will be finished at the end of the year. The Centre for Infection and Inflammation was established in 2011 and the BioMedTec Science Campus was founded in 2012.<\/p>\n

The president emphasised at the end of the presentation that L\u00fcbeck is not only known as the home town of Thomas Mann and as a World Heritage, but also as a city of science.<\/p>\n

Following that presentation Dr. Christine Klein, section head at the Neurology Institute of the University of L\u00fcbeck, held a presentation on the genetics of movement disorders. She also touched upon how the results of basic research can be utilised in clinical practice based on translational medicine.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>She introduced the work of the relatively young Section of Clinical and Molecular Neurogenetics. The Section primarily focuses on rare neurological diseases and \u2013 more precisely \u2013 on hereditary forms of movement disorders, such as Parkinson\u2019s disease or dystonia. Their main objective is to identify the genetic factors that are the primary contributors to the formation of the disorders. Dr. Christine Klein underlined that their team is interdisciplinary, in other words movement disorder specialists and basic researchers are part of the team as well as research technologists, clinicians and ancillary staff. Therefore the research has a translational approach; the connection is strong between the research activities and the sickbed.<\/p>\n

Dr. Klein also touched upon a research article published last year the goal of which was to pinpoint the gene that causes the DYT4<\/sub> type dystonia. The results of the analysis \u2013 conducted with an Australian family \u2013 showed that the TUBB4<\/sub> gene\u2019s mutation plays a role in the disorder\u2019s appearance.<\/p>\n

The researchers of the Section of Clinical and Molecular Neurogenetics also participate in the research of new therapies. They consider it important that understanding the human genome not only provides opportunity to identify the genes causing illnesses, but also informs us regarding the progression of the disease and the optimal choices of treatment.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1lma Dobozi<\/p>\n

Photos: Attila Kov\u00e1cs \u2013 Semmelweis University<\/p>\n

Translated by Bonifac Makkai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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