A clinical investigation on the key diagnostic markers for Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) was published in Blood, one of the world’s most prestigious journals of immunology, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology. The first author of this publication is Dr. Emese Molnár, a young researcher, former student of medicine at Semmelweis University and currently a PhD doctoral candidate. Her determination and commitment have taken her from the Serbian town, Zenta to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London to pursue her dreams as a researcher and beyond.
This time around, the Liszt Academy invited composers to submit entries for this year's round of the Bartók World Competition, with works written for string quartet. A record number of 348 valid applications were submitted from 59 countries by the official deadline. The final result of the competition will be announced at the gala event scheduled for November 28.
The observation of the signs of climate change was one of the objectives of a 5-week expedition to Antarctica. László Radócz, head of the Institute of Plant Protection of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management of UD was the only Hungarian member of the team.
Stipendium Hungaricum doctoral students host an exhibition in frames of the Parallel Hungary project of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. The mission of the exhibition is to start a discussion about interpreting and understanding each other’s cultural backgrounds in a playful way. The exhibition opened on 30 January and can be visited until 18 February in the Aula of the University.
The University of Pécs is the first among Hungarian higher education institutions to stop purchasing plastic PET bottled water and drinks. Seventy free water filling stations will be installed instead.
The assistant professor of ELTE, Edit Mátyus won the ERC Starting Grant at the beginning of September. The prestigious research fund will help Mátyus to build her team at ELTE and to conduct pioneering research across the fields of chemistry. Now, the young researcher gave an interview and shared the latest news about her plans.