Our PhD students were successful at the ISCOMS conference

16 June 2022

The International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences (ISCOMS) conference was organised in the Dutch city of Groningen between June 6 and 12 by the local medical university. The event is one of the world leading (bio)medical science student congress. The ISCOMS is a non-profit organisation of students, with a goal of promoting the international exchange of student research. Our PhD students achieved good results in various topics at the international student conference.

PLACEMENTS:

Department of Anatomy:

Plenary session:

Evelin Patkó – 2. place

  • The protective effects of PACAP1-38 on the retinal vasculature and hypoxic molecules in rat glaucoma model
  • Advisor: Dr. Tamás Atlasz

Poster section – Pathology and Medical Biochemistry:

Dr. Jason Sparks – section winner

  • Role of PACAP in age-related systemic amyloidosis
  • Advisor: Prof. Dr. Dóra Reglődi

Department of Physiology:

Poster section -Medical physiology:

Dr. Orsolya Kiss - section winner

  • The role of intraamygdaloid oxytocin receptors in social interaction in valproate induced autism animal model
  • Advisor: Dr. Kristóf László

Other participants from our faculty:

Heart Clinic:

Poster section – Cardiology 1.:

Dr. Alexandra Bálint

  • New, non-invasive computational fluid dynamic methods in the prediction of coronary artery disease progression
  • Advisors: Prof. Dr. András Komócsi and dr. Balázs Gasz

 

Congratulations!