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Academician László Acsády, who, together with his team at our institute, initiated and brought to world-class recognition the research of the thalamus, one of the main communication partners of the cerebral cortex, received the Talentum Prize, founded by the National Academy of Scientist Education, on 15 April 2024.
The Foundation for the Future of Biomedical Research in Szeged established the Talentum Award in 2013. The winners will be selected by the National Academy of Scientist Education's professional management and the Foundation's Board of Trustees based on internationally significant discoveries published in the previous year or two. Another criterion is that only those who, like Albert Szent-Györgyi, have carried out a significant part of the research work related to the discovery in Hungary are eligible to win.
So far, Ádám Dénes has received this award in 2021. His group is among the international leaders in microglia research, and their latest results have been accepted for publication in the journal Science itself.
In January 2023, the results of László Acsády's group were published in Nature of Neuroscience, the most prestigious journal in the field of neuroscience, to great international acclaim. The discovery of a fundamental region-specific feature of cortical communication that can help us understand the background of normal and abnormal brain function was no mean feat. It might not have been possible without the incredible perseverance and faith of Nori Hádinger, the first author and initiator of this paper, who has worked on it for almost seven years. It is no coincidence that László Acsády thought to share the prize with her.
The Talentum Awards were presented at a gala ceremony on 15 April 2024 at the Szeged National Theatre.