Four members of our research group presented a poster at the 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology 2023 in Scotland. The 5-day conference was an excellent opportunity to expand scientific knowledge, share ideas and observations, and build relationships. 

We are thrilled to announce that Paula Mut Arbona, our dedicated PhD student, has successfully defended her thesis, "The Role of the P2X7 Receptor in Neuronal Development and Implications for Schizophrenia Animal Models." Her research has earned her the highest mark.  Join us in congratulating Paula on this remarkable achievement, marking a moment of happiness for our lab community.

Beáta Sperlágh, Flóra Gölöncsér and Fruzsina Maácz represented our group at FAMÉ Conference in Mátrafüred on 7-9 June.

At the conference Gál Zsuzsanna Tamara’s lecture at the Cell biology and physiology section has won the first prize as well as a nomination for the 37^th National Scientific Student Conference. She received the special award of the Hungarian Physiological Society.

Our TDK student, Fruzsina Maácz, MSc in Biology, represented our group at the National Scientific Student Conference on 25 April.

Her presentation was titled: Effects of sumatriptan on P2X7 purinergic receptor-mediated signaling in the amphetamine-induced acute mania mouse model 

Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Beáta Sperlágh, Dr. Flóra Gölöncsér

She received the Special Prize of the Neurobiology Section for her presentation, and we congratulate her warmly for her achievement! We wish her all the best for her upcoming state examination and her PhD application, and we hope to welcome her as a "full member" of our group from September!

On March 14, 2023, Pofessor Dr. Beáta Sperlágh received the prestigious Széchenyi Prize in the Dome of the National Assembly in recognition of her outstanding scientific activity.

Congratulations!

This year's first publication is by our PhD student Paula Mut Arbona, who is one step closer to obtaining her PhD.

Her work can be viewed by clicking on its title: Dual Role of the P2X7 Receptor in Dendritic Outgrowth during Physiological and Pathological Brain Development

Four researchers from our group participated in this year's FENS 2022 conference in Paris. 

The titles of their presented posters are:

- Flóra  Gölöncsér: Inflammatory singaling in amphetamine-induced mouse mania model, the role of P2X7 receptor

- András Iring: The dualistic role of the purinergic P2Y12-receptor in MPTP-induced Parkinsonism in mice

- Paula  Mut Arbona: Dul role of P2X7 receptor during physiological brain development and dendritogenesis

- Dorottya Szabó: Blocking the P2X7-NLRP3-IL-1β pathway in the maternal immune activation model prevents autism-like phenotype in male mouse offspring