The First 6 Research Groups of the International HCEMM Project were Introduced at the SZT

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The six research teams, that started their work in May with the support of the Hungarian Center of Excellence for Molecular Medicine (HCEMM), were presented at a press conference on May 28, at the University of Szeged. The first six research teams in the international project started their work in the field of cardiovascular, metabolic diseases, inflammatory and immune diseases and cancer.

The main activities of the excellence-based research and service centre which was created in Szeged, is researching the causes of the widespread diseases, its healing, its diagnostics and prevention. The budget for establishing the center of excellence is 15 billion HUF by 2024.

The research community of SZTE has been working closely with the Biological Research Center of Szeged for decades, so it was obvious that the application was submitted jointly with the Research Centre, the leading research institute in the country and the Semmelweis University.

Prof. Dr. Lajos Kemény, Head of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at the Szent-Györgyi Albert Clinic Center of the University of Szeged, is supported as a dermatologist at the University of Szeged. The winning team examines the role of the most important epithelial cells in the functioning of the skin’s immune system and the development of a common inflammatory skin disease, psoriasis. – About 2 percent of Hungary’s population is affected by psoriasis.

HCEMM participants, the University of Szeged, as well as the Biological Center of Szeged are more likely to be involved in high prestige European projects and increase their international visibility.

Source and photo: www.u-szeged.hu

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