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SZENT-GYÖRGYI STUDENTS<br />
ARMAND RAFAEL BÁLINT<br />
Szeged Scientists Academy, 4 th year<br />
University of Szeged,<br />
Faculty of Medicine, 4 th year<br />
YEAR OF BIRTH:<br />
<strong>19</strong>96<br />
FORMER<br />
SZENT-GYÖRGYI<br />
PUPIL:<br />
yes<br />
SZENT-GYÖRGYI<br />
MENTOR:<br />
Eszter Farkas<br />
JUNIOR MENTOR:<br />
Dániel Varga<br />
SPECIALIZATION:<br />
neurophysiology and<br />
cerebrovascular physiology<br />
SECONDARY<br />
SCHOOL:<br />
Radnóti Miklós<br />
Experimental Grammar<br />
School, Szeged<br />
NAME OF TEACHER:<br />
IMPORTANCE, AIMS AND POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF RESEARCH<br />
Brain injuries as a result of stroke can have devastating effects on the patients’ quality of<br />
life, and they impose a heavy burden on the health care system. The resultant neurological<br />
deficit obviously depends upon the severity and nature of the initial injury, but also upon<br />
secondary and progressive deleterious events, such as waves of brain cell malfunction<br />
that propagate across the regions surrounding the initial brain lesion. Our research<br />
activities focus on various aspects of the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular diseases in<br />
experimental models to understand the progression of secondary neuronal injury. Our<br />
specific aim is to understand the impact of old age on the severity of ischemic brain injury.<br />
This is a highly relevant question, taken that cerebrovascular diseases predominantly<br />
occur in the aging population. We rely on a new and powerful experimental strategy: realtime<br />
imaging of fluorescent tracers in combination with blood flow imaging to show how<br />
spreading depolarization, cellular biochemistry and perfusion evolve within the affected<br />
brain region. Our findings are expected to help identifying novel treatment targets in<br />
stroke.<br />
AMBITIONS AND CAREER GOALS<br />
I would like to contribute to an important discovery in neuro- and cerebrovascular<br />
physiology during my carrier. Furthermore, I would like to be acknowledged by other<br />
researchers working in my field of science. My main motivation is to produce scientific<br />
results which can lead to the development of more effective therapies and techniques.<br />
HONORS AND PRIZES<br />
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PUBLICATIONS<br />
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Éva Fazekasné Gulyás<br />
LANGUAGES:<br />
English/intermediate<br />
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