SzSA YearBook 2018/19

SZENT-GYÖRGYI STUDENTS
DÁNIEL LÁSZLÓ VIDÁCS
Szeged Scientists Academy, 2 nd year
University of Szeged,
Faculty of Medicine, 3 rd year
YEAR OF BIRTH:
1997
FORMER
SZENT-GYÖRGYI
PUPIL:
no
SZENT-GYÖRGYI
MENTOR:
Zsuzsanna Bata-Csörgő
JUNIOR MENTOR:
Zoltán János Veréb
SPECIALIZATION:
dermatology
SECONDARY
SCHOOL:
Radnóti Miklós
Experimental Grammar
School, Szeged
IMPORTANCE, AIMS AND POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF RESEARCH
Psoriasis is a multifactorial skin disease affecting about 2-3% of the population worldwide
although it is more prevalent in the Caucasian race. The most common form is the
plaque type psoriasis, called Psoriasis vulgaris. Psoriatic lesional tissue is characterized
by epidermal hyperplasia, abnormal keratinocyte differentiation, intensified and
abnormal angiogenesis and inflammatory cell infiltration. The research focus of my group
in our laboratory is the pathomechanism of psoriasis. I am involved in investigating
the contribution of the extracellular matrix (ECM) components to the development of
psoriatic skin pathology. We aim to examine the regulation of ECM genes by using Realtime
RT-PCR technology and the expression of ECM proteins with immunocytochemistry
and Flow cytometry in a 3D skin model.
AMBITIONS AND CAREER GOALS
By working in this laboratory, I want to learn basic techniques in biomedical research so
that later on I can contribute finding new methods in the therapy of inflammatory skin
diseases. There are several medicines that cure psoriasis, but many of them are merely
symptomatic therapies. A better understanding of the pathomechanisms may lead to
more relevant therapies with longer lasting results.
HONORS AND PRIZES
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PUBLICATIONS
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NAME OF TEACHER:
Viktória Gál
LANGUAGES:
English/advanced
Spanish/intermediate
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