The International Student Union of Szeged (ISUS) - the student union of the foreign students of the SZTE Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, the Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Faculty of Dentistry - organized the 11th International Cultural Evening. The event, which has become a tradition, took place on April 26 this year in the Pick Arena.

After Katalin Karikó, the University of Szeged has another Nobel Prize-winning professor, Professor Gérard Mourou, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018 for his invention of chirped pulse amplification in the field of laser physics. On April 11, 2024, in the framework of a conference, in the presence of Professor László Rovó, rector of SZTE, and Minister of Culture and Innovation János Csák, Professor Mourou signed his research professor contract with the University of Szeged.

The possible areas of use of mRNA technology are wide-ranging: within a few years, it may even provide a therapeutic strategy that can be used in the case of cancer, cardiovascular, or autoimmune diseases. Several mRNA-based research projects are taking place at the University of Szeged with the support of Katalin Karikó, the first female Hungarian Nobel laureate. Among these, we present the research work carried out in the Laboratory of Neural Regeneration of SZTE SZAOK Department of Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology. The work of the researchers here can form the basis for treating spinal cord injury with mRNA therapy.

The University of Szeged, which has been Hungary's best university in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings for years, was featured prominently in the recently published subjects list of the British ranking maker. Based on the results published on April 10, 2024, SZTE tied for first place in the field of pharmacy and pharmacology in Hungary. In addition, it was added to the list in some fields of science for the first time, while it maintains a stable position in several categories, both domestically and globally.

Katalin Karikó visited Szeged on April 16-17, 2024, for the first time after the 2023 Nobel ceremony held in Stockholm. The two-day visit included several programs – a celebratory senate meeting, an award ceremony, and a visit to the Botanical Garden, among others. During her visit, the alumna and research professor of the University of Szeged generously donated an authentic replica of her Nobel medal as well as the prize money that comes with the Nobel Prize to her alma mater.

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