Hungarian and foreign researchers analyzed data from more than 2.6 million zoo births to find out whether it is truly random which gender is born more frequently among mammals and birds. The results show surprising distortions that could jeopardize the long-term success of species conservation programs. The research was published in the prestigious journal Scientific Reports.
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The meeting between the University of Debrecen and the higher education institutions of the Republic of the Philippines, held by Endre Harsányi with the Ambassador of the Southeast Asian island state, could launch new educational and research cooperation. The delegation of Maria Elena P Algabre was received on Thursday by the Vice Rector for Sector Development, responsible for the development of agricultural and food sciences, at the Böszörményi Road campus.
The nests of which host species are most often chosen by birds that leave the hatching and rearing of their offspring to others? This is the question that a researcher from the University of Debrecen sought to answer in the framework of an international collaboration using data collected about more than 6,000 bird species worldwide.
Thanks to research conducted at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Debrecen, we are a few steps closer to overcoming ALS, a hitherto and currently incurable neurological disease. The researchers working on exploring and curing this disease will be awarded a publication prize called Gróf Tisza István Debreceni Egyetemért Alapítvány és a Debreceni Egyetem Publikációs Díja [Publication Prize of Count István Tisza Foundation for the University of Debrecen and the University of Debrecen].
István Pócsi and Tamás Emri, professors from the Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Microbiology at the University of Debrecen, are ranked among the best in the world for their outstanding achievements in fungal stress biology. They research human, plant and insect pathogenic fungi as well as industrial microorganisms, while their research could also be relevant for industrial and pharmaceutical development.
In keeping with tradition, Jürgen Sarnowsky, the newly inaugurated honorary doctor of the University of Debrecen (UD), presented his scholarly work and his most recent research findings in the form of a lecture. The professor of history at the University of Hamburg was awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa during a ceremony held in the venue called Aula of the Main Building on Friday.
Topics such as the harmonization of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with medical research, the role of artificial intelligence and network pharmacology, as well as opportunities in next-generation pharmaceuticals and theranostics, were discussed at the Doctor Honoris Causa Symposium on Thursday. At the scientific session, Professor Shao Li– member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Tsinghua University – presented his research findings. He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Debrecen on Friday.
The Faculty of Informatics of the University of Debrecen and Odessa National University of Technology (ONTU) are involved in planning to cooperate in the field of offering online courses, designing joint research projects and promoting joint publications. Four staff members of one of the largest universities in Ukraine have recently visited the University of Debrecen, where they got acquainted with the activities carried out at the Faculty of Informatics and the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, while discussing plans for further joint professional collaboration opportunities.
The Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Debrecen has hosted the first meeting of CubeSat developers. At the event, students from four institutions of higher education had the opportunity to learn about each other's ideas and the funding opportunities provided by the European Space Agency to help even more universities to launch their own satellites into space for scientific purposes in the future.
Science and education cooperation opportunities were discussed at the University of Debrecen on Monday by Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen. The meeting focused on joint research in agriculture and health sciences.