We warmly welcome three new colleagues in the Research Group for Biolomolecular Self-Assembly: Fiza Faiz, Omaima Barkaoui and Klinsalee Rachaneekorn, and wish all of them a pleasant stay in Hungary and fruitful research work.

We are happy to share that the first issue of ‘Creative Biochemistry’ started with a recent MD simulation result on the antifungal protein NFAP2 by Olivér.

Check it out and decide which one you prefer: the high ancient bird or the shy chick? Enjoy!

Our EVADERE (Enhanced VAccines DEsign against antimicrobial REsistance) project was awarded a grant under the MSCA-DN programme with a score of 97.5%. The Marie Skłodowska Curie Doctoral Network programme supports collaborative research projects involving 15 PhD students. The EVADERE project is expected to start in summer 2025 and will focus on the development of novel antigens, adjuvants and delivery systems against antimicrobial resistance. HUN-REN TTK Peptide-based Vaccines Research Group participates in the call as work package leader.

We proudly congratulate our group member, Kamilla Ujvári, for earning 2nd place in the Analytical Chemistry Section at the national conference of the 37th OTDK! A truly commendable achievement!

We had a wonderful time on March 21st, hiking from Normafa through János Hill to the Kaán Károly Lookout in Hárshegy, finishing with a traditional meal at Szépjuhászné restaurant.

Our research group member (Peptide-Based Vaccines), Tamás Krisztián Kőműves won 1st place at the Semmelweis University Students’ Scientific Conference and was qualified for the national round (OTDK). Tamás' topic is on the antimicrobial activity of cationic lipopeptides.

Congratulations for the great success!

Our new paper, "Categorizing interaction modes of antimicrobial peptides with extracellular vesicles: Disruption, membrane trespassing, and clearance of the protein corona" has been published recently in the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

We are delighted to welcome Zineb Medjeldi to the Research Group for Biolomolecular Self-Assembly. We wish her a wonderful stay in Hungary and much success in her research endeavors.

Congratulations to our MSc. student Kamilla Ujvári for winning 3rd place at the TDK (Students’ Scientific Association) conference organized by the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University for Technology and Economics.

On 14 November, our student Chiara Bellini successfully defended her PhD thesis with summa cum laude. Chiara has developed peptide-based vaccines against tuberculosis under the supervision of Kata Horváti. Her PhD work was carried out in the framework of the EU H2020 MCSA-ITN programme, as a participant of the BactiVax project. During her training she had the opportunity to do a secondment at the CycloLab Ltd. under the supervision of István Puskás.