| RESEARCH GROUP NAME | Electronmicroscopy Research Group |
| Head of the research group | |
| Name | Bence Rácz |
| Academic degree | |
| Organizational unit | Department of Anatomy and Histology |
| Email address | [Click to see email] |
| Members of the research group | Tamás Horváth |
| Péter Sótonyi | |
| Ferenc Mátyás | |
| Mátyás Kapiller | |
| Diana Hazai | |
| Brief description of research topics | Synapses contain a complex biochemical machinery that supports and contributes to the proper functioning of synaptic signalling and plasticity. The research team aims to better understand the role of synapses in the plasticity of neurons. We will perform molecular, biochemical and ultrastructural studies to elucidate how each synapse is built and functions, and the role of molecular organisation in regulating synapse formation, morphology, signalling and plasticity during normal and abnormal neuronal function. |
| Five outstanding international publications by the research group published in the past 5 years | |
| 1. Presynaptic Rac1 in the hippocampus selectively regulates working memory J Kim, E Bustamante, P Sotonyi, N Maxwell… – Elife, 2024 | |
| 2. AgRP neurons control structure and function of the medial prefrontal cortex B Stutz, MJ Waterson, M Šestan-Peša, MO Dietrich, M Škarica, N Sestan, … Molecular psychiatry 27 (10), 3951-3960 | |
| 3. AgRP neurons control feeding behaviour at cortical synapses via peripherally derived lysophospholipids H Endle, G Horta, B Stutz, M Muthuraman, I Tegeder… – Nature metabolism, 2022 | |
| 4. Mitochondrial cristae-remodeling protein OPA1 in POMC neurons couples Ca2+ homeostasis with adipose tissue lipolysis AG Gómez-Valadés, M Pozo, L Varela, MB Boudjadja… – Cell metabolism, 2021 | |
| 5. Dietary spermidine improves cognitive function S Schroeder, SJ Hofer, A Zimmermann, R Pechlaner… – Cell reports, 2021 | |
| Domestic and international grants awarded to the research group that are active or not older than 5 years | NKFIH-KKP 126998 Hunger controls aging, 299M HUF |
| International relations and collaborations | Duke University, NC, USA |
| Yale University, USA | |
| UCLA, CA, USA | |
| University of Graz, Ausztria | |
| Industrial relations and collaborations |