RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Dr. Péter Gálfi DSc., professor, Doctor of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
CONTACT: [Click to see email]
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS:
Professor: Dr. Péter Gálfi
Associate professor: Dr. György Csikó
Associate research fellow: Dr. Orsolya Farkas
Assistant: 1 person
PhD student:Dr. Zita Karancsi
RESEARCH AREAS:
Pharmaceutical sciences, Clinical pharmacology, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Animal feed additives, Veterinary pharmacology, Drug toxicity, Prevention of oxidative stress, Performance enhancement
MEMBERSHIPS:
Hungarian Society for Microbiology
Hungarian Society for Free Radical Research
Hungarian Veterinary Chamber
Hungarian Laboratory Animal Science Association
European Association for Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
European Society of Veterinary Dermatology
LONG-TERM COLLABORATIONS:
Research Centre for Natural Sciences of HAS, Hungary
Analkrom Ltd., Hungary
University of Innsbruck, Austria
Norel Animal Nutrition, Spain
Alpha-Vet Animal Health Ltd., Hungary
TolnAgro Animal Health Ltd., Hungary
Central Environment and Food Science Research Institute, Hungary
SERVICES:
in vitro modeling of oxidative stress and intestinal inflammation, test of anti-inflammatory activity of some agents (gene expression studies and protein measurements)
cytotoxicity tests
rapid cell membrane permeability test using fluorescent dyes
GRANTS:
| Funding source | Project title and topic | Amount (HUF) |
| National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (NRDIO) OTKA 49756 | Reguatory mechanism in basic veterinary science: from molecules to organ systems | 59.800.000 |
| National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (NRDIO) OTKA 76133 | Attenuation of oxidative stress-induced inflammation by probiotic lactobacilli in intestinal epithelial cells: mechanism of action and application as antibiotic-substitute in weanling pigs | 11.986.000 |
| National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (NRDIO) OTKA 100701 | Prevention of oxidative stress-induced changes of xenobiotic metabolism investigated in a co-culture model of pig intestinal and hepatic cells | 17.796.000 |
CONTRACTS
Examination of the antibacterial and immune-stimulating activity of Na-butyrate and B. Amyloliquefaciens against C. Perfringens A in an artificial infection model Norel&Nature S.A. (Spain)
Evaluation of biocide efficacy of different organic acids and probiotics Norel&Nature S.A. (Spain)
The effect of the combination of enrofloxacin and colistin on the susceptibility and the development of resistance in certain Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica strains. (Ceva-Phylaxia Oltóanyagtermelő Zrt.)
