On 18 January 2024 the Assessment Committee including internationally recognised researchers, with the participation of the institute's director and researchers, conducted the on-site review of the scientific activities of the HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine (HUN-REN IEM), which is an important part of the comprehensive evaluation process.
The members of the Assessment Committee evaluating HUN-REN IEM are:
Prof. Alexander J.B. Zehnder, Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Professor Emeritus at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Chairman of the HUN-REN Advisory Board
István Szabó PhD, Strategic Advisor to HUN-REN, former Vice President for Science and International Affairs at the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office, founder of the Innovation Section at the Hungarian Economic Association
Prof. Zoltán Molnár, Professor of developmental neuroscience at the University of Oxford (UK), fellow of Royal Society of Biology, member of Academia Europaea
Prof. Dr. Ole Holger Petersen, FRS, former Vice President of the Royal Society and the Academia Europaea, and Research Professor at Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences (UK)
Prof. Dr. Tibor Harkány, Head of the Department of Molecular Neurosciences at the Center for Brain Research at the Medical University of Vienna (Austria), Professor of neurobiology at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (Sweden)
Prof. Kenneth Harris, Professor at the Institute of Neurology at the University College London (UK)
Prof. Dr. Gábor Tamás, Professor of neuroscience at the University of Szeged, leader of the HUN-REN–SZTE Research Group for Cortical Microcircuits
Michela Matteoli, Full Professor of pharmacology at Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Director of the Neuroscience Program at Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Rozzano, member of Academia Europaea (Italy)
Prof. Dr. Péter Nagy, Scientific Director and Head of the Molecular Immunology and Toxicology Department at the National Institute of Oncology in Budapest, and Acting Director of the Chemistry Coordination Institute at the University of Debrecen
The comprehensive assessment of HUN-REN's 49 research institutes was launched in January 2024, at the initiative of President Balázs Gulyás. The aim is to provide an unbiased and candid assessment of the standing of HUN-REN's research institutes in the global competition and identify potential breakthrough points. Building on the results of the evaluation, and by incorporating international best practices and examples, a new research strategy that supports the defined objectives will be developed in collaboration with the research institutions.
