Published May 5, 2025 – On 11–12 April 2025, representatives from Euro-BioImaging—including Johanna Bischof (Head of Operations at Bio-Hub), Alessandra Viale (Head of Operations at Med-Hub), and Erika Cerutti (Scientific Project Manager)—participated in the István Ábrahám Memorial Workshop and Super-Resolution Symposium in Pécs, Hungary. This event offered a valuable opportunity to connect with the national imaging community, exchange insights about new technology developments at the Hungarian Nodes, and share the latest updates from Euro-BioImaging.

The Super-Resolution Symposium, held annually since 2022 in memory of István Ábrahám, founder of Pécs University’s Nano-Bio-Imaging Core Facility, featured presentations from leading national and international scientists on super-resolution technologies, including applications in autism research and TRP channels.

Hungary’s imaging infrastructure is represented by two Nodes within Euro-BioImaging—the Cellular Imaging Hungary Node (Budapest, Debrecen, Szeged, Pécs) and the Medical and Preclinical Imaging Hungary Node (Budapest, Debrecen, Pécs).

The event included presentations from Euro-BioImaging staff and Node representatives highlighting community engagement, training initiatives, mentorship programs, and user-access funding opportunities such as the canSERV open call and ISIDORe-funded projects.

Node sites showcased their diverse imaging innovations, including:

• Parallel FRET-FCS measurements on whole slides (István Rebenku, University of Debrecen)
• High-content imaging and deep-learning tools for single-cell image analysis (Péter Horváth, Hun-Ren Biological Research Centre)
• Multiphoton, multishot imaging of brain activity in awake, freely moving mice (Femtonics team, Budapest)
• Super-resolution imaging and biophysical analysis of protein mutations in muscle cells (Miklós Kellermayer, University of Budapest)
• In vivo optical imaging, fluorescent molecular tomography, laser speckle imaging, and micro-CT for inflammatory disease and drug-target investigations (Ádám István Horváth, Pécs University)
• Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and Doppler-based microvascular imaging for evaluating inflammatory conditions (Bálint Botz, Pécs University)

The visit also included tours of the Nano-Bio-Imaging Core Facility in Pécs—featuring STED, 3D single-molecule detection, STORM, SIM systems, a Stimulated Raman Spectroscopy setup, and laser dissection tools—alongside the Medical and Preclinical Imaging Node’s advanced preclinical instruments in Debrecen, such as a GMP-certified cyclotron for PET radiopharmaceuticals, micro-PET, fluorescent optical imaging systems, and in vivo micro-CT.

This article was collaboratively authored by Erika Cerutti and Johanna Bischof.

You can read the original news release HERE.