Dr. Zsófia Rita Hernádi
Employment history
- 01. September 2024 – present PhD Student (Cooperative Doctoral Program), University of Pécs – Translational Neuroscience Research Group; University of Pécs Medical School – Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy; Richter Gedeon Plc.
topic: Translational modelling of negative and cognitive symptom domains in psychiatric
disorders across rodent–primate experimental systems - 01 March 2023 – 01 September 2024: Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(Szent-Györgyi Student–University Program), University of Szeged, Faculty of Medicine – Institute of Physiology – Translational
Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory
topic: Behavioural‑pharmacological characterization of a complex schizophrenia rat model - 01 November 2019 – 01 March 2023: Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(Szent-Györgyi Student–University Program), Biological Research Centre, Szeged – Neurovascular Unit Research Group
topic: Molecular investigation of the physiological and pathological functions of the
neurovascular unit - 01 June 2018 – 01 September 2019: Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(TUDOK High School Program), University of Pécs – Translational Neuroscience Research Group
topic: Physiological and pharmacological investigation of learning and memory in rat models
Qualifications
- 01. September 2024 – present PhD Student (Cooperative Doctoral Program)
- 01 September 2019 – 29 June 2024 Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Faculty of
Pharmacy, University of Szeged - 2024. "Experimental animals-animal experiments" level "B", Semmelweis University -
Animal Welfare Body - 2015. "Experimental animals-animal experiments" level "A", University of Pécs-
Animal Welfare Body
Publications
Traumatic brain injury induces senescence in brain microvasculature
Shreeya T, Hernádi ZR, Bali ZK, Bruszt N, Hernádi I, Fazekas B, Amrein K, Czeiter E,
Fazakas C, Wilhelm I, Krizbai IA, Farkas AE. Biomolecules 2026 Feb 28;16(3):359. doi:
10.3390/biom16030359. PMID: 41897295; PMCID: PMC13024561.
Categorized and individualized behavioral phenotyping approaches for control and
triple-hit schizophrenia-like model rats in acute and chronic reward-based systems: A
pilot study
Hernadi Z, Kormoczi L, Adlan LG, Kekesi G, Büki A, Liszli P, Nyúl LG, Braunitzer G, Horvath
G. PLoS One. 2025 Aug 7;20(8):e0328460. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0328460. PMID:
40773442; PMCID: PMC12331104.
Increased brain cytokine level associated impairment of vigilance and memory in aged
rats can be alleviated by alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist treatment
Bali, Zs.,Nagy, L.,Bruszt,N.,Bodó,K.,Engelmann P., Hernádi Zs., Göntér K., Tadepalli A.,
Hernádi I.Geroscience. 2024 Feb;46(1):645-664. doi:10.1007/s11357-023-01019-6. Epub
2023 Nov 23. PMID: 37994990; PMCID: PMC10828177.
Cerebral pericytes and endothelial cells communicate through inflammasome-
dependent signals
Kozma M, Mészáros Á, Nyúl-Tóth Á, Molnár K, Costea L, Hernádi Z, Fazakas C, Farkas AE,
Wilhelm I, Krizbai IA. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 6;22(11):6122. doi: 10.3390/ijms22116122.
Neurovascular inflammaging in health and disease
Mészáros Á, Molnár K, Nógrádi B, Hernádi Z, Nyúl-Tóth Á, Wilhelm I, Krizbai IA. Cells. 2020
Jul 4;9(7):1614. doi: 10.3390/cells9071614. PMID: 32635451; PMCID: PMC7407516.
Most important publications
Awards and Honors:
(2025) Best Poster Prize, Hungarian Society of Physiology Joint Conference
(2024) Talent Excellence List – Gold Level, University of Szeged
(2023/2024) National Higher Education Scholarship, University of Szeged
(2023) Talent Excellence List – Silver Level, University of Szeged
(2022) Talent Excellence List – Silver Level, University of Szeged
(2021) XXXV. National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (OTDK), Medical and
Health Sciences Section – Physiology and Pathophysiology Division- 2nd Prize
(2020) Scientific Students’ Association Conference (TDK)- Special Award, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Szeged
(2019/2020) National Excellence Program Scholarship
(2019) TDK Conference -High School Section – First Prize; Audience Award, University of
Pécs, Faculty of Medicine
(2019) Carpathian Basin Conference of Scientific Student Associations (TUDOK), Carpathian
Basin Final – Health Sciences Section, First Prize
Memberships:
FENS – Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
MITT – Hungarian Neuroscience Society
MFT – Hungarian Pharmacological Society