The primary goal of the Biomarker Research Group is to identify molecules which can help the diagnosis of different diseases or can serve as therapeutic targets. The Biomarker Research Group focuses on the examination of the molecular mechanisms laying behind diseases affecting mainly the eldelry population such as diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, glaucoma, cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer. We would like to understand the pathophysiological changes leading to the disease and also to find suitable biomarkers which can help the diagnosis of these diseases.
The Biomarker Research Group has good collaboration with the cliniques of the Clinical Center of the University of Debrecen and by using the state-of-the art analytical techniques can analyze the human samples coming to the laboratory. We are mainly focusing on the analysis of body fluids collected by non-invasive means and analyze the protein and lipid profile changes of these human samples. The members of the research group are committed to develop and utilize novel mass spectrometry-related techniques to be able to analyze the alterations of proteins and lipids in the biological samples.