Eszter Szarka
Research Fellow
Immunology
Lorand Laboratories LLC
Hungary
Biography
Dr. Eszter Szarka completed her Diploma in Immunology and Molecular Biology at Eötvös Loránd University in the year 2009 and her PhD in Immunology at Biology Doctoral School in Eötvös Loránd University in the year 2014. Fellowships: Sheba Hospital, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Research, Tel-Hashomer, Israel (2013: 3 months) Sheba Hospital, Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Research, Tel-Hashomer, Israel (2013: 3 months). She got scientific awards in 2009 National Student Research Council Award (2nd)
Research Interest
B-cell specific targeting: therapeutic possibilities for Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease, has a worldwide distribution with an estimated prevalence of about 1%, currently there is no cure for the disease. Anti-citrullinated protein/peptide antibodies (ACPA) are present in sera samples of about 80 % of the patients. Detection of antibodies in patient's sera recognizing cyclic citrullinated peptides (CCP) has diagnostic significance. Identification of novel citrullinated peptide epitopes provides a better diagnosis of the disease, dissecting the patients into subgroups that may have different prognosis or need different therapy.
