2023 winners of the “OTKA” young researcher excellence programme (FK_23)
2023 winners of the “OTKA” young researcher excellence programme (FK_23)
21 November 2023
Modified: 21 November 2023
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The call announced separately for researchers who obtained their scientific degrees not more than 12 years earlier (after 1 January 2011) (FK_23) enabled young researchers to team up and launch independent research projects in Hungary. This year 349 project proposals were submitted with a total funding request of HUF 13.96 billion. The call for thematic projects specifically targeted at early-stage researchers (FK_23) supported 87 new projects this year with a total funding of HUF 3.5 billion.
Project proposals were reviewed by anonymous reviewers against the criteria indicated in the call notice, following the assessment system for researchers’ thematic applications, with the involvement of expert panels and specialised scientific councils. The Deputy Secretary of State for Innovation, acting on a proposal from the councils responsible for decision preparation and as designated by the Minister for Science Policy Coordination, has decided to support 87 projects of young researchers, distributed by discipline as follows:
| Field of science |
Number of submitted proposals (pcs) |
Number of funded projects (pcs) |
Total amount claimed (in HUF thousands) |
Total amount awarded (in HUF thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council of Humanities and Social Sciences | 81 | 22 | 3 048 907 | 796 708 |
| Council of Physical Sciences | 100 | 22 | 4 047 818 | 921 156 |
| Council of Complex Environmental Sciences | 62 | 18 | 2 500 673 | 716 115 |
| Council of Medical and Biological Sciences | 106 | 25 | 4 360 759 | 1 054 511 |
| Total | 349 | 87 | 13 958 157 | 3 488 490 |
FUNDED PROJECTS
Funding organisation: Ministry of Culture and Innovation
Source: NRDI Fund
Date of decision: 20 November 2023
| Evaluation panel |
Project code |
Principal investigator/Project title/Research organisation |
Project period (month) |
Amount of awarded funds (in HUF thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science, Law and Govemment Sciences | 146569 | Rudolf Tamás Metz: What makes political leaders strong? Impression formation, impression management, and identity politics (Center for Social Sciences) | 48 | 39 689 |
| Political Science, Law and Govemment Sciences | 147062 | Tamás Hoffmann: The Impact of International Law on the Formation and Application of the Law of the Peoples' Tribunals (Center for Social Sciences) | 48 | 30 692 |
| Political Science, Law and Govemment Sciences | 147063 | Máté Pétervári: The Exploration of the Hungarian Bankruptcy Law's Historical Traditions on the Basis of the Archive Sources (University of Szeged) | 48 | 28 446 |
| Economics | 145838 | László Csató: Design and analysis of ranking systems (Computer and Automation Research Institute HAS) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Economics | 145960 | Johannes Wachs: The building blocks of the digital economy (Corvinus University of Budapest) | 36 | 28 002 |
| Economics | 146575 | Sofía De León Almaraz: Competition, Cooperation and Coopetition in the Deployment of the Hydrogen Supply Network (Corvinus University of Budapest) | 48 | 43 482 |
| Economics | 146581 | Attila Gáspár: Dusting the data: studying economic persistence on unique databases digitalized using machine learning (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 48 | 39 736 |
| Economics | 146590 | Csaba Weiner: The impact of sanctions on Hungarian and Polish business in Russia (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 32 | 17 530 |
| Literature | 146414 | Péter Ertl: The reception of Petrarch in the 15th–16th century Central Europe (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 41 908 |
| Literature | 146513 | Gábor Mezei: Nature and Culture in 20th-21st century Hungarian Poetry (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 43 912 |
| Culture | 145854 | Attila Hangai: Human Being in Late Antiquity: Plotinus in Context (Research Centre for the Humanities) | 48 | 43 986 |
| Linguistics | 145985 | Éva Dékány: The ins and outs of mixed extended projections (Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics) | 48 | 43 953 |
| Psychology and Education | 146396 | Máté Kapitány-Fövény: The missing 10 hours: Assessing the effectiveness of a virtual reality intervention in reducing bystander indifference in a date rape drug abuse situation (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 43 195 |
| Psychology and Education | 146496 | Attila Keresztes: Traveling Through Time and (Concept) Space: Hippocampal Contributions to Knowledge Representation in Children (Research Center of Natural Sciences) | 48 | 43 929 |
| Psychology and Education | 146604 | András Norbert Zsidó: The role of attentional control in the aetiology and maintenance of phobias (University of Pécs) | 48 | 43 997 |
| Psychology and Education | 146998 | László Horváth: Pedagogically aware use and adaptation of artificial intelligence in the teaching and learning practices of higher education institutions (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 43 993 |
| Archeology | 146506 | Ádám Bede: Landscape archaeological and historical ecological researches on burial mounds in the GreatHungarian Plain (Centre for Ecological Research) | 48 | 43 996 |
| Society | 145991 | Csaba Tóth: Population dynamics and ageing societies (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 36 | 15 900 |
| Society | 146987 | Lea Kőszeghy: Socio-spatial inequalities of energy transition (Center for Social Sciences) | 48 | 24 658 |
| Society | 147050 | Márta Kiss: The role of social economy in the promotion of social integration in Hungarian rural areas (Center for Social Sciences) | 36 | 28 889 |
| Society | 147291 | Levente Pakot: Economic fluctuations and demographic behaviour in Western-Hungary, 1767-1914 (HCSO Demographic Research Institute) | 48 | 18 879 |
| History | 146398 | Szilvia Czinege: Critical edition of the letters of István Széchenyi (Research Centre for the Humanities) | 48 | 43 944 |
| Earth sciences 1 | 146097 | Gábor Botfalvai: Vertebrate palaeontological and sedimentological research on the newly discovered vertebrate sites in the Upper Cretaceous continental succession of the Haţeg Basin (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 26 220 |
| Earth sciences 2 | 146391 | Gábor Szatmári: Digital mapping and assessment of soil functions and services using advanced statistical approaches (Centre for Agricultural Research) | 48 | 43 981 |
| Earth sciences 2 | 146600 | Anikó Kern: Satellite-based detection of ecosystem responses to global change (Sat-DeER) (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 35 951 |
| Complex agricultural sciences | 146337 | Veronika Gergócs: How does soil food-web influence nutrient cycling after returning crop residues to agricultural fields? (Centre for Agricultural Research) | 48 | 43 804 |
| Complex agricultural sciences | 146542 | Viktória Dóra Feigl: Mechanisms of critical raw materials bioleaching from bauxite residue (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 957 |
| Complex agricultural sciences | 146967 | Zoltán János Tolnai: Comprehensive analysis of the novel D27-like carotenoid isomerases in plants (Centre for Agricultural Research) | 48 | 43 932 |
| Complex agricultural sciences | 147267 | Péter Lukács: Heterologous expression of insect Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors for high throughput screening of pest selective insecticides. (Centre for Agricultural Research) | 48 | 43 996 |
| Complex Spatial Sciences | 146486 | József Lennert: An inexhaustible resource? Garden zones, vinehills and resort areas in the squeeze of urban development (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 48 | 43 910 |
| Complex Spatial Sciences | 146599 | Melinda Mihály: Increasing Resilience through Bioregional Planning in the Sand Ridge (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 48 | 43 447 |
| Complex Spatial Sciences | 146642 | Márton Berki: ‘...the opium of the people’? – The geographies of religion in the socialist new towns of Hungary (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) | 48 | 13 558 |
| Plant and animal breeding | 145848 | Edina Türkösi: High resolution characterization of an exotic wheat grass (Thinopyrum) hybrid genome using genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) approach to transfer stress resistance, morphology- and quality-related traits into wheat (Centre for Agricultural Research) | 48 | 42 720 |
| Plant and animal breeding | 146534 | Máté Mackei: Investigation of detrimental environmental factors and protective bioactive substances in honeybees (University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest) | 48 | 42 000 |
| Plant and animal breeding | 147093 | Kristóf Csepregi: Comparative analysis of UV inducible colouring compounds in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) leaves (University of Pécs) | 48 | 29 856 |
| Plant and animal breeding | 147390 | Anna Kiss: Complex analysis of dietary patterns of Hungarian population for sustainable, circular food system development: evidence-based planning and optimization () | 48 | 43 956 |
| Ecology and evolution | 145840 | Flóra Tinya: Exploring the effects of fine-scale canopy openings of continuous cover forestry on the understory vegetation – the investigation of skid trails and gaps (Centre for Ecological Research) | 48 | 43 997 |
| Ecology and evolution | 146095 | Zsófia Horváth: Understanding the role of ponds and their networks in supporting aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in the urban landscape (Centre for Ecological Research) | 48 | 43 820 |
| Ecology and evolution | 146466 | Sándor Zsebők: Solar panels and bats: sensory, behavioural and ecological investigations for a wildlife-friendly renewable energy solution (Centre for Ecological Research) | 48 | 43 980 |
| Ecology and evolution | 146760 | Kálmán Tapolczai: Community response of planktic and benthic microorganisms to anthropogenic pressures and the applicability of DNA metabarcoding in the ecological status assessment of lakes () | 48 | 43 030 |
| Physics | 146023 | Zsófia Nagy: Eruptive young stars in the Gaia era: classification based on spectroscopy (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Physics | 146081 | András Wacha: In-depth structural analysis of biological membranes with the combination of in silico and scattering methods (Research Center of Natural Sciences) | 48 | 43 961 |
| Physics | 146499 | Dániel Varjas: Amorphous Topological Matter (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 994 |
| Physics | 147164 | Attila Pásztor: The phase diagram of strongly interacting matter from first principles (Eötvös Loránd University) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences | 145899 | Domokos Esztergár-Kiss: Optimizing activities and suggesting sustainable transport modes considering user preferences (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 940 |
| Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences | 146067 | Kornél Tamás: Development of finite- discrete element method models of soil-tool interaction using artificial intelligence based on laboratory and field tests (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences | 146141 | Mónika Furkó: Multifunctional biomineralized calcium phosphate-loaded biopolymer composites as biodegradable coatings on implants, bone regenerative scaffolds, and drug-loaded hydrogels (Centre for Energy Research) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences | 146201 | Dénes Takács: Identifying driver behavior to predict the motion of micromobility vehicles (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences | 146344 | Sándor Beszédes: Monitoring of the efficiency of wastewater treatment and sludge recovery processes based on dielectric behaviour (University of Szeged) | 48 | 43 990 |
| Informatics and Electrical Engineering | 145931 | István Zoltán Reguly: Optimizing computational chains for heterogeneous architectures (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) | 48 | 43 524 |
| Informatics and Electrical Engineering | 146115 | Gergely Márton: Artificial intelligence for processing signals measured by modern brain sensors (Research Center of Natural Sciences) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Informatics and Electrical Engineering | 146339 | Zoltán Balogh: Exploring, tailoring, and harnessing electrical noise in nanoelectronic devices (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Informatics and Electrical Engineering | 147030 | Tamás Orosz: Robust Design Methods for 3D Printed Electrical Machines in the case of E-mobility Applications (Széchenyi István University) | 48 | 41 097 |
| Chemistry 1 | 145841 | Zsolt Kelemen: Carborane-based (in)organic ring systems as platform for light-emitting materials (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Chemistry 1 | 145967 | Mátyás Imre Pápai: Simulation of Ultrafast Dynamics in Photofunctional Transition Metal Complexes (Wigner Research Centre for Physics) | 48 | 43 988 |
| Chemistry 1 | 146883 | Krisztina Kovács: The effect of chemical structure and the matrix in degradation of pharmaceuticals in aqueous solutions by high-energy ionizing radiation (Centre for Energy Research) | 48 | 43 938 |
| Chemistry 1 | 146930 | Gergő Tóth: New frontiers in chiral analysis (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 33 240 |
| Chemistry 1 | 147031 | János Daru: Modeling condensed phase reactions using system-specific, high-precision, reactive force fields (Eötvös Loránd University) | 47 | 42 800 |
| Chemistry 2 | 146063 | Dávid Bajusz: Development and application of ultrahigh throughput virtual screening methods (Research Center of Natural Sciences) | 48 | 40 972 |
| Chemistry 2 | 146444 | Márton Bojtár: Next Generation Photoremovable Protecting Groups as Transformative Tools for Chemical Biology and Drug Delivery (Research Center of Natural Sciences) | 36 | 32 900 |
| Chemistry 2 | 146487 | Attila Ványolós: Hungarian lignicolous fungi as promising sources of biologically active metabolites (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 35 040 |
| Mathematics and Computing Science | 146643 | Péter Vrana: Asymptotic transformations of tensors and entangled quantum states (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) | 48 | 35 812 |
| Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology | 145928 | Kálmán Benke: Evaluation of new pharmacological agents in cardiac surgical experimental animal models (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology | 146163 | Gábor Mórotz: Endothelial cells and ER-mitochondria signalling in myocardial infarction-associated microvascular obstruction (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology | 146283 | Valéria Tékus: Unraveling the neuroinflammatory mechanisms in mouse models of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and stress-induced pain: novel therapeutic options (University of Pécs) | 48 | 38 880 |
| Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology | 146852 | Adrienn Sipos: Assessment of cytostatic transition metal complexes in cell membrane therapy (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology | 146113 | Csaba Kerepesi: Determining biological age by using artificial intelligence (Computer and Automation Research Institute HAS) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology | 146945 | Gergely Nagy: Examination of the functions of signal-dependent transcription factors in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages using epigenomics and transcriptomics data (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology | 147023 | Xabier Osteikoetxea Vélez: Fuso-EV-GEN: FUSOgenic peptide-enhanced Extracellular Vesicles for improved therapeutic GENe editing (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 43 514 |
| Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology | 147194 | Otilia Menyhárt: Establishing single-cell transcriptomics-based databases to explore clinically actionable vulnerabilities in solid tumors (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 36 240 |
| Neurosciences | 146334 | Péter József Tóth: The effect of intracranial pressure on cerebral blood flow and metabolism in traumatic brain injury (University of Pécs) | 48 | 37 500 |
| Neurosciences | 146912 | Karolina Pircs: Neuronal autophagy in human ageing (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 146541 | Zoltán Kellermayer: Role of bone marrow adipocytes in creating the multiple myeloma niche (University of Pécs) | 48 | 43 704 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 146729 | Krisztina Futosi: Tyrosine kinase pathways in urate crystal-induced autoinflammation (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 146775 | Zoltán Lohinai: The role of the gut microbiome and microbiota-derived urine metabolites in the activation of macrophages and T-cells in the context of anti-tumor immunity (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 43 666 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 146793 | Gábor Kemenesi: Lloviu cuevavirus: a promising model for understanding human pathogenic filoviruses of bat origin (University of Pécs) | 48 | 43 680 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 146872 | Attila Gábor Szöllősi: Langerhans-Cell-Driven In Vitro Disease Modeling (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology | 147045 | Zsolt Megyesfalvi: Subtype-specific tumoral plasticity and heterogeneity in small cell lung cancer (Koranyi National Institute for Pulmonology) | 48 | 43 484 |
| Clinical Medicine | 146144 | Zsolt Dajnoki: Mapping the regional characteristics of neuroimmune communication in healthy skin and inflammatory skin diseases (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Clinical Medicine | 146159 | Péter Csécsei: Exploration of the diversity of intestinal microbiom in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid bleeding: what triggers aneurysm rupture? (University of Pécs) | 36 | 33 000 |
| Clinical Medicine | 147167 | József Tollár: High-intensity virtual reality sensorimotor in the rehabilitation stroke patients' clinical-motor symptoms through neuroplasticity () | 48 | 44 000 |
| Clinical Medicine | 147312 | Annamária Kosztin: The diagnostic and predictive role of serum biomarkers in heart failure - subgroup analysis of the BUDAPEST CRT Upgrade study (Semmelweis University) | 48 | 42 000 |
| Clinical Medicine | 147404 | Viktória Prémusz: Examination of fertility awareness with an integrative approach: a mixed-method multi-centre study (University of Pécs) | 36 | 32 899 |
| Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry | 146298 | Milán Szabó: Investigation of the photosynthetic processes of the coral endosymbiont algae Symbiodinium sp. using antisense oligonucleotide-mediated gene silencing (Biological Research Centre Szeged) | 48 | 43 968 |
| Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry | 146740 | Florina Zákány: Highlighting the roles of ceramide platforms in Parkinson’s disease-associated alterations of microglial KV1.3 ion channel (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 44 000 |
| Cellular and Developmental Biology | 145866 | Endre Károly Kristóf: Identification and functional characterization of novel molecular regulators of thermogenesis activation in human adipocyte subpopulations for combatting obesity (University of Debrecen) | 48 | 43 992 |
| Cellular and Developmental Biology | 146291 | Gábor Csordás: Exploring the phagocytic remodeling of extracellular matrices in Drosophila (Biological Research Centre Szeged) | 48 | 44 000 |
Updated: 21 November 2023