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2023 winners of the “OTKA” postdoctoral excellence programme (PD_23)
2023 winners of the “OTKA” postdoctoral excellence programme (PD_23)
21 November 2023
Modified: 15 February 2024
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This year’s “OTKA” postdoctoral excellence programme (PD_23) granted support to 89 early-stage researchers with doctoral degrees for their wages and research-related costs for a period of three years with a total budget of approximately HUF 2.6 billion.

The scheme proportionally fits in the domestic portfolio of competitive calls and aims to co-finance the employment costs of researchers, who have recently obtained their doctoral degrees, thus helping them to stay in research and build a career by joining a research group and cooperating with experienced researchers in Hungary.

The postdoctoral excellence project proposals were reviewed by anonymous reviewers against the criteria indicated in the call notice, 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 89 postdoc research projects, 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 84 23 2 289 848 664 707
Council of Physical Sciences 88 25 2 571 385 743 678
Council of Complex Environmental Sciences 62 20 1 812 584 578 150
Council of Medical and Biological Sciences 72 21 2 045 817 607 783
Total 306 89 8 719 634 2 594 318


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 146789 Mónika Nogel: Legal Questions of Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Human Cells (Széchenyi István University) 36 21 903
Political Science, Law and Govemment Sciences 146942 Eszter Kováts: Fight for reality. The relationship between critical theories and progressive politics in the contemporary West. Case study Germany (Center for Social Sciences) 36 29 996
Economics 146055 Dóra Gréta Petróczy: Fairness issues in sports: balanced competition and voting (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) 36 29 997
Economics 146385 Tibor Bareith: Commmodity prices, inflation and monetary policy (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) 36 29 991
Economics 146507 John Jr. Szabó: The emergence of a European hydrogen market (Centre for Economic and Regional Studies) 36 29 308
Economics 146648 László Kökény: Infinite world, infinite challenge? Consumer concerns and the role of consumer protection in tourism with the growth of online opportunities. (Corvinus University of Budapest) 36 29 710
Literature 146626 Tamás Oláh: Histories of the development of minority identity: Hungarian theatre history in Vojvodina 1918–1995 (Research Centre for the Humanities) 36 27 506
Literature 146766 Gábor Danyi: Literary and political exchanges between the Polish and Hungarian second public sphere 1976–1989 (University of Szeged) 36 29 995
Literature 146919 Gábor Mészáros: Miscellanies and periodicals in the 18─19th century literature (Research Centre for the Humanities) 36 29 977
Linguistics 146415 Irina Burukina: Demystifying dative: A study on Uralic (Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics) 36 29 980
Linguistics 147148 Ekaterina Stefanova Georgieva: Exploring clause structure through the lens of ellipsis (Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics) 36 30 000
Psychology and Education 146197 Nikolett Arató: To Laugh or to Report? - Assessing Factors Influencing Cyber Bystander Behaviour and Cyberbullying Prevention (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 29 967
Psychology and Education 146384 Edit Vass: Virtual reality-based intervention (AVATAR therapy) for the treatment of residual auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (Semmelweis University) 36 27 432
Psychology and Education 147001 András Matuz: Predicting mental fatigue via machine learning: electrophysiological studies and methodological developments (University of Pécs) 36 29 232
Archeology 146223 Melinda Szabó: Women on the Frontier. Social relations in Roman Pannonia (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 29 529
Archeology 146612 Tamás Szeniczey: Colliding worlds – living at the borderland between East and West in the Avar Period (6–9th c. AD) (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 28 700
Society 145881 Ana Stojilovska: Hungary in the energy crisis: From energy poverty to energy scarcity (Center for Social Sciences) 36 29 901
Society 146366 Gábor Simonovits: Reducing anti-Roma discrimination (Center for Social Sciences) 36 29 906
Society 146797 Krisztina Metzgerné Kopcsó: Socioeconomic status, digital media use and early childhood development (HCSO Demographic Research Institute) 36 21 747
History 146412 Szabolcs László: The Promotion of the Kodály-method and Hungarian Cultural Diplomacy during the Kádár era (Research Centre for the Humanities) 36 30 000
History 146522 Beáta Kulcsár: Personal stories of emigration and adaptation: Hungarians in Canada (Linda Dégh's interview collection) (Center for Social Sciences) 36 29 960
History 146688 Réka Újlaki Nagy: On the Border of Christianity and Judaism: Transylvanian Sabbatarianism in European Context (Research Centre for the Humanities) 36 29 999
History 146928 Sára Nóra Sánta: The Study of Antiquity in Hungary in the 16–18th Centuries (Research Centre for the Humanities) 36 29 971
Earth sciences 1 145853 Levente Patkó: Deciphering links between mantle melts and surface gas emanations in the Nógrád-Gömör Volcanic Field (Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science) 36 27 884
Earth sciences 1 147116 Eszter Békési: Deformation processes in siliciclastic reservoirs based on satellite ground motion observations and novel modelling approaches (Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science) 36 26 618
Earth sciences 1 147180 Ervin Hrabovszki: The role of fracture cementation and reactivation in the fluid transport of a low porosity and permeability claystone body (University of Szeged) 36 29 946
Earth sciences 2 146019 Tamás Bozóki: New perspectives on the study of global lightning activity as an essential climate variable (Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science) 36 29 211
Earth sciences 2 146498 Tamás Bartyik: Spatial variation and the controlling factors of luminescence sensitivity in fluvial sediments in the Danube Basin (University of Szeged) 36 25 426
Complex agricultural sciences 146042 Zsuzsanna Ambrózy: Early disease prognosis based on volatile biomarker compounds (Centre for Agricultural Research) 36 29 969
Complex agricultural sciences 146758 Sándor Kecskeméti: EXPLORING THE OLFACTORY AND VISUAL SYSTEM OF FUNGUS GNATS: ON THE COURSE FOR A SELECTIVE TRAP DEVELOPMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE MUSHROOM CULTIVATION (Centre for Agricultural Research) 36 29 999
Complex agricultural sciences 146980 Zalán Czékus: Investigation of the hormonal- and light-dependent regulation of pipecolic acid in the induction of local and systemic defence responses of tomato plants (University of Szeged) 36 29 985
Complex Spatial Sciences 146375 Tamás Kovalcsik: Electoral geography of Central Europe (University of Szeged) 36 29 279
Complex Spatial Sciences 147222 Zsuzsanna Pósfai: Household debt in Hungary in an unfolding economic and energy crisis (Periféria Research Cener Ltd.) 36 29 976
Plant and animal breeding 145915 András Farkas: Development of Automated Agri-cytogenetic Diagnostic System to support effective gene introgression into cereals (Centre for Agricultural Research) 36 29 922
Plant and animal breeding 146030 Zsolt Szűcs: Chemical pattern analysis of pea (Pisum sativum) sprouts using metabolomic methods (University of Debrecen) 36 30 000
Plant and animal breeding 146700 András Marosi: Development of a new formulation method of virus vaccines with improved efficiency by production of biocompatible polymer-based, virus-loaded nanoparticles (University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest) 36 29 835
Plant and animal breeding 147156 Viktória Lilla Balázs: Investigation of the combined effect of essential oils and components to reduce antibiotic resistance (University of Pécs) 36 21 000
Ecology and evolution 145938 Ádám Lovas-Kiss: Effect of functional traits of phytoplankton on their waterbird-mediated dispersal network (Centre for Ecological Research) 36 29 995
Ecology and evolution 146325 Bence Kovács: The microclimatic buffering capacity of managed forests under different management regimes (Centre for Ecological Research) 36 29 645
Ecology and evolution 146326 Ildikó Fekete-Kertész: Towards understanding how more environmentally realistic exposure modulates the toxicity of graphene oxide in the aquatic ecosystem (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 30 000
Ecology and evolution 146480 Jana Růžičková: Effects of individual movement and predation pressure on the changes in habitat use of carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in different forestry treatments (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 29 812
Ecology and evolution 146621 István Márton Szabolcs: Biodiversity patterns and conservation priorities in the Balkan Peninsula and the Carpathian Basin (Centre for Ecological Research) 36 29 996
Ecology and evolution 147122 Attila Fülöp: Do birds of a feather flock together? Group formation and the physiological consequences of sociality (Office for Research Groups Attached to Universities and Other Institutions) 36 29 652
Physics 146479 András Pálinkás: Higher-order moiré superlattices in van der Waals heterostructures (Centre for Energy Research) 36 29 983
Physics 146527 Zoltán Péli: Researching beyond the standard model physics (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 26 856
Physics 146589 Dániel Kincses: Exploring the phase diagram of strongly interacting matter with femtoscopic correlations at the STAR experiment (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 30 000
Physics 146795 Dávid Ugi: In situ investigation and characterization of different plastic deformation mechanisms operating at the nanoscale (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 29 993
Physics 146947 Olimpia Judit Fogasy: Active galactic nuclei and their environment in the early universe (Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences) 36 29 990
Physics 147091 Barnabás Barna: New extragalactic distance measurement method with type Iax supernovae (University of Szeged) 36 29 777
Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences 146109 Viktor Hlavicka: Fire resistance of recycled aggregate concrete (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 29 990
Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences 146135 Dániel Gere: Investigation of the mechanical recyclability of packaging plastic waste and microplastics (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 30 000
Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences 146259 Péter Nagy-György: Development of adaptive vehicle industry solutions using non-Newtonian fluids (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 29 950
Engineering, Metallurgy, Architecture and Transport Sciences 146459 Henrik Tamás Sykora: Physics-informed data-driven modelling of stochastic non-smooth dynamical systems (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 30 000
Informatics and Electrical Engineering 145832 Balázs Pejó: Contribution Score Computation for Secure and Private Federated Learning (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 29 988
Informatics and Electrical Engineering 145902 Péter Polcz: Computational analysis of nonlinear uncertain systems with applications (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) 36 30 000
Informatics and Electrical Engineering 146397 Gergely Szlobodnyik: Quantitative analysis and identifiability of dynamic system models with network structure. (Pázmány Péter Catholic University) 36 30 000
Chemistry 1 145972 Roland Tóbiás: Development of effective quantum-chemical models for molecular clusters and floppy molecules (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 30 000
Chemistry 1 146145 Márton Kőrösi: Improving a new measurement device for the thermoanalytical support of innovative high-pressure processes (Budapest University of Technology and Economics) 36 29 993
Chemistry 1 146252 Dániel Csókás: Selectivity of metathesis reactions: from rationalization to catalyst design (Research Center of Natural Sciences) 36 30 000
Chemistry 1 146265 Ádám Ganyecz: Development of Computational Protocols Based on Density Matrix Renormalization Group for Quantum Chemical Applications (Wigner Research Centre for Physics) 36 29 993
Chemistry 1 146529 Bence Kutus: Dissolution and neutralization processes of reactive components of red mud (University of Szeged) 36 29 829
Chemistry 1 146764 Fanni Sebák: New insights in the development of drug delivery systems: introduction of modern NMR methods for structural characterization and in vitro internalization studies (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 29 994
Chemistry 2 146027 Klára Tímea Aradi: New fluorination strategies via transition-metal-catalyzed selective transformations (Research Center of Natural Sciences) 36 28 509
Chemistry 2 146048 Eszter Erika London-Kozma: Development of photoactivatable ligands for the selective modulation of Ca2+ dynamics in astrocytes (Research Center of Natural Sciences) 36 29 994
Chemistry 2 146216 Anikó Gaál: Red blood cells derived extracellular vesicles - diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (Research Center of Natural Sciences) 36 29 826
Chemistry 2 146805 Erika Mező: Preparation of O,N-heterocycles as potential glycosidase enzyme inhibitors from carbohydrate precursors (University of Debrecen) 36 29 880
Mathematics and Computing Science 145995 Ákos Matszangosz Kyriakos: Fundamental classes in cohomology theories (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) 36 29 850
Mathematics and Computing Science 146210 Mahmoud Abdalla Ali Ibrahim: Stability and threshold dynamics in non-autonomous dynamical systems with applications in mathematical biology (University of Szeged) 36 29 283
Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Endocrinology 146235 Tamara Éva Madácsy: Novel therapeutic options in alcohol induced pancreatic and liver diseases (University of Szeged) 36 30 000
Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 146654 Balázs Koncz: The effect of cumulative burden of rare damaging genetic variants on antitumor immunity (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 30 000
Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 146794 Prateek Shetty: Predictable alteration of algal phenotypes using synthetic phycospheres (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 27 600
Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 146881 Nikita Moshkov: Learning representations of cell morphology and their applications to analysis of perturbations with multi-modal data and cancer personalised medicine (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 30 000
Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology 147127 Vivien Csapóné Miczán: The Proteomic Map of Mitosis in Human Tumor Tissue (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 30 000
Neurosciences 146014 Nóra Eszlári: Exploring distinct cognitive-emotional profiles in the paths from genomics to mental health (Semmelweis University) 36 29 791
Neurosciences 146424 Kinga Farkas: A transdiagnostic electrophysiological study of social cognition and self-perception differences in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia (Semmelweis University) 36 29 640
Neurosciences 146787 István Fodor: Rapid cellular changes induced by sex steroids in a defined simpler nervous system () 36 29 994
Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology 146373 Ildikó Krencz: Analyzing metabolic heterogeneity and plasticity in small cell lung carcinoma: the effect of spatiotemporal evolution and phenotype transitions on the metabolism of the tumor cells (Semmelweis University) 36 28 800
Immunity, Cancer and Microbiology 146549 Bálint Scheich: Characterization of EZH2 as a therapeutic target and regulator of proliferation and metabolic plasticity in anaplastic meningioma (Semmelweis University) 36 27 648
Clinical Medicine 145889 Bálint Egyed: Sequencing-based risk stratification and prediction of refractory disease in hematological disorders of childhood (Semmelweis University) 36 29 510
Clinical Medicine 146299 Zsuzsanna Mihály: Carotid stenosis CFD modelling and plaque analysis (Semmelweis University) 36 26 477
Clinical Medicine 147269 Márton Kolossváry: Optimalization of data-driven latent feature extraction algorithms from radiological images () 36 29 976
Clinical Medicine 147276 Bálint Gergely Szabó: Manipulation of the enteral microbiome by fecal microbiota transplantation among adult patients with malignant hematological diseases (Semmelweis University) 36 19 440
Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry 146123 Péter Ecsédi: Mapping of multivalent interactions underpinning the activities of genome metabolic protein condensates (Eötvös Loránd University) 36 30 000
Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry 146202 Rini Arianti: Amino acid transporters as novel regulators of energy metabolism in active beige adipocytes (University of Debrecen) 36 29 983
Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry 146564 László Dobson: Eukarióta kórokozók gazdaszervezethez való kapcsolódásának feltárása (Research Center of Natural Sciences) 36 29 466
Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry 146633 Róbert Tóth: The central role of Rad5 in the coordination of DNA damage tolerance pathways (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 29 466
Cellular and Developmental Biology 145868 András Jipa: Mechanisms and (patho)physiological roles of selective ER autophagy in Drosophila (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 30 000
Cellular and Developmental Biology 146566 Magdolna Gombos: Non-conventional regulatory function of the E2FB transcription factor by directly controlling auxin transport through binding to auxin efflux PIN proteins (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 29 992
Cellular and Developmental Biology 146655 Szilárd Kovács: Let the Rhizobia in: Analyis of the epidermal specific regulation of two genes essential for the bacterial entry (Biological Research Centre Szeged) 36 30 000
Updated: 15 February 2024
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