Kristóf György Kovács

PhD student

 

E-mail address: kkristofgy@gmail.com
Phone Number at Eötvös Loránd University: +36-1-372-2500/8672

 

Room 5.724

Brief CV:

  • Since 2017
PhD in Biological Science, Doctoral Programme in Immunology (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
    Since 2019:
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Erdei
Research area: Re-investigation of the role of CR2 (CD21) in the regulation of BCR-induced functions in human B-cells
    2017-2019.:
Supervisor: Dr. Imre Kacskovics
Research area: Molecular biomarker research of autoimmune patients on the B-lymphocyte level
  • 2015-2017
MSc in Biology; Specialization in Molecular, Immuno- and Microbiology (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
  Diploma result: with honours
  Thesis topic: Mutation of IgG Fc-region to investigate the effector functions of IgG
  • 2012-2015
BSc in Biology, Biologist Specialization (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
  Diploma result: outstanding
  Thesis topic: Application of the Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) based technology in the development of monoclonal antibodies

 

Scientific Achievements:

  • 1st Place, XXXIII. National Scientific Students' Associations Conference, Section of Biology, Division of Immunology (2017.)
  • 1st Place, Biologist Scientific Students' Associations Conference, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (2016.)
  • Special Award of the Hungarian Society for Immunology, Biologist Scientific Students' Associations Conference, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary (2016.)

 

Research Interest:

  • Re-investigation of the role of CR2 (CD21) in the regulation of BCR-induced functions in human B-cells

 

Research Activities:

  • Since 2019: Adaptive immunity and complement system research group, Department of Immunology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2017-2019.: ELTE Biotechnology FIEK project, Department of Immunology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2017.: EEA Grants Scholarship, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway
  • 2013-2019.: Humoral immunity, immunobiotechnology research group, Department of Immunology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

 

Scientific Organization Membership:

  • Member of the Hungarian Society for Immunology (since 2018)

 

Conference posters:

  • Kovács, K. G., Jani, P. K., Szikora, B., Baranyi, M., Iliás, A., Kacskovics, I., Mutation of IgG Fc-region to investigate the effector functions of IgG, 46th Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Society for Immunology, Velence, Hungary, 2017.
  • Kovács, K. G., Szikora, B., Marx, A., Pipek, O., Csabai, I., Kacskovics, I., Predicting the onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis via antibody repertoire sequencing, 47th Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Society for Immunology, Bükfürdő, Hungary, 2018.