Open positions

PhD

PhD positions are open in the topics of OTKA FK 134343, OTKA PD 134284, and OTKA K 146131 projects.

Title: Antifungal proteins - Investigation of antifungal mechanism and biological role for new therapeutic approaches

Title: Biofungicide and bioactivator potential of novel defensin-like proteins from Solanum lycopersicum L.

Title: Drug repurposing according to mechanism of action of an antifungal protein to inhibit Candida biofilms

The project descriptions are here.

For further details, please contact the principal investigator (László Galgóczy, galgoczi@bio.u-szeged.hu)

To check the actual thesis topic proposals, please visit the website of the Hungarian Doctoral Council and the PhD Topics menu.

To check the actual scholarship possibilities for foreign students, please visit the website of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme.

MSc and BSc diploma thesis worker

BSc and MSc diploma thesis work opportunities are open for university students.

For further details, and actual topics, please, contact the group leader (László Galgóczy, galgoczi@bio.u-szeged.hu)

Closed PhD, MSc and BSc theses in the topic of antifungal proteins in the past 5 years

PhD theses:

Csenge Földi (2024; University of Szeged): Identification of biotechnologically relevant conserved, unannotated genes that play a role in the fruiting body development of basidiomycetes (in Hungarian)

MSc theses:

Zsófia Oláh (2024; University of Szeged): Investigation of S-tert-butyl modified γ-core peptide derivatives of tomato plant-derived K4CBP6 defensin (in Hungarian)

Petra Királdi (2024; University of Szeged): Production of a Coprinopsis cinerea-derived wax synthase in Pichia pastoris-based expression system (in Hungarian)

Hilda Vass (2024; University of Szeged): Applicability of a peptide designed on the second γ-core region of the K4CBP6 defensin from Solanum lycopersicum L. in plant protection (in Hungarian)

Fanni Marcsisák (2023; University of Szeged): Investigation of Neosartorya fischeri antifungal protein soluble protein targets in Aspergillus fumigatus and the native producer in vitro (in Hungarian)

Rebeka Papp (2023; University of Szeged): Expression of Solanum lycopersicum L.-derived novel defensin in Pichia pastoris-based expression system (in Hungarian)

Kata Makula (2021; Budapest University of Technology and Economics): Production and investigation of Neosartorya (Aspergillus) fischeri antifungal protein 2 (NFAP2)-based antimicrobial chimeric proteins (in Hungarian)

Tamás Ördög (2020; University of Szeged): Combinatorial application of Neosartorya fischeri antifungal proteins and their peptide derivatives in plant and crop protection (in Hungarian)

BSc theses:

Zsolt Kristóffy (2023; University of Szeged): Characterization of NFAP2- and fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans strains (in Hungarian)

Zsófia Oláh (2022; University of Szeged): Effect of cysteine-serine substitution on the stability and antifungal efficacy of γ-core peptide derivatives of K4CBP6 defensin from tomato plant (in Hungarian)

Hilda Vass (2021; University of Szeged): Antifungal activity of peptide derivatives designed on the γ-core region of Solanum lycopersicum L.-derived defensins (in Hungarian)

Petra Királdi (2021; University of Szeged): Investigation of Candida albicans strains evolved resistance to γ-core peptide derivative of Neosartorya (Aspergillus) fischeri antifungal protein 2 (in Hungarian)

Adorján Benya (2021; University of Szeged): The possibility of NFAP2 resistance development in Candida albicans (in Hungarian)

Rebeka Papp (2021; University of Szeged): Expression of Solanum lycopersicum L.-derived novel defensins in Penicillium chrysogenum (in Hungarian)

Szonja Belecz (2020; University of Szeged): Functional mapping of Aspergillus giganteus antifungal protein (AFP) (in Hungarian)