Projects
As the head of the project:- NREP, NKFIH (ANN 149481, 2025, 4 years); title: Fine-tuning the properties of 8-hydroxyquinolines for enhance targeting of collateral sensitivity in multidrug-resistant cancer
- MTA Distinguished Guest Scientist Fellowship Program, (2024, 3 months); title: Endoplasmic reticulum-targeting metal complexes inducing ER stress in cancer cells; guest professorr: Vladimir B. Arion (University of Vienna)
- Austrian-Hungarian Scientific & Technological Cooperation Mobility support for bilateral research project (2019, 2 years; TÉT_2.1.11-2019-00003); title: Comparative studies on structures, solution chemical properties and anticancer activity of thiosemicarbazones and tyrosine kinase inhibitors; partner: Dr. Christian R. Kowol
- Momentum Program (2019-24, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network): MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group
- Portuguese-Hungarian Scientific & Technological Cooperation Mobility support for bilateral research project (2019, 2 years; TÉT-PT-2018-00002); title: Development and biospeciation studies of antitumor ruthenium complexes; partner: Dr. Ana Isabel Tomaz
- National Research, Development and Innovation Office (FK 124240, 2017, 4 years); title: Development and investigations of antitumor platinum group metal and thiosemicarbazone complexes
- Austrian-Hungarian Scientific & Technological Cooperation Mobility support for bilateral research project (2016, 2 years; TÉT_15-1-2016-0024); title: Development and characterization of antitumor metal complexes: solution chemistry, bioactivity and factors affecting their pharmacokinetic properties; partner: Prof. Berhnard K. Keppler
- János Bolyai Research Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; (2015, 3 years); title: Solution chemistry of antitumor metal complexes and factors affecting their pharmacokinetic properties
- Short term study program (Balassi Institute, Campus Hungary, 2015, 5 days; B2/4R/18172) Institute of Technology Tallaght, Department of Science (Dublin, Ireland)
- Short term study program (Balassi Institute, Campus Hungary, 2015, 5 days; B2/4R/12072) University of Vienna, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (Vienna, Austria)
- Austrian-Hungarian Action Fund; „Wissenschafts- und Erziehungskooperation Projektantrag” (Universität Wien, 2014, 1 year), partner: Dr. Christian R. Kowol; title: Novel anticancer thiosemicarbazone compounds: development and characterization
- Internal university program to support the application for the "Momentum Program of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences" (University of Szeged, 2014)
- Short term study program (Balassi Institute, Campus Hungary, 2013, 5 days; B2/2R/3104) Conference support: XII International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry, Wroclaw (Poland)
- Zoltán Magyary Postdoctoral Grant (A2-MZPD-12-0026, 2013, 16 months); title: Biodistribution of antcancer metal complexes; Qualification: excellent
- Short term study program (Balassi Institute, Campus Hungary, 2013, 1 week; B2/2R/206) University of Lisbon (Portugal)
- OTKA (PD103905, 2012, 3 years); title: Biodistribution of antitumor metal complexes: solution speciation and interaction with transport and target macromolecules
- Austrian-Hungarian Action Fund; „Stipendium der AÖU für Universitätslehrer” (Universität Wien, June, 2008. 1 month) title: Interaction of some anticancer metal complexes and insulin-mimetic zinc(II) complexes with serum proteins
- János Bolyai Research Grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; (2008, 3 years); title: Interaction of biological active metal complexes with serum proteins; Qualification: excellent
- Postdoctoral Grant, OTKA, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Programme (PD 050011, 2005-08, 3 years); title: Interaction of insulin-mimetic vanadium and zinc complexes with serum proteins; Qualification: excellent
- Postdoctoral Grant,
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal (BPD/11653, 2002, 2 years); title:
Hydroxamate-Folate Conjugates as Mimetics of Enzyme Inhibitors
As a participant:
- Thematic Excellence Programme, NKFIH, Drug research and development, research team leader (2021-25) TKP2021-EGA-32
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Program, NRDI Office (K138871, 2021, 4 years); title: Sustainable synthesis of functional bioactive heterocycles
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence, Research Institute of Drug Development, member of the advisory board, research group leader (2018-21) 20391-3/2018/FEKUSTRAT, TUDFO/47138-1/2019-ITM
- GINOP-2.3.2-15-2016-00038 "Intelligent metal-containing compounds" (2017-21); subproject leader from 2019.05
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Program, NRDI Office (K115762, 2015, 3 years); title: Structure determination of bioligands and their functional metal complexes in solid and solution phases
TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0052 project:
Social Renewal Operational Programme (2012-14)- Austrian-Hungarian Action Fund; „Wissenschafts- und Erziehungskooperation Projektantrag” (Universität Wien, 2012-13, 1 year), partners: Prof. B. Keppler és Prof. V. Arion; title: Studies of anticancer and antidiabetic metal complex drugs candidates in biofluids: solution equilibria and interaction with human blood serum proteins and cell components
- TÁMOP-4.2.1/B-09/1/KONV-2010-0005 – "Creating the Center of Excellence at the University of Szeged” (2010-12)
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific
Research Fund Program
(K77833, 2009, 4 years); title: Biocomplex – serum protein interactions - Austrian-Hungarian Action Fund; „Wissenschafts- und Erziehungskooperation Projektantrag” (Universität Wien, 2009, 1 year), partners: Prof. B. Keppler és Prof. V. Arion; title: Possible biotransformation processes of some anticancer and anti-diabetic metal complexes: solution studies and interaction with serum proteins
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific
Research Fund Program
(K72781, 2008, 4 years); title: Thermodynamic study on coordination of bioligands by EPR spectroscopy - Hungarian-Portuguese Intergovernmental Cooperation (TéT Foundation, 2008-09), partner: Prof. J. Costa Pessoa (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa) (Potential antitumor and anti-diabetic metal complexes: preparation, solution studies and interactions with serum proteins)
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific
Research Fund Program
(NI61786, 2006, 4 years); title: Interactions of metal ions with macromolecular bioligands
- Hungarian-Portuguese Intergovernmental Cooperation (TéT Foundation, P-5/01, 2002-03), partner: Dr. M. Amélia Santos (Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa)
- OTKA, Hungarian Scientific
Research Fund Program
(T034674, 2001, 4 years); title: Interaction of siderophores and their model compounds with metal ions - OTKA, Hungarian Scientific
Research Fund Program
(TS40685, 2001, 4 years); title: Complexes of peptides, nucleic bases formed with transition metal ions. Modeling of transport processes of metal ions