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The group's primary objective is the investigation of viral zoonoses and contribution to the global efforts of pandemic preparedness. The principal focus of the research is the study of viruses transmitted from animals to humans. In addition, our objective is to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the therapeutic potential and ecological patterns associated with these viruses. Furthermore, we are engaged in active research, development, and capacity-building initiatives aimed at preventing and investigating epidemics across multiple continents.

Four thematic research directions, overseen by a number of expert members in working teams, currently address the full range of research needs associated with the current epidemic era and global pandemic preparedness. The Outbreak Prevention and Investigation Research Team is at the vanguard of research endeavors aimed at elucidating the mechanisms of transmission of zoonotic diseases in their natural habitats. The Disease Vector and Disease Ecology Research Team is dedicated to understanding the ecology of arthropod vector organisms (mosquitoes, ticks) and the diseases they transmit, along with the circumstances of pathogen transmission. The Pharmaceuticals and Drug Discovery Team is engaged in the advancement of therapeutically applicable novel synthetic active substances, existing "drug treasures," and other compounds, including monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, the team is invested in the exploration of innovative strategies for combating viral infections. The Virus-Host Interaction Research Team is dedicated to elucidating the mechanisms of virus-host interactions, a fundamental aspect of virology that plays a critical role in the development and spread of infectious diseases. By elucidating the intracellular molecular mechanisms of infection, we will gain a more accurate understanding of virus-cell interactions and cell responses to viral infection.

The BSL-4 laboratory, which is managed by the research group, distinguishes our facility from others of a similar nature around the globe and represents a vital resource at the regional level. It is one of a small number of biosafety laboratories and the only one of its kind in the region.



Dr. Kornélia Kurucz
assistant professor
kornelia.kurucz@gmail.com
29049
Gábor Kemenesi
research fellow

+36 72 503 600
Mónika Madai
PhD student
madai.monika@pte.hu
+36 72 503-600
Brigitta Zana
research fellow
brigitta.zana@gmail.com
Safia Zeghbib
PhD student

29049
Fanni Vivien Földes
PhD student

Selected publications 2019-2024

Fletcher, P., Feldmann, F., Takada, A., Crossland, N.A., Hume, A.J., Albarino, C., Kemenesi, G., Feldmann, H., Mühlberger, E., Marzi, A. (2023) Pathogenicity of Lloviu and Bombali Viruses in Type I Interferon Receptor Knockout Mice. The Journal of Infectious Diseases 228: S548-S553.

Kurucz, K., Zeghbib, S., Arnoldi, D., Marini, G., Manica, M., Michelutti, A., Montarsi, F., Deblauwe, I., Bortel, W.V., Smitz, N., Pfitzner, W.P., Czajka, C., Jöst, A., Kalan, K., Susnjar, J., Ivovic, V., Kuczmog, A., Lanszki, Zs., Tóth, E.G., Somogyi, B.A., Herczeg, R., Urbán, P., Bueno-Marí, R., Soltész, Z., Kemenesi, G. (2022) Aedes koreicus, a vector on the rise: Pan-European genetic patterns, mitochondrial and draft genome sequencing. PLoS One 17: e0269880.

Kemenesi, G., Tóth, G.E., Mayora-Neto, M., Scott, S., Temperton, N., Wrights, E., Mühlberger, E., Hume, A.J., Suder, E.L., Zana, B., Boldogh, S.A., Görföl, T., Estók, P., Szentiványi, T., Lanszki, Zs., Somogyi, B.A., Nagy, Á., Pereszlényi, Cs.I., Dudás, G., Földes, F., Kurucz, K., Madai, M., Zeghbib, S., Maes, P., Vanmechelen, B., Jakab, F. (2022) Isolation of infectious Lloviu virus from Schreiber's bats in Hungary. Nature Communications 13: 1706.

Hume, A.J., Heiden, B., Olenjik, J., Suder, E.L., Ross, S., Scoon, W.A., Bullitt, E., Ericcson, M., White, M.R., Turcinovic, J., Thao, T.T.N., Hekman, R.M., Kaserman, J.E., Huang, J., Alysandratos, K., Toth, G.E., Jakab, F., Kotton, D.N., Wilson, A.A., Emili, A., Thiel, V., Connor, J.H., Kemenesi, G., Cifuentes, D., Mühlberger, E. (2022) Recombinant Lloviu virus as a tool to study viral replication and host responses. PLoS Pathogens 18: e1010268.

Bajusz, D., Wade, W.S., Satala, G., Bojarski, A.J., Ilas, J, Ebner, J., Grebien, F., Papp, H., Jakab, F., Douangamath, A., Fearon, D., Delft, F., Schuller, M., Ahel, I., Wakefield, A., Vajda, S., Gerencsér, J., Pallai, P., Keserű, Gy.M. (2021) Exploring protein hotspots by optimized fragment pharmacophores. Nature Communications 12: 3201.

 

2017
Kemenesi G, Kurucz K, Zana B, Tu VT, Görföl T, Estók P, Földes F, Sztancsik K, Urbán P, Fehér E, Jakab F. Highly divergent cyclo-like virus in a great roundleaf bat (Hipposideros armiger), Vietnam. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY in press (2017)
 
Fehér E, Kemenesi G, Oldal M, Kurucz K, Kugler R, Farkas SL, Marton S, Horváth G, Bányai K, Jakab F. Isolation and complete genome characterization of novel reassortant orthoreovirus from common vole (Microtus arvalis) VIRUS GENES 53(2):307-311 (2017)
 
Kurucz K, Kemenesi G, Zana B, Zeghbib S, Oldal M, Jakab F. Ecological preferences of the putative West Nile virus vector Uranotaenia unguiculata mosquito with description of an original larval habitat. NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY e161103:(1) p. 1. (2017)
 
Zana B, Kemenesi G, Antal L, Földes F, Oldal M, Bányai K, Jakab F. Molecular traces of a putative novel insect flavivirus from Anopheles hyrcanus mosquito species in Hungary. ACTA VIROLOGICA 61:(1) pp. 127-129. (2017)
 
Bányai K, Kemenesi G, Budinski I, Földes F, Zana B, Marton S, Kugler R, Oldal M, Kurucz K, Jakab F. Candidate new rotavirus species in Schreiber’s bats, Serbia. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 48: pp. 19-26. (2016)
 
Mihalov-Kovács E, Martella V, Lanave G, Bodnar L, Fehér E, Marton S, Kemenesi G, Jakab F, Bányai K. Genome analysis of canine astroviruses reveals genetic heterogeneity and suggests possible inter-species transmission. VIRUS RESEARCH 232: pp. 162-170. (2017)
 
2016
Antal L, László B, Kotlík P, Mozsár A, Czeglédi I, Oldal M, Kemenesi G, Jakab F, Nagy S. A Phylogenetic evidence for a new species of Barbus in the Danube River basin. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 96: pp. 187-194. (2016)
 
Bányai K, Kemenesi G, Budinski I, Földes F, Zana B, Marton S, Kugler R, Oldal M, Kurucz K, Jakab F. Candidate new rotavirus species in Schreiber’s bats, Serbia. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 48: pp. 19-26. (2016)
 
Dóró R, Marton S, Bartókné Horváth A, Lengyel G, Agócs Z, Jakab F, Bányai K. Equine-like G3 rotavirus in Hungary, 2015 - is it a novel intergenogroup reassortant pandemic strain? ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA 63: pp. 243-255. (2016)
 
Damásdi M, Jakab F, Kovács K, Oldal M, Kemenesi G, Szabó E, Vályi-Nagy I, Pytel Á, Farkas L, Szántó Á. Prevalence and type diversity of human papillomaviruses in penile cancers in Hungary. PATHOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY RESEARCH 22:(3) pp. 643-646. (2016)
 
Farkas SL, Marton S, Dandár E, Kugler R, Gál B, Jakab F, Bálint Á, Kecskeméti S, Bányai K. Lineage diversification, homo- and heterologous reassortment and recombination shape the evolution of chicken orthoreoviruses. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 6: Paper 36960. (2016)
 
Francuski L, Milankov V, Ludoski J, Krtinic B, Lundström J, Kemenesi G, Jakab F. Genetic and phenotypic variation in central and north European populations of Aedes (Aedimorphus) vexans (MEIGEN, 1830) (Diptera, Culicidae). JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY 1:(1) p. 1. (2016)
 
Gál J, Marton S, Ihász K, Papp H, Jakab F, Malik YS, Bányai K, Farkas SL. Complete genome sequence of a genotype G23P[37] pheasant rotavirus strain identified in Hungary. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 4: Paper e00119-16. (2016)
 
Kemenesi G, Földes F, Zana B, Kurucz K, Estók P, Boldogh S, Görföl T, Bányai K, Oldal M, Jakab F. Genetic Characterization of Providence virus isolated in bat guano, Hungary. GENOME ANNOUNCEMENTS 1:(1) p. 1. (2016)
 
Kemenesi G, Gellért Á, Dallos B, Görföl T, Boldogh S, Estók P, Marton S, Oldal M, Martella V, Bányai K, Jakab F. Sequencing and molecular modeling identifies candidate members of Caliciviridae family in bats. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 41: pp. 227-232. (2016)
 
Kugler R, Dandár E, Fehér E, Jakab F, Mató T, Palya V, Bányai K, Farkas LS. Phylogenetic analysis of a novel reassortant orthoreovirus strain detected in partridge (Perdix perdix). VIRUS RESEARCH 215: pp. 99-103. (2016)
 
Kugler R, Marschang RE, Ihász K, Lengyel G, Jakab F, Bányai K, Farkas SL. Whole genome characterization of a chelonian orthoreovirus strain identifies significant genetic diversity and may classify reptile orthoreoviruses into distinct species. VIRUS RESEARCH 215: pp. 94-98. (2016)
 
Kurucz K, Kepner A, Krtinic B, Zana B, Földes F, Bányai K, Oldal M, Jakab F, Kemenesi G. First molecular identification of Dirofilaria spp. (Onchocercidae) in mosquitoes from Serbia. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 1:(1) p. 1. (2016)
 
Kurucz K, Kiss V, Zana B, Schmieder V, Kepner A, Jakab F, Kemenesi G. Emergence of Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban area, Hungary, 2016. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 115:(12) pp. 4687-4689. (2016)
 
Zana B, Kemenesi G, Herczeg R, Dallos B, Oldal M, Marton Sz, Krtinic B, Gellért Á, Bányai K, Jakab F. Genomic characterization of West Nile virus strains derived from mosquito samples obtained during 2013 Serbian outbreak. JOURNAL OF VECTOR BORNE DISEASES 53:(4) pp. 379-383. (2016)
 
2015
Farkas SL, Ihász K, Fehér E, Bartha D, Jakab F, Gál J, Bányai K, Marschang RE. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis identifies candidate members of new picornavirus genus in terrestrial tortoise species. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 160: pp. 811-816. (2015)
 
Görföl T, Kemenesi G, Jakab F. Denevérek és vírusjárványok. TERMÉSZET VILÁGA 146:(6) pp. 242-245. (2015
 
Görföl T, Kemenesi G, Jakab F. A denevérek által terjesztett vírusok változatossága a hazai denevér populációkban [High diversity of bat-related viruses in Hungary]. MAGYAR ÁLLATORVOSOK LAPJA 137:(11) pp. 679-686. (2015)
 
Kemenesi G, Zhang D, Marton S, Dallos B, Görföl T, Estók P, Boldogh S, Kurucz K, Oldal M, Kutas A, Bányai K, Jakab F. Genetic characterization of a novel picornavirus detected in Miniopterus schreibersii bats. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 96:(4) pp. 815-821. (2015)
 
Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Görföl T, Estók P, Boldogh S, Kurucz K, Oldal M, MartonS, Bányai K, Jakab F. Genetic diversity and recombination within bufaviruses: detection of a novel strain in Hungarian bats. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 33: pp. 288-292. (2015)
 
Kemenesi G, Kurucz K, Kepner A, Dallos B, Oldal M, Herczeg R, Vajdovics P, Bányai K, Jakab F. Circulation of Dirofilaria repens, Setaria tundra, and Onchocercidae species in Hungary during the period 2011-2013. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 214:(1-2) pp. 108-113. (2015)
 
Marton S, Bányai K, Gál J, Ihász K, Kugler R, Lengyel G, Jakab F, Bakonyi T, Farkas SL. Coding-complete sequencing classifies parrot bornavirus 5 into a novel virus species. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 160:(11) pp. 2763-2768. (2015)
 
Marton S, Mihalov-Kovács E, Dóró R, Csata T, Fehér E, Oldal M, Jakab F, Matthijnssens J, Martella V, Bányai K. Canine Rotavirus C strain detected in Hungary shows marked genotype diversity. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 96: pp. 3059-3071. (2015)
 
Mihalov-Kovács E, Gellért Á, Marton S, Farkas SL, Fehér E, Oldal M, Jakab F, Martella V, Bányai K. Candidate new rotavirus species in sheltered dogs, Hungary. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES 21: pp. 660-663. (2015)
 
Oldal M, Sironen T, Henttonen H, Vapalahti O, Madai M, Horváth Gy, Dallos B, Kutas A, Földes F, Kemenesi G, Németh V, Bányai K, Jakab F. Serologic survey of orthopoxvirus infection among rodents in Hungary. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 15:(5) pp. 317-322. (2015)
 
Szilvia Melegh, György Schneider, Marianna Horváth, Ferenc Jakab, Levente Emődy, Zoltán Tigyi. Identification and characterization of CTX-M-15 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone ST101 in a Hungarian university teaching hospital. ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA 62:(3) pp. 233-245. (2015)
 
2014
Banyai K, Borzak R, Ihasz K, Feher E, Dan A, Jakab F, Papp T, Hetzel U, Marschang RE, Farkas SL. Whole-genome sequencing of a green bush viper reovirus reveals a shared evolutionary history between reptilian and unusual mammalian orthoreoviruses. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 159: pp. 153-158. (2014)
 
Dandár E, Farkas SL, Marton S, Oldal M, Jakab F, Mató T, Palya V, Bányai K. The complete genome sequence of a European goose reovirus strain. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 159: pp. 2165-2169. (2014)
 
Dandár E, Huhtamo E, Farkas SL, Oldal M, Jakab F, Vapalahti O, Bányai K. Complete genome analysis identifies Tvärminne avian virus as a candidate new species within the genus Orthoreovirus. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY 95: pp. 898-904. (2014)
 
Farkas SL, Dandár E, Marton S, Fehér E, Oldal M, Jakab F, Mató T, Palya V, Bányai K. Detection of shared genes among Asian and European waterfowl reoviruses in the whole genome constellations. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 28C: pp. 55-57. (2014)
 
Fehér E, Pazár P, Kovács E, Farkas SL, Lengyel G, Jakab F, Martella V, Bányai K. Molecular detection and characterization of human gyroviruses identified in the ferret fecal virome. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 159:(12) pp. 3401-3406. (2014)
 
Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Görföl T, Boldog S, Estók P, Kurucz K, Oldal M, Németh V, Madai M, Bányai K, Jakab F. Novel European lineages of bat astroviruses identified in Hungary. ACTA VIROLOGICA 58:(1) pp. 95-98. (2014)
 
Kemenesi G, Krtinić B, Milankov V, Kutas A, Dallos B, Oldal M, Somogyi N, Németh V, Bányai K, Jakab F. West Nile virus surveillance in mosquitoes, April to October 2013, Vojvodina province, Serbia: implications for the 2014 season. EUROSURVEILLANCE 19:(16) Paper 20779. 5 p. (2014)
 
Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Oldal M, Kutas A, Földes F, Németh V, Reiter P, Bakonyi T, Bányai K, Jakab F. Putative novel lineage of West Nile virus in Uranotaenia unguiculata mosquito, Hungary. VIRUSDISEASE 25:(4) pp. 500-503. (2014)
 
Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Görföl T, Boldogh S, Estók P, Kurucz K, Kutas A, Földes F, Oldal M, Németh V, Martella V, Bányai K, Jakab F. Molecular survey of RNA viruses in Hungarian bats: discovering novel astroviruses, coronaviruses and caliciviruses. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 14:(12) pp. 846-855. (2014)
 
Martella V, Pinto P, Tummolo F, De Grazia S, Giammanco GM, Medici MC, Ganesh B, L’Homme Y, Farkas T, Jakab F, Bányai K. Analysis of the ORF2 of human astroviruses reveals lineage diversification, recombination and rearrangement and provides the basis for a novel sub-classification system. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 159: pp. 3185-3196. (2014)
 
Mihalov-Kovács E, Marton S, Fehér E, Lengyel G, Jakab F, Tuboly T, Bányai K. Enteralis vírusfertőzések menhelyi kutyákban Magyarországon: Enteric viral infections of sheltered dogs in Hungary. MAGYAR ÁLLATORVOSOK LAPJA 136: pp. 661-670. (2014)
 
Németh V, Oldal M, Sebők J, Wittmann I, Jakab F. Hantavírus fertőzések hazai jelentősége a legújabb virológiai, epidemiológiai és klinikai vizsgálatok eredményeinek tükrében. HYPERTONIA ÉS NEPHROLOGIA 18:(3-4) pp. 76-81. (2014)
 
Oldal M, Németh V, Madai M, Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Péterfi Z, Sebők J, Wittmann I, Bányai K, Jakab F. Identification of hantavirus infection by Western blot assay and TaqMan PCR in patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury. DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE 79:(2) pp. 166-170. (2014)
 
Oldal M, Németh V, Madai M, Pintér R, Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Kutas A, Sebők J, Horváth Gy, Bányai K, Jakab F. Serosurvey of pathogenic hantaviruses among forestry workers in Hungary. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 27:(5) pp. 766-773. (2014)
 
Papp H, Malik YS, Farkas SL, Jakab F, Martella V, Bányai K. Rotavirus strains in neglected animal species including lambs, goats and camelids. VIRUSDISEASE 25: pp. 215-222. (2014)
 
Papp H, Marton S, Farkas SL, Jakab F, Martella V, Malik YS, Palya V, Bányai K. Classification and characterization of a laboratory chicken rotavirus strain carrying G7P[35] neutralization antigens on the genotype 4 backbone gene configuration. BIOLOGICALS 42: pp. 299-304. (2014)
 
Papp H, Rigó D, Dán Á, Farkas SL, Oldal M, Jakab F, Bányai K. Szokatlan rotavírus antigén kombináció azonosítása fiatal fácánban. MAGYAR ÁLLATORVOSOK LAPJA 136: pp. 729-735. (2014)
 
Pintér R, Madai M, Horváth Gy, Németh V, Oldal M, Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Bányai K, Jakab F. Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of tick-borne encephalitis virus in rodents captured in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 14:(8) pp. 621-624. (2014)
 
Renáta Dóró, Eszter Mihalov-Kovács, Szilvia Marton, Brigitta László, Judit Deák, Ferenc Jakab, Ágnes Juhász, Péter Kisfali, Vito Martella, Béla Melegh, Péter Molnár, Ildikó Sántha, Ferenc Schneider, Krisztián Bányai. Large-scale whole genome sequencing identifies country-wide spread of an emerging G9P[8] rotavirus strain in Hungary, 2012. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 28: pp. 495-512. (2014)
 
Szentpáli-Gavallér Katalin, Antal László, Tóth Mihály, Kemenesi Gábor, Soltész Zoltán, Dán Ádám, Erdélyi Károly, Bányai Krisztián, Bálint Ádám, Jakab Ferenc, Bakonyi Tamás. Monitoring of West Nile virus in mosquitoes between 2011-2012 in Hungary. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 14:(9) pp. 648-655. (2014)
 
2013
Klempa B, Avsic-Zupanc T, Clement J, Dzagurova TK, Henttonen H, Heyman P, Jakab F, Kruger DH, Maes P, Papa A, Tkachenko EA, Ulrich RG, Vapalahti O, Vaheri A. Complex evolution and epidemiology of Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus: implications for taxonomy. ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY 158:(3) pp. 521-529. (2013)
 
Németh V, Oldal M, Egyed L, Gyuranecz M, Erdélyi K, Kvell K, Kalvatchev N, Zeller H, Bányai K, Jakab F. Serologic evidence of crimean-congo hemorrhagic Fever virus infection in Hungary. VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES 13:(4) pp. 270-272. (2013)
 
Németh V, Oldal M, Madai M, Horváth Gy, Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Bányai K, Jakab F. Molecular characterization of Dobrava and Kurkino genotypes of Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus detected in Hungary and Northern Croatia. VIRUS GENES 47:(3) pp. 546-549. (2013)
 
Papp H, László B, Jakab F, Ganesh B, De Grazia S, Matthijnssens J, Ciarlet M, Martella V, Bányai K. Review of group A rotavirus strains reported in swine and cattle. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 165: pp. 190-199. (2013)
 
Papp H, Borzák R, Farkas S, Kisfali P, Lengyel G, Molnár P, Melegh B, Matthijnssens J, Jakab F, Martella V, Bányai K. Zoonotic transmission of reassortant porcine G4P[6] rotaviruses in Hungarian pediatric patients identified sporadically over a 15 year period. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 19: pp. 71-80. (2013)
 
Pintér R, Madai M, Vadkerti E, Németh V, Oldal M, Kemenesi G, Dallos B, Gyuranecz M, Kiss G, Bányai K, Jakab F. Identification of tick-borne encephalitis virus in ticks collected in southeastern Hungary. TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES 4:(5) pp. 427-431. (2013)
 
2012
Ganesh B, Bányai K, Martella V, Jakab F, Masachessi G, Kobayashi N. Picobirnavirus infections: viral persistence and zoonotic potential. REVIEWS IN MEDICAL VIROLOGY 22:(4) pp. 245-256. (2012)
 
László B, Kónya J, Dandár E, Deák J, Farkas Á, Gray J, Grósz G, Iturriza-Gomara M, Jakab F, Juhász Á, Kisfali P, Kovács J, Lengyel Gy, Martella V, Melegh B, Mészáros J, Molnár P, Nyúl Z, Papp H, Pátri L, Puskás E, Sántha I, Schneider F, Szomor K, Tóth A, Tóth E, Szűcs Gy, Bányai K. Surveillance of human rotaviruses in 2007-2011, Hungary: exploring the genetic relatedness between vaccine and field strains. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY 55:(2) pp. 140-146. (2012)
 
Midgley SE, Bányai K, Buesa J, Halaihel N, Hjulsager CK, Jakab F, Kaplon J, Larsen LE, Monini M, Poljšak-Prijatelj M, Pothier P, Ruggeri FM, Steyer A, Koopmans M, Böttiger B. Diversity and zoonotic potential of rotaviruses in swine and cattle across Europe. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 156:(3-4) pp. 238-245. (2012)
 
Papp H, Al-Mutairi LZ, Chehadeh W, Farkas LS, Lengyel Gy, Jakab F, Martella V, Szűcs Gy, Bányai K. Novel NSP4 genotype in a camel G10P[15] rotavirus strain. ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA 59: pp. 411-421. (2012)
Obtained research grants:
 
Duration: 2017-2018
Call made by: University of Pécs, "Research University" Grant (UP)
Name of the grant: "Viral Pathogenesis" Talent Centre
Sum granted: 134.000 EUR
Role of participation: leading laboratory
 
Duration: 2017-2021
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, Human Resource Development Operational Programme (HRDOP)
Name of the grant: Comprehensive Development for Implementing Smart Specialization Strategies at the University of Pécs (HRDOP-3.6.1.-16-2016-00004)
Sum granted: 114.000 EUR
Role of participation: leading laboratory
 
Duration: 2017
Call made by: University of Pécs, Board of Grant Management and Innovation
Name of the grant: Application of drone technology in the harm reduction of mosquitoes
Sum granted: 4.500 EUR
Role of participation: leading laboratory
 
Duration: 2016-2017
Call made by: National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programme (EDIOP)
Name of the grant: Development of research infrastructure –internationalization and network development – New directions in the research of infectious diseases – Infrastructural and scientific development of the Biosafety-Level- 4 virological laboratory at the University of Pécs (EDIOP-2.3.3-15-2016-00011)
Sum granted: 400.000 EUR
Role of participation leading laboratory
 
Duration: 2015-2018
Call made by: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (HSRF)
Name of the grant: Systematic and phylogenetic research of Southeast- Asian bats and their viruses (OTKA-112440)
Sum granted: 85.500 EUR
Role of participation: partner laboratory
 
Duration: 2011-2013
Call made by: Social Infrastructure Operational Programme (SIOP)
Name of the grant:  Complex infrastructural development in research fields of excellence at the University of Pécs (SIOP 1.3.1.-10/1-2010-0008)
Role of participation: partner laboratory
 
Duration: 2011-2013
Call made by: Social Renewal Operational Programme (SROP)
Name of the grant:  Development of University’s Competitiveness in the South Transdanubian Region (SROP-4.2.1.B-10/2/KONV-2010-0002)
Role of participation: partner laboratory
 
Duration: 2009-2012
Call made by: Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (HSRF)
Name of the grant:  Assessment of Prevalence of Hantavirus Infections in Hungary based on the serological analysis of blood samples collected from people working in agriculture or forestry (OTKA-PD-77977)
Sum granted: 29.000 EUR
Role of participation: leading laboratory
 
Duration: 2009-2011
Call made by: Social Renewal Operational Programme (SROP)
Name of the grant:  Science, Please! Establishment of Innovative Research Team ( SROP-4.2.2-08/1/2008-0011)
Sum granted: 18.000 EUR
Role of participation: partner laboratory, group leader
 

 
Professional awards:
 
Recipient: Dr. Ferenc  Jakab
Duration: 2016-2017
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, New National Excellence Programme (NNEP)
Title: Research of the mechanism of action of new antiviral agents, search for novel antiviral targets based on the application of miRNA and siRNA interference  (NNEP-16-4)
 
Recipient: Dr. Ferenc  Jakab
Duration: 2013-2015
Call made by: National Excellence Programme „Magyary Zoltán Postdoctoral Research Fellowship” Advisory (MAGYARY)
Title: Pathogenic or not pathogenic: Hantavirus -induced gene expression in human kidney cells (A2-MZPD-12-0303)
 
Recipient: Dr. Ferenc  Jakab
Duration: 2009-2011
Call made by: Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Bolyai János Research Fellowship Advisory (BOLYAI)
Title: Clinical importance of Hantavirus infections, assessment of prevalence and the molecular and virological description of viruses prevalent in Hungary (BO/00279/09/5)
 
Recipient: Dr. Ferenc Jakab
Award: Szentágothai Award
Duration: 2013
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
 
Recipient: Gábor Kemenesi
Award: Junior Szentágothai Award
Duration: 2016
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
 
Recipient: Gábor Kemenesi
Duration: 2016 - 2017
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, New National Excellence Programme (NNEP)
 
Recipient: Gábor Kemenesi
Award: National Scholarship for Young Talents (NSYT)
Duration: 2015
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, National Excellence Programme (NEP)
 
Recipient: Gábor Kemenesi
Award: Eötvös Loránd Student Scholarship
Duration: 2013
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, National Excellence Programme (NEP)
 
Recipient: Fanni Vivien Földes
Award: Institutional professional, scientific scholarship
Duration: 2017 (6 months)
Call by: University of Pécs (UP)
Title: Research of antiviral methods against Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus
 
Recipient: Fanni Vivien  Földes
Award: Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic
Duration : 2015
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities (MHC)
 
Recipient: Fanni Vivien  Földes
Award: Kriszbacher Ildikó Scholarship
Duration: 2015
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
 
Recipient: Madai Mónika
Award: Institutional professional, scientific scholarship
Duration: 2017 (6 months)
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
Title: Hantavirus detection in small mammals
 
Recipient:  Brigitta Zana
Award: Institutional professional, scientific scholarship
Duration: 2017 (6 months)
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
Title: Identification and genetic analysis of insect viruses
 
Recipient: Anett Kepner
Duration: 2016-2017
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities, New National Excellence Programme (NNEP)
 
Recipient: Anett Kepner
Award: Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic
Duration: 2016
Call made by : Ministry of Human Capacities (MHC)
 
Recipient: Anett Kepner
Award: Kriszbacher Ildikó Scholarship
Duration: 2015
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
 
Recipient:  Bianka Dallos
Award: Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic
Duration: 2016
Call made by: Ministry of Human Capacities (MHC)
 
Recipient:  Bianka Dallos
Award: Rector’s Award for Outstanding Scientific Performance
Duration: 2015
Call made by: University of Pécs (UP)
 
Recipient:  Bianka Dallos
Award: Scholarship of the Hungarian Republic
Duration: 2014
Call made  by: Ministry of Human Capacities (MHC)

Virological research group

BSL-4 Opening Ceremony (February 20, 2017)

BSL-4 Certificate Ceremony (15 February, 2017)

Our students’ achievements (National Student Scientific Association competitions):
 
Anett Kepner (Biology MSc)
  • National Student Conference on Environmental Science - Local round, presentation, (Pécs, 2016) - National round I. prize (Szeged, 2016)
Bianka Dallos (Biology MSc)
  • National Student Conference on Sciences - Local round I. prize (Pécs, 2015) - National round II. prize (Pécs, 2015)
  • National Student Conference on Sciences Prize for the Best Presentation in Biology Section, best presentation (Pécs, 2015)
  • Hungarian Academy of Sciences, National Student Presentation Competition - I. prize (Budapest, 2015)
Arnold Rácz (Biology BSc)
  • National Student Conference on Sciences - Local round I. prize (Pécs, 2015) - National round II. prize (Pécs, 2015)
Emese Németh (Biology BSc)
  • National Student Conference on Sciences - Local round I. prize (Pécs, 2015) - National round II. prize (Pécs, 2015)
CONTACT
Gábor Kemenesi
Research Group Leader
 
 +36 72 503 600