Eszter Ari, habil. PhD, Principal Investigator
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Education and Positions
2019 - present: Habilitated associate professor at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Department of Genetics, Budapest, H
2016 - present: Postdoctoral researcher at HUN-REN Biological Research Centre, Institute of Biochemistry, Synthetic and Systems Biology Unit, Computational Systems Biology Lab, Szeged, H
2025 - present: Research fellow at HUN-REN Office for Supported Research Groups, Budapest, H
2019 - 2025: Postdoctoral researcher at Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine, Metabolic Systems Biology Research Group, Szeged, H
2009 - 2019: Assistant lecturer at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H
2012 - 2014: Postdoctoral researcher at Institut für Populationsgenetik, Univ. of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, A
2007 - 2009: Scientific research associate at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H
2004 - 2007: PhD scholar at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H
Awards and Scholarships
2022 and 2024 Outstanding scientific publication award from Excellence Fund of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, H
2009 Junior fellowship at Collegium Budapest – Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest, H
2003 - 2004 Scholarship of the Faculty Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, H
2003 2nd Prize of the Conference for Student Scientists at Faculty Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, H
Grants
Supported Research Groups Programme 2025 - 2028: Role: co-applicant; Title: Genomic surveillance for precision therapies against antibiotic-resistant bacteria; PI: Papp Balázs; Number: TKCS-2024/66; amount awarded to ELTE: 30,000,000 HUF
ELTE international online courses 2025 and 2026: the “Analysis of OMICS Data PR” was selected as a course in CHARM-EU; 2 × 500,000 HUF
Hungarian National Research Fund Grant - Postdoctoral Excellence Programme 2020 - 2023: Role: Principal investigator; Title: How do ‘superbugs’ emerge? - A systematic study of the mobility of resistance and virulence genes in human microbiota and pathogenic bacteria; Nr. 131839; 25,500,000 HUF
Promoting Excellence in Education, ELTE 2020: Role: Principal investigator; Title: Development of the infrastructure of the computer practical room; 4,000,000 HUF
Visegrad 4 Eastern Partnership (V4Eap) 2014 - 2015; Role: Supervisor; Connected to the fellowship of Zeljko Popovic; Title: DORMANCYbase - developing a database on gene and protein expression during dormancy in animals; 3,000 EUR
Teaching Activities
- Bioinformatics Lecture and Practical for Master students
- Analysis of OMICS Data Practical for Master students. The course has also been included in the CHARM-EU Course Catalogue.
- Advanced R Programming Practical for Master students
- Phylogenetics Lecture and Practical for Master students
- Bioinformatic Seminars for PhD students
