Prof. Dr. Amand László Palkovics DSc
Full professorDepartment of Plant Science, Albert Kázmér Faculty of Mosonmagyaróvár, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
Speech Title: Viruses as Conquerors of Plants
Abstract: To be updated
Biography: László Amand Palkovics studied Horticulture Engineering, Plant Protection Engineering at University of Horticulture in 1985, got PhD degree from Agricultural University of Gödöllő in 1997, habilitation at Corvinus University of Budapest 2006, DSc from Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2006 and from 2007 full professor. From 1985 to 1989 he was research associate at the Plant Breeding Department of the University of Horticulture, Budapest. From 1989 to 2003 he was research scientist at the Agricultural Biotechnology Center. From 2003 to 2021 he was head of Plant Pathology Department of Szent István University. From 2012 to 2020 held various positions at the university, thus vice-rector at Corvinus University of Budapest, and vice-rector and rector of Szent István University. From 2021 professor, and distinguished professor of Széchenyi István University, in addition to teaching, he holds many university positions.
László Amand Palkovics is author, respectively co-author, of more than 500 research papers. He is member of different scientific organizations, editor-in-chief of a Hungarian research journal, editor and reviewer of numerous international journals. He has successfully applied for many research funds. His main research interests are identification of new plant pathogenic viruses bacteria and fungi, molecular diagnostics of plant pathogens, development of diagnostic methods, development of environmentally friendly crop protection technologies.