Dr. Eszter Takács - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Eszter Takács, applied zoologist, is the head of Department of Ecotoxicology at the Agro-Environmental Research Centre. Her research focuses on environmental analytics and the ecotoxicology of agricultural pollutants (pesticide active substances, additives, mycotoxins etc.). She investigates both acute and chronic effects on indicator aquatic species at different trophic levels; hormone modulating, mutagenic, carcinogenic and teratogenic effects in aquatic vertebrates; combined effects; interspecies sensitivity; biomarkers to detect the effects of pollutants. She also monitors algal community in different surface waters. In the frame of environmental analysis, she is dedicated to the development of immunoassay methods, sample preparation processes and fluorescence-based immunoassays.
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Publications
Fluorescence-based method development
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27196514
https://doi.org/10.3390/w15101866
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13030182
Glyphosate - citotoxicity
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13030264
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36081-0
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232012425
Aquatic ecotoxicology
https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins1402015
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-024-00849-1
https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2017.1363196
Terrestrial ecotoxicology
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00492-0
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13020206
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7030066
Sensor technology - method development
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2018.07.076
Projects
Project no. 1.: Hort4EUGreen Enhancing practical skills of horticulture specialists to better address the demands of the European Green Deal (ERASMUS+ project, 2020-1-RO01-KA203-080398)
The general objective of the Hort4EUGreen project is to train staff and students of partner organizations in four topics relevant to the Europe Green Deal, such as their knowledge and practical skills in using modern (crop) technologies enough to respond well to the real context on the labor market.
Project no. 2.: TOPPlant Trainers for Plant Protection in Organic Farmings (ERASMUS+ project, 2020-1-AT01-KA202-078107)
TOPPlant project was established with the primary goal of creating a comprehensive training manual for plant protection in organic farming. The created manual contains both theoretical and practical information on ecological agriculture, encompassing strategies for managing pests, diseases, and also weeds.
Project no. 3.: NETPOULSAFE Networking European poultry actors for enhancing the compliance of biosecurity measures for a sustainable production (H2020 project, Grant agreement ID: 101000728)
The main goal of the NetPoulSafe project is the networking of actors in the European poultry sector in order to increase epidemic prevention and production sustainability. The European Union's network established in this area by collecting so-called "supporting measures" aimed at the development of epidemic prevention systems in poultry farms, promoting the exchange of knowledge between actors in the European poultry sector.
Project no. 4.: Research to strengthen crucial systems and critical infrastructures of the agri-food economy - with a particular focus on water base protection, special food products, data-based operations, monitoring system development and circular economy approach to the operation of critical infrastructures (TKP2021-NVA-22)
The basic objective of the project is to seek responses to civilisation challenges that can make a significant contribution to increasing the security and resilience of the civilian population by strengthening crucial elements of the agri-food economy and the critical infrastructure that protects them.
https://palyazatok.uni-mate.hu/tkp2021-nva-22
Project no. 5.: Aquafluosense project (NVKP_16-1-2016-0049)
The main goal of the project is to develop a new water analysis system for natural and artificial waters, allowing complex, systematic and for main parameters in situ assessment and monitoring of water quality, by developing a modular instrument family.
