Péter Kaló is a molecular biologist  leading the Plant Genomics and Plant-Microbe Interaction Group in the Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, GBI. His major interest is the symbiotic interactions of legumes, particularly the legume-rhizobia nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. His aim is to identify and functionally characterize plant genes in order to better understand the nitrogen-fixing symbiotic association between legumes and rhizobia. His group applies forward and reverse genetic approaches and utilizes the genomic resources of the model legume Medicago truncatula to achieve these goals.