Forensic Genetics research group at ELTE-University

The Forensic Genetics research group is located in ELTE University Faculty of Science Department of Genetics addressing research questions for developing genetic markers for identification of non-human biological traces. The research group is also actively involved in the developement of next generation sequencing methods for the sequence based analysis of human microsatellite markers for genetic identification.

Our main interests are:

  • developing microsatellite DNA markers in animal species (canine, red deer etc.).
  • dog mitochondrial DNA analysis, establishing a local dog mtDNA sequence database.
  • developing molecular markers for species identification of biological traces.
  • investigating environmental DNA for forensic application.
  • developement of NGS-based methods for microsatellite genotyping.
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Group leader:
Dr. Balázs Egyed, PhD, assistant professor

Group members:
Szilárd Gudor (Romania), PhD student, MSCA DN Natural Traces Project staff
Simwanza N. Lisvaniso (Namibia), PhD student, Stipendium Hungaricum applicant
Felix N. Anyango (Kenya), PhD student, Stipendium Hungaricum applicant
Janka Pintér (Hungary), Biology BSc student

For more information please check our Website: https://genet.elte.hu/en/

Dr. Egyed Balázs PhD,

ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Science
H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C.

Phone: +36 1 372 2500 / 8686
E-Mail: egyed.balazs@ttk.elte.hu

Doctoral candidate:

Szilárd Gudor, genetic engineering, medical biotechnology

Bachelor’s degree: Bioengineering with specialization in Genetic Engineering, Sapientia University, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania

Master’s degree: Medical Biotechnology, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș, Romania

During my master’s graduation my research focused on the expression and purification of monoclonal antibodies in human cell lines for use in cancer immunotherapy. Through internships, I acquired hands-on experience in molecular cancer diagnostics and related research, with a strong emphasis on mastering Sanger sequencing techniques.

My current research focuses on exploring the potential of eDNA analysis as a pioneering tool for forensic applications, specifically through the development of next-generation genetic markers and long-read DNA sequencing, to establish new methods for genetic identification of nonhuman biotrace evidence.

Title of Phd work:

Developing next generation genetic markers to determine eDNA and non-human touch DNA profiles as forensic biotrace evidence