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Gergo Peter Szekeres
30.01.1993
Hungarian
gpszekeres [at] fhi-berlin.mpg.de
Education and Experience
01.10.2020 – Present
Project Leader | Post-doctoral Scientist
Freie Universität Berlin, SupraFAB
Berlin, Germany
Research interest: Ion mobility mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy of glycosaminoglycan-protein and glycosaminoglycan-small molecule interactions
01.10.2020 – Present
Guest Scientist
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Berlin, Germany
01.10.2019 – 30.09.2020
Post-doctoral Scientist
Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Berlin, Germany
Research interest: Ion mobility mass spectrometry and vibrational spectroscopy of glycosaminoglycan-protein and protein-lipid interactions
01.10.2016 – 30.09.2019
Doctorate in Chemistry (Dr. rer. nat.), Summa cum laude | with distinction
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof
Berlin, Germany
Dissertation: Structure and Composition of the Protein Corona in Animal Cells
(submission: 27.08.2019, defense: 26.11.2019)
01.11.2017 – 15.05.2018
Doctoral Project
Universidad de Oviedo
Oviedo, Spain
Project: Mass spectrometric analysis of the hard protein corona formed in living cells
26.02.2017 – 12.03.2017
Research Visit
Universidad de Oviedo
Oviedo, Spain
Project: Extraction of gold nanoparticle-hard protein corona bioconjugates from cells
01.09.2014 – 01.07.2016
MSc in Chemistry, Excellent
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
01.02.2015 – 31.07.2015
Research Visit
EMPA – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Dübendorf, Switzerland
01.09.2011 – 01.07.2014
BSc in Chemistry, Excellent
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
01.09.2007 – 30.04.2011
High School Diploma, With distinction
Miklós Radnóti Experimental Grammar School
Szeged, Hungary
Extracurricular Activities
01.03.2019 – 28.02.2022
Author at IOP Physics World
01.04.2018 – 30.09.2019
Student Representative (Curriculum Board)
School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof
Berlin, Germany
01.04.2018 – 30.09.2019
Deputy Student Representative (SALSA Board)
School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof
Berlin, Germany
27.06.2018
TEDx Berlin, Organization Volunteer
Berlin, Germany
01.05.2015 – 31.12.2016
Member of IAESTE Local Committee Zürich
Zürich, Switzerland
01.09.2010 – 31.08.2016
Organization Team Member of the Meleg István Chemistry Competition
Radnóti Miklós Kísérleti Gimnázium
Szeged, Hungary
01.09.2012 – 31.06.2013
Author at NewTon(e)
Journal of the Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
01.09.2009 – 30.06.2010
Science Promoter
Radnóti Miklós Kísérleti Gimnázium
Szeged, Hungary
Awards and Fellowships
2025 – BMFTR NanoMatFutur Nachwuchsgruppe (1.95M EUR)
2025 – BMFTR GO-Bio initial “Sondierungsphase” (118,000 EUR)
2025 – SupraFAB Project Leader Research Grant (15,000 EUR)
2025 – TRANSFER Grant by Freie Universität Berlin (40,000 EUR)
2024 – SupraFAB Project Leader Research Grant (15,000 EUR)
2023 – SupraFAB Project Leader Research Grant (20,000 EUR)
2022 – Young Scientist Grant (EuroFAST 2022, Nijmegen, 500 EUR)
2019 – Young Scientist Oral Presentation Award, 1st Place (XX. Euroanalysis, Istanbul)
2019 – Metallomics Poster Prize (7th International Symposium on Metallomics, Warsaw)
2016 – SALSA Fellowship (German Excellence Initiative, DFG GSC 2013, 36 months)
2015 – Master Student Fellowship (EMPA Dübendorf, 6 months)
2014 – Campus Hungary Short Research Stay Scholarship (granted)
2014 – 2nd Prize, Student Conference at the University of Szeged, Fall
2014 – 3rd Prize, Student Conference at the University of Szeged, Spring
2011 – Applicant with the Highest Score at the Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged
Dr. Gergo Peter Szekeres 