Barta Zoltán

Zoltán Barta is a Professor of Biology at the University of Debrecen, serving as Head of the Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Director of the Institute of Biology and Ecology. He is a member of Academia Europaea and actively leads the Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Doctoral Programme at the Juhász-Nagy Pál Doctoral School. His work integrates theoretical and empirical approaches to address questions in behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, and life history theory.

• Research Focus: Combines social foraging, parental care dynamics, and gene expression regulation in model systems like the Lethrus apterus beetle.
• Awards:
  • Medal of the Debrecen Chapter of the Hungarian Academy of Science (2014)
  • Bolyai Research Fellowships (2001, 1998)
  • Marie Curie and NATO Fellowships (2001, 1996)
  • Öveges Scholarship (2006)
• Leadership: Organized national/international workshops; supervised numerous PhD and Master’s students. Current chair of the Ecology and Evolution panel at Hungary's National Office for Research, Development, and Innovation.