Ákos T. Kovács

Professor Ákos T. Kovács at the Technical University of Denmark focuses on bacterial interaction and evolution, particularly in Bacillus subtilis and its ecology within biofilms and rhizospheres. His research integrates green and white biotechnology applications.

• Current affiliations: Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, DTU Microbes Initiative
• Previous roles: Independent Research Group Leader (University of Jena), Post-doctoral researcher (University of Groningen, Biological Research Centre Szeged)

Research spans:

• Bacterial-fungal interactions
• Biofilm sociomicrobiology
• Secondary metabolite evolution
• Soil microorganism ecology

Recent publications highlight synthetic microbiomes for plant growth, prophage dynamics in Bacilli, and pigment biosynthesis mechanisms. Collaborations span institutions like University of Copenhagen, Ljubljana, and Jena. Supervised active PhD projects include microbial signaling in rhizospheres and genomic analysis of Bacillus genera.