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!!HONORING A LEGACY IN SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION
!!SYMPOSIUM, WHERE WE REMEMBER ÁDÁM KONDOROSI
!Date: 30 April 2026, 9AM
!Venue: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Lecture Hall (2nd floor)\\1051 Budapest, Széchenyi István tér 9.
![Full program details and registration|https://www.kondorosi-symbiosis.eu/symp].
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!ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

__The event is jointly hosted by the [Hungarian Academy of Sciences|https://mta.hu/english], the [Hungarian Research Network|https://hun-ren.hu/home], and the Biological Research Centre (BRC).__
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[Ádám Kondorosi|Member/Kondorosi_Adam] MAE  was affiliated with the Biological Research Centre of the [Hungarian Academy of Sciences|https://mta.hu/english] - now part of the [Hungarian Research Network|https://hun-ren.hu/home] - and was the founding director of the __CNRS Institut des Sciences Végétales__ in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Under his leadership, the institute rapidly achieved international prominence in plant sciences.
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His scientific legacy is further honored through the [Ádám Kondorosi Awards|Acad_Main/Activities/Awards_and_Prizes/The_AE-Adam_Kondorosi_Prize] of __Academia Europaea__, which recognize both exceptional early-career discoveries and lifetime achievements in biological sciences.
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[{Image src='Kondorosi_Adam.jpg' caption='Professor Ádám Kondorosi' height='300' alt='' align='center'}]
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!SCIENTIFIC SCOPE

The symposium will bring together leading researchers from Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas
to discuss:
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*Historical foundations of symbiotic nitrogen fixation
*Current breakthroughs in plant–microbe interactions
*Emerging directions and future challenges in the field
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The meeting also serves as the closing event of the Biological Sciences Section within the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the [Hungarian Academy of Sciences|https://mta.hu/english], highlighting two centuries of scientific excellence and international collaboration.
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*The event is available on the [website|https://mta.hu/esemenynaptar/2026-04-30-honoring-a-legacy-in-symbiotic-nitrogen-fixation-symposium-
in-memory-of-adam-kondorosi-6122] of the [Hungarian Academy of Sciences|https://mta.hu/english] (MTA).
*A video and audio recording will be made of the event, and your participation will also be part of the published recordings. The recordings will be available on MTA’s YouTube channel.
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Download the [invitation|MTA200_2026_04_30_Biologia_Kondorosi_meghivo (1).pdf].
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