Dr András Csótó, PhD Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of GEP Services, University of Debrecen I completed my studies at the University of Debrecen, earning a BSc in Agricultural Engineering, an MSc in Plant Protection, and later an MSc in Agricultural Engineering Education with distinction. From 2016 to 2019, I worked as a development engineer at KITE Zrt.’s Innovation Directorate, focusing on integrating new technologies, product development, marketing tasks. From 2019, I served as an institute engineer at the Department of Plant Protection, and since 2024 I have been a senior lecturer. Alongside research, I coordinate the plant-protection service capacities of the institute and the faculty. My PhD thesis, Investigation of biotic and abiotic factors influencing the occurrence of grapevine trunk diseases and possibilities of using microorganisms isolated from grape. I see developing an endophytic Trichoderma-based product and demonstrating the resistance of interspecific hybrids to GTD sas my main scientific results. In 2021, I received the József Vörös Memorial Medal from the Plant Pathology Section of the Hungarian Society for Plant Protection. I have been a member of the Hungarian Chamber of Plant Protection Engineers and Practitioners since 2016, and of the Hungarian Society for Plant Protection since 2022. I regularly serve on the scientific committees of the Tokaj Wine Congress and the International Plant Protection Symposium.