Dr. Ildikó Benedek is an animal behaviour scientist who focuses on the genetic basis of behaviour, in particular the maternal behaviour and its relationship with stress sensitivity in rabbits. She investigates the molecular background behind the variability of  behaviour. Her research includes  not only  different hormones and  gene variants behind them, but also the regulation of genes and their impact on production traits and the next generation. She lives near Kaposvár and has two children.