Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
- miterpak( at )saske.sk
Phone
- +421-55-633 14 12
ORCID: 0000-0002-3742-948X
Web of Science Researcher ID: J-3820-2018
Scopus Author ID: 6506107956
Scientific interests
- Epidemiology end ecology of parasitic diseases (Echinococcosis, Dirofilariosis, Angiostrongylosis)
- Diagnostic of parasitoses in domestic and wild animals
- Zoonoses
- Food-borne diseases
- Vector-borne diseases
| Work experience | ||||
| 07/2021 – present | Leading researcher – Head of the Laboratory of veterinary parasitology | |||
| 04/2008 – 12/2021 | Senior researcher; Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia | |||
| 2008 – 2013 | Lecturer; St Elizabeth College of Health and Social Work in Bratislava; Parasitology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, Food Hygiene |
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| 10/2003 – 03/2008 | Postdoctoral researcher; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |||
| 09/2000 – 09/2003 | Ph.D. student; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |||
| Education and training | ||||
| 12/2021 | Scientific Qualification I (Leading researcher) | |||
| 12/2020 | Degree D.Sc. (Doctor of Science) | |||
| 03/2008 | Qualification IIa (Senior researcher) | |||
| 09/2000 – 09/2003 | Ph.D. study at the Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia; Degree Ph.D.; Thesis “Epidemiological and ecological aspects of Echinococcus multilocularis occurrence.” |
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| 09/1993 – 09/1999 | University study at University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovakia; Degree MVDr. (equivalent of DVM.); specialization Food Hygiene and Technology |
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| 09/1989 – 06/1993 | Secondary school; Opatovská Grammar School , Košice, Slovakia; specialization Technical Chemistry | |||
| Working stays abroad | ||||
| April 2015 | University Hospital Besançon – Franche-Comte University, Besançon, France | |||
| September 2014 | Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk, Poland | |||
| September 2013 | Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland | |||
| September 2012 | Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyjev, Ukraine | |||
| September 2012 | Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland | |||
| July 2011 | University of Wroclaw, Department of Parasitology, Wroclaw, Poland | |||
| September 2010 | Parasitological Institute W. Stefanskiego, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland | |||
| August 2008 | Natural History Museum of Latvia“, Riga, Latvia | |||
| November 2006 | University Of Veterinary & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic | |||
| April 2006 | Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany | |||
| November 2005 | Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany | |||
| Memberships | ||||
| 02/2016 – present | Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Parasitology SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |||
| 04/2015 – present | Vice-President of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |||
| 2014 – present | Annals of Parasitology journal – member of Scientific Council | |||
| 02/013 – 01/2016 | Vice-Chairperson of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Parasitology SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |||
| 04/2012 – 04/2015 | Secretary of the Board of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |||
| 2009 – present | Member of National expert scientific panel on biological hazards and food hygiene EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. | |||
| Prizes and awards | ||||
| 2012 | “Scientia pro Futuro Award” for supervision of the best student project | |||
| 2005 | “Štefan Schwarz supporting fund” granted for postdoctoral position | |||
| 2004 | “Slovak Society for Parasitology Award” for the best PhD student publication | |||