Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
- petko( at )saske.sk
Phone
- +421-55-633 14 12
Scientific interests
- ecology, epidemiology and epizootiology of ticks and tick-borne diseases, mainly tick-borne encephalitis, Lyme borreliosis, granulocytic anaplasmosis, babesiosis and others;
- impact of global climatic, economic and social changes on ticks distribution in Slovakia and Europe;
- biochemical and biophysical approaches in ecology of ticks research;
- research of new methods of control and tick prevention of human
| Work experience | ||
| April 1989-present | Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia; 1989-1998 research worker; 1998-2007 senior research worker (IIa); 2007-present leading research worker (I.); Nov. 2007-Jan. 2015 Director of Institute; | |
| September 1978-March 1989 | Research worker; Military Veterinary Institute, Košice, Slovakia; 1978-1981 Dept. of Microbiology and Pathology; 1981-1985 Dept. of Environment; 1986-1989 Dept. of Airport Biological Protection; | |
| September 1997-August 1978 | Compulsory military service, military veterinary surgeon; | |
| March 1977-August 1977 | Study staying; Helminthological Institute (now Institute of Parasitology) SAS, Košice, Slovakia; | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2012 | Doctor of Sciences (D.Sc.) awarded by The State Commission for Scientific Degrees, SAS, Bratislava, Slovakia, Specialization - Parasitology |
|
| 2007 | Leading research worker I., awarded by The State Commission for Scientific Degrees, SAS, Slovakia; | |
| 2006 | Associate Professor (Doc.), awarded by the University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovakia; | |
| 1998 | Qualification IIa (senior research worker); | |
| 1991 | Attestation 1st Degree, awarded by The Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons in Košice, Slovakia; | |
| 1981-1988 | Ph.D. external study at Helminthological Institute SAS, Košice, Slovakia; Degree C.Sc. (equivalent of Ph.D.) awarded by the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Specialization – Invasive Diseases; | |
| 1971-1977 | University stay at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovakia; 1977 Degree D. V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine); | |
| 1968-1971 | Secondary school: The Grammar School , Kežmarok, Slovakia; | |
| Working stays abroad | ||
| October 1992 | Tropen Medicine and Parasitology Institute of the University of Munich, Germany, serological diagnostic methods of Lyme diseases; | |
| September 1994 | Pettenkofer Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the University of Munich, Germany; | |
| 1994 - 2012 | Five short stays ( 5 – 7 days) in the Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | |
| 1998 - 2010 | Three short stays (5-7 days) in the W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Warszaw, Poland; | |
| Memberships | ||
| 2016-present | Slovak Academy of Sciences Member of the Scientific Council of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Slovak Republic; |
|
| 2014-2015 | Chief-editor of the international journal “Helminthologia”, Institute of Parasitology SAS, Košice, Slovak Republic; | |
| 2002-2007 | Member of the Scientific Council of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; | |
| Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Parasitology SAS, Košice; | ||
| 2001-present | Member of the Committee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Popularisation of Sciences and Public Relations, 2006-2008 head, 2015-present deputy; | |
| 1998-2007 | Member of the Committee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Dislocations; | |
| Member of the Committee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Ethics; | ||
| Head of the Committee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Environment; | ||
| Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, member; | ||
| 1998-2000 | Head of the Sub-Committee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Accreditation of Institutes of Medical Sciences, head; | |
| 1989-present | Member of the Board of the Slovak Society of Parasitology, 2008-2012 head; | |
| 1982-1988 | Member of the Scientific Board of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences for Basic Research of Biological Sciences; | |
| 2014-present | Others scientific boards and committees of Slovak Republic Member of the Evaulating Commettee of the Association for youth, sciences and technology - AMAVET for Scientific project of the secondary schools students; |
|
| 2012-present | Member of the Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Nitra; | |
| 2006-present | Member of the Scientific Council for Biological and Ecological Sciences; | |
| Member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section 6.3.11 Welfare of Animals and Environment at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice; | ||
| Member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section 6.3.7 Infectious and Invasive Diseases of Animals at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice; | ||
| 2002-2007 | Committee of the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic for Biodiversity Protection, member; | |
| 2001-2005 | Member of the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic and Slovak Academy of Sciences for Agricultural; | |
| 2000-2004 | Member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section 4.2.14 Parasitology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; | |
| 1990-1998 | Member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section 43-07-9 Invasive Diseases at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice; | |
| 1996-1998 | Member of the Commettee for Building and Environment of the Košice Municipality; | |
| 1995-present | Member of the Society for Microbiology and Epidemiology of the Slovak Medical Society; | |
| 1989-present | Member of the Slovak Society of Parasitology, 2008-2012 head; | |
| 2006-2008 | International scientific boards and committees Alpha Galileo Foundation Advisory Council, contact person of SAS; |
|
| 2004-2010 | Slovak Bioethics Commettee of the UNESCO, member; | |
| 2003-2008 | European Science Foundation – Standing committee EuroSCOPE, Senior Research Manager; | |
| 2003-2004 | European Science Foundation – Standing committee EuroDIVERSITY, Senior Research manager; | |
| 2000-2001 | Advisory Panel on Security-Related Civil Science and Technology of the NATO Scientific Programme, member; | |
| 2000-2002 | Expert Advisory Group for Key Action 5 “Sustainable agriculture, fisheries and forestry” of the Fifth Framework Programme of the European Commission, member; | |
| 2000-present | International Editorial Board of the journal Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Poland, member; | |
| Prizes and awards | ||
| 2015 | Gold Sickle, Award of the Minister of Agricultural of the Slovak Republic on International Fair AGROCOMPLEX Nitra, Slovak Republic for an exhibit “Parasites in towns: research, new knowledges, control”; | |
| 2015, 2013, 2012, 2008 | Gold INCHEBA, Award of the Expo Incheba Bratislava on an Exhibition SLOVMEDICA; | |
| 2014 | Commemorative medal “MILSET Expo-Sciences International Abu Dabi 2013” awarded by the Foreign Commettee of AMAVET on the Festival of Sciences 2014, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; | |
| Diploma for leading of the winning student´s scientific work on the XXI National Festival of the Academic V. I. Vernadski awarded by the Russian Academy of Sciences; | ||
| 2013 | Medal of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Development of Biological Sciences; | |
| 2011, 2008 | Price of the Slovak Academy of Sciences for Popularisation of Science; | |
| 2008 | Certificate of the Outstanding Poster awarded by the VI International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens, Buenos Aires, Argentina; | |
| Price of the Major of Košice City for Development of Sciences and Education; | ||
| 2006 | Medal of Doctor Stanislav Prowazek, awarded by the Slovak Society of Clinic Microbiology of the Slovak Medical Society; | |
| 2003 | Medal of Professor Ján Hovorka, awarded by the Slovak Parasitological Society; | |