Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
- hanzel( at )saske.sk
Phone
- +421-55-633 14 12, +421-55-633 44 55
Scientific interests
- systematics (taxonomy and phylogeny) of parasites with a narrow focus on freshwater fish tapeworms
- biodiversity of multicellular fish parasites
- developmental biology; studies of parasitic life cycles
- ecology; burning problems of environmental pollution with respect to aquatic organisms
| Work experience | ||
| 1997 - present | Research professor; Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1985-2000 | Senior researcher; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1983-1985 | Researcher; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1975-1983 | Ph.D. student; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2000 | Degree D.Sc. (Doctor of biological Sciences; equivalent research professor) awarded by the Scientific Council of the Slovak Academy of Sciences | |
| 1997 | Qualification Ia (research professor) | |
| 1985 | Qualification IIa (senior research worker) | |
| 1975-1983 | Ph.D. study at the Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia; Degree C.Sc. (equivalent of Ph.D.) awarded by the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; specialization – Parasitology |
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| 1980 | Degree RNDr. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) awarded by the Faculty of Science, University of P. J. Šafárik (UPJŠ), Košice, Slovakia; specialization – Experimental biology | |
| 1970-1975 | University study at the Faculty of Science, UPJŠ, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1967-1970 | Secondary school; The Kováčska Grammar School , Košice, Slovakia | |
| Working stays abroad | ||
| 2011-2015 | Agricultural University Plovdiv (Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection), Plovdiv, BULGARIA | |
| 2009 | Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, RUSSIA | |
| 2007 | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Beltsville, USA | |
| 2005 | Museum of Natural History Berlin, GERMANY; Museum of Natural History Paris, FRANCE | |
| 2002-2003 | Museum of Natural History, Copenhagen, DENMARK | |
| 1999-2001 | National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Station d’Hydrobiologie Lacustre, Thonon, FRANCE | |
| 1986 - present | Numerous short-term interships at Biological Centre of CAS, Institute of Parasitology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Åbo Academi University, Turku, Finland; Museum of Natural History, Geneva Switzerland; Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen, Denmark; University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, USA; University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA and others. | |
| Memberships | ||
| 2004 - present |
Member of the Assembly of Slovak Academy of Sciences | |
| 2010 - present | Member of Scientific College for Biological and Ecological Sciences of SAS | |
| 2010 - present | Chairperson of the Commission for the D.Sc. degree award in scientific discipline 010620 - parasitology | |
| 2012 - present | Member of the Committee for Agricultural Sciences of the Slovak Research and Development Agency | |
| 2005-2015 | Member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section 4.2.5 Zoology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 2000-2015 | Member of the editorial board of the international journal Helminthologia
Member of the Slovak Society of Parasitology Member of the Slovak Ichthyological Society |
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| Prizes and awards | ||
| Medal of SAS for the Promotion of Science (2012) | ||
| Stanislav Procházka medal awarded for contribution in research of parasites zoonotic agents (2012) | ||
| Prize of the Mayor of Košice for significant results in biological research and contribution to the advancement in the scientific discipline parasitology in Slovakia (2011) | ||
| SAS Gold Medal for achievements in the biological sciences (2001) | ||
| Medal of professor Ján Hovorka (2001) | ||