Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
Phone
- +421-55-63 314 11 – 13
Scientific interests
- molecular taxonomy, population genetics and biogeography of parasitic organisms, especially trematodes and cestodes.
- determination of origin and migratory routes of invasive parasites
- design of species-specific DNA markers (e.g. spacers and subunits of ribosomal DNA, and genes of mitochondrial DNA) applicable in molecular taxonomy and diagnostics
- design of microsatellites and their application in population genetics of model parasites
| Work experience | ||
| 2014-present | senior researcher; Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2011-2014 | researcher; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2007-2011 | Ph.D. student; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2014 | Qualification IIa (senior researcher) | |
| 2007-2011 | Ph.D. study at the Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia/ Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Ilkovičova 6, 84215, Bratislava Slovakia; study programme: Zoology | |
| 2007 | Degree DVM. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) awarded by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 04001 Košice | |
| 2001-2007 | university study at University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 04001 Košice; study programme: General veterinary medicine | |
| 1997-2001 | Secondary Grammar School, Opatovská 7, Košice, Slovakia | |
| Working stays abroad | ||
| November 2008, November 2009 October 2010 March 2014, May 2015 |
Laboratory of Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Parasites; Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| April 2011 | Natural History Museum, Entomology Department, London, UK | |
| May-August 2012 | Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, ASCR, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | |
| November 2012 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Section for Parasitology, Uppsala, Sweden | |
| September 2013 | Fisheries Researcher Centre of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuxi, China | |
| Memberships | ||
| 2008 - present | Member of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |
| Prizes and awards | ||
| 2012 | “Štefan Schwarz supporting fund” granted for postdoctoral position | |
| 2012 | 1st place; awarded by the Slovak Society for Parasitology in the Young Researcher Publication Competition | |
| 2013 | 2nd place; awarded by the Slovak Society for Parasitology in the Young Researcher Publication Competition | |
| 2016 | 1st place; awarded by the Slovak Society for Parasitology in the Young Researcher Publication Competition | |