Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
Phone
- +421-55-63 314 11 – 13
Scientific interests
- Ecology and epidemiology of ticks and tick borne pathogens
- The role of reptiles in transmission of vector borne microorganisms (Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma, Rickettsia, Bartonella) and unicellular parasites (Karyolysus, Hepatozoon, Schellackia)
- Molecular diversity of emerging parasitic and infectious diseases agents in the light of global changes
- Behaviour of ticks and host preference in laboratory conditions and parasite induced alteration in behaviour
| Work experience | ||
| 2014-present | research worker; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2010-2014 | Ph.D. student; Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2012 | Degree RNDr. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) awarded by the Faculty of Science, University of P. J. Šafárik (UPJŠ), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2010-2014 | Ph.D. study at the Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia; Degree Ph.D. University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy, Slovakia Specialization – Parasitology/Molecular Taxonomy |
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| 2008-2010 | university study at the Faculty of Science, UPJŠ, Košice, Slovakia; Degree Mgr. (equivalent of MSc.) University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, Slovakia, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences; specialization – Biology/Zoology |
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| February – June 2009 | Erasmus – Foreign study stay in Ghent, Belgium | |
| 2005-2008 | Bachelor of Science (Bc., B.Sc. equivalent) (8/2008) University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik in Košice, Slovakia, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biological and Ecological Sciences; specialization – Biology/Zoology | |
| 2001-2005 | secondary school; The Park mládeže 5, Grammar School , Košice, Slovakia | |
| Working stays abroad | ||
| July 2014 | attendance at course „Q-PCR on chips for high throughput detection of vector-borne pathogens“, ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety), École nationale vétérinaire d´Alfort, Paris, France | |
| October 2012 June 2012 November 2011 |
Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | |
| March 2011 | University of veterinary and pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Veterinary hygiene and ecology, Department of Biology and Wildlife diseases, Brno, Czech Republic |
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| Memberships | ||
| October 2010 - present | Member of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |
| Prizes and awards | ||
| 2013 | outstanding poster on 40-th Ethological conference Czech and Slovak ethological society, Kosice, Slovakia (co-author) | |
| 2012 | Golden Incheba (Parasites in cities – risk and prevention of human and animal diseases - as co-author) | |
| November 2012 | outstanding poster in “Zoology 2012”, 18-th of Ferianc days (co-author) | |
| May 2012 | outstanding poster on Spring School – a Week of Doctoral Studies, High Tatras, Slovakia (co-author) | |
| April 2009 | 1-st place at Student scientific conference, Section: Biology (first author) | |