Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3 / Löfflerova 10, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
Phone
- +421-55-632 53 26
Scientific interests
- ecology of small mammals (occurrence, density, reproduction)
- the role of small mammals and their ectoparasites in circulation of zoonotic pathogens
- taxonomy of small mammals based on craniological characters
- ecology of breeding bird communities in different types of natural and urban environment
| Work experience | ||
| 2010-present | senior researcher; Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1993-2010 | researcher and senior researcher; Institute of Zoology, Department of Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes, Košice | |
| 1981-1992 | researcher, Centre for Biological and Ecological Sciences of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Bratislava, Department of Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes, Košice | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2003 | Qualification IIa (senior research worker) | |
| 1988-1994 | Ph.D. external study at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; Degree C.Sc. (equivalent of Ph.D.) awarded by the Presidium of the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Specialization – Zoology |
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| 1983 | Degree RNDr. (Doctor of Natural Sciences) awarded by the Faculty of Science, University of P. J. Šafárik (UPJŠ), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 1976-1981 | university study at the Faculty of Science, UPJŠ, Košice, Slovakia; Degree Mgr. (equivalent of MSc.) awarded by the Faculty of Science, UPJŠ; specialization – Biology |
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| 1971-1975 | secondary school; The Šmeralova Grammar School , Košice, Slovakia | |
| Working stays abroad | ||
| November 2000 | Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Brno, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics AS ČR, Libechov, CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| December 2001 | Laboratory of Mammalian Evolutionary Genetics, Brno, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics AS ČR, Libechov, CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| Memberships | ||
| 1985-present | member of the Slovak Ornithological Organization/BirdLife | |
| September 2012-present | member of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |
| October 2011-present | member of the Ph.D. Study Committee, study section Zoology at the Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia | |