Address
- Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia
- vichova( at )saske.sk
Phone
- +421-55-63 314 12
ORCID: 0000-0002-6538-3044
Web of Science Researcher ID: AAP-9849-2020
Scopus Author ID: 15137447400
Scientific interests
- molecular biology and ecology of ticks
- molecular differential diagnostics of vector-borne pathogens of medical and veterinary importance
- tick-host-pathogen interactions
| Work experience | ||
| 2010-present | researcher; Department of Vector-Borne Diseases, Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS), Košice, Slovakia | |
| Education and training | ||
| 2012 | Qualification IIa (senior researcher) | |
| 2008-2010 | PhD. degree (Doctor of Philosophy) awarded by the Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia Thesis topic: Molecular epizootology of granulocytic anaplasmosis in Slovakia |
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| 2006-2008 | RNDr. degree (Doctor of Natural Sciences) awarded by the Faculty of Science, University of P. J. Šafárik (UPJŠ), Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2004-2006 | Mgr./MSc. degree (Master of Science) awarded by the Faculty of Natural Science, University of P. J. Šafárik (UPJŠ), Košice, Slovakia Study field: General ecology and the ecology of individuals and populations Thesis topic: Diversity of agents of lyme boreliosis from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex in environmental conditions of Karst area, Slovakia Relevant courses: Molecular biology, Microscopic techniques |
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| 2001-2004 | Bc. degree (Bachelor of Science) awarded by the Faculty of Natural Science, University of P. J. Šafárik, Košice, Slovakia Study field: Environmental ecology |
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| high school; Gymnázium Opatovská 9 , Košice, Slovakia | ||
| Working stays abroad | ||
| October 2013 | Department of Parasitology, University Sapienza, Rome, Italy | |
| May 2012 | Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, České Budějovice, CZECH REPUBLIC | |
| Memberships | ||
| February 2013- present | Member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Parasitology SAS, Košice, Slovakia | |
| 2015-present | Member of the Revision Comittee of the Slovak Society of Parasitology | |