PhD. Topics
Institute of Zoology SAS
- Evolutionary adaptations of insects
- Expression and function of neuropeptides and their receptors in ticks
- From fields and meadows to transgenic techniques: Investigating the adaptive potential of insects using natural variability, experimental evolution, and advanced genetics
- Functional analysis of neuropeptides and their receptors in ticks
- Functional analysis of neuropeptides and their receptors involved in the regulation of digestion and reproduction in ticks
- Genetic diversity of tick neuropeptides and their role in blood uptake and digestion as well as in the transmission of pathogens
- Molecular mechanisms of evolutionary adaptations of insects
- Roles of endocrine and neuroendocrine cells in model species of arthropods
- Small rodents and hedgehogs as reservoirs of tick-borne pathogens in different habitat types of Slovakia
- Study of interactions between Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins and tick signaling pathways
- The influence of developmental conditions on physiology and behavior in the model organism Drosophila
- The role of neuropeptides and their receptors in the transmission of pathogens from ticks to the host