Research interests
Main research area – dipterous bloodsucking insects: biting midge (Ceratopogonidae, Culicoides), their biology, morphology, taxonomy, role as vectors of pathogens and their ecological adaptations in the face of changing climate and anthropogenic impacts.
Neglected parasites of insects and vertebrates trypanosomatids (Euglenozoa, Trypanosomatidae), their biology in insect vectors, impact to the hosts (mainly insects and birds) and identification based on morphological and molecular features, the search of new molecular markers for identification of trypanosomatids. I also am familiar with haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida), their identification in vectors based on molecular data.
My research is strongly interdisciplinary, combining approaches from both entomology and parasitology to investigate the complex relationships between insect vectors and the parasites they transmit. This integrative perspective allows a comprehensive understanding of host–vector–parasite interactions and their ecological and evolutionary implications.
