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Name: | Stefan VILCEK | |
| Born: | December 19?? | ||
| Hobbies: | Popularization of science, hiking, mountains, photography, backpacker | ||
| Life philosophy: | To be useful as much as possible | ||
| Contact: | The University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice Department of epizootiology and preventive veterinary medicine Komenskeho 73, SK-041 81 Kosice, Slovakia E-mail: vilcek@uvm.sk Phone: +421 915 984654; Fax: +421 55 2981011 |
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Graduation Occupation Membership Scientific visits of international laboratories Collaboration with experts abroad Grants The most significant achievements Teaching activities Selected presentations on international conferences Selected references The most frequently cited paper Pictures from nature 1, Pictures from nature 2 Pictures from the world I, Pictures from the world II, Pictures from the world III |
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Scientific visits of international laboratories: |
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Collaboration with experts abroad (in alphabetic order): |
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Grants: |
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Understanding and combating porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in Europe
Project leader: Dr. Ait-Ali Tahar, University of Ediburgh, UK
Project leader in Slovakia: Vilcek, S.
Period:2011-2013
COST Action č. FA0902
Epidemiolohy of bovine viral diarrhea in Ukraine: Development of a control program
Project leaders: Ernst Peterhans (Switzerland), Stefan Vilcek (Slovakia), Anton Gerilovych (Ukraine)
Period: 2010-2012
SCOPUS project No. IZ73Z0_128050/1
PCVD: Towards improved food quality and safety within new member states and associated candidate countries
Project leader: Dr. Gordon Allan, University Belfast
Project leader in Slovakia: Vilcek, S.
Period 2006-2008
SSA of FP6, No 518432
BVDV control in Europe
Project leader: Paul S. Valle (Norway), Partner 15: Vilcek, S. (Slovakia)
Period 2002-2005
Thematic network of FP5, QLRT - 2001-01573
Development of molecular-genetic methods for the detection of pestiviruses.
Project leaders: Vilcek, S. (Slovakia); Greiser-Wilke, I. (Germany)
Period: 2002-2003
Slovak-German project
Molecular-genetic characterization, detection and discrimination of pestiviruses.
Project leaders: Vilcek, S. (Slovakia); Paton, D.J. (UK)
Period: 1997-2000
The Welcome Trust grant, No. 049956/Z/97/Z/JMW/JPS/CG
Grants in Slovakia:
Classical, genomic and proteomic approach in investigation of economically important viral infections of farm animals.
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2011-2014
Project No. APVV-0379-10
Epizootiology, immunity and genetic analysis of agents for important and other virus infections in pigs
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2011-2013
Grant VEGA, No. 1/0704/11
INFEKTZOON – Center of excellence for infectious diseases and zoonosis
Period: 2009 /- 2011
Scientific leader: Vilcek, S.
Project supported from structural founding of EU
Variability of viral genomes, molecular diagnostics and epidemiology of animal infections.
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2006-2010
Project no: APVV-20-019605
Identification of the agents of infectious diseases of farm animals on the base of real-time PCR and analysis of virus genomes.
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2008-2010
Grant VEGA, No 1/0389/08
Genetic analysis, diversity and typing of selected viruses with (+)ssRNA genome
Period 2005-2007
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Grant VEGA, No 1/2330/05
Genomics of animal virus infections
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2003-2005
State program No SP51/0280800/0280803
Genetic diagnosis, analysis of viruses and epidemiological studies important
viral infections of farm animals.
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Period: 2002-2004
Grant VEGA, No. 1/9014/02
Epizootiological and genetic charcterization of pestivirus infections.
Period: 1999-2001
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Grant VEGA, No. 1/6215/99
Genetic variability of pestiviruses and their detection at the genetic level
Period 1996-1998
Project leader: Vilcek, S.
Grant VEGA, No. 1/3001/96

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Selected presentations on international conferences |
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Selected references: |
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The most frequently cited paper:Citation for all papers:1380, 2 papers cited more than 100 times, H index = 20 (all data are without self-citations) |
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(This paper is widely used for panpestivirus primers - 324 and 326 - selected from 5´-UTR of the pestivirus genome. Primers have been used not only in Slovakia but also in Argentina, Austria, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Sweden, The Czech Republic, UK, USA, etc.)