Education
Faculty of Sciences, Charles University Prague (1952-56) RNDr (Rerum Naturalium Doctor) in Biology - Parasitology; PhD in Biology (1962); Doctor of Science in Parasitology (1988).
Employment History
· Scientific Worker, Laboratory of Protozoology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1956-1962),
· Scientific Worker, Institute of Parasitology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (1963-1979).
· Visiting Research Scientist, Department of Parasitology and Applied Zoology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rennes, France, 1964-1965.
· Visiting Research Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, USA, 1967-1969.
Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague:
· Senior Scietific Worker (1979-1982),
· Associate Professor (1983-1988),
· Full Professor (1989-1998).
· Presently: Professor Emeritus, Department of Parasitology and Hydrobiology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Other activities
· Steering Comitee of the Scientific Working Group on Biological Control of Vectors, World Health Organization, Geneva,Switzerland (1986-93).
· Society of Protozoologists - USA, formerly member of the Commitee on Systematics and Evolution, presently member of the Nominating Committee.
· Groupment des Protistologues de Langue Francaise.
· Societe Francaise de Microscopie Electronique. Czech Zoological Society.
· Czech Society of Parasitology.
· Deutsche Geselschaft für Protozoologie.
· American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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REFARDT D., DECAESTECKER E., JOHNSON P.T.J., VÁVRA J.
(2008)
Morphology, molecular phylogeny, and ecology of Binucleata daphniae n. g.,n. sp. (Fungi: Microsporidia), a parasite of Daphnia magna Straus, 1820 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda).
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
55,
393-
408.
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HYLIŠ M., OBORNÍK M., NEBESÁŘOVÁ J., VÁVRA J.
(2007)
Aquatic tetrasporoblastic microsporidia from caddis flies (Insecta, Trichoptera): Characterization, phylogeny and taxonomic reevaluation of the genera Episetum Larsson, 1986, Pyrotheca Hesse, 1935 and Cougourdella Hesse, 1935.
European Journal of Protistology
43,
205-
224.
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VALIGUROVÁ A., HOFMANNOVÁ L., KOUDELA B., VÁVRA J.
(2007)
An ultrastructural comparison of the attachment sites between Gregarina steini and Cryptosporidium muris.
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
54,
495-
510.
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VÁVRA J., BECNEL J.J.
(2007)
Vavraia culicis (Weiser, 1947) Weiser, 1977 revisited: cytological characterisation of a Vavraia culicis-like microsporidium isolated from mosquitoes in Florida and the establishment of Vavraia culicis floridensis subsp. n.
Folia Parasitologica
54,
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0.
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HYLIŠ M., PILARSKA D.K., OBORNÍK M., VÁVRA J., SOLTER L.F., WEISER J., LINDE A., MCMANUS M.L.
(2006)
Nosema chrysorrhoeae n. sp. (Microsporidia), isolated from browntail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea L.) (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae) in Bulgaria: characterization and phylogenetic relationships.
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
91,
105-
114.
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VÁVRA J., HORÁK A., MODRÝ D., LUKEŠ J., KOUDELA B.
(2006)
Trachipleistophora extenrec, n. sp., a new microsporidian (Fungi: Microsporidia) infecting mammals.
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
53,
464-
476.
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VÁVRA J., HYLIŠ M., VOSSBRINCK C.R., PILARSKA D.K., LINDE A., WEISER J., MCMANUS M.L., HOCH G., SOLTER L.F.
(2006)
Vairimorpha disparis n. comb. (Microsporidia: Burenellidae): a redescription and taxonomic revision of Thelohania disparis Timofejeva 1956, a microsporidian parasite of the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae).
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology
53,
292-
304.
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