Parazitologický ústav

Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.

České Budějovice, Česká republika

Mgr. Miloslav Jirků PhD.

Oddělení: Oddělení helmintologie
Laboratoře: Laboratoř parazitických červů
Pozice: Odborný pracovník
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Email 1: miloslav.jirku@seznam.cz
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Životopis:

M.Sc. Miloslav Jirků, Ph.D. (*16.3.1979, Opava, Czech Republic)

Education and employment


  • 2003 - graduated (M.Sc.) at the Faculty of Science, Palacki University, Olomouc, Czech Rep.; MSc. thesis: Biology of coccidia of the families Eimeriidae and Barroussiidae in frogs of the genus Rana in the Czech Republic

  • 2003–2008 - PhD. study at the Dept. of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Rep.; PhD. thesis: Systematics, biology, phylogeny & host-parasite interactions of coccidia & cryptosporidia (Apicomplexa) of Anura (Amphibia)

  • 2006–present - research scientist, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Parasitology, České Budějovice, Czech Rep.


Research acivities


  • Coccidia of vertebrates (mainly poikilotherms)

  • Myxozoa of amphibians and fish

  • Ichtyoparasitology: from taxonomy to phylogeny, ecology and population genetics of fish parasites (since 2007): Turkana Lake, Nile River (Sudan), Lower Congo River (DR Congo)

  • Conservation biology: bioinventory and land use planning for the Mayombe forest in the Cabinda province, Angola (2006–2008)

  • Fisheries in the Lake Turkana, Kenya: parasitic diseases of fish, conservation of endemic fish, ichtyofaunistics and training of Kenyan colleagues (2008–2009)


Research projects


  • Opening new chapter: Diversity, biology and phylogeny of Myxozoa parasitizing Amphibia; Grant Agency of the Czech Republic, P506/10/2330 (2010–2013) – principal investigator (PI)

  • Fish parasites of the Turkana Lake, Kenya: a model for study of evolutionary processes and impact of abiotic factors; Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, KJB600960813 (2008–2010) – PI

  • Mayombe biodiversity conservation project - Cabinda, Angola; development cooperation project of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Czech Rep. (2006-2008) – PI

  • Lake Turkana sustainable fishery development project; development cooperation project of the Ministry of agriculture of the Czech Rep. No.: 38/MZe/08-09 (since 2008 a joint project of the Biology Centre of the ASCR and Kenya Marine and Fishery Research Institute) – Co-PI


Co-operation (chronologically)


  • Yeong C, Wildlife Reserves Singapore – since 2009 – joint project on Molecular and Morphological Comparative Analysis of Coccidians of African and Asian pangolins

  • Mahmoud ZN, Department of Zoology, University of Khartoum, Sudan – since 2010 – joint project on ichtyoparasitology of the Nile basin

  • Grigg M, Nationl Institute of Health, Washington DC, USA – since 2009 – diversity of Apicomplexa

  • Njagi E, head of the Ichthyology Section, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya – since 2009 – collections of freshwater fish in Kenya (focus on Turkana basin)

  • Stiassny MLJ, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA – since 2008 – ichtyoparasitology of the Lower Congo Riv. (within the scope of the “Congo Project” of MLJS)

  • Mutschmann F, Institute for Veterinary Medicine Maintenance of Lower Vertebrates and Exotic Animals, Berlin, Germany – since 2007– diversity and phylogeny amphibian Myxozoa

  • Charo-Karisa H, Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, Kisumu, Kenya – since 2008 – joint projects focused on ichtyoparasitology and fisheries development in Turkana, Kenya

  • Slapeta J, University of Sydney, Australia – since 2008 – cryptosporidia

  • Kvičerová J, Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. – since 2008 – Diversity and phylogeny of coccidians

  • Lukeš J, Inst. of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (BC ASCR), Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. – since 2006 – Diversity and phylogeny of Apicomplexa

  • Oborník M, Inst. of Parasitology, BC ASCR, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. – since 2006 – Diversity and phylogeny of Apicomplexa

  • Fiala I, Inst. of Parasitology, BC ASCR, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Rep. – since 2006 – Diversity and phylogeny of Myxozoa

  • Carlsson M, University of Uppsala, Sweden – 2006 – parasites of E-African Labeo spp.

  • Whipps CM, State University of New York, USA – since 2005 – diversity and phylogeny of amphibian Myxozoa

  • Bolek MG, Oklahoma State University, USA – since 2005 – diversity and phylogeny amphibian Myxozoa

  • Wolfgang Böhme, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander König, Bonn, Germany – since 2005 – collections and phylogeny of selected Sub-Saharan herpetofauna

  • Lainson R, Instituto de Evandro Chagas, Belem, Brasil – since 2005 – sampling of amphibian Myxozoa from Brasil

  • Modrý D (former Ph.D. supervisor), Dept. of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic – since 2003 – Diversity and biology of Apicomplexa

  • Malonza PK, head of the Herpetology Section, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya – since 2003 – collections of amphibians and reptiles in Kenya

  • Kenya Wildlife Service – 2003-2005 – research of parasites of amphibians, reptiles etc.


BSc Students


  • Barankiewicz Miroslav – Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice: Ecology of blood protists of Pelophylax ridibundus, defended – I 2010

  • Lišková Jana – Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice: Monoxenous coccidia of caudate amphibians: diversity and developmental cycles, defended IV 2010


PhD Students


  • Kodádková Alena – Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice: Taxonomy, biology and phylogeny of amphibian Myxozoa (since 2009)

  • Jirsová Dagmar - Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice: Population genetics of the fish tapeworm Wenyonia virilis (since 2009)


Professional service


  • Collection of parasitic protists of the Institute of Parasitology (IP ProtColl), Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic – founder and curator

  • 39th Jirovec’s Protozoological days (conference of Czech and Slovak protistologists) in Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic – principal organiser


Teaching


  • Wildlife parasitology: theoretical and practical course (annual training in outdoor collecting & complex field/lab parasitological examinations of both invertebrates and vertebrates), Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice (since 2010)

  • Parasites of amphibians – within the scope of the Herpethology course, Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice (since 2008)

  • Veterinary parasitology – practical course, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno (2003-2007)


Publications

Ph.D. Thesis
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