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Curriculum vitae
EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
- Institute of Parasitology, Polish
Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. Doctor
of Science (D.Sc.) in Biology-Parasitology, December 2000.
Dissertation: "Systematic
and phylogenetic studies of the suborder Plagiorchiata (Platyhelminthes,
Digenea)".
- Institute of Zoology, Ukrainian
National Academy of Sciences, Kyiv. Ph.
D. in Parasitology, March 1990.
Dissertation: "Helminths of insectivores and
bats of the Ukrainian fauna".
- Uzghorod State University, Ukraine.
M.S. Biological Sciences, June 1985.
Thesis: "Helminths of bats in the Transcarpathian
region".
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Professor (full). Department
of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA. 2014-present
- Associate Professor. Department
of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA. 2008-2014.
- Assistant Professor. Department
of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA. 2004 - 2008.
- Associate Research Professor. Department
of Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA. Jan. 2003
-Aug. 2004.
- Associate Professor.
Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Jan. 2000-Jan.2003
- Leading researcher. Institute
of Zoology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev. 2002 - 2004.
- Senior Researcher. Institute
of Zoology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev. 1994 - 2002.
- Researcher. Institute
of Zoology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev. 1991-1994.
- Teaching assistant.
Kiev State Medical University. 1992-1993.
- Junior Researcher. Institute
of Zoology, Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Kiev. 1988-1990.
FIELD WORK EXPERIENCE
Australia,
Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Kenya, Laos, Malawi,
Nicaragua,
Peru, Philippines, Poland,
Romania, Russia,
Thailand,
Ukraine, USA,
Vietnam.
FELLOWSHIPS AND SHORT RESEARCH
VISITS
Fellowships:
- 2021. The Natural History Museum, London.
Fellowship from the EU SYNTHESIS program. Host: Dr. Peter D. Olson.
- 1996. Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy
of Sciences, Warsaw. Electron microscopical studies of tapewrom egg
ultrastructure. Host: Prof. Z. Swiderski.
- 1998, 2000. Laboratory of Molecular Systematics,
Geneva University. Training and research in the field of molecular
systematics of parasitic flatworms. Host:
Dr. Jan Pawlowski.
- 1999, 2002. The Natural History Museum, London.
Systematic and phylogenetic studies of digeneans and cestodes.Hosts:
Dr. Rodney Bray, Dr.
Timothy Littlewood.
Short research visits (2-4
weeks):
- Museum of Natural History and University of Geneva, Switzerland;
- Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Institute of Zoology, Wien University, Austria;
- Central Laboratory of General Ecology, Sofia, Bulgaria;
- Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw;
- Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs;
- The Natural History Museum, London;
- University of Nebraska at Omaha;
- Vienna University, Austria;
- Harold Manter Laboratory, University of Nebraska at Lincoln;
- University of Nebraska at Omaha;
- University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh;
- Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
- University of Concepcion, Chile
AWARDS AND HONORS
- 2021. Chester
Fritz Distinguished Professorship (highest recognition for
a faculty by the University of North Dakota)
- 2019. Honorary
Member of the Polish Society of Parasitologists
(the highest recognition by the PSP).
- 2017. Henry
Baldwin Ward Medal from
the American Society of Parasitologists.
- 2012. UND North
Dakota Spirit Faculty Achievement Award.
- 2010. UND
Foundation/Thomas J. Clifford Award
for Excellence in Research.
- 2010. UND Faculty
Star nominated by presidential scholars.
- 2009. UND Faculty
Star nominated by presidential scholars.
- 2008. UND College
of Arts and Sciences Award
for Excellence in Research.
- 2008. UND Faculty
Star nominated by presidential scholars.
- 2003. Award
of the W.Stefanski Institute of Parasitology,
Polish Academy of Sciences for best scientific accomplishments in
the year 2002.
- 2000. Award
of the W.Stefanski Institute of Parasitology,
Polish Academy of Sciences for best scientific accomplishments in
the year 1999.
- 1998. Annual
Award of the Polish Academy of Sciences
for best research works, for the series of publications on the ultrastructure
of development of eggs and protective structures in the cestode Nematotaenia
dispar, together with Prof. Zdzislaw Swiderski, Warsaw.
- 1997. Diploma
and prize of the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences for
outstanding young scientists.
- 1994-1995 - Stipend
of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences for outstanding young scientists.
- 1983. Award and
II-nd degree Diploma of All-Ukrainian
competition of students' research works.
SERVICE
- 2020-2021. President
of the American Society of Parasitologists.
- 2021-present. Editorial
Board member, "Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne
diseases"
- 2019-2020. President-Elect
of the American Society of Parasitologists.
- 2018-2019. Presiding
Officer, Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists (AMCOP)
- 2018-2019. Vice-President
of the American Society of Parasitologists.
- 2017-present. Editorial
Board member, "Helminthologia".
- 2016-2022. Associate
Editor, "Journal of Parasitology".
- 2015-present. Associate
Editor, "Acta Parasitologica".
- 2016 Co-chair
of the session “Taxonomy, Systematics & Phylogeny”
at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada, 2016)
- 2015 Chair of
the session “Taxonomy, Systematics & Phylogeny” at
the Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (Omaha,
NE, 2015)
- 2014 Co-chair
of the session “Life Cycles and Epidemiology” at the Annual
meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (New Orleans, LA,
2014)
- 2013-2014 Member
of the Ashton Cuckler New Investigator Award Committee, American Society
of Parasitologists
- 2013-present
Member of the UND Department of Biology Executive Committee
- 2011 Co-chair
of the session “Taxonomy, Systematics, Phylogeny” at the
Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (Anchorage,
AK, 2011)
- 2009 Co-chair
of the session “Taxonomy, Systematics, Phylogeny” at the
Annual meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists (Knoxville,
TN, 2009)
- 2009 member of
Honorary Members and Distinguished Members Emeriti Committee (American
Society of Parasitologists)
- 2008- present. Member
of the UND IACUC Committee.
- 2007-present. UND Department
of Biology APSAC Committee member/chair.
- 2007 Co-chair
of a session and at the X International Helminthological Symposium.
High Tatras, Slovak Republic.
- 2004 Co-chair
of the session on the parasite systematics and life cycles, XX Congress
of the Polish Parasitological Society, Warsaw.
- 2003-present. Member
of Editorial board of "Acta Parasitologica".
- 2003-present. Member
of Editorial board of "Comparative Parasitology".
- 2001 Co-chair.
Session on the biology of parasites, VI Bulgarian National Parasitological
Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 2000. Organizer
and co-chair. Session on the biology and life cycles of parasites,
VIII European Multicolloquium, Poznan, Poland.
- 1998. Organizer.
Seminar on Molecular Systematics, Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1997-1999. Scientific
Editor (Parasitology) of the zoological journal "Vestnik zoologii",
Kiev, Ukraine.
- 1991-1999. Scientific
secretary of the Kiev branch of the Ukrainian Scientific Society of
Parasitologists
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