RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Dr. Gyula Balka
CONTACT: [Click to see email]
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS:
Associate professor: Dr. Gyula Balka
Associate research fellow: Gáborné Lefler
Assistant Professor: Dr. Anna Szilasi
Assistant: Kitti Schönhardt
PhD student: Lilla Dénes
RESEARCH AREAS:
Viral infections of domestic animals (pigs, small animals, poultry)
MEMBERSHIPS:
European Association of Porcine Health Management
American Association of Swine Veterinarians
LONG-TERM COLLABORATIONS:
National Food Chain Safety Office, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate
Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
University of Life Sciences, Wasrsaw, Poland
National Veterinary Institute, Pulawy, Poland
University of Minnesota, MN, USA
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmBH
SERVICES:
PCR, real time PCR, sequencing, comparative phylogenetic investigations
GRANTS:
| Funding source | Project title and topic (date) | Amount (HUF) |
| Research Faculty (Ministry of Human Capacities) | Detection and characterization of Atypical Porcine Pestivirus strains in Hungarian swine herds | 2.000.000 |
| National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (NRDIO) | Investigation of the genetic diversity of the Hungarian PRRSV strains and the effect of RdRp on their evolution | co-research |
| National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (NRDIO) | Detection of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and host cell specific targeted delivery of potential antituberculotic compounds | co-research |
CONTRACTS
ORF5 sequencing and phylogenetic comparison of PRRSV strains