Dr. \u00c1d\u00e1m Kerek was born in Gy\u00f6ngy\u00f6s and completed his grammar school studies at the Berze Nagy J\u00e1nos Grammar School. Subsequently, he was admitted to the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences of Szent Istv\u00e1n University, where in 2010 he obtained a BSc degree in Animal Husbandry Engineering. After that, he worked for 2 years in the START Public Works Program in his home village, the Nagyr\u00e9de Municipality, where he performed coordination and planning tasks. In the meantime, he completed the OKJ training as a veterinary assistant. In 2014 he was admitted to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Szent Istv\u00e1n University (since 2016, University of Veterinary Medicine). He graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine in February 2020 with a doctorate summa cum laude in veterinary medicine. Since March 2020, he has been working at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology as a department veterinarian.<\/p>
Main research areas<\/span><\/p>
antimicrobial resistance, determination of MIC value<\/li>
Evolutionary and coselection studies using the Microbial Evolution and Growth Arena (MEGA-plate) method<\/li>
study of antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs)<\/li>
investigation of antibiotic alternatives (eg. propolis)<\/li>
testing the effectiveness of disinfectants<\/li> <\/ul>
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, summa cum laude (excellent)<\/td> <\/tr>
2018-2020<\/td>
University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest<\/p>
wildlife management<\/td> <\/tr>
2012<\/td>
VM Central-Hungary Agricultural Vocational Training Center, Bercs\u00e9nyi Mikl\u00f3s Food Industry Vocational Training School, College and VM Training School, Budapest<\/p>
veterinary assistant<\/td> <\/tr>
2007-2010<\/td>
Szent Istv\u00e1n University, Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences<\/p>