VII. Labuda’s days

June 16 - 19, 2025

Stará Lesná, Vysoké Tatry

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Institute of Virology, BMC SAS
Institute of Zoology SAS
Institute of Parasitology SAS
Slovak Society for Parasitology SAS
Medirex, a.s.

Introduction

We are pleased to cordially invite you to participate in the scientific conference “Labuda’s days”, traditionally organized for the seventh time and dedicated to an eminent Slovak biologist RNDr. Milan Labuda, DrS., which will be held in Congress Centre Academia Stara Lesna from June 16 – 19, 2025.

We welcome contributions to the following fields: virology, microbiology, zoology, ecology, epidemiology, parasitology

Thematic focus of the Conference:
Natural foci of diseases (vectors, reservoirs)
Zoonoses (diagnosis, occurrence, epidemiology, control)
Ecological aspects of parasitology
Molecular aspects of host - vector - pathogen interactions
Varia

Scientific Committee

  • RNDr. Vojtech Boldiš, PhD.
  • RNDr. Elena Kocianová, DrSc.
  • MVDr. Juraj Kopáček, DrSc.
  • RNDr. Mikuláš Oros, DrSc.
  • Ing. Ladislav Roller, PhD.
  • Doc.RNDr. Michal Stanko, DrSc.

Organizing Committee

  • Mgr. Eva Špitalská, PhD. - predseda
  • Mgr. Pavlína Bartíková, PhD.
  • MVDr. Markéta Derdáková, PhD.
  • RNDr. Mária Kazimírová, CSc.
  • Mgr. Veronika Rusňáková Tarageľová, PhD.
  • Mgr. Diana Selyemová, PhD.
  • Mgr. Zdenko Špitalský, PhD.
  • Mgr. Iveta Štibrániová, PhD.

Programme

Invited speakers

Prof. Olivier Sparagano,
UK Management College, Manchester, United Kingdom
Intrinsic populations of microbiome and their adaptation through mosquito life cycles

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Dobler,
National Consulting Laboratory for TBE, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Pavlovsky’s Natural Focus theory revisited

Dr Lidia Chitimia-Dobler,
National Consulting Laboratory for TBE, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich, Germany
Evolution of ticks as reflected by amber artefacts

Oral presentations and posters

The plenary lectures held by invited speakers are scheduled for 30 minutes, the other oral presentations for 15 minutes including time for discussion. Presentations should be prepared in PowerPoint. The maximum poster size is 100 cm x 130 cm (width x height). Official languages of the presentations are English / Slovak / Czech; slides of oral presentations and posters should be in English. The programme and the book of abstracts will be received by all participants at the registration desk. The organizers reserve the right to select the form of presentation in agreement with the author.

PROGRAMME



REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS 11.04.2025

Bartíková Pavlína (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
Špitalská Eva (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
Štibrániová Iveta (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
Džubara Jozef (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
Boldiš Vojtech (Medirex a.s. Bratislava)
Braun Susanne ( University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice)
Eva Bártová VETUNI
Alena Žákovská Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Marco Quevedo Diaz (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
František Csicsay (Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v.v.i., Bratislava)
Dominik Kaňuk Parazitologický ústav SAV, v. v. i.
Michal Stanko Parazitologický ústav v.v.i.
Alena Kaliukanova Prírodovedecká fakulta UK v Bratislave
Semen Kaliukanov Prírodovedecká fakulta UK v Bratislave
Yevheniy Yuliy Peresh Virologický ústav BMC SAV, v. v. i.,
Klaudia Mária  Švirlochová Parazitologický ústav SAV, v. v. i. Košice
Araz Rashydov The Institute of Parasitology of the SAS
Patrícia Petroušková Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva a farmácie v Košiciach
Patrícia Hockicková FZaSP TU
Štefánia Skičková Katedra fyziológie živočíchov
Algimantas Paulauskas Vyatutas Magnus university
Ema  Sošková Masarykova univerzita

Registration

Registration Fees:


Regular to April 30, 2025
Regular participant 250,- €
Students 190,- €
Accompanying person 150,- €

The registration fee of regular participants and students includes Conference materials, Attendance to all conference sessions, Programme, Book of abstracts, Meals. Payment of registration fee has to be made in EUR by bank transfer to the following account:

Name of the account: Mimorozpočtový účet Ústav zoológie SAV
IBAN: SK08 8180 0000 0070 0066 4925
BIC-SWIFT code: SPSRSKBA
Name of the bank: Štátna pokladnica
Address of the bank:Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava
Information for Beneficiary: Please, indicate VIILD + name of participant

Deadline for registration: April 30, 2025

Registration Form

Please complete and submit no later than April 30, 2025.

Personal Information

Abstract 1

Abstract 2

Catering
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Abstracts

Conference abstracts will be published in a scientific proceedings volume with an ISBN. They will not undergo language proofreading; authors are responsible for the linguistic quality. Please follow the instructions below when preparing your abstract:

  1. Language - English
  2. Structure: Authors provide first name and surname. Underline the presenting author and include their email address. Affiliations: List the names and addresses of all co-authors.
  3. Content: No subdivision into introduction, materials and methods, results, etc.
    Length: Maximum of 3,000 characters without spaces..
    Do not include tables or images.
  4. Prepare the text as a Word document.
  5. Name the file after the presenting author (example: Kocianova.doc).
  6. Font: Times New Roman, size 12.
  7. Line spacing: 1.5, with 2 cm margins on all sides, and align text to the left.
  8. Each registered participant may present a maximum of two contributions.
  9. Send abstracts as an email attachment to: labudovedni@gmail.com with the subject "VII. LD". Indicate whether the contribution is a poster or an oral presentation.
  10. A sample abstract is available for download HERE
Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2025


Publication

Publication Opportunity in journal Pathogens

Participants in the Labuda´s Day conference are cordially invited to contribute a full paper to the conference's Special Issue, published in Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817, Impact Factor 3.3 in 2023) New Insights into Host-Vector-Pathogen Interactions, with 50% or 20% discount on the publication fee. All submitted manuscripts will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process.

Please, send the tentative title and abstract to labudovedni@gmail.com and Wendy Zhou (wendy.zhou@mdpi.com) to apply.



Photographs from Conference 2022

Photographs from Conference 2018

Accommodation

Price (room / 1 night)

Two-bed room / standard76.50 €
Two-bed room / standar / single58.50 €
Two-bed room / Lux89.10 €
Two-bed room Lux / single72 €
Appartment (1 - 4 persons)93.60 - 152.10 €

Accommodation will be arranged in the Congress Centre Academia Stara Lesna.
Participants register by email at the reception at recepcia@kcacademia.sk, subject VIILD, or by calling +421 52 44 67 464.
The accommodation fee is paid on site in cash or by credit card.
Details about KC Academia Stará Lesná can be found at https://kcacademia.sav.sk
How to get there INFO HERE
If you need transportation from the Stará Lesná/Tatranská Lomnica train station, please contact the organizing committee.
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