Management committee
Core group
Action Chair
Hungary
Institute of Evolution Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest
Action Vice Chair
Romania
Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca
Grant Awarding Coordinator
Hungary
Institute of Evolution Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest
Members
Meleksen Akin
Türkiye
Iğdır University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Münir Aktaş
Turkey
Firat University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Bayram Alparslan
Türkiye
Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Sandra Antunes
Portugal
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Prof. Elena Atanaskova Petrov
North Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Ourania Baka
Greece
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - Veterinary Research Institute
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Alena Balážová
Czech Republic
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Miroslav Baňas
Slovakia
Institute of Biology and Ecology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Gad Baneth
Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Pavle Banovic
Serbia
Pasteur Institute Novi Sad
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Patrícia Alexandra Pacheco Ferreira Barradas
Portugal
CESPU
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
David González Barrio
Spain
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Nuray Bayar Muluk
Türkiye
Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Medicine
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Relja Beck
Croatia
Croatian Veterinary Institute
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Kostas Belibassakis
Greece
School of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 2
Giulia Bernabe
Italy
University of Padova
Working Group 3
Dr. Branka Bilbija
Czech Republic
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Refik Bozbuga
Türkiye
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Alejandro Cabezas
France
INRAE
Working Group 1
Dr. Jiří Černý
Czech Republic
Czech University of Life Sciences
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Karine Chalvet-Monfray
France
VetAgro Sup
Working Group 3
Dimosthenis Chochlakis
Greece
University of Crete
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Valentina Cirkovic
Serbia
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Ms Maja Cvek
Croatia
Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Istarske županije
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Iskra Cvetkovikj
North Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Aleksandar Cvetkovikj
North Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Prof. Aleksandra Cvetkovska Gjorgjievska
North Macedonia
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University St. Cyril and Methodius
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Hugo Jose da Eira Pereira
Germany
Bielefeld University
Working Group 2
Ms Anna Danklmaier
Austria
Center of Pathophysiology, Infectology and Immunology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Daniele De Meneghi
Italy
University of Turin
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Rita de Sousa
Portugal
Portuguese National Institute of Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Anastasia Diakou
Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Enkelejda Dikolli
Albania
Institute of Public Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Igor Djadjovski
Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Ana Domingos
Portugal
Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Working Group 3
Vincent Duru
Germany
Freie Universitat Berlin
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Mr. Mahmut Sinan Erez
Turkey
Afyon Kocatepe University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Beyza Erol
Turkey
Izmir Katip Celebi University
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Helder Espiguinha Cortes
Portugal
Victor Caeiro Laboratory of Parasitology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Agustín Estrada-Pena
Spain
University of Zaragoza
Working Group 3
Silvia Fabi
Italy
University of Padova
Working Group 3
Aitor Garcia-Vozmediano
Italy
Istituto Zooprofilattico del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta
Working Group 3
Dr. Laurence Geebelen
Belgium
Sciensano
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Ms. Julia Geller
Estonia
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Teodora Gladnishka
Bulgaria
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Working Group 2
Dr. Jacinto Gomes
Portugal
Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Juozas Grigas
Lithuania
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Shimon Harrus
Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Working Group 3
Olcay Hekimoğlu
Türkiye
Working Group 3
Ms Marie Hermy
Belgium
Sciensano
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Thierry Hoch
France
Animal Health Division
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Adnan Hodzic
Austria
University of Vienna
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Judith Huebschen
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Institute of Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Aysegul Ilgaz
Türkiye
Akdeniz University
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Ikbal Agah Ince
Netherlands
CNRS - The French National Centre for Scientific Research
Working Group 1
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Mariana Ionita
Romania
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Ms Nadya Ivanova-Aleksandrova
Bulgaria
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Working Group 2
Dejan Jakimovski
University Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions-Skopje
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Aleksandar Jurišić
Serbia
Faculty of Agriculture
Working Group 2
Dr. Përparim Kadriaj
Albania
Institute of Public Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dogancan Kahya
Türkiye
Agriculture Faculty
Working Group 1
Ms. Naida Kapo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Sarajevo - Veterinary faculty
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Gábor Kemenesi
Hungary
Szentagothai Research Centre
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Ivana Kirin
Croatia
Nastavni zavod za javno zdravstvo Istarske županije
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Natasa Knap
Slovenia
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Mr. Domonkos Köves
Hungary
Institute of Evolution Centre for Ecological Research
Working Group 4
Ms Flora Kulin
Hungary
Centre for Ecological Research
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Kornélia Kurucz
Hungary
Centre for Ecological Research
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Katerina Kybicova
Czech Republic
National Institute of Public Health
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 2
Ms Samantha Lansdell
United Kingdom
University of East London
Working Group 4
Ms Justyna Liberska
Poland
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Ms Patricia Lopes
Portugal
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE)
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Isabel Lopes de Carvalho
Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saude Doutor Ricardo Jorge
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Igor Majlath
Slovakia
Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Viktoria Majlathova
Slovakia
P.J.Safarik University in Kosice
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Maria Teresa Manfredi
Italy
Università degli Studi di Milano
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Angeliki Martinou
Cyprus
Enalia Physis
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Lourdes Mateos Hernandez
France
Agence Nationale Sécurité Sanitaire Alimentaire Nationale
Working Group 1
Prof. Erik Matthysen
Belgium
Universiteit Antwerpen
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Eleftherios Meletis
Greece
University of Thessaly
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Mr. Darko Mihaljica
Serbia
Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Máté Miklós
Hungary
Institute of Evolution Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Javier Millán
Spain
Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón-IA2 (Universidad de Zaragoza-CITA)
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Caroline Millins
United Kingdom
University of Liverpool
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Benedetto Morandi
Italy
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati"
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Marcella Mori
Belgium
Sciensano
Working Group 1
Dr. Teita Myrseli
Albania
Institute of Public Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Kim Ngoc
Bulgaria
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Working Group 2
Dr. Ana Norte
Portugal
Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Maria Sofia Núncio
Portugal
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge IP
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Anna Obiegala
Germany
Institute for Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Øivind Øines
Norway
Norwegian Veterinary Institute
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. A. Sonia Olmeda
Spain
Complutense University of Madrid
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Prof. Jasmin Omeragic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Sarajevo - Veterinary Faculty
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 2
Dr. Ömer Orkun
Turkey
Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Sezayi Ozubek
Turkey
Firat University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Igor Pajovic
Montenegro
University of Montenegro, Biotechnical Faculty
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Elitsa Panayotova
Bulgaria
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Working Group 2
Elias Papadopoulos
Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Ilaria Pascucci
Italy
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Algimantas Paulauskas
Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Mr. Arnoldas Pautienius
Lithuania
Lithuanian university of health sciences
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Barbora Pavlakova
Slovakia
Institute of Biology and Ecology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Ms Camille Philippe
Belgium
Sciensano
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Natália Pipová
Slovakia
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Aleksandar Potkonjak
Serbia
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad
Working Group 1
Ilaria Prandi
Italy
Department of Veterinary Science
Working Group 2
Dr. Jana Radzijevskaja
Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Ljubica Rashikj
North Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Miglė Razgūnaitė
Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Monika Roczeń-Karczmarz
Poland
University of Life Sciences in Lublin
Working Group 2
Elton Rogozi
Albania
Institute of Public Health
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Dr. Ivo Rudolf
Czech Republic
Institute of Vertebrate Biology, v.v.i.
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 2
Ms Margarida Ruivo
Austria
Medical University of Vienna - Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Hafiz Muhammad Safwan
Spain
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Povilas Sakalauskas
Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus University
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Prof. Cristiano Salata
Italy
University of Padova
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Milena Samojlović
Sweden
Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Attila Sándor
Hungary
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Misaki Seto
United Kingdom
School of Health, Sport and Biosciences
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Ivana Shikoska
North Macedonia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Prof. Pavel Siroky
Czech Republic
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Sigurdur Skarphedinsson
Denmark
Odense University Hospital
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Štefánia Skičková
Slovakia
Insitution of Biology and Ecology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Justina Snegiriovaitė
Lithuania
Vytautas Magnus university
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Livia Sofrankova
Slovakia
Institute of Biology and Ecology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
MSc. Nikolina Sokolovska
North Macedonia
PHI Center for Public Health
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Pınar Soylar
Türkiye
Fırat University
Working Group 4
Dr. Eva Spitalska
Slovakia
Institute of Virology
Working Group 2
Working Group 1
Working Group 1
Prof. Serghei Sprincean
Moldova
Institute of Legal, Political and Sociological Research of the State University of Moldova (Republic of Moldova)
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Hein SPRONG
Netherlands
National Institute of Public Health and Environment (RIVM)
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Jan Sterba
Czech Republic
Faculty of Science
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Prof. Christina Strube
Germany
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Prof. Snorre Stuen
Norway
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Mr. Ratko Sukara
Serbia
Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Pavel Švec
Czech Republic
Institute of Geoinformatics
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Mario Sviben
Croatia
Croatian National Institute of Public Health
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Luciano Toma
Italy
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Snezana Tomanovic
Serbia
Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Ms Iva Trifonova
Bulgaria
National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Working Group 2
Charikleia Tziaferi
Greece
Hellenic Agriculture Organisation (Elgo-Dimitra), Veterinary Research Institute
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Ms Mathilde Uiterwijk
Netherlands
Netherlands Food and Consumer Safety Authority (NVWA)
Working Group 3
Lejla Usanovic
Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Sarajevo - Institute for genetic engineering and biotechnology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Dr. Mehtap Usta
Turkey
Trabzon University Tonya Vocational School
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Felix Valcarcel
Spain
National Institute for Agricultural Research and Experimentation (INIA in Spanish)
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Mr. Mats Van Gestel
Belgium
University of Antwerp
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Sophie Vanwambeke
Belgium
Université catholique de Louvain
Prof. Zati Vatansever
Turkey
Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Gorana Veinovic
Serbia
Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade
Working Group 1
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Bronislava Víchová
Slovakia
Institute of Parasitology Slovak Academy of Sciences
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Luca Villa
Italy
Università degli Studi di Milano
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Friederike von Loewenich
Germany
University of Mainz
Working Group 1
Dr. Jan Votypka
Czech Republic
Charles University, Faculty of Science
Working Group 1
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Alexander M Weigand
Luxembourg
Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle
Working Group 3
Dr. Anna Wierzbicka
Poland
Poznan University of Life Sciences
Working Group 2
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Michiel Wijnveld
Austria
Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Murat Yılmaz
Turkey
Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Samo Zakotnik
Slovenia
University of Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine
Working Group 1
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Dr. Aya Attia Koraney Zarea
Italy
University of of Bari Aldo moro, Veterinary medicine department
Working Group 1
Líbia Zé-Zé
Portugal
Centro de Vectores e Doenças Infecciosas / Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research (CEVDI)
Working Group 3
Dr. Annetta Zintl
Ireland
University College Dublin
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Dr. Ivana Zuber Bogdanovic
Montenegro
Diagnostic Veterinary Laboratory
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Dr. Dana Zubrikova
Slovakia
Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4