4.Dec.2013. Gödöllő

Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation

Institut of Apiculture, Gödöllő

Research activity

Edit Zajácz, PhD

research fellow

Education1990-1994 Verseghy Ferenc high school, Szolnok, graduation

1994-1996 student, Eötvös József Tourism Technical School,Békéscsaba,

Tourism administrator

1996-2001 student, Inst.of Environmental Management at Szent István

University,Gödöllö,

(Msc. Agricultural Engineer of Environmental Management)

in the field of agricultural engineering and environmental

management,

Faculty of Apiculture, graduated

2000 TDK Student Research Conference, Agricultural Section: Special Prize

2001 OTDK Student Research Conference, Agricultural Section: Special Prize

2001-2004 Ph.D. student, Szent István University, Gödöllő,

Doctoral School of Environmental Science

2009 become mother

2011 Defended of PhD thesis,

Entitled: ‘Nectar production and some site-related issues of

sunflower hybrids under different agro-ecological conditions)

Working experience (1) 2001 - 2004 Insitute for Small Animal Research

Department of Bee-breeding and Bee Biology, Gödöllő

2004 - 2007 Insitute for Small Animal ResearchDepartment of Bee-breeding and Bee Biology, Gödöllő

Assistant research fellow

Main tasks: 1. Bee-breeding:

- The control of honey bee colonies of bee-breeders in the country

according to their productivity and breed characters.

- Measurements of morphological characters of honey bee-

workers from the choosen bee colonies

2. Bee-pasture:

- Studies of the nectar and pollen production and determine the

apicultural value of various sunflower hybrids

- Participation in the studies of the changes of the flowering time

of different plants.

3. Participation in the actual work with honey bees

Working experience (2)

2007-2010 Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition (ÁTK)Institute for Apiculture,Department of Bee-Breeding and Bee Biology,

Gödöllő

Research fellow

2009-2011 maternity leave

2010-2013 April Insitute for Small Animal Research & Co-ordination Centre forGene Conservation, Institute for Apiculture, Gödöllő

2013.April- recent Centre for Farm Animal Gene Conservation (HáGK), Research fellow

August 2012 - Head of the Institute of Apiculture, Gödöllő

Working experience (3)Main activities in research and development:

1. Management and administration of the Institute of Apiculture

2. Coordinating the native of Apis mellifera carnica pannonica bee related activitiesof gene conservation, breeding, production, product certification, research and development, innovation and education tasks.

3. Genetic conservation co-ordination tasks, organization of species protection.

5. Research, development and innovation activities related to the Apis melliferacarnica pannonica bee species protection, gene conservation and bee biology, bee pasture and beekeeping.

6. Educational and informational activities related to the bee species protection, gene conservation, breeding, gene bank activities and operation of demonstration apiary and bee museum, professional supervision of the beekeeping park.

7. Development of relationship in international research of beekeeping, bee breeding and gene preservation.

8. Development of procedures for certification of honey and bee products, conducting quality assessment.

Projects and orders

Main projects:

2002-2003 Artificial Insemination Station in the breeding program of Apismellifera carnica. FVM - MMOE,(contribution)

2004-2006 Effect of insect resistant (Bt) GM corn pollen on the development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) larvae in vitro.(K+F FVM 46010), (contribution)

Orders:2001- Morphological characterization of bee-breeder’s honey bee races

(2001-2011 contribution, 2012-recent supervisor), yearly

2007-2008 Test ’FeedBee’ on honey bees(Feeding colonies with nutritious pollen supplement (contribution)

2012 Testing on bees the FITO-Insect natural agent biological insect-regulating spray (contribution)

2012 Research the nectar production of sunflower hybrids I. (supervisor)2013 Research the nectar production of sunflower hybrids II. (supervisor)2013 Qualification the honey bee colonies of nuclei (Apis mellifera carnica

pannonica) (supervisor)

2013 Test generic acaricid on honey bee colonies (contribution)

Teaching experiences

2001 - recent Lecturer of more than 20 professional presentations at

beekeeping domestic events.

(especially the nectar production of bee pasture)

2004 - recent Teaching ‘Bee pasture and pollination’ in courses (OKJ)

for future bee-keepers

2006 - 2009 Translation articles in the ‘Knowledge of Bee health’ booklet

Professional membership

2005- Hungarian Biological Society, member

2006- EURopean Society for BEE Research (EURBEE), member

Scholarship

1999 - 2000 Socrates Erasmus Scholarship at Neubrandenburg College,

Faculty of Agriculture

6 months

Language skills

German high level exam

English basic level exam

Co-operation with national and international organisations

MMOE- National Association of Hungarian Honeybee Breeders

OMME- National Association of Hungarian Beekeepers

Bee Research Institute in Dol, Czech Republic

Institute of Apiculture Liptovsky Hrádok, Slovakia

Apimondia (International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations)

Other activitiesApicultural collection

Apicultural libraries

Maintenance of the apicultural park

Control the apiary of the Institute

Weather station

Bee pasture

1. Study the changes of the flowering time of

different plants (phenology state) in Gödöllő

2. Study the apicultural value of bee pasture

(nectar and pollen production)

Apis mellifera carnica pannonica

Bee-breeding and gene conservation

1. Morphological characterization of racesmorphological analysis of

a, bee forewings

b, color of the abdomen

c, the length of proboscis

2. Genetically characterization of honey bee races

1/a

1/b

1/c

Methods of selection and gene conservation of Apis mellifera carnica pannonica

Bee health

1) Selection of resistance of Varroa mite

2) Tests the effect of some new additive spray on honey bees mortality and behaviour

Bee products

1) Experiment of honey and other bee products

2) Quality control method3) Coordinating the research of geografical and

phenological origin of acacia honey

473,5Sum-total:

5Other research activity

102Projects activity

122,5Teaching activity

244Publications

Points

Research activity points

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