Vladislav IlíkPosition PhD studentDirection HTS data analysisWorkplace Research facility Brnoilik@ivb.czPhD thesis Whole genome and amplicon sequencing as a tool for studying strongylid nematodes (Department of Botany and Zoology, MUNI).Publications and Applied outputs2026Nosková E, Ilík V, Singa Niatou FS, Dumas L, Fuh T, Dicky J, Kurucová T, Baláž V, Petrželková KJ, Pafčo B (2026). Strongyloides genetic diversity among humans, dogs, and nonhuman primates, Central African Republic, 2016-2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases.Schwarz EM, Noon JB, Chicca JD, Garceau C, Li H, Antoshechkin I, Ilík V, Pafčo B, Weeks AM, Homan EJ, Ostroff GR, Aroian RV (2026). Hookworm genes encoding intestinal excreted-secreted proteins are transcriptionally upregulated in response to the host's immune system. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e0014106.2025Mason B, Ilík V, Červená B, Cranfield M, Nziza J, Ssebide B, Gilardi K, Uwamahoro C, Eckardt W, Ndagijimana F, Muvunyi R, Uwingeli P, Mudakikwa A, Aruho R, Whittier CA, Kreisinger J, Samaš P, Nosková E, Modrý D, Pafčo B, Petrželková KJ (2025). Untangling parasite epidemiology of mountain gorillas through historical samples: Strongylid nematodes are friends or foe?. Biological Conservation, 111319.Pavlíčková Z, Pafčo B, Ilík V, Andersen LO, Jirků M, Brožová K, Modrý D, Kadlecová O, Stensvold C, Jirků K (2025). Shaping the human gut microbiota: The role of canine companionship, lifestyle choices, and Blastocystis sp.. One Health, 20: 100979.2024Ilík V, Schwarz EM, Nosková E, Pafčo B (2024). Hookworm genomics: dusk or dawn?. Trends in Parasitology.Nosková E, Svobodová V, Hypská V, Cerezo-Echevarria A, Kurucová T, Ilík V, Modrý D, Pafčo B (2024). High-throughput sequencing of Strongyloides stercoralis a fatal disseminated infection in a dog. Parasitology.2023Ilík V, Kreisinger J, Modrý D, Schwarz EM, Tagg N, Mbohli D, Nkombou IC, Petrželková KJ, Pafčo B (2023). High diversity and sharing of strongylid nematodes in humans and great apes cohabiting an unprotected area in Cameroon. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e0011499.
