Dr. Adnan Hodžić
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
✉ adnan.hodzic(at)univie.ac.at
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Adnan is a veterinarian and scientist specializing in experimental and clinical parasitology, as well as molecular biology. He holds the designation of EBVS® European Veterinary Specialist in Parasitology. Currently, Adnan is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, where he leads an independent research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). This project aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the complex interactions between the Ixodes ricinus tick, its microbiome, and Borrelia species - the causative agents of Lyme borreliosis. His research enhances the understanding of vector-borne diseases and contributes to the development of alternative strategies for their prevention and control.
Research Topics
Host-pathogen-microbiome interactions
Tick immunity
Innovative strategies for controlling arthropod vectors and vector-borne diseases
α-Gal immunity and α-Gal-based vaccines
Publications
Hodzic A, Veinović G, Alic A, Seki FD, Kunert M, Nikolov G et al. A metalloprotease secreted by an environmentally acquired gut bacterium hinders Borrelia afzelii colonization in Ixodes ricinus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2024 Oct 10;14:1476266. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1476266
Hobusch U, Scheuch M, Heuckmann B, Hodzic A, Hobusch GM, Rammel C et al. One Health Education Nexus: enhancing synergy among science-, school-, and teacher education beyond academic silos. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024 Mar 22;11:1337748. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1337748, 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1337748
Kapo N, Zuber Bogdanović I, Gagović E, Žekić M, Veinović G, Sukara R et al. Ixodid ticks and zoonotic tick-borne pathogens of the Western Balkans. Parasites and Vectors. 2024 Jan 31;17(1):45. Epub 2024 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-06116-1
Unterköfler MS, Dengg P, Niederbacher M, Lindorfer S, Eberle A, Huck A et al. Occurrence of Thelazia callipaeda and its vector Phortica variegata in Austria and South Tyrol, Italy, and a global comparison by phylogenetic network analysis. Parasites & Vectors. 2023 Aug 24;16(1):294. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-05913-y
Hodzic A, Alic A. Hepatozoon silvestris: an emerging feline vector-borne pathogen in Europe? Trends in parasitology. 2023 Mar;39(3):163-166. Epub 2022 Dec 21. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.12.001