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Gábor Á. Czirják

Gábor Á. Czirják

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
37
Citations
4084
World Ranking
1557
National Ranking
50

Overview

Gábor Á. Czirják is affiliated with the Leibniz Association in Germany. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Immunology and Microbiology, with a particular focus on infectious diseases, ecology, evolution, and parasitology.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of viral infections, bat biology and ecology, and vector-borne infectious diseases. Additional research interests include Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites, bird parasitology, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • David Costantini
  • Alex D. Greenwood
  • Bettina Wachter
  • Maya Weinberg
  • Yossi Yovel

The primary venues where this researcher publishes are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Conservation Physiology

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Gábor Á. Czirják include:

  • "Plasma proteomic profiles differ between European and North American myotid bats colonized by Pseudogymnoascus destructans", 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • "Applied ecoimmunology: using immunological tools to improve conservation efforts in a changing world", 2021, Conservation Physiology
  • "Sexual dimorphism in immune function and oxidative physiology across birds: The role of sexual selection", 2022, Ecology Letters
  • "The immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons", 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Species-specific differences in Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti seroprevalence in Namibian wildlife", 2020, Parasites & Vectors

Best Publications

  • Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird

    Alfonso Marzal;Alfonso Marzal;Robert E Ricklefs;Gediminas Valkiūnas;Tamer Albayrak

  • TASK (TWIK-related acid-sensitive K+ channel) is expressed in glomerulosa cells of rat adrenal cortex and inhibited by angiotensin II.

    Gábor Czirják;Tamás Fischer;András Spät;Florian Lesage

  • TASK-3 Dominates the Background Potassium Conductance in Rat Adrenal Glomerulosa Cells

    Gábor Czirják;Péter Enyedi

  • Feather micro‐organisms and uropygial antimicrobial defences in a colonial passerine bird

    Anders P. Møller;Gabor Á. Czirjak;Gabor Á. Czirjak;Philipp Heeb

  • Macroimmunology: The drivers and consequences of spatial patterns in wildlife immune defence.

    Daniel J. Becker;Daniel J. Becker;Gregory F. Albery;Maureen K. Kessler;Tamika J. Lunn

  • Global parasite and Rattus rodent invasions: The consequences for rodent-borne diseases

    Serge Morand;Serge Morand;Frédéric Bordes;Hsuan-Wien Chen;Julien Claude

  • Sexual dimorphism in immune function changes during the annual cycle in house sparrows

    Péter László Pap;Péter László Pap;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Csongor István Vágási;Csongor István Vágási;Zoltán Barta

  • Measures of the Constitutive Immune System Are Linked to Diet and Roosting Habits of Neotropical Bats

    Karin Schneeberger;Gábor Á. Czirják;Christian C. Voigt;Christian C. Voigt

  • Livestock abundance predicts vampire bat demography, immune profiles and bacterial infection risk

    Daniel J. Becker;Daniel J. Becker;Gábor Á. Czirják;Dmitriy V. Volokhov;Alexandra B. Bentz;Alexandra B. Bentz

  • Inflammatory challenge increases measures of oxidative stress in a free-ranging, long-lived mammal

    Karin Schneeberger;Gábor Á. Czirják;Christian C. Voigt

  • Diet quality affects postnuptial molting and feather quality of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): Interaction with humoral immune function?

    Péter László PapP.L. Pap;Péter László PapP.L. Pap;Péter László PapP.L. Pap;Csongor István VágásiC.I. Vágási;Csongor István VágásiC.I. Vágási;Csongor István VágásiC.I. Vágási;Gábor Árpád CzirjákG.Á. Czirják;Gábor Árpád CzirjákG.Á. Czirják;Gábor Árpád CzirjákG.Á. Czirják;Zoltán BartaZ. Barta;Zoltán BartaZ. Barta;Zoltán BartaZ. Barta

  • TASK-1 (KCNK3) channels in the lung: from cell biology to clinical implications.

    Andrea Olschewski;Emma L. Veale;Bence M. Nagy;Chandran Nagaraj

  • Preen gland removal increases plumage bacterial load but not that of feather-degrading bacteria

    Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Péter László Pap;Csongor István Vágási;Csongor István Vágási;Mathieu Giraudeau;Mathieu Giraudeau

  • Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats.

    Daniel J. Becker;Matthew M. Chumchal;Alexandra B. Bentz;Steven G. Platt

  • Plasma proteomic profiles differ between European and North American myotid bats colonized by Pseudogymnoascus destructans.

    Alexander M. Hecht‐Höger;Beate C. Braun;Eberhard Krause;Angelika Meschede

  • Correlates between Feeding Ecology and Mercury Levels in Historical and Modern Arctic Foxes (Vulpes lagopus)

    Natalia Bocharova;Gabriele Treu;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Oliver Krone

  • Sexual dimorphism in immune function and oxidative physiology across birds: The role of sexual selection

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  • Variation in Haematological Indices and Immune Function During the Annual Cycle in the Great Tit Parus major

    Péter L. Pap;Péter L. Pap;Csongor I. Vágási;Csongor I. Vágási;Jácint Tökölyi;Gábor Á. Czirják

  • Physiological pace of life: the link between constitutive immunity, developmental period, and metabolic rate in European birds.

    Péter László Pap;Péter László Pap;Csongor István Vágási;Csongor István Vágási;Orsolya Vincze;Orsolya Vincze;Gergely Osváth

  • Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis in the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Knut.

    H. Prüss;J. Leubner;N. K. Wenke;G. Á. Czirják

  • The Effect of Coccidians on the Condition and Immune Profile of Molting House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

    Péter László Pap;Csongor István Vágási;Csongor István Vágási;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Adriana Titilincu

  • Cheetahs have a stronger constitutive innate immunity than leopards.

    Sonja K. Heinrich;Heribert Hofer;Alexandre Courtiol;Jörg Melzheimer

  • Immune Profile Predicts Survival and Reflects Senescence in a Small, Long-Lived Mammal, the Greater Sac-Winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)

    Karin Schneeberger;Alexandre Courtiol;Gábor Á. Czirják;Christian C. Voigt

  • Antibodies to Pseudogymnoascus destructans are not sufficient for protection against white-nose syndrome.

    Joseph S. Johnson;DeeAnn M. Reeder;Thomas M. Lilley;Gábor Á. Czirják

  • Species-specific differences in Toxoplasma gondii , Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti seroprevalence in Namibian wildlife

    Anne Seltmann;Gereon Schares;Ortwin H. K. Aschenborn;Sonja K. Heinrich

  • Microorganisms associated with feathers of barn swallows in radioactively contaminated areas around chernobyl.

    Gábor A. Arpad Czirjak;Gábor A. Arpad Czirjak;Gábor A. Arpad Czirjak;Anders Pape Møller;Timothy A. Mousseau;Philipp Heeb

  • Resistance of Feather-Associated Bacteria to Intermediate Levels of Ionizing Radiation near Chernobyl

    Mario Xavier Ruiz-González;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Gábor Árpád Czirják;Pierre Genevaux;Anders Pape Møller

  • Supplementary material from "Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats"

    Daniel J. Becker;Matthew M. Chumchal;Alexandra B. Bentz;Steven G. Platt

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian C. Voigt
Christian C. Voigt Leibniz Association
David Costantini
David Costantini French National Museum of Natural History
Daniel J. Becker
Daniel J. Becker University of Oklahoma
Mathieu Giraudeau
Mathieu Giraudeau University of La Rochelle
Heribert Hofer
Heribert Hofer Leibniz Association
Zoltán Barta
Zoltán Barta University of Debrecen
Marion L. East
Marion L. East Leibniz Association
Sonia Altizer
Sonia Altizer University of Georgia
Vincent Bretagnolle
Vincent Bretagnolle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay

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