Projects

researcher
RNDr. Boris Bilčík, PhD.

International

Current
  • European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare
    Program: Horizon Europe
    Duration: 1. 1. 2024 – 31. 12. 2026
Finished
  • Identifying causes and solutions of keel bone damage in laying hens
    Program: COST
    Duration: 18. 10. 2016 – 17. 10. 2020
  • Synergy for preventing damaging behaviour in group housed pigs and chickens
    Program: COST
    Duration: 2. 3. 2016 – 1. 3. 2020
  • Animal WelfAre Research in enlarged Europe
    Program: FP7
    Duration: 1. 3. 2011 – 28. 2. 2014
  • Coordinated European Welfare Network
    Program: Multilateral - other
    Duration: 31. 12. 2012 – 31. 12. 2013

National

Current
  • Infrared thermography as a tool for the study of emotions and animal welfare
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2023 – 31. 12. 2026
  • Examining the role of dopamine and adult neurogenesis in learned behavior of songbirds using optogenetic manipulation
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2021 – 30. 6. 2025
  • Bioactive oils in the therapy of microbial infections on avian chorioallantoic membrane
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2021 – 31. 12. 2024
Finished
  • Behavioural and physiological indicators of poultry welfare
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 8. 2018 – 31. 12. 2022
  • Keel bone damage – causes and consequences for laying hens welfare, health and production
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2019 – 31. 12. 2022
  • Behavioural disturbances in poultry – influence of mother presence and definition of individual phenotypes susceptible to its development
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2019 – 31. 12. 2022
  • Damaging behaviour and the welfare of laying hens
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2017 – 31. 12. 2020
  • The effect of photodynamic therapy on selected molecular markers of angiogenesis, fibroproliferation and structural changes on the Japanese quail chorioallantoic membrane model
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2018 – 31. 12. 2020
  • Learning and neuronal plasticity in songbirds
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2016 – 30. 6. 2020
  • Towards highly seletive cancer treatment: Endogenous lipoprotein-DARPin complexes as a new generation of targeted drug delivery vehicles
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2016 – 30. 6. 2020
  • Japanese quail chorioallantoic membrane as in vivo model for testing hypericin induced fluorescence diagnosis of tumor lesions
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2015 – 31. 12. 2017
  • Towards increased sensitivity of cancer detection and selectivity of cancer treatment: biophotonic nanotechnology applications
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2012 – 31. 12. 2015
  • Epigenetic, physiological and neurobehavioural aspects of poultry welfare
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 5. 2011 – 30. 4. 2014
  • Natural brain reward system, its dopaminergic mechanisms and poultry welfare
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2011 – 31. 12. 2013
  • The role of dopaminergic system in neurogenesis and brain regeneration in birds
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2010 – 31. 12. 2012
  • Biomembranes: Membrane structure and dynamics in relation to cell functions
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 7. 2008 – 31. 10. 2011
  • Monitoring of poultry welfare using behavioural and radiotelemetric methods
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2008 – 31. 12. 2010
  • Neurobiology of vocal communication in birds
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2007 – 31. 12. 2009
  • Molecular genetic principles of membrane bound processes in normal and pathological animal physiology
    Program: SRDA
    Duration: 1. 2. 2005 – 31. 12. 2007
  • Behavioural physiology of poultry related to production traits and welfare
    Program: VEGA
    Duration: 1. 1. 2005 – 1. 12. 2007