Zora Varadyova

Tell us about yourself (Who are you? Where are you from? What is your educational background?)

Personal information:
Zora Varadyova, varadyz@saske.sk
Senior Research Scientist in Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition
Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Soltesovej 4-6, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia

Education:

• 1999 Philosophiae doctor (PhD) in Veterinary Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Slovakia
  Thesis: Main Aspects of Rumen and Hindgut Digestion in Ruminants
• 1989 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Slovakia

What is your area of expertise?

Area of expertise: Fermentation Processes in the Rumen and Intestine of Ruminants and their Influencing by Nutritional Factors.

Where does your focus lie within your current project(s)? (related to methane)

My interest in current projects is focusing on methane determining factors associated with variation in methane production as well as proxies for methane emission especially inexpensive indicators of methane emissions in relation to animal nutrition and digestion.

What would be the added value for you of joining an international researchers network? (such as the METHAGENE network)

Within an international researchers network (METHGENE) I would like to exchange and share the knowledge in breeding ruminants with lower environmental footprints resulting in less contribution to global warming.

What and/or who inspired you to make a career in science?

I have been inspired by my husband, who is researcher in parasitology.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

I like position as postdoctoral fellow supervisor because work with young people inspiring me very much.

What is your most stand-out or surprising moment in science so far?

This is each simple day when I am expecting to achieve scientific output from ongoing experiment.