Ivan Vlahek, MD was born on 30 October 1990 in Pakrac, Republic of Croatia. She graduated in general gymnasium in Daruvar, and her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Zagreb are enrolled in the academic year 2009/2010. During the study he was involved in the research of the deformation of the bony fish system and co-author of the student work "The deformation of the bladder system in the Zosterisessor ophiocephalus from the Karinska mora. For four years she was a demonstrator at the Institute for Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, for the subject of Histology and General Embryology. In all years of studies, she was awarded the Dean's awards for outstanding success as the best student of her year. He participated in an international scientific meeting with the work " Thelohanellus hovorkai(Myxosporea) in farmed common carp ( Cyprinus carpio carpio): two cases from Croatia. He graduated on March 23, 2015 at the Department of Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees with the theme "Telohanelosis in One-Year Carinthian Young Breeds". In June 2016 he was appointed as assistant at the Cattle Farm where he is currently employed.

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