Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Marcela Morvová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Morvová
I.2 - Name
Marcela
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1987
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Nuclear Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, 84248 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
lecturer
I.8 - E-mail address
morvova2@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20949
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-8526-4675

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Biomedical Physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Biomedical Physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Biophysics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
lecturer Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics since 2015

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Training School on Multimodal Optical Imaging University of Ss. Cyrila and Methodius in Trnava 2019
TBL101 Course (Team-Based Learning) Advanced TBL Course Comenius University in Bratislava (Certified by New York University (NYU) School of Medicine) 2018
International School of Pure and Applied Biophysics - Time Resolved Methods in Biophysics SIBPA - Società Italiana di Biofisica Pura e Applicata and IVSLA - Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti (Venice, Italy) 2017
School of Biophotonics Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice 2014
Summer school of HPLC Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava 2013

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Fundamentals of biomedical physics Biomedical physics I. Physics
Experimental methods of medical physics (1) Biomedical physics II. Physics
Special practicum in biomedical physics (1) Biomedical physics II. Physics
Health and medical informatics Biomedical physics II. Physics
Special practicum in biomedical physics (2) Biomedical physics II. Physics
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
9
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Fundamentals and applications of optical spectroscopy Biomedical physics II. Physics
Experimental methods in practice Biomedical physics II. Physics
Principles of Medical Education (1) Biomedical physics I. Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
63
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
163
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
120
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
111
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
96
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

ELIAS, Daniel; HERVEY, Nora Toth; JACKO, Juraj; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; VALACHOVIČ, Martin and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

Erg6p is essential for antifungal drug resistance, plasma membrane properties and cell wall integrity in Candida glabrata. FEMS Yeast Research, 2022, vol. 21, no. 1, article foac045.

DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foac045.

2

ILAVSKÁ, Lucia; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; PADUCHOVÁ, Zuzana; MUCHOVÁ, Jana; GARAIIOVÁ, Iveta; DURACKOVÁ, Zdenka; SIKUROVÁ, Libuša and TREBATICKÁ, Jana.

The kynurenine and serotonin pathway, neopterin and biopterin in depressed children and adolescents: an impact of omega‑3 fatty acids, and association with markers related to depressive disorder. A randomized, blinded, prospective study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024, vol. 15, article 1347178.

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1347178.

3

BENČOVÁ, Alexandra; GOFFA, Eduard; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; VALACHOVIČ, Martin; GRIAC, Peter; HERVAY, Nora Toth and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

The Absence of PDR16 Gene Restricts the Overexpression of CaSNQ2 Gene in the Presence of Fluconazole in Candida albicans. Mycopathologia, 2020, vol. 185, no. 3, pp. 455–465.

DOI: 10.1007/s11046-020-00459-4.

4

HERVAY, Nora Toth; ELIAS, Daniel; HABOVÁ, Marcela; JACKO, Juraj; MORVOVÁ, Marcela and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

Catechin potentiates the antifungal effect of miconazole in Candida glabrata. Folia Microbiologica, 2023, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 835–842.

DOI: 10.1007/s12223-023-01061-z.

5

HERVAY, Nora Toth; GOFFA, Eduard; SVRBIČKA, Alexandra; ŠIMOVÁ, Zuzana; GRIAC, Peter; JANČÍKOVÁ, Iva; GAŠKOVÁ, Dana; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; SIKUROVÁ, Libuša and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

Deletion of the PDR16 gene influences the plasma membrane properties of the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2015, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 273–279.

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2014-0627.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

JACKO, Juraj; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; HERVAY, Nora Toth; ELIAS, Daniel; GBELSKÁ, Yvetta; WACZULÍKOVÁ, Iveta; GAŠKOVÁ, Dana; BALÁZOVÁ, Mária and SIKUROVÁ, Libuša.

Impact of ERG6 Gene Deletion on Membrane Composition and Properties in the Pathogenic Yeast Candida glabrata. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, June 2025, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 1909–1918.

DOI: 10.1007/s12013-024-01599-w.

2

ILAVSKÁ, Lucia; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; PADUCHOVÁ, Zuzana; MUCHOVÁ, Jana; GARAIIOVÁ, Iveta; DURACKOVÁ, Zdenka; SIKUROVÁ, Libuša and TREBATICKÁ, Jana.

The kynurenine and serotonin pathway, neopterin and biopterin in depressed children and adolescents: an impact of omega‑3 fatty acids, and association with markers related to depressive disorder. A randomized, blinded, prospective study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024, vol. 15, article 1347178.

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1347178.

3

HERVAY, Nora Toth; ELIAS, Daniel; HABOVÁ, Marcela; JACKO, Juraj; MORVOVÁ, Marcela and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

Catechin potentiates the antifungal effect of miconazole in Candida glabrata. Folia Microbiologica, 2023, vol. 68, no. 6, pp. 835–842.

DOI: 10.1007/s12223-023-01061-z.

4

ELIAS, Daniel; HERVEY, Nora Toth; JACKO, Juraj; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; VALACHOVIČ, Martin and GBELSKÁ, Yvetta.

Erg6p is essential for antifungal drug resistance, plasma membrane properties and cell wall integrity in Candida glabrata. FEMS Yeast Research, 2022, vol. 21, no. 1, article foac045.

DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/foac045.

5

VELISKOVÁ, Martina; ZVARÍK, Milan; ŠUTÝ, Šimon; JACKO, Juraj; MYDĽA, Patrick; ČECHOVÁ, Katarína; DŽUBINSKÁ, Daniela; MORVOVÁ, Marcela; IONOV, Maksim a TEREHOVA, Maria.

In Vitro Interactions of Amphiphilic Phosphorous Dendrons with Liposomes and Exosomes – Implications for Blood Viscosity Changes. Pharmaceutics, August 2022, vol. 14, no. 8, article 1596.

DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14081596.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

STAFFORD, Nicholas; WILSON, Claire; OCEANDY, Delvac; NEYSES, Ludwig and CARTWRIGHT, Elizabeth J.

The Plasma Membrane Calcium ATPases and Their Role as Major New Players in Human Disease. Physiological Reviews, July 2017, vol. 97, no. 3, pp. 1089–1125.

DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2016.

2

GENG, Chunmei; SHAIKH, Abdul Sami; HAN, Wenxiu; CHEN, Dan; GUO, Yujin and JIANG, Pei.

Vitamin D and depression: mechanisms, determination and application. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, December 2019, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 689–694.

DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.201912_28(4).0003.

3

CZAJKA, Karolina M.; VENKATARAMAN, Krishnan; BRABANT‑KIRWAN, Danielle; SANTI, Stacey A.; VERSCHOOR, Chris; APPANNA, Vasu D.; SINGH, Ravi; SAUNDERS, Deborah P. and THARMALINGAM, Sujeenthar.

Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Antifungal Resistance in Pathogenic Candida Species. Cells, November 2023, vol. 12, no. 22, article 2655.

DOI: 10.3390/cells12222655.

4

GODOY, Ana Clara Figueiredo; FROTA, Fernanda Fortes; ARAÚJO, Larissa Parreira; VALENTI, Vitor E.; PEREIRA, Eliana de Souza Bastos Mazuqueli; DETREGIACHI, Claudia Rucco P.; GALHARDI, Cristiano M.; CARACIO, Flavia Cristina; HABER, Rafael S. A. and LAURINDO, Lucas Fornari.

Neuroinflammation and Natural Antidepressants: Balancing Fire with Flora. Biomedicines, May 2025, vol. 13, no. 5, article 1129.

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines13051129.

5

BLANCHARD, Tiphaine; EPPE, Justine; MUGNIER, Amélie; DELFOUR, Fabienne and MEYNADIER, Annabelle.

Enhancing cognitive functions in aged dogs and cats: a systematic review of enriched diets and nutraceuticals. Geroscience, June 2025, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 2925–2947.

DOI: 10.1007/s11357-025-01521-z.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

KEGA 041UK-4/2020 Training of a Clinical and Biomedical Physicist - implementation of new biomedical technologies and methods of active learning. 2020-2022 (team member)

2

NAWA EUROPARTNER PPI/APM/2018/1/00007/U/001, Strengthening and spreading international partnership activities of the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection for interdisciplinary research and innovation of the University of Lodz. 2019-2022 (team member of Slovak team)

3

APVV SK-BY-RD-19-0019 (research grant): Analysis of Interaction between Amphiphilic Dendrons and Biological Systems. 2019-2022 (team member)

4

VEGA 01/0697/18: Possibilities of finding new specific sites of action for antifungal active compounds 2018-2021 (team member)

5

VEGA 01/0136/18: Diagnostic monitoring of fluorescent characteristics of body fluids and analysis of extracellular microvesicles in cancer diseases of the urogenital system 2018-2021 (team member)

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Tennessee, USA) Center for Nanophase Material Sciences (CNMS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), TN 37831-6496, USA 2017 Project: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 "Innovative technology for the detection of enzyme activity in milk" (FORMILK)
Crosscare Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland) Crosscare Ltd., Broomhill Road, Tallaght Dublin 24, Ireland 2017 Projekt: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 "Innovative technology for the detection of enzyme activity in milk" (FORMILK)
University of California San Diego (San Diego, USA) Institute of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, USA 2018 Projekt: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 "Innovative technology for the detection of enzyme activity in milk" (FORMILK)

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-01