Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Libuša Šikurová, CSc.
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
Šikurová
I.2 - Name
Libuša
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr., CSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1953
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Department of Nucler Physics and Biophysics Mlynská dolina 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
Libusa.Sikurova@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4725
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8825-7219

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1976
II.c - Study field and programme
Applied physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
1984
II.c - Study field and programme
Physical-mathematical sciences
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
1992
II.c - Study field and programme
Biophysics
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 1983-1991
Associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 1992-2006
Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2006-present

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

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
Photobiophysics and phototherapy Biomedical Physics II. Physics
Fundamentals and applications of optical spectroscopy Biomedical Physics II. Physics
Diploma seminar (1), (2) Biomedical Physics II. Physics
Diploma Thesis (1), (2) Biomedical Physics II. Physics
Effect of light radiation on a living organism Biophysics III. 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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Biomedical Physics II. Physics
Biophysics III. Physics
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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
36
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
13
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 of biomedical physics Biomedical Physics I. Physics
Seminar on the annual project Biomedical Physics II. 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
271
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
26
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
74
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
1028
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
82
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1028
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
82
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Čunderlíková, B., Šikurová, L. (2001). Solvent effects on photophysical properties of merocyanine 540.

Chemical Physics., Vol. 263, No. 2-3, s. 415-422.

2

Grešner, P., Dolník, M., Waczulíková, I., Bryszewska, M., Šikurová, L., Watala, C. (2006). Increased blood

plasma hydrolysis of acetylsalicylic acid in type 2 diabetic patients: A role ofplasma esterases. Biochimica et

Biophysica Acta - General Subjects. Vol. 1760, No. 2, s. 207-215.

3

Šikurová, L., Bališ, P., Zvarík, M. (2011). Penetration of laser light through red blood cell ghosts. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. Vol. 103, No. 3, s. 230-233.  

4

 Kaderjáková, Z., Lajdová, I., Horváthová, M., Morvová, M., ml., Šikurová, L. (2012). Effects of chronic kidney disease on blood cells membrane properties. Bioelectrochemistry. Vol. 87, Sp. Iss., s. 226-229. 

5

Machala, Z., Tarabová, B., Hensel, K., Špetlíková, E., Šikurová, L., Lukeš, P. (2013). Formation of ROS and RNS in water electro-sprayed throughtransient spark discharge in air and their bactericidal effects. Plasma Processes and Polymers. Vol. 10, No. 7, s. 649-659.  

6

Ilavská, L. Morvová, M Jr., Paduchová, Z., Muchová, J, Garaiova, I.,Duracková, Z., Sikurová, L., Trebatická, J., (2024) 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, Vol.15, Art. n.1347178, DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1347178

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

Džubinská, D., Zvarík, M., Kollárik, B., Šikurová, L. 2021. "Multiple Chromatographhic Analysis of Urine in the Detection of Bladder Cancer", Diagnostics 2021, 11(10), 1793.

2

Dzubinská, D.; Zvarík, M.; Velísková, M.; Šikurová L.; Waczulíková, I. 2021 "Changes in the fluorescence characteristics of exosomes isolated from the urine and blood of patients with bladder cancer" European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters 2021, 50 (SUPPL 1), pp.140-140

3

Ilavská, L. Morvová, M Jr., Paduchová, Z., Muchová, J, Garaiova, I.,Duracková, Z., Sikurová, L., Trebatická, J., (2024) 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, Vol.15, Art. n.1347178, DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1347178

4

Jacko, J., Velísková, M., Tóth-Hervay, N., Gbelská, Y., Sikurová, L (2023): Effect of ERG6 gene deletion on the composition of selected sterols of the Candida glabrata plasma membrane, European Biophysics journal with Biophysics letters, vol. 52, issue: SUPPL 1, pp. S135-S135

5

Velísková, M.; Zvarík, M.; Dzubinská, D.; Šikurová L.; Waczulíková, I. 2021 "Spectral characteristics of body fluids in bladder cancer diagnostics" European Biophysics Journal with Biophysics Letters 2021, 50 (SUPPL 1) , pp.144-144

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

Wangkhem, R., Singh, N.S., Singh, S.D., Sing, L.R. : Facile synthesis of re-dispersible YVO 4 :Ln 3+ (Ln 3+ = Dy 3+ , Eu 3+ , Sm 3+ ) nanocrystals: Luminescence studies and sensing of Cu 2+ ionsYVO4:Ln3+ (Ln3+ = Dy3+, Eu3+, Sm3+) nanocrystals: Luminescence studies and sensing of Cu2+ ions.

Journal of Luminescence. ISSN 0022-2313. Vol. 203 (2018), pp. 341-348 - SCI; SCOPUS UKOLFUK Q1.

2

 Xiang, L.M., Wojcik, M., Kenny, S.J., Yan, R., Moon, S., Li, W., Xu, K. : Optical characterization of surface adlayers and their compositional demixing at the nanoscale. Nature Communications. Vol. 9 (2018), Art. No. 1435 - SCI; SCOPUS Q1.

3

Das, K., Uppal, A., Saini, R. : Surfactant induced aggregation behavior of Merocyanine-540 adsorbed on polymer coated positively charged gold nanoparticles. Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. Vol. 152(2016), pp 378-383 - SCI; SCOPUS Q1.

4

Bayraktutan, T., Onganer, Y., Meral, K.: Polyelectrolyte-induced H-aggregation of Merocynine 540 and its application in metal ions detection as a colorimetric sensor. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical , Vol. 226(2016), pp52-61 - SCI ; SCOPUS Q1.

5

di Meo, N.A., Loizzo, D., Pandolfo, S.D., Autorino, R., Ferro, M., Porta, C., Stella, A., Bizzoca, C., Vincenti, L., Crocetto, F., Tataru, O.S., Rutigliano, M., Battaglia, M., Ditonno, P., Lucarelli, G.: Metabolomic Approaches for Detection and Identification of Biomarkers and Altered Pathways in Bladder Cancer.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences. ISSN 14220067 (2022) 10;23(8):4173. doi: 10.3390/ijms23084173. PMID: 35456991; PMCID: PMC9030452. SCOPUS Q1

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

Diagnostický potenciál monitorovania fluorescenčných charakteristík telových tekutín a analýza extracelulárnych mikrovezikúl u nádorových ochorení urogenitálneho systému / Diagnostic potential of body fluid fluorescent characteristics and extracellular microvesicles analyses in urogenital malignancies [VEGA - 0136/18]

2

Interakcia studenej plazmy a vody, účinky plazmou aktivovanej vody na biologické systémy a ich využitie v medicíne a poľnohospodárstve/ 

Interaction of cold plasma with water, the effects of plasma activated water to biological systems and their uses in medicine and agriculture  [APVV-17-0382].

3

Kompenzačné ochranné mechanizmy ako účinný nástroj voči zvýšenej energetickej deficiencii patologicky zaťaženého myokardu: Výhodná perspektíva v modernej experimentálnej kardioprotekcii /Compensatory protective mechanisms as an effective tool against increased energy deficiency of pathologically loaded myocardium: An advantageous perspective in modern experimental cardioprotection [APVV-15-0119] 

4

Molekulové základy depresívnej poruchy u detí a adolescentov, vplyv omega-3 mastných kyselín a oxidačný stress / Molecular bases of depressive disorders in children and adolescents, effect of omega-3 fatty acids and oxidative stress [APVV-15-0063]

5

Rozvoj Centra excelentnosti pre využitie informačných biomakromolekúl na zlepšenie kvality života / Development of a Center of Excellence for the use of information biomacromolecules to improve the quality of life [ERDF ITMS: 26240120027]

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

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Chairman of the state examination Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2006-present
Member of the UK Grant Commission Comenius University in Bratislava 2007-present
Member of the Trade Union Commission for Biophysics Comenius University in Bratislava and Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice 2005-present
Pedagogical committee of Academic Senate FMFI UK 2011-2014
Charman of Biomed. Section SSC Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2000-2003

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)
Laboratory of Biophysics and Laboratory of Laser Spectroscopy MGU Moskva Moskva, Russia 1998 Postdoctoral fellowship
Department of General Biophysics, University of Lodz Lodz, Poland 1999, 2001 PL-SK Grant
Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Science in Szeged Szeged, Hungary 2000 NATO fellowship
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Animal Biology, University of Camerino Pau, France 2004 Invited work-collaboration stay

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-05-30