I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Nechalová

I.2 - Name

Libuša

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1995

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Nábr. arm. gen. L. Svobodu 9, 81469 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

Assist. Professor

I.8 - E-mail address

libusa.nechalova@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/58599?do=filterForm-submit&name=Libu%C5%A1a&surname=Nechalov%C3%A1&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Sport sciences

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3518-1353

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2015-2018

II.c - Study field and programme

Physical education and biology teacher

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2018-2020

II.c - Study field and programme

Physical education and biology teacher

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2020-2023

II.c - Study field and programme

Sport sciences

II.4 - Associate professor

II.b - Year

2023

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
Assist. Professor	Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava	2023 - present
Researcher	Biomedical Centre of Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava	2021 - 2026
Expert Guarantor of the National Project “Movement for Well-being” within the Active School Concept	Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic	2025 - present
Project Manager of the Swiss–Slovak Health Campus Project	Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic	2026 - present

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
Postdoctoral fellowship at Comenius University	Faculty of Physical Education and Sports	2025
Python developer	Robot Dreams	2024
Cognitive-behavioral approach to obesity therapy, STOB	Biomedical Centre SAV	2021
Trainer of the 1st qualified level with a specialization in bodybuilding and fitness	FTVS UK coaching academy	2019

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
Human biology 2	Coaching; Coaching and teaching of physical education; Teaching physical education in combination; Sports management	1st degree	Sports Sciences; Teaching and pedagogical sciences
Physiology of physical exercises	Coaching; Coaching and teaching of physical education; Teaching physical education in combination; Sports management	1st degree	Sports Sciences; Teaching and pedagogical sciences

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)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Regional, socioeconomic, and health determinants of physical fitness in school children: insights from a National Olympic Fitness Project

Pavol Ďurček, Libuša Nechalová, Milan Španík, Branislav Bleha, Viktor Bielik

https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckag016

In: European Journal of Public Health (IF 3.9 - 2024, Kvartil Q (2024) - Q1)

Dance and Dietary Intervention Improves Metabolic Health, Fitness, and Quality of Life With Modest Gut Microbiota Shifts in Breast Patients With Obesity: A Pilot RCT

Libuša Nechalová, Adela Penesová, Ivan Hric, Peter Olej, Miroslava Šimiaková, Simona Ugrayová, Jenni Hekkala, Simona Kelčíková, Marián Grendár, Satu Pekkala, Viktor Bielik

https://doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.70611

In: Cancer Reports (IF 2.5 - 2025, Kvartil Q (2025) - Q3)

Perspektívy telesnej zdatnosti detí a dospievajúcich

[vedecká monografia]

Libuša Nechalová, Viktor Bielik

ISBN 978-223-6317-4

Gut microbiota and metabolic responses to a 12-week caloric restriction combined with strength and HIIT training in patients with obesity : a randomized trial

Nechalová, Libuša, Bielik, Viktor, Hric, Ivan, Babicová, Miriam, Baranovičová, Eva, Grendár, Marián, Koška, Juraj, Penesová, AdelaDOI 10.1186/s13102-024-01029-7In: BMC sports science, medicine and rehabilitation (IF 2.1 - 2023; Kvartil Q (2023): Q1/Q2/Q3)

Lyophilized Bryndza cheese capsules increase butyrate-producing gut bacteria in recreational athletes : a randomized controlled trial

Hric, Ivan; Nechalová, Libuša; Šimiaková, Miroslava; Baranovičová, Eva; Esmail, Galal Ali; Hammami, Riadh; Penesová, Adela; Bielik, Viktor DOI 10.1016/j.jff.2025.107139In: Journal of functional foods (IF4.0 - 2024; Kvartil Q (2024): Q2

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

Effect of high-intensity training and probiotics on gut microbiota diversity in competitive swimmers : randomized controlled trial.

Bielik, Viktor, Hric, Ivan, Ugrayová, Simona, Nechalová, Libuša, Putala, Matúš, Grznár, Ľuboš, Penesová, Adela, Havranová, Andrea, Šardzíková, Sára, Grendár, Marián, Baranovičová, Eva, Šoltys, Katarína, Kolísek, MartinDOI 10.1186/s40798-022-00453-8In: Sports medicine - open (IF: 4.6 - 2022, Kvartil Q (2022) - Q1)

The prediction model of academic achievement based on cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI status for ninth-grade students Bielik, Viktor; Nosáľ, Vladimír; Nechalová, Libuša; Špánik, Milan; Žilková, Katarína; Grendár, MariánDOI 10.1186/s12887-024-05353-2In: BMC Pediatrics (IF 2.4 - 2024; Kvartil Q (2024): Q2)

Gut microbiota and serum metabolites in individuals with class III obesity without type 2 diabetes mellitus : pilot analysis

Nechalová, Libuša, Bielik, Viktor, Hric, Ivan, Ugrayová, Simona, Šoltys, Katarína, Rádiková, Žofia, Baranovičová, Eva, Grendár, Marián, Kolísek, Martin, Penesová, AdelaDOI 10.1089/met.2022.0071In: Metabolic syndrome and related disorders (IF: 1.3 - 2023, Kvartil Q (2023) - Q3)

Colonic microbiome modulation and metabolic effects of Bryndza sheep cheese in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia : an in vitro study

Esmail, Galal Ali, Miri, Saba, Hric, Ivan, Mottawea, Walid, Nechalová, Libuša, Šimiaková, Miroslava, Leao, Luana, Kolísek, Martin, Kolenová, Alexandra, Bielik, Viktor, Hammami, Riadh

DOI 10.1016/j.jff.2025.106755.

In: Journal of functional foods (IF: 4.0 - 2024, Kvartil Q (2024) - Q2)

Špecifiká manažmentu pacientov s extrémnou obezitou

[učebnica pre vysoké školy]

Penesová, Adela, Nechalová, Libuša

ISBN 978-80-224-2111-9

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

2026 [01/20] / IND - Tóth, Andrej - Furka, Samuel - Vengríni, Jerguš - Neogrády, Pavel - Bandura, Andrej - Dueňas Casas, Saul - Petrovič, Robert - Tomka, Miroslav - Slopovský, Ján - Furka, Daniel. Artificial intelligence-driven multidimensional phenotyping of gut metabolic states for personalized prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic strategies [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1002/mnfr.70607 In: Molecular nutrition and food research. Weinheim: John Wiley & Sons. Wiley-VCH, 2026, Roč. 70, č. 18, art. no. e70607, s. 1-10 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 1613-4125. ISSN (online) 1613-4133. - WOS CC ; CCC ; SCO ; SCIE, s. 1 - 10

2026 [01/20] / IND - Luo, Zining - Yu, Jian - Liu, Zhen - Zhang, Xiaolin - Jia, Yining - Cao, Wei - Long, Fangyu. Metal-polyphenol network-mediated walnut protein complexes alleviate food allergy via gut microbiota and metabolic modulation [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1016/j.fbio.2026.108810 In: Food bioscience. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2026, č. 79, art. no. 108810, s. 1-14 [tlačená forma] [online]. ISSN 2212-4292. ISSN (online) 2212-4306. - WOS CC ; CCC ; SCO ; SCIE, s. 1 - 14

2026 [01/20] / IND - Bi, Cunjian - Ran, Xiaokang - Zhang, Feng - Ye, Xinming - Yin, Xiaojian - Zhang, Mengmeng - Sun, Pengwei. Independent and joint associations of a body shape index and cardiorespiratory fitness with executive function in adolescents [elektronický dokument]: a cross-sectional study in China. DOI 10.3389/fnut.2026.1739948 In: Frontiers in nutrition. Lausanne: Frontiers Media, 2026, Roč. 13, č. February, art. no. 1739948, s. 01-16 [online]. ISSN (online) 2296-861X. - WOS CC ; CCC ; SCO ; SCIE, s. 01 - 16

2026 [01/20] / IND - Pawlowski, Piotr - Zaj, Natalia - Iwaniszczuk, Kamil - Grzelka, Izabela - Makuch, Wojciech - Samardakiewicz-Kirol, Emilia - Kosciolek, Aneta - Samardakiewicz, Marzena. Personalizing nutritional therapy in pediatric oncology [elektronický dokument]: the role of gut microbiome profiling and metabolomics in mitigating mucositis and enhancing immune response to chemotherapy. DOI 10.3390/children13020293 In: Children. Bazilej: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2026, Roč. 13, č. 2, art. no. 293, s. 1-20 [online]. ISSN (online) 2227-9067. - WOS CC ; CCC ; SCO ; SCIE, s. 1 - 20

2026 [01/20] / IND - Terry, Charlotte - Hall, Lewis A. - Halle-Smith, James - Edwards, Lindsey Ann - Sivakumar, Shivan - Chapple, Iain - Beggs, Andrew - Iqbal, Tariq H. - Roberts, John Keith. Pancreatic cancer in the holobiont and therapeutic targets [elektronický dokument]: a review. DOI 10.3390/jcm15093225 In: Journal of clinical medicine. Bazilej: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2026, Roč. 15, č. 9, art. no. 3225, s. 1-21 [online]. ISSN (online) 2077-0383. - WOS CC ; CCC ; SCO ; SCIE, s. 1 - 21

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

VEGA 1/0587/26 [2026 - present]

School-based physical activity program for students with overweight and obesity

Principal investigator

VEGA 1/0260/21 [2021 – 2024]

Gut microbiome - An indicator of physical fitness and health.

Deputy principal investigator

APVV-22-0047 [ 2021 – present]

Effect of exercise and nutrition on gut microbiome and quality of life in cured cancer patients

Co-investigator

VEGA 1/0313/25 [2025 – present]

Effect on the structure and function of the gut microbiota of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in remission

Co-investigator

APVV-17-0099 [2017 – 2021]

The impact of exercise and diet on the gut microbiota in a healthy population and in patients with non-communicable chronic diseases

Co-investigator

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
Member of the working group responsible for preparing documentation for the periodic evaluation of research, development, artistic and other creative activities – VER 2026	Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava	2025
Science and Technology Week in Slovakia TVT	Faculty of physical education and sport, Comenius University in Bratislava	11-17.11. 2024

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)
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyvaskyla	Rautpohjankatu 8a, Finland	24.09.2024 – 27.09.2024	As part of this mobility, I intended to meet the specialists in gut microbiome, body and exercise physiology, methodology, and research. The aim was to share experiences and explore potential collaborations in research and intervention development. The overall objectives of the mobility included enhancing professional competencies, developing research and English skills, and identifying further potential research collaborations.

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

[2026] – Scientific qualification level IIa, Sport Sciences – sport, sport pedagogy, sport humanities, sport kinanthropology

Date of last update

2026-09-20

Name and surname:	Mgr. Libuša Nechalová, 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