Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
PharmDr. Andrea Balažová, 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
Balažová
I.2 - Name
Andrea
I.3 - Degrees
PharmDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1970
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Cell and molecular Biology of Drugs Faculty of Pharmacy UK/ Medicinal plant garden
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Kalinčiakova 8 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
assistant profesor
I.8 - E-mail address
balazova1@uniba.sk
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Pharmacy
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-3074-2721

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
Faculty of Pharmacy UK
II.b - Year
1988-1993
II.c - Study field and programme
Clinical Pharmacy
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Pharmacy UK
II.b - Year
1993-2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Pharmacognosy
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
scientific researcher Faculty of Pharmacy 1993- 1994
assistant profesor Faculty of Pharmacy 1994- until now
Horti Prefectus Faculty of Pharmacy 1.9. 2023 - 31.8. 2028

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
I. Grade of Specialization - Pharmacy Inštitút pre ďalšie vzdelávanie pracovníkov v zdravotníctve v Bratislave 1997

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
Applied Biochemistry Pharmacy I. and II. Pharmacy
Biochemistry Pharmacy I. and II. Pharmacy
Zdravotnícke a diagnostické pomôcky a biologické prostredie ZDP I. ZDP
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.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
53
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
Xenobiochemistry Pharmacy I. and II. Pharmacy
Molecular Biology of Drug Effects Pharmacy I. and II. Pharmacy

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
113
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
28
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
158
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
95
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
128
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
83
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Balažová, Andrea [UKOFABM] - Pšenák, Mikuláš: Tvorba morfínanov: Enzýmový a molekulárno-biologický aspekt.

In: Chemické listy [elektronický dokument]. - Roč. 92, č. 12 (1998), s. 1006-1015. - ISSN (print) 0009-2770, Cited (9):

2

Holková, Ivana [UKOFABM] (45%) - Bezáková, Lýdia [UKOFABMs] (10%) - Bilka, František [UKOFABM] (15%) - Balažová, Andrea [UKOFABM] (10%) - Vanko, Marián (10%) - Blanáriková, Víťazoslava (10%): Involvement of lipoxygenase in elicitor-stimulatedsanguinarine accumulation in Papaver somniferum suspension cultures

In: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. - Vol. 48, No. 10-11 (2010), s. 887-892. - ISSN 0981-9428, Cited (25)

3

Vitkovská, Anika [UKOFAFG] (20%) - Balažová, Andrea [UKOFABM] (10%) - Račanská, Eva [UKOFAFTs] (10%) - Kameníková, Miroslava (5%) - Bittner Fialová, Silvia [UKOFAFG] (5%) - Majerník, Jaroslav (5%) - Nagy, Milan [UKOFAFG] (5%) - Gál, Peter[UKOFAFGs] (20%) - Mučaji, Pavel [KAUT] [UKOFAFG] (20%): Agrimonia eupatoria L. and Cynara cardunculus L. water infusions: Comparison of anti-diabetic activities

In: Molecules. - Vol. 21, No. 5 (2016), s. 1-12. - ISSN 1420-3049, Cited (38):

4

Balažová, Andrea (Korešpondenčný autor) [UKOFABM] (35%) - Urdová, Júlia (Autor) [UKOFAFG] (20%) - Bilka, František (Autor) [UKOFABM] (10%) - Holková, Ivana (Autor) [UKOFABM] (10%) - Horváth, Branislav (Autor) (5%) - Forman, Vladimír (Autor) [UKOFAFG] (10%) - Mučaji, Pavel (Korešpondenčný autor) [UKOFAFG] (10%): Evaluation of Manganese Chloride’s Effect on Biosynthetic Properties of In Vitro Cultures of Eschscholzia californica Cham..

In: Molecules [elektronický dokument] . – Roč. 23, č. 4 (2018), art. no. 971, s. [1-10] [online], Cited (4)

5

Balažová, Andrea (aut) [KAUT] [UKOFABM] (40%) - Urdová, Júlia (aut) [UKOFAFG] (35%) - Forman, Vladimír (aut) [UKOFAFG] (15%) - Mučaji, Pavel (aut) [KAUT] [UKOFADEK] (10%): Enhancement of Macarpine Production in Eschscholzia CalifornicaSuspension Cultures under Salicylic Acid Elicitation and Precursor Supplementation

In: Molecules [elektronický dokument]. - Roč. 25, č. 6 (2020), s. [1-12], art. no. 1261 [online]. - ISSN (online) 1420-3049, Cited (5):

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

Bezáková, Lýdia (20%) ; Balažová, Andrea (Autor) (25%) ; Holková, Ivana (Autor) (20%) ; Obložinský, Marek (Autor) (15%) ; Bauerová, Katarína (Autor) (5%) ; Mikuš, Peter (Autor) (15%): Živočíšne lipoxygenázy – polyfenoly, ako potenciálne inhibítory lipoxygenáz = Animal Lipoxygenases - Polyphenols as Potential Lipoxygenase Inhibitors

In Chemické listy – Roč. 114, č. 8 (2020), s. 523-529, Cited (2)

2

Balažová, Andrea [KAUT] [UKOFABM] (40%) - Urdová, Júlia [UKOFAFG] (35%) - Forman, Vladimír [UKOFAFG] (15%) - Mučaji, Pavel [KAUT] [UKOFAFG] (10%): Enhancement of Macarpine Production in Eschscholzia Californica Suspension Cultures under SalicylicAcid Elicitation and Precursor Supplementation

In: Molecules [elektronický dokument]. - Roč. 25, č. 6 (2020), s. [1-12], art. no. 1261 [online]. - ISSN (online) 1420-3049, Cited (9)

3

Balažová, Ema (aut) [UKOFABM] (70%) - Balažová, Andrea (aut) [UKOFABM] (15%) - Obložinský, Marek (aut) [KAUT] [UKOFABM] (15%): Epigenetické modifikácie v rastlinách význam vo fosfolipidovej signalizácii a sekundárnom metabolizme = Epigenetic Modifications in Plants-Impact on Phospholipid Signaling and Secondary Metabolism

In: Chemické listy [elektronický dokument]. - Roč. 116, č. 7 (2022), s. 416-422 [CD-ROM]. - ISSN (print) 0009-2770, Cited (2)

4

V302 Mergová, Michaela (aut) [KAUT] [UKOFAFG] (16.67%) - Balažová, Andrea (aut) [UKOFABM] (16.666%) - Obložinský, Marek (aut) [UKOFABM] (16.666%) - Holková, Ivana (aut) [UKOFABM] (16.666%) - Mučaji, Pavel (aut) [UKOFAFG] (16.666%) - Bittner Fialová,Silvia (aut) [UKOFAFG] (16.666%): Jasmonáty, ich biosyntéza, metabolizmus a signálna dráha v rastlinných organizmoch = Jasmonates, Their Biosynthesis, Metabolism and Signalling Pathway in Plant Organisms

In: Chemické listy. - Roč. 117, č. 3 (2023), s. 147-154. - ISSN (print) 0009-2770, Cited (1)

5

Hans, Barbora (Autor) [Externý doktorand] [UKOFABM] (45%) - Balažová, Ema (Autor) [Interný doktorand] [UKOFABM] (15%) - Dokupilová, Svetlana (Autor) [UKOFAA] (10%) - Mikuš, Peter (Autor) [UKOFAA] (5%) - Balažová, Andrea (Autor) [UKOFABM] (5%) - Kubíková, Renáta (Korešpondenčný autor) [UKOFABM] (15%) - Obložinský, Marek (Autor) [UKOFABM] (5%): Wounding and Phospholipase C Inhibition: Evaluation of the Alkaloid Profiling in Opium Poppy.

In: Plants [elektronický dokument] .- Roč. 14, č. 10 (2025), art. no. 1413, s. [1-19] [online], Cited (1)

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

2013 Stranska, I. - Skalicky, M. - Novak, J. - Matyasova, E. - Hejnak, V.. - Analysis of selected poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) cultivars: Pharmaceutically important alkaloids - In: Industrial Crops and Products, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2013, s. 126 - SCI; SCOPUS

2

2021 ~ Ullah, H. - De Filippis, A. - Baldi, A. - Dacrema, M. - Esposito, C. - Garzarella, E.U. - Santarcangelo, C. - Tantipongpiradet, A. - Daglia, M.. - Beneficial Effects of Plant Extracts and Bioactive Food Components in Childhood Supplementation - In: Nutrients, Vol. 13, No. 9, 2021; art. no. 3157 ;SCI , SCOPUS

3

2021 zz ~ Nandy, S. - Das, T. - Dey, A.: Role of Jasmonic Acid and Salicylic Acid Signaling in Secondary Metabolite Production. In: Jasmonates and Salicylates Signaling in Plants. Berlin:Springer Verlag, 2021, S.113 -- SCI

4

2022 zz ~ Fu, J.Y. - Li, B.B. - Zhou, Z.F. - Cheng, M.S. - Yang, L. - Liu, Y.X.. - Formal total synthesis of macarpine via a Au(I)-catalyzed 6-endo-dig cycloisomerization strategy - In: Beilstein Journal of Organ Chemistry, Vol. 18, 2022 ; s. 1595 ; SCI

5

2023 zz ~ Becker, A. - Yamada, Y. - Sato, F.. - California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), the Papaveraceae golden girl model organism for evodevo and specialized metabolism - In: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 14, 2023 ; art. no. 1084358 ; SCI; SCOPUS

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

VEGA č. 1/0101/23 - Chief researcher: Epigenetic modifications and cell signaling in the context of secondary metabolism of medicinal plants.

The project is focused on studying epigenetic regulatory mechanisms concerning cellular signaling processes (at the level of phospholipid signaling system – phospholipases, PIP-kinases) and secondary metabolism (at the level of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid production). As an experimental model opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) will be used. In plants, epigenetic regulation could represent one of the adaptation ways for gene expression in the event of adverse living conditions. This "fine-tuning" of gene expressions has ably an impact on processes of secondary metabolism. The effect on the production and accumulation of plant secondary metabolites has not been investigated before. The project is designed to identify the correlation between epigenetic modifications and gene expression for enzymes involved in signal transduction, respectively in the biosynthesis of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in plants and in vitro cell cultures. Total costs suppose 52000€/82000€ (investment/non-investment).

2

VEGA 1/4292/07 - Deputy chief researcher: Polyphenoloxidase in relation to the formation of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in plants of the Papavereceae family

3

VEGA 1/0394/18 - Co-worker: Phosphatidylinositol system and transcription factors in the context of secondary metabolism

4

VEGA 1/0392/14 - Co-worker: Phosfolipase A2 - an omitted enzyme of plant signal pathways

5

VEGA 1/0089/10 - Co-worker: Lipoxygenase – its expression and potentially therapeutic impact of antioxidants

6

VEGA 1/4294/07 - Co-worker: Lipoxygenase in relation to the signal transduction processes in plant cells


7

KEGA 3/4213/06 - Deputy chief researcher: Preparation of textbook and transformation of practical exercises in pathobiochemistry for pharmacy students 


8

KEGA 3/5154/07- Co-worker: Modernization of study plans and preparation of textbooks for the subjects "Molecular biology of drug action" and "Biotechnology" for pharmacists


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
President of the Board of Student Scientific Activity Faculty of Pharmacy 2011-up to now

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-02-26