I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Beriková

I.2 - Name

Denisa

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr.

I.4 - Year of birth

1999

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of medical biophysics, Jessenius faculty of medicine in Martin, Comenius university Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Department of medical biophysics, Jessenius faculty of medicine in Martin, UK, Malá Hora 4, 03601 Martin

I.7 - Position

full-time postgraduate student

I.8 - E-mail address

denisa.berikova@uniba.sk

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

General medicine

I.11 - ORCID iD

0009-0004-2515-8397

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius university Bratislava

II.b - Year

2021

II.c - Study field and programme

Physics and general medicine, Biomedical physics

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of mathematics, physics and informatics, Comenius university Bratislava

II.b - Year

2023

II.c - Study field and programme

Physics and general medicine, Biomedical physics

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

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
Full-time postgraduate student	Department of medical biophysics, Jessenius faculty of medicine in Martin, Comenius university Bratislava	september 2023 - now

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
Research stay abroad	Universita degli studi di Firenze, IT	2026
Research stay abroad	University of Missouri; Cardiovascular Research Center, Columbia, MO, USA	2025
Statistical methods course	Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava	2026
Italian language course A2	Universita degli studi di Firenze, IT	2026
Basic and continuing education program in animal care and use	University of Missouri ACUC, USA	2025
Occupational health and safety training for lab personnel	University od Missouri ACUC, USA	2025
Medical education course	Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava	2024
Methodology of scientific work course	Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava	2024
Welfare of animals used for scientific or educational purposes course	Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Košice	2024
Certifikovaná skúška z angličtiny	Academy of education, Martin	2023

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
Medical biophysics	General medicine	Joint 1st and 2nd cycle	General medicine
Medical biophysics	Dentistry	Joint 1st and 2nd cycle	Dentistry
Biophysics and radiology	Nursing	1st cycle	Nursing
Biophysics and radiology	Midwifery	1st cycle	Midwifery
Biophysics and radiology	Public health	1st cycle	Public health

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.4.2 - 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

Role of the pontine respiratory group in the suppression of cough by codeine in cats: Michal Simera, Denisa Berikova*, Ole-Jacob Hovengen, Marek Laheye, Marcel Veternik, Lukas Martvon, Zuzana Kotmanova, Lucia Cibulkova, Ivan Poliacek. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2024.104326

Airway mechanics alters generation of cough motor pattern: Ivan Poliacek, Marcel Veternik, Lukas Martvon, Zuzana Kotmanova, Lucia Babalova, Lucia Cibulkova, Denisa Berikova, Jana Plevkova, Teresa Pitts, Silvia Adzimova, Michal Simera. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2024.104315

Peripheral antitussives affect temporal features of tracheobronchial coughing in cats: Ivan Poliacek, Marcel Veternik, Lukas Martvon, Michal Simera, Lucia Cibulkova, Zuzana Kotmanova, Denisa Berikova, Donald C Bolser. 2025. DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00551.2024

Denisa Berikova, Michal Simera, Marcel Veternik, Lukas Martvon, Ivan Poliacek, Teresa Pitts: The role of the pontine respiratory group in the antitussive effect of codeine: Insights from a cat model. Physiology 40 (S1), May 2025; https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.2025.40.S1.1823

Denisa Berikova, Michal Simera, Ole-Jacob Hovengen, Marcel Veternik, Lukas Martvon, Ivan Poliacek: Effect of Codeine Microinjections in Pontine Respiratory Group on Cough Reflex. European Biophysics Journal. 2025; 54 (Suppl 1): S1-S273

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

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

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

Young researchers grant UK/1061/2025. Name of the project: Synthetic analogues of butamirate as potential new antitussives - Electrophysiological study.

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
Students´ scientific conference, member of the organizing committee	Jessenius faculty of medicine UK in Martin	2023 - now
MedGames Junior, member of the organizing committee, judge	Jessenius faculty of medicine UK in Martin	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)
University of Missouri; Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center	134 Research Park Dr, Columbia, MO 65203, USA	1.2.2025 - 31.5..2025	PhD student Mobility
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence	Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Firenze, IT	10.1.2026 - 30.6.2026	PhD student Mobility

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2026-03-18

Name and surname:	Mgr. Denisa Beriková
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