I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Braný

I.2 - Name

Dušan

I.3 - Degrees

RNDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1987

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Biomedical Centre Martin, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Malá Hora 4C, 036 01 Martin

I.7 - Position

Research Scientist

I.8 - E-mail address

dusan.brany@uniba.sk

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

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/25508

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

General Medicine

I.11 - ORCID iD

0009-0009-4912-8754

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Natural Sciences CU in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2009-2012

II.c - Study field and programme

Biology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Natural Sciences CU in Bratislava

II.b - Year

2012-2014

II.c - Study field and programme

Genetics

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin

II.b - Year

2014-2018

II.c - Study field and programme

Gynaecology and Obstetrics

II.4 - Associate professor

II.5 - Professor

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

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.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

397

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

333

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

VI.1.a - Overall

364

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

302

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

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

Braný, D., Dvorská, D., Halašová, E., Škovierová, H. (2020). Cold atmospheric plasma: A powerful tool for modern medicine. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(8), 2932.

Dvorská, D., Braný, D., Nagy, B., Grendár, M., Poka, R., Soltész, B., Danková, Z. (2019). Aberrant methylation status of tumour suppressor genes in ovarian cancer tissue and paired plasma samples. International journal of molecular sciences, 20(17), 4119

Braný, D., Dvorská, D., Slávik, P., Školka, R., Adamkov, M. (2017). Survivin and gynaecological tumours. Pathology-Research and Practice, 213(4), 295-300.

Braný, D., Dvorská, D., Strnádel, J., Matáková, T., Halašová, E., Škovierová, H. (2021). Effect of cold atmospheric plasma on epigenetic changes, DNA damage, and possibilities for its use in synergistic cancer therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(22), 12252.

Krivosova, M., Adamcakova, J., Kaadt, E., Mumm, B. H., Dvorska, D., Brany, D., Elfving, B. (2023). The VEGF protein levels, miR-101-3p, and miR-122-5p are dysregulated in plasma from adolescents with major depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 334, 60-68.

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

Braný, D., Dvorská, D., Halašová, E., Škovierová, H. (2020). Cold atmospheric plasma: A powerful tool for modern medicine. International journal of molecular sciences, 21(8), 2932.

Hajduchova, D., Suroviakova, S., Mersakova, S., Brany, D., Zahumenska, R., Rehak, M.,Strnadel, J. (2023). Modelling Duchenne muscular dystrophy in vitro with newly generated, blood cell-derived induced pluripotent stem cell line ORIONi003-A. Stem Cell Research, 71, 103187.

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

Yousefi, P. D., Suderman, M., Langdon, R., Whitehurst, O., Davey Smith, G., Relton, C. L. (2022). DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations. Nature Reviews Genetics, 23(6), 369-383.

De Bruyn, C., Baert, T., Van den Bosch, T., Coosemans, A. (2020). Circulating transcripts and biomarkers in uterine tumors: is there a predictive role?. Current oncology reports, 22(2), 12.

Arai, S., Bidbayasakh, K., Fukuda, A., Takashima, K., & Kurita, H. (2022). Oxidative modification in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA and its removal in A549 human lung cancer cells exposed to cold atmospheric-pressure plasma. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 61(9), 096003.

He, Y., Lu, F., Jiang, C., Gong, F., Wu, Z., Ostrikov, K. (2024). Cold atmospheric plasma stabilizes mismatch repair for effective, uniform treatment of diverse colorectal cancer cell types. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 3599.

Zhang, F., Li, F., Lu, J. (2023). microRNA-100 shuttled by human umbilical cord MSC-secreted extracellular vesicles induces endometriosis by inhibiting HS3ST2. Cellular Signalling, 102, 110532.

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

VEGA 1/0145/22 "The role of non-coding RNAs in the onset and development of major depressive disorder."

VEGA 1/0310/21 "Development of novel 3D models from human adult dental stem cells to study the process of osteodifferentiation, comparison of their biological properties with 2D models and the research of their molecular and biochemical properties during the treatment of bone tissue defects."

APVV-21-0372 "Development of XenoPig – a large, orthotopic xenograft animal model for modeling human pancreatic cancer."

ITMS2014+: 313011V446: "Integrative Strategy in the Development of Personalized Medicine for Selected Malignant Tumors and its Impact on Quality of Life."

ITMS2014+: 313011AUA4: "New Possibilities for Laboratory Diagnostics and Massive Screening of SARS-CoV-2 and Identification of Mechanisms of Virus Behavior in the Human Body."

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)
Aarhus University	Aarhus, Denmark	2023	International internship

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update

2025-02-24

Name and surname:	RNDr. Dušan Braný, 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