Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Soňa Fraňová, 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
Fraňová
I.2 - Name
Soňa
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr. PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1965
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Pharmacology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Malá Hora 4C, 03601 Martin
I.7 - Position
Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
sona.franova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3665
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Pharmacy / General medicine
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8429-092X

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 Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1989
II.c - Study field and programme
Biochemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
Pharmacy, Pharmacology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
Pharmacy, Pharmacology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Pharmacy, Pharmacology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Scientific worker Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin 1989 - 1995
Lecturer Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin 1995 - 2005
Associate professor Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin 2005 - 2018
Professor Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin 2018 -
Head of Department Jessenius Faculty of Medicine CU in Martin 2008 -

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
Pharmacology 1, 2 General medicine I.+II. General medicine
Pharmacology 1, 2 General medicine I.+II. Dentistry, Dental Medicine
Pharmacology Nursing I. Nursing
Pharmacology Midwifery I. Midwifery
Pharmacology 1, 2 Pharmacolgy III. Pharmacy
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
Pharmacology III. Pharmacy
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Pharmacology Pharmacy
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)
7
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
39
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
5
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
Diploma thesis seminar 1,2,3 General medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Disaster medicine General medicine I.+II. General medicine

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
415
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
109
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
59
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
35
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1074
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
640
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
905
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
573
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Kardošová, Alžbeta - Ebringerová, Anna - Alföldi, Juraj - Nosáľová, Gabriela - Fraňová, Soňa - Hřibalová, Věra: A biologically active fructan from the roots of Arctium lappa L., var. Herkules In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. - Roč. 33, č. 1-3 (2003), s. 135-140. - ISSN 0141-8130.URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijbiomac?menu=cont&label=Table. Registrered in: scopus; Indikátor časopisu: IF (JCR) 2003=1,427; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine (miscellaneous)] -- 2003; Citations (95).

2

Fraňová, Soňa - Molitorisová, Miroslava - Kalmanová, Lenka - Palenčárová, Jarmila - Jošková, Marta - Smieško, Lukáš - Mažerik, Jozef - Šutovská, Martina: The anti-asthmatic potential of Rho-kinase inhibitor hydroxyfasudil in the model of experimentally induced allergic airway inflammation. In: European Journal of Pharmacology - č. 938 (2023), s. [1-8], ISSN (print) 0014-2999. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299922007117?via%3Dihub. Registered in: CCC Current Content Connect,SCOPUS, WOS CC Web of Science. IF (JCR) 2021=5.195; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Pharmacology] -- 2021; Citations (8).

3

Šutovská, Martina - Fraňová, Soňa - Prisenžňáková, Ľubica - Nosáľová, Gabriela - Togola, A. - Diallo, D. - Paulsen, B. S. - Capek, Peter: Antitussive activity of polysaccharides isolated from the Malian medicinal plants. In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. - Roč. 44, č. 3 (2009), s. 236-239. - ISSN 0141-8130; URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%235060%232009%23999559996%23941057%23FLA%23&_cdi=5060&_pubType=J&_auth=y&_acct=C000053045&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=5677561&md5=209bf51956068b5aeff6010c407ef818. Registered in: scopus; IF (JCR) 2009=2,366 [2012-2,596]; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine - miscelanoeus] -- 2009; Citations (45).

4

Fraňová, Soňa - Kazimierová, Ivana - Pappová, Lenka - Jošková, Marta - Plank, Lukáš - Šutovská, Martina : Bronchodilatory, antitussive andanti-inflammatory effect of morin in the setting of experimentally induced allergic asthma. In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. - Roč. 68, č. 8 (2016), s. 1064-1072. - ISSN 0022-3573 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jphp.12576/epdf. Registered in: scopus; Registered in: wos; IF (JCR) 2016=2,405; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Pharmaceutical science] -- 2016; Citations (16)

5

Šutovská, Martina- Nosáľová, Gabriela - Šutovský, Juraj - Fraňová, Soňa - Prisenžňáková, Ľubica - Capek, Peter: Possible mechanisms of dose-dependent cough suppressive effect ofAlthaea officinalis rhamnogalacturonan in guinea pigs test system. In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. - Roč. 45, č. 1 (2009), s. 27-32. - ISSN 0141-8130.URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6T7J-4W04KK8-1F&_cdi=5060&_user=5677561&_orig=search&_coverDate=07%2F01%2F2009&_sk=999549998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVlb-zSkzS&md5=1a6bafaff7b2878345dbeb9118bfaa79&ie=/sdarticle.pdf. Registered in: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2009=2,366;  scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine - miscelanoeus] -- 2009; Citations (79)

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

Fraňová, Soňa - Molitorisová, Miroslava - Kazimierová, Ivana - Jošková, Marta - Forsberg, Christina Imnoy - Nováková, Elena - Šutovská, Martina: Pharmacodynamic evaluation of dihydroxyflavone derivate chrysin in a guinea pig model of allergic asthma. In: Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Roč. 73, č. 2 (2021), s. 233-240. URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33793800/. Registrered in: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=3.765; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Pharmaceutical science] -- 2020; Citations (6).

2

Fraňová, Soňa - Molitorisová, Miroslava - Kalmanová, Lenka - Palenčárová, Jarmila - Jošková, Marta - Smieško, Lukáš - Mažerik, Jozef - Šutovská, Martina: The anti-asthmatic potential of Rho-kinase inhibitor hydroxyfasudil in the model of experimentally induced allergic airway inflammation. In: European Journal of Pharmacology - č. 938 (2023), s. [1-8], ISSN (print) 0014-2999. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299922007117?via%3Dihub. Registrated in v: CCC Current Content Connect, SCOPUS, WOS CC Web of Science. IF (JCR) 2021=5.195; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Pharmacology] -- 2021; Citations (8).

3

Capek, Peter - Šutovská, Martina - Barboríková, Jana -Kazimierová, Ivana - Fraňová, Soňa - Kopačová, Mária: Structural characterization andanti-asthmatic effect of alpha-L-arabino(4-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucurono)-beta-D-xylan from the roots of Rudbeckia fulgida In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Roč. 165 (2020), s. 842-848. ISSN (print) 0141-8130URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813020352272. Registrated in: scopus, wos. IF (JCR) 2020=6.953; wos-jcr --Q1 [Biochemistry & molecular biology]. Citations (4).

4

Molitorisová, Miroslava - Šutovská, Martina - Kazimierová, Ivana - Barboríková, Jana - Jošková, Marta - Nováková, Elena - Fraňová, Soňa: The anti-asthmatic potential of flavonol kaempferol in an experimental model of allergic airway inflammation In: European Journal of Pharmacology - Roč. 891 (2021), s. [1-10], URL: https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0014299920307901?token= DC40BFE65E383CB40A8A29862914C1CBE0CA35DEF4D7D02BB0AACB8D2E61874D8992E0E2E256EA4D1F06FEA800EFB6B, Registrered in scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=4.432; scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Pharmacology] -- 2020; Citations (41).

5

Gondáš, Eduard - Mažerik, Jozef - Dohál, Matúš - Bálentová, Soňa - Pokusa, Michal - Vargová, Daniela - Smieško, Lukáš - Šutovská, Martina - Jošková, Marta - Fraňová, Soňa: Anti-astmatic effect of ROCK inhibitor, GSK429286 A, in experimentally induced allergic airway inflammation. In: International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology – Roč. 38, č. Jan-Dec 2024 (2024), s. [1-14], DOI 10.1177/03946320241282949, Registrated in SCO ; MEDLINE® ; WOS CC ; BIOSIS Citation Index ; SCIE. IF: 3.0 - 2023, JIF-- Q2 Pharmacology]. Citations (1).

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

Fraňová, Soňa: The influence of inhaled furosemide on adverse affects of ACE-inhibitors in airways In: Bratislavské lekárske listy. - Roč. 102, č. 7 (2001), s. 309-313. Registrované v: scopus Ohlasy (35). Cited in: [o1] 2014 Dicpinigaitis, P. V. - Morice, A. H. - Birring, S. S. - McGarvey, L. - Smith, J. A. - Canning, B. J. - Page, C. P.: Pharmacological Reviews, roč. 66, č. 2, 2014, s. 468-512 – SCOPUS, IF(JCR) 2014=17,099.

2

Barboríková, Jana - Šutovská, Martina - Kazimierová, Ivana - Jošková, Marta - Fraňová, Soňa - Kopecký, Jiří - Capek, Peter: Extracellular polysaccharide produced by Chlorella vulgaris - Chemical characterization and anti-asthmatic profile. In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2019; 135:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.104. IF (JCR) 2019=5,162; Kvartil Q: scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine (miscellaneous)] -- 2019; Ohlasy/Citations (22) Cited in: [o1] 2021 Poulhazan, A., Dickwella Widanage, M.C., Muszyński, A., Arnold, A. A., Warscharski D. E., Azadi, P., Marcotte, I., Wang, T.: Journal of the American Chemical Society roč. 143(46), s. 19374-19388 - SCI, SCOPUS; IF(JCR): 15,4

3

Šutovská, Martina - Nosáľová, Gabriela - Fraňová, Soňa: The role of potassium ion channels in cough and other reflexes of the airways. In: Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 2007; 58 Suppl 5(Pt 2):673-683. http://www.jpp.krakow.pl/journal/archive/11_07_s5/pdf/673_11_07_s5_article.pdf

IF (JCR) 2007=4,466; Kvartil Q: scimago-sjr – Q2 [Medicine (miscellaneous)] – 2007; scimago-sjr – Q2 [Pharmacology] – 2007; Ohlasy/Citations (11) Cited in: [o1] 2014 Dicpinigaitis, P. V. - Morice, A. H. - Birring, S. S. - McGarvey, L. - Smith, J. A. - Canning, B. J. - Page, C. P.: Pharmacological Reviews, roč. 66, č. 2, 2014, s. 468-512 - SCI ; SCOPUS ; IF(JCR) 2014=17,099.

4

Šutovská, Martina - Kocmálová, Michaela - Fraňová, Soňa - Vakkalanka, Swaroop - Viswanadha, Srikant: Pharmacodynamic evaluation of RP3128, a novel and potent CRAC channel inhibitor in guinea pig models of allergic asthma. In: European Journal of Pharmacology 2016; 772:62-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.12.047. IF (JCR) 2016 =3,145; Ohlasy/Citations (8); Cited in: [o1] 2016 Samanta, K. - Parekh, A. B.: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, roč. 371, č. 1700, 2016, čl. č. 20150424 - SCI ; SCOPUS ; IF(JCR) 2016=5,846 a [o1] 2021 Bakowski, D. - Murray, F. - Parekh, A. B.: Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, roč. 61, 2021, s. 629-654 – SCOPUS ; IF(JCR) 2019=11,250

5

Fraňová, Soňa - Kazimierová, Ivana - Pappová, Lenka - Molitorisová, Miroslava - Jošková, Marta - Šutovská, Martina: The effect of erdosteine on airway defence mechanisms and inflammatory cytokines in the settings of allergic inflammation. In: Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - č. 54 (2019), s. 60-67. Cited in: [o1] 2020 Cazzola, M. - Page, C. - Rogliani, P. - Calzetta, L. - Matera, M. G.: Drugs, roč. 80, č. 17,2020, s. 1799-1809 - SCI ; SCOPUS IF (JCR) 2020= 9,546

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

APVV-19-0033: The role of the Rho kinase pathway in the pathomechanism of allergic airway inflammation, remodelling and the possibilities of its pharmacological modulation (Principal investigator), 2020-2024. Influence of respiratory defence mechanisms, allergic inflammation and remodelling by Rho-kinase antagonists and ion channel modulators, the activation of which is associated with the Rho kinase system.

2

VEGA 1/0314/21: The role of RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway in the pathomechanism of allergic airway inflammation and the possibilities of their pharmacological modulation (Principal investigator) 2021-2023. The influence of the defene mechanisms of the respiratory tract, allergic inflammation and remodellation by Rho-kinase inhibitors.

3

VEGA 1/0060/25: Anti-asthmatic potential of selective kinase inhibitors in experimental allergic asthma. (Principal Investigator) 2025-2028. Investigation of the effects on airway defense mechanisms, allergic inflammation, and remodeling by specific JAK kinase antagonists.

4

APVV 23-0621: Pharmacological modulation of "remodeling" respiratory diseases in experimental conditions. (Principal Investigator) 2024-2028. Investigation of airway remodeling during asthma and pulmonary fibrosis using selective kinase inhibitors and modulators.

5

VEGA 1/0072/23: Immuno-biochemical and genetic properties of clear cell kidney cancer and their potential use in its diagnosis and treatment. (Deputy of Principal investigator) 2023-2026.

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
Vice-dean for pedagogical affairs Jessenius Facuty of Medicine CU in Martin 2004 - 2011
Member of editorial board Our University Journal 2006 - 2012
Chair of the board Slovak Pharmacological Society SMS 2008 -2025
Director of GLP test facility Jessenius Facuty of Medicine CU in Martin 2020 -

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
2025-01-30