Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Erika Halašová, 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
Halašová
I.2 - Name
Erika
I.3 - Degrees
prof., RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
20.03.1963
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Medical Biology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Malá Hora 4, 036 01 Martin
I.7 - Position
Professor in the study field Medical Biology
I.8 - E-mail address
erika.halasova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3556?mode=full
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Medical Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2458-1391

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
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1986
II.c - Study field and programme
Genetics and Molecular Biology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1992
II.c - Study field and programme
Genetics and Molecular Biology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Palacký Univerzity Olomouc, Medical Faculty
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Medical Biology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Palacký Univerzity Olomouc, Medical Faculty
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Medical Biology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Director - Biomedical Centre Martin Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 1.9.2019 - till now
Professor in study field Medical Biology Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 1.3.2018 - till now
Associate professor in study field Medical Biology Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 21.12.2011 - 28.2.2018
Assistant professor in study field Medical Biology Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 1.7.1992 - 20.12.2011
Researcher Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 1.7.1991 - 30.06.1992
Internal PhD. student Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1.9.1986 - 1990

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
Certificate of profiency to teach in English language Academy of Education in Martin 1995
Certificate of completion of an accredited educational program for work with very toxic substances and mixtures Axelum s.r.o. Rovniakova 15, 85102 Bratislava 2022

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 Biology and Genetics 1 General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Medical Biology and Genetics 2 General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Oncology General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Diploma Thesis Seminar 1 General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Diploma Thesis Seminar 2 General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Diploma Thesis Seminar 3 General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
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
member of Council for Dental Medicine study program Joined first and second cycle Dental Medicine
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
Anatomy, histology and embryology General Medicine
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)
0
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)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
7
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
517
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
136
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
117
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
72
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1626
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
578
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1525
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
825
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Škovierová H, Vidomanová E, Mahmood S, Sopková J, Drgová A, Červeňová T, Halašová E, Lehotský J.The Molecular and Cellular Effect of Homocysteine Metabolism Imbalance on Human Health. Int J Mol Sci. 2016 Oct 20;17(10):1733. doi: 10.3390/ijms17101733.

IF 3,226; 233 citations

2

 Braný D, Dvorská D, Halašová E, Škovierová H. Cold Atmospheric Plasma: A Powerful Tool for Modern Medicine. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 22;21(8):2932. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082932.

Q1; 145 citations

3

Franekova M, Halasova E, Bukovska E, Luptak J, Dobrota D.Gene polymorphisms in bladder cancer. Urol Oncol. 2008 Jan-Feb;26(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.10.011. Epub 2007 Oct 29.

IF - 2,66; 67 citations

4

Halasova E, Matakova T, Kavcova E, Musak L, Letkova L, Adamkov M, Ondrusova M, Bukovska E, Singliar A. Human lung cancer and hexavalent chromium exposure. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2009;30 Suppl 1:182-5.

IF- 1,047; 31 citations

5

 Braný D, Dvorská D, Halašová E, Škovierová H. Cold Atmospheric Plasma: A Powerful Tool for Modern Medicine. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 22;21(8):2932. doi: 10.3390/ijms21082932.

Q1; 145 citations

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

Zuzana Dankova, Elena Novakova , Maria Skerenova , Veronika Holubekova , Vincent Lucansky , Dana Dvorska , Dusan Brany , Zuzana Kolkova , Jan Strnadel , Sandra Mersakova , Katarina Janikova , Marek Samec , Michal Pokusa , Martin Petras , Miroslava Sarlinova , Ivana Kasubova , Dusan Loderer , Vladimira Sadlonova , Jana Kompanikova, Nina Kotlebova , Adriana Kompanikova , Martina Hrnciarova , Andrea Stanclova , Martina Antosova , Anton Dzian, Vladimir Nosal , Ivan Kocan , Dalibor Murgas , Dusan Krkoska , Andrea Calkovska , Erika Halasova. Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Detection by Rapid Antigen and by Three Commercial RT-qPCR Tests: A Study from Martin University Hospital in Slovakia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7037

Q 1; IF - 4,61

2

Baranovicova E, Racay P, Zubor P, Smolar M, Kudelova E, Halasova E, Dvorska D, Dankova Z. Circulating metabolites in the early stage of breast cancer were not related to cancer stage or subtypes but associated with ki67 level. Promising statistical discrimination from controls. Mol Cell Probes. 2022 Dec;66:101862. doi: 10.1016/j.mcp.2022.101862. Epub 2022 Sep 24.PMID: 36162596

Q2; 3 citations



3

Sarlinova M, Baranovicova E, Skalicanova M, Dzian A, Petras M, Lehotsky J, Kalenska D, Racay P, Matakova T, Halasova E. Metabolomic profiling of blood plasma of patients with lung cancer and malignant tumors with metastasis in the lungs showed similar features and promising statistical discrimination against controls. Neoplasma. 2021 Jul;68(4):852-860.

IF-2.575 Q2; 5 citations

4

Zuzana Dankova, Elena Novakova , Maria Skerenova , Veronika Holubekova , Vincent Lucansky , Dana Dvorska , Dusan Brany , Zuzana Kolkova , Jan Strnadel , Sandra Mersakova , Katarina Janikova , Marek Samec , Michal Pokusa , Martin Petras , Miroslava Sarlinova , Ivana Kasubova , Dusan Loderer , Vladimira Sadlonova , Jana Kompanikova, Nina Kotlebova , Adriana Kompanikova , Martina Hrnciarova , Andrea Stanclova , Martina Antosova , Anton Dzian, Vladimir Nosal , Ivan Kocan , Dalibor Murgas , Dusan Krkoska , Andrea Calkovska , Erika Halasova. Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Detection by Rapid Antigen and by Three Commercial RT-qPCR Tests: A Study from Martin University Hospital in Slovakia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 1;18(13):7037

Q 1; IF - 4,61

5

Eva Baranovicova, Anna Bobcakova, Robert Vysehradsky, Zuzana Dankova, Erika Halasova, Vladimir Nosal, Jan Lehotsky.  The Ability to Normalise Energy Metabolism in Advanced COVID-19 Disease Seems to Be One of the Key Factors Determining the Disease Progression—A Metabolomic NMR Study on Blood Plasma. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(9), 4231

Q 1; IF - 2,7

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

State tLi, K. - Li, S. - Tang, S. - Zhang, M. - Ma, Z. - Wang, Q. - Chen, F.: International Journal of Molecular Medicine, roč. 48, č. 6, 2021, čl. č. 211 - SCI ; SCOPUS 

2

Bessa, M. J. - Brandao, F. - Fokkens, P. - Cassee, F. R. - Salmatonidis, A. - Viana, M. - Vulpoi, A. - Simon, S. - Monfort, E. - Teixeira, J. P. - Fraga, S.: Nanotoxicology, roč. 15, č. 4, 2021, s. 542-557 - SCI ; SCOPUS

3

Pavesi, T. - Moreira, J. C.: Journal of Applied Toxicology, roč. 4, č. 9, 2020, s. 1183-1197 - SCI ; SCOPUS

4

Sohn, M. H. - Kim, S. I. - Shin, J. Y. - Kim, H. S. - Chung, H. H. - Kim, J. W. - Lee, M. - Seo, J. S.: Genes, roč. 12, č. 7, 2021, čl. č. 1103 - SCI ; SCOPUS

5

Mollentze, J. - Durandt, C. - Pepper, M. S.: Stem Cells International, 2021, čl. č. 9919361 - SCOPUS

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

Project title: "Testing and Experimentation Facility for Health"

Grant scheme: Digital Europe

Project code: 101100700

Implementation period: 01/ 2023 – 12/27 2027

Total eligible expenditure: EUR 60 million

Total eligible expenditure for JFMED: EUR 800,000 EUR

Position: principal investigator for JFMED, memmber of consortium

2

Project title: "Molecular mechanisms of the influence of statins on the inhibition, proliferation and differentiation of selected stem and tumor cells and their application in regenerative medicine"

Grant scheme: APVV research and development projects

Implementation period: 07/2016 - 06/2020; extension until 31.12.2020

Project budget: EUR 245 780

Position: principal investigator

3

Project title: "New possibilities for laboratory diagnostics and massive screening of SARS-Cov-2 and identification of mechanisms of virus behaviour in the human body"

Grant scheme: SF

Implementation period: 05/2020 - 06/20203 

Project code: ITMS2014+: 313011AUA4

Project budget: 6 353 720,03 EUR (JFMED CU - 4 674 934,51 Eur)

Position: principal investigator

4

Project title: Systemic public research infrastructure - biobank for cancer and rare diseases.

Grant scheme: Operational Program Integrated Infrastructure 2014 - 2020

Implementation period: 2020-2023

Project budget: EUR 17 894 129.32

Position: co-investigator

5

Project title: Strengthening the research and development capacity of the Slovak-Czech cross-border region in the field of plasma technologies for medical use.

Grant scheme: Operational program: Interreg V-A Slovak Republic - Czech Republic 2014 -2020

Implementation period: August 2019 - July 2021

Project budget: EUR 487 159.50

Position: principal investigator for JFMED, member of consortium

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
Coordinator of Erasmus program Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 2002 - 2007
Vice-Dean for Educational Activities in General Medicine study program for students studying in English language and International Relations Comenius University in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin 2007 - 2021
Delegate of Slovakia in EU project Medine I and II (Medical Education in Europe) MEDINE 2005-2012
Member of Organizing Comitee of 3d International Conference on Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences Pharmaceutic Faculty, Jagelonian University, Krakow Pharmaceutic Faculty Univerzity of Szeged Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava 24-26th September 2020

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 Lisbon Cidade Universitária, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal 11.6.- 15.6.2012 Erasmus

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Member of Editorial Board of Journal Scientific Reports,


Member of folowing associations: 

EPMA (European Society for Preventive, Predictive and Personalized Medicine) – Slovak representative 

Slovak Medical Society

Society of Johan Gregor Mendel

Czech and Slovak Toxicological Society

Czech and Slovak Biological Society

MEDINE (Medical Education in Europe - European program) – Slovak representative

(2007-2012)

Date of last update
2025-02-25