Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. MUDr. Katarína Babinská, 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
Babinská
I.2 - Name
Katarína
I.3 - Degrees
doc., MUDr., PhD., MSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1962
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Sasinkova 2, 813 72 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
babinska1@uniba.sk; katarina.babinska@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3074
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Normal and pathological physiology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-0385-025X

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, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1988
II.c - Study field and programme
Pediatrics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1999
II.c - Study field and programme
Normal and pathological physiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Normal and pathological physiology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
associate professor Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava 2019-
senior lecturer Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava 2002 - 2019
research fellow Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine in Bratislava 2000-2002
research fellow Institute of preventive and clinical medicine 2000 - 2000
research fellow Research Institute of Nutrition 1988 - 2000

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
Challenge-based education training Comenius University under supervision of th ENLIGHT European University alliance 2023
Effective teaching for international students. A professional development course Comenius University, Masaryk University, CERPEK; Central European University; European Consortium for Political Research; Delft University of Technology 2020 - 2022
Advanced Team Based Learning Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the New York School of Medicine, USA 2018
Simulations in medical education Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine in collaboration with the New York School of Medicine, USA 2017

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
Physiology 1, 2 General medicine I. - II. General medicine
Physiology 1, 2 Dentistry I. - II. Dentistry
Physiology 1, 2 Biomedical physics I. Physics
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.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
42
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
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
Essentials of physiological and clinical nutrition General medicine I.-II. General medicine
Diploma work 1-4 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
375
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
81
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
77
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1340
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
826
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1514
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
826
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Babinska K, Celusakova H, Belica I, Szapuova Z, Waczulikova I, Nemcsicsova D, Tomova A, Ostatnikova D. Gastrointestinal symptoms and feeding problems and their associations with dietary interventions, food supplement use, and behavioral characteristics in a sample of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020; 17: 1-18, art. no. 6372, IF (JCR) 2020=3,390. Q1 Citácie 29. 

2

Sashova Tomova A, Šoltys K, Keményová P, Karhánek M, Babinská K. The influence of food intake specificity in children with autism on gut microbiota. International Journal Mol Sci 2020; 21: 1-15, art. no. 2797. IF (JCR) 2020=5,924, Q1. Citácie 31. DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082797  

3

Jusko TA, Oktapodas M, Murínová Palkovičová Ľ, Babinská K, Babjaková J, Verner MA, DeWitt JC, Thenevent-Morrison K, Čonka K, Drobná B, Chovancová J, Thurston SW, Lawrence PB, Dozier AM, Järvinen KM, Patayová H, Trnovec T, Legler J, Hertz -Picciotto I., Lamoree MH. Demographic, reproductive, and dietary determinants of perfluorooctane sulfonic (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) concentrations in human colostrum. In: Environmental Science & Technology. - Vol. 50, No. 13 (2016), s. 7152-7162. IF (JCR) 2016=6,198, Q1, Citácie:24

4

Sashova Tomova, A- Marcinčáková Husárová, V- Lakatošová, S - Bakoš, J - Vlková, B- Babinská, K- Ostatníková, D: Gastrointestinal microbiota of children with autism in Slovakia. In: Physiology & Behavior. - Vol. 138, Jan (2015), s. 179-187. IF (JCR) 2015=2,461, Q2. Citácie: 479

5

Šebeková, K., Boor, P., Valachovičová, M., Blažíček, P., Parrák, V., Babinská, K., Heidland, A., Krajčovičová-Kudláčková, M. Association of metabolic syndrome risk factors with selected markers of oxidative status and microinflammation in healthy omnivores and vegetarians (2006). Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. - Vol. 50, No. 9 (2006), s. 858-868. IF (JCR) 2006=2,687, Q1, Citácie 58

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

Belica I, Janšáková K, Celušáková H, Kopčíková M, Polónyiová K, Rašková B, Vidošovičová M, Ostatníková D, Babinská K. Plasma cytokine concentrations of children with autism spectrum disorder and neurotypical siblings. Cytokine 2023; 170: 1-7, art. no. 156333. IF (JCR) 2022=3.8, Q2. Citácie 2. DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156333

2

Babinská K, Pleschová G. Learning from peers’ diverse knowledge and experience. Findings from internationalising a course for medical students. Innovations in Education and Teaching International 2023; 1–14. IF (JCR) 2022=1,8, Q1. Citácie: 2 https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2254295

3

Babinska K, Celusakova H, Belica I, Szapuova Z, Waczulikova I, Nemcsicsova D, Tomova A, Ostatnikova D. Gastrointestinal symptoms and feeding problems and their associations with dietary interventions, food supplement use, and behavioral characteristics in a sample of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020; 17: 1-18, art. no. 6372, Citácie 29. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176372

4

Sashova Tomova A, Šoltys K, Keményová P, Karhánek M, Babinská K. The influence of food intake specificity in children with autism on gut microbiota. International Journal Mol Sci 2020; 21: 1-15, art. no. 2797. IF (JCR) 2020=5,924, Q1. Citácie 31. DOI: 10.3390/ijms21082797 

5

Sashova Tomova A, Šoltys K, Repiská G, Pálková L, Čelárová D, Minárik G, Turňa J, Prochotská K, - Babinská K, Ostatníková D. Specificity of gut microbiota in children with autism spectrum disorder in Slovakia and its correlation with astrocytes activity marker and specific behavioural patterns. Physiology & Behavior 2020; 214:1-6, art. no. 112745. IF (JCR) 2020=3,244, Q2. Citácie 28. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.112745 7. 

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

Tomova, A., Husarova, V., Lakatosova, S., Bakos, J., Vlkova, B., Babinska, K., Ostatnikova, D. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia (2015) Physiology and Behavior, 138, pp. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.033

bola citovaná v/was cited in:

The gut microbiome in neurological disorders. Cryan, JF (Cryan, John F.); O'Riordan, KJ (O'Riordan, Kenneth J.); Sandhu, K (Sandhu, Kiran) et al. LANCET NEUROLOGY Volume: 19 Issue: 2 Pages: 179-194 DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30356-4 Published: FEB 2020 . IF (2020) 44,182


2

Tomova, A., Husarova, V., Lakatosova, S., Bakos, J., Vlkova, B., Babinska, K., Ostatnikova, D. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia (2015) Physiology and Behavior, 138, pp. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.033

bola citovaná v/was cited in:

THE MICROBIOTA-GUT-BRAIN AXIS Cryan, JF (Cryan, John F.); O'Riordan, KJ (O'Riordan, Kenneth J.); Cowan, CSM (Cowan, Caitlin S. M.) et al. PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS Volume: 99 Issue: 4 Pages: 1877-2013 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00018.2018 Published: OCT 2019 IF (2020) 37,312

3

Tomova, A., Husarova, V., Lakatosova, S., Bakos, J., Vlkova, B., Babinska, K., Ostatnikova, D. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia (2015) Physiology and Behavior, 138, pp. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.033

bola citovaná v/was cited in:

Mechanisms Underlying Microbial-Mediated Changes in Social Behavior in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sgritta, M (Sgritta, Martina); Dooling, SW (Dooling, Sean W.); Buffington, SA (Buffington, Shelly A.) et al. NEURON Volume: 101 Issue: 2 Pages: 246- DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.11.018 Published: JAN 16 2019 IF (2020) 17,173

4

Tomova, A., Husarova, V., Lakatosova, S., Bakos, J., Vlkova, B., Babinska, K., Ostatnikova, D. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia (2015) Physiology and Behavior, 138, pp. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.033

bola citovaná v/was cited in:

Maternal glyphosate exposure causes autism-like behaviors in offspring through increased expression of soluble epoxide hydrolase Pu, YY (Pu, Yaoyu); Yang, J (Yang, Jun); Chang, LJ (Chang, Lijia);et al. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Volume: 117 Issue: 21 Pages: 11753-11759 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1922287117 Published: MAY 26 2020 IF (2020) 11,205

5

Tomova, A., Husarova, V., Lakatosova, S., Bakos, J., Vlkova, B., Babinska, K., Ostatnikova, D. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia (2015) Physiology and Behavior, 138, pp. 179-187. DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.10.033

bola citovaná v/was cited in:

Relationship between intestinal microbiota, diet and biological systems: an integrated view. Ferreira, RD (Ferreira, Rosangela dos Santos); Mendonca, LABM (Mendonca, Ligia Aurelio Bezerra Maranhao); Ribeiro, CFA (Ribeiro, Camila Fontoura Acosta); et al. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION Volume: 62 Issue: 5 Pages: 1166-1186 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1836605 Early Access Date: OCT 2020  Published: MAR 9 2022 , IF (2020) 11.176

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

Psychological and biological correlates of adaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder in multidisciplinary insight, APVV-20-0139, 2021-24, principal investigator

2

Gender - specific microbiome and gene interactions in pathogenesis of behavioral and gastrointestinal symptoms in animal model of autism spectrum disorder, APVV-20-0114, 2021-24, investigator

3

Autism in the light of emotional,cognitive and biological contexts, APVV-15-0085, 2016-19, principal investigator

4

Autism spectrum disorders from genotype - fenotype correlations, APVV-15-0045,2016-19, investigator 

5

The influence of intestinal microbiota obtained from children with autism spectrum disorders on behavior in an animal model, VEGA , 2021-2024, 66 614 Eur, investigator

6

Gut microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia, its correlations with neurological markers and specific behavioral manifestations, VEGA 2018-2020, investigator

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
Member Committee for the student scientific activities 2012 -
Member of the board Slovak physiology association 2020 -
Associate editor Journal of Food and Nutrition Research 2014

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)
Medical University of Vienna Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research Centre of Physiology and Pharmacology Schwarzspanierstrasse 17 1090 Vienna, Austria 2018 (march - april) invitation of the department, training in Team based learning
University of Plymouth, Faculty of Health and Social Work Plymouth Devon PL4 8AA United Kingdom 2008 (june DIETS (SOCRATES), training in educational methods in dietetics
Cancer Research Centre of Hawaii 1236 Lauhala St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA 1994 (február - apríl) mobility supported by the World Health Organization, training in methods of nutrition and cancer research
London School of Hyfiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel St, London WC1E 7HT, Spojené kráľovstvo 1990 - 1991 master's study - MSc in Human Nutrition

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-01-30