Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Zuzana Paduchová, 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
Paduchová
I.2 - Name
Zuzana
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1978
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Departments of the Dean’s Office Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Špitálska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
university teacher - assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
zuzana.paduchova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5501
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
biochemistry
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8488-3888

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
Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
biology and chemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
biochemistry
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
university teacher - assistant professor Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 2006-present
university teacher Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Šafárik University in Košice 2002-2003

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
title RNDr. in biology Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Pavel Jozef Šafárik in Košice 2003
Scientific - qualification level IIa Slovek Academy of Science 2023
Certificate for working with animals: Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes. Module: implementation of procedures and projects (designing procedures - rodents and rabbits) Slovak State Veterinary Administration 2020-2024
Certificate from the course "Challenge-based education (CBE) Training" ENLITE 2023
Certificate from the workshop "Medical Education Basics" Institute of Medical Education and Simulations, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University 2024
SEDA certificate from the course "Innovative Teaching that inspires Good Learning" SEDA England 2024
Comet assay: Application in human biomonitoring European Commission FP 5 project HEAR NAS, Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health 2004
Comet assay: modifications for measurement of oxidative DNA damage and repair European Commission FP 5 project HEAR NAS, Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health 2005

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
Medicinal chemistry in Slovak and English General Medicine II. General Medicine
Medicinal chemistry in Slovak and English Dentistry II. Dentistry
New trends in medical, clinical and pharmaceutical biochemistry All PhD study programs at the Faculty of Medicine in CU III. General Medicine and Dentistry
Basics of chemistry of living systems for Biomedical Physics Biomedical Physics/General Medicine FMFI CU 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)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
5
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
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
153
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
33
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
36
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
639
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
323
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
639
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
323
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Paduchová Z, Katrenčíková B, Vaváková M, Laubertová L, Nagyová Z, Garaiova I,  Ďuračková Z, Trebatická J. The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Thromboxane, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Homocysteine, and Vitamin D in Depressive Children and Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2021;13(4): 1095. (IF =5,90; Q1)


2

Michael DR, Jack AA, Masetti G, Davies TS, Kerry-Smith J, Plummer JF, Marchesi JR, Mullish BH, McDonald JAK, Hughes TR, Wang D, Garaiová I,Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Good MA, Plummer SF. A randomised controlled study shows supplementation of overweight and obese adults with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria reduces body weight and improves well-being. Scientific Reports 2020;10(6): 1-12. (IF = 4,38; Q1)

3

Paduchová Z, Gajdošová L, Katrenčíková B, Horváthová M, Országhová Z, Andrezálová L, Muchová J. Synergistic Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Physical Activity on Oxidative Stress Markers and Antioxidant Mechanisms in Aged Rats. Nutrients 2025; 17(1): 1-14. ( IF = 4,8; Q1)

4

Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Kmeťová Sivoňová M, Dvořáková M, Žitňanová I, Waczulíková I, Trebatická J, Škodáček I, Ďuračková Z. Effect of polyphenolic extract, Pycnogenol R, on the level of 8-oxoguanine in children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Free Radical Research 2006; 40(9): 1003-1010. (IF = 2,536; Q2)


5

Garaiova I, Paduchová Z, Nagyová Z, Wang D, Michael DR, Plummer SF, Marchesi JR, Ďuračková Z, Muchová J. Probiotics with vitamin C for the prevention of upper respiratory tract symptoms in children aged 3-10 years: randomised controlled trial. Benefitial Microbes 2021; 12(5): 431-440. (IF = 5,05; Q2)

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

Paduchová Z, Gajdošová L, Katrenčíková B, Horváthová M, Országhová Z, Andrezálová L, Muchová J. Synergistic Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Physical Activity on Oxidative Stress Markers and Antioxidant Mechanisms in Aged Rats. Nutrients 2025; 17(1): 1-14. (IF = 4,8; Q1)

2

Paduchová Z, Nagyová Z, Wang D, Muchová J. The impact of probiotics and vitamin C on the prevention of upper respiratory tract symptoms in two preschool children cohorts. Nutrition Research and Practice 2024;18(1): 98-109. (IF = 2,40; Q3)

3

Garaiová I, Paduchová Z, Nagyová Z, Wang D, Michael DR, Plummer SF, Marchesi JR, Ďuračková Z, Muchová J. Probiotics with low dose vitamin C reduce antibiotic prescriptions in children: A secondary analysis of a multicentre randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Functional Foods 2023; 106: 1-7. (IF 3,8; Q2)

4

Katrenčíková B, Vaváková M, Paduchová Z, Nagyová Z, Garaiova I, Muchová J, Ďuračková Z, Trebatická J. Oxidative Stress Markers and Antioxidant Enzymes in Children and Adolescents with Depressive Disorder and Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Randomised Clinical Trial. Antioxidants 2021; 10(8):1256. (IF =7,0; Q1)

5

Michael DR, Jack AA, Masetti G, Davies TS, Kerry-Smith J, Plummer JF, Marchesi JR, Mullish BH, McDonald JAK, Hughes TR, Wang D, Garaiová I,Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Good MA, Plummer SF. A randomised controlled study shows supplementation of overweight and obese adults with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria reduces body weight and improves well-being. Scientific Reports 2020;10(6): 1-12. (IF = 4,38; Q1)

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

Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Kmeťová Sivoňová M, Dvořáková M, Žitňanová I, Waczulíková I, Trebatická J, Škodáček I, Ďuračková Z. Effect of polyphenolic extract, Pycnogenol R, on the level of 8-oxoguanine in children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Free Radical Research 2006; 40(9): 1003-1010.

Cited in: Robertson NU et al. Pine bark (Pinus spp.) extract for treating chronic disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020; 9: CD008294.

2

Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Kmeťová Sivoňová M, Dvořáková M, Žitňanová I, Waczulíková I, Trebatická J, Škodáček I, Ďuračková Z. Effect of polyphenolic extract, Pycnogenol R, on the level of 8-oxoguanine in children suffering from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Free Radical Research 2006; 40(9): 1003-1010.

Cited in: Savelkoul HFJ, Hermans N. Oxidative stress and immune aberrancies in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a casecontrol comparison. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2019; 28(5): 719-729.

3

Michael DR, Jack AA, Masetti G, Davies TS, Kerry-Smith J, Plummer JF, Marchesi JR, Mullish BH, McDonald JAK, Hughes TR, Wang D, Garaiová I, Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Good MA, Plummer SF. A randomised controlled study shows supplementation of overweight and obese adults with lactobacilli and bifidobacteria reduces body weight and improves well-being. Scientific Reports 2020;10(6): 1-12.

Cited in: De Filippis A et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020; 21(14): 4929.

4

Schäfer A, Paduchová Z, Muchová J, Sumegová K, Liptáková A, Ďuračková Z, Högger P. Inhibition of COX-1 and COX-2activity by plasma of human volunteers after ingestion of French maritime pine bark extract (Pycnogenol). Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2006;60(1): 5-9.

Cited in: Aburada M et al. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011; 85913.

5

Paduchová Z, Katrenčíková B, Vaváková M, Laubertová L, Nagyová Z, Garaiova I, Ďuračková Z, Trebatická J. The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Thromboxane, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Homocysteine, and Vitamin D in Depressive Children and Adolescents: Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients 2021;13(4): 1095.

Cited in: Lu Y et al. British Journal of Nutrition 2024;131(5): 841-850.

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

Responsible researcher: Scientific grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and of Sport of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0583/21 - Cognitive frailty of seniors and the possibilities of influencing it with a combined intervention - physical activity and nutritional intervention

2021-2024

2

Responsible researcher: Contract project with Horphag Research Ltd. Switzerland

QR2024-01 (RobuFarm) - Single intake and steady state kinetics of ellagitannin metabolites after an intake of French oak wood extract (Robuvit®) in serum and saliva – a human study

2024-2025

3

Responsible researcher: Contract project with Horphag Research Ltd. Switzerland

Pycno2020-09 (TinniPyc) - Effect of a natural maritime pine extract, Pycnogenol®, on symptoms of chronic tinnitus

2023-2025

4

Member of the research team: EU project of the Cross-border cooperation program Interreg V-A Slovak Republic-Austria

V014 – NutriAging - Nutrition and healthy aging.

2017-2022

5

Member of the research team: Scientific grant agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0665/19 - Influence of selected nutrients (proteins and vitamin D) and exercise on the molecular mechanisms of sarcopenia

2019-2022

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)
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Würzburg, Germany Würzburg, Germany 2005 - three-month study stay under the guidance of Prof. Petra Högger
Institut für Krebsforchung, Department of Toxicology, Medical University of Vienna Vienna, Austria 2007 - one-week study stay under the guidance of Dr. Huber W.

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

2003 - RNDr. degree in biology - Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science


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Date of last update
2025-01-30