Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
MUDr. Mgr. Miriam Fulová, 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
Fulová
I.2 - Name
Miriam
I.3 - Degrees
MD, MSc, PhD
I.4 - Year of birth
1980
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Dean´s Office FM CU, Špitálska 24, 813 72 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
miriam.fulova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/23072
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Epidemiology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9751-2261

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 Healthcare and Social Work, Trnava University; Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2003; 2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Public Health; General medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Hygiene
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
Assistant (2014 - 2018), Assistant professor (2018 - ) Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava since 2014
Epidemiologist Public Health Authority of Slovak Republic since 2023

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
Epidemiology (in Slovak and English language) General medicine II. General medicine
Epidemiology (in Slovak and English language) Dentistry II. Dentistry
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)
6
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
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
67
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
48
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
39
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
32
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
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
6
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Fulová M, Kotrbancová M, Bražinová A, et al. Legionnaires’ Disease in Pediatric Patients, Control Measures

and 5-Year Follow-up. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020; 39 (11):990–994. (IF=2.129; Q1)

2

Martinka I, Fulová M, Špaleková M, et al. Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Slovakia in the years 1977-2015. Neuroepidemiology. 2018; 50:153-159. (IF=2.689; Q1)

3

Trnková K, Kotrbancová M, Špaleková M, Fulová M, Boledovičová J, Vesteg M. MALDI-TOF MS analysisas a useful tool for an identification of Legionella pneumophila, a facultatively pathogenic bacterium interacting with free-living amoebae: A case study from water supply system of hospitals in Bratislava (Slovakia). Experimental Parasitology. 2018; 184: 97-102. (IF=1.719; Q2)

4

Brazinova A, Fulova M, Kotrbancova M et al.Secondary attack rate of COVID-19 in shared households in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal. 2024;125(5):337-341. (IF = 1,5; Q2)

5

Fulová M, Kotrbancová M, Perželová J, et al. Active surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit : a single center study. Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie. 2024; 73(4);192-197. (IF = 0,5; Q3)

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

Fulová M, Kotrbancová M, Bražinová A, et al. Legionnaires’ Disease in Pediatric Patients, Control Measures

and 5-Year Follow-up. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020; 39 (11):990–994. (IF=2.129; Q1)

2

Martinka I, Fulová M, Špaleková M, et al. Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Slovakia in the years 1977-2015. Neuroepidemiology. 2018; 50:153-159. (IF=2.689; Q1)

3

Trnková K, Kotrbancová M, Špaleková M, Fulová M, Boledovičová J, Vesteg M. MALDI-TOF MS analysisas a useful tool for an identification of Legionella pneumophila, a facultatively pathogenic bacterium interacting with free-living amoebae: A case study from water supply system of hospitals in Bratislava (Slovakia). Experimental Parasitology. 2018; 184: 97-102. (IF=1.719; Q2)

4

Brazinova A, Fulova M, Kotrbancova M et al.Secondary attack rate of COVID-19 in shared households in Slovakia. Bratislava Medical Journal. 2024;125(5):337-341. (IF = 1,5; Q2)

5

Fulová M, Kotrbancová M, Perželová J, et al. Active surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit : a single center study. Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie. 2024; 73(4);192-197. (IF = 0,5; Q3)

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

Fulová M, Kotrbancová M, Bražinová A, et al. Legionnaires’ Disease in Pediatric Patients, Control Measures

and 5-Year Follow-up. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2020; 39 (11):990–994.

Cited in:

Zhou Y, Yan H, Zhou Q, Feng R, Zhai B. Impact of COVID-19 control measures on Legionella pneumophila infections in children in Henan, China. Journal of Infection. 2023; 87(1): 85-87

2

Martinka I, Fulová M, Špaleková M, et al. Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Slovakia in the years 1977-2015. Neuroepidemiology. 2018; 50:153-159.

Cited in:

Punga, A.R. - Maddison, P. - Haclmann, J.M. - Guptill, J.T. - Evoli, A.: The Lancet Neurology. 2022; 21(2):176-188.

3

Martinka I, Fulová M, Špaleková M, et al. Epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Slovakia in the years 1977-2015. Neuroepidemiology. 2018; 50:153-159. 

Cited in:

Antonioni A, Raho EM, Carlucci D, et al. The Incidence of Myasthenia Gravis in the Province of Ferrara, Italy, in the Period of 2008-2022: An Update on a 40-Year Observation and the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(1): 236

4

Trnková K, Kotrbancová M, Špaleková M, Fulová M, Boledovičová J, Vesteg M. MALDI-TOF MS analysisas a useful tool for an identification of Legionella pneumophila, a facultatively pathogenic bacterium interacting with free-living amoebae: A case study from water supply system of hospitals in Bratislava (Slovakia). Experimental Parasitology. 2018; 184: 97-102.

Cited in:

Rodriguez-Sanchez B, Cercenado E, Coste AT, et al. Eurosurveillance, 2019; 24(4): 72-83

5

Trnková K, Kotrbancová M, Špaleková M, Fulová M, Boledovičová J, Vesteg M. MALDI-TOF MS analysisas a useful tool for an identification of Legionella pneumophila, a facultatively pathogenic bacterium interacting with free-living amoebae: A case study from water supply system of hospitals in Bratislava (Slovakia). Experimental Parasitology. 2018; 184: 97-102.

Cited in:

Nisar MA, Ross KE,Brown MH, et al. Pathogens. 2020; 9(4): 286

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

Member of the research team: Slovak Research and Development Agency

APVV PP-COVID 2020 Evaluating the dynamics of Covid-19 transmission in the Slovak Republic using key epidemiologic measures to inform decision makers about the effective disease control and containment strategy.

2020-2021

2

Member of the research team - Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences

VEGA 1/0761/22 Direct detection and subtyping of Legionella in clinical samples - background for epidemiological investigation and

prevention

2022 - 2025

3

Member of the research team: Slovak Research and Development Agency

APVV-22-0160: Analysis of Psychoneuroimmunological Parameters of Health in Specific Population Groups in Slovakia

2022 - 2026

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

The European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET): Field Epidemiology training of public health professionals to become specialists in intervention epidemiology

EPIET fellow cohort 2024, Training site Bratislava

Date of last update
2025-05-05