I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Čulenová

I.2 - Name

Martina

I.3 - Degrees

MUDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1991

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

martina.culenova@fmed.uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/32720?do=filterForm-submit&name=Martina&surname=%C4%8Culenov%C3%A1&university=701000000&faculty=701010000&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

Biology and human genetics

I.11 - ORCID iD

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3484-0002

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Medicine Bratislava, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2016

II.c - Study field and programme

General Medicine

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Faculty of Medicine Bratislava, Comenius University

II.b - Year

2020

II.c - Study field and programme

Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

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 professor	Faculty of Medicine Bratislava, Comenius University	2020 - present

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
Regenerative Medicine Essential Course	Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, North Carolina, USA	2017
Processing and Analysis of Microscopic Images in Biomedicine	Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic	2018
EVO Application Course	Institute of Histology and Embryology	2019

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
Biology and human genetics 1	General Medicine	I. + II.	General Medicine
Biology and human genetics 2	General Medicine	I. + II.	General Medicine
Biology and human genetics 1	Dental Medicine	I. + II.	Dental Medicine
Biology and human genetics 2	Dental Medicine	I. + II.	Dental 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.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.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

215

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

149

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

215

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

149

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Culenova M, Ziaran S, Danisovic L. Cells Involved in Urethral Tissue Engineering: Systematic Review. Cell Transplant. 2019;28(9-10):1106-1115. doi:10.1177/0963689719854363

Danisovic L, Culenova M, Csobonyeiova M. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Modeling and Therapy. Cells. 2018;7(12):253. Published 2018 Dec 7. doi:10.3390/cells7120253

Vach Agocsova S, Culenova M, Birova I, et al. Resorbable Biomaterials Used for 3D Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering: A Review. Materials (Basel). 2023;16(12):4267. Published 2023 Jun 8. doi:10.3390/ma16124267

Culenova M, Birova I, Alexy P, et al. In Vitro Characterization of Poly(Lactic Acid)/ Poly(Hydroxybutyrate)/ Thermoplastic Starch Blends for Tissue Engineering Application. Cell Transplant. 2021;30:9636897211021003. doi:10.1177/09636897211021003

Koller T, Galambosova M, Filakovska S, et al. Drug-induced liver injury in inflammatory bowel disease: 1-year prospective observational study. World J Gastroenterol. 2017;23(22):4102-4111. doi:10.3748/wjg.v23.i22.4102

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

Debreova M, Culenova M, Smolinska V, Nicodemou A, Csobonyeiova M, Danisovic L. Rheumatoid arthritis: From synovium biology to cell-based therapy. Cytotherapy. 2022;24(4):365-375. doi:10.1016/j.jcyt.2021.10.003

Culenova M, Ziaran S, Danisovic L. Cells Involved in Urethral Tissue Engineering: Systematic Review. Cell Transplant. 2019;28(9-10):1106-1115. doi:10.1177/0963689719854363

Pastorek D, Culenova M, Csobonyeiova M, Skuciova V, Danisovic L, Ziaran S. Tissue Engineering of the Urethra: From Bench to Bedside. Biomedicines. 2021;9(12):1917. Published 2021 Dec 15. doi:10.3390/biomedicines9121917

Culenova M, Nicodemou A, Novakova ZV, et al. Isolation, Culture and Comprehensive Characterization of Biological Properties of Human Urine-Derived Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2021;22(22):12503. Published 2021 Nov 19. doi:10.3390/ijms222212503

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

Huang RL, Li Q, Ma JX, Atala A, Zhang Y. Body fluid-derived stem cells - an untapped stem cell source in genitourinary regeneration. Nat Rev Urol. 2023;20(12):739-761. doi:10.1038/s41585-023-00787-2

Etayo-Escanilla M, Campillo N, Ávila-Fernández P, et al. Comparison of Printable Biomaterials for Use in Neural Tissue Engineering: An In Vitro Characterization and In Vivo Biocompatibility Assessment. Polymers (Basel). 2024;16(10):1426. Published 2024 May 17. doi:10.3390/polym16101426

Engler LG, Giustina MD, Giovanela M, et al. Exploring the Synergy of Metallic Antimicrobial Agents in Ternary Blends of PHB/PLA/PCL. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2025;113(1):e37857. doi:10.1002/jbm.a.37857

Bertsch C, Maréchal H, Gribova V, et al. Biomimetic Bilayered Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering: From Current Design Strategies to Medical Applications. Adv Healthc Mater. 2023;12(17):e2203115. doi:10.1002/adhm.202203115

Li F, Zhao B, Zhang L, et al. Therapeutic potential of urine-derived stem cells in renal regeneration following acute kidney injury: A comparative analysis with mesenchymal stem cells. World J Stem Cells. 2024;16(5):525-537. doi:10.4252/wjsc.v16.i5.525

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

ITMS2014+: 313011V358 : CEMBAM - Center for Medical Bioadditive Research and Production

MZSR-2019/15-LFUK-3: Center for Advanced Therapies of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System

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

Date of last update

2025-02-27

Name and surname:	MUDr. Martina Čulenová, 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