I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Janega

I.2 - Name

Pavol

I.3 - Degrees

assoc.prof., MUDr., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1978

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Department of Pathological Anatomy

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Špitálska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia

I.7 - Position

assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

janega1@uniba.sk

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

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3202

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

Pathological Anatomy

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0003-0036-7286

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, Bratislava

II.b - Year

2003

II.c - Study field and programme

General Medicine

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava

II.b - Year

2009

II.c - Study field and programme

Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava

II.b - Year

2022

II.c - Study field and programme

Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine

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, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (2022-current position)	Comenius University, Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava	2002-current employment
doctor - pathologist	University Hospital in Bratislava	2002-current employment
researcher, independent researcher (qualification level IIa)	Slovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Bratislava	2003-current employment

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
postgraduate course in diagnostic molecular pathology	Medical University of Graz	2006
specialisation, certified in Pathological Anatomy	Slovak Medical University, Faculty of Medicine	2003
scientific qualification level IIa	Slovak Academy of Sciences	2010

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
Pathological Anatomy 1 + 2 in Slovak and English	General Medicine	II	General Medicine
Pathological Anatomy 1 + 2 in Slovak and English	Dentistry	II	General Medicine
Pathological anatomy	Biomedical physics	II	Physics (major) and General Medicine (minor)
Clinical pathology	General Medicine	II	General Medicine
Pathological physiology and pathology - new trends	All Doctoral Study Programmes at Fac.of Medicine	III	General Medicine and 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.4.2 - 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.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

135

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

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

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

VI.1.a - Overall

876

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

125

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

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

Plava, J., M. Burikova, M. Cihova, L. Trnkova, B. Smolkova, P. Babal, L. Krivosikova, P. Janega, L. Rojikova, S. Drahosova, M. Bohac, L. Danisovic, L. Kucerova and S. Miklikova (2021). "Chemotherapy-triggered changes in stromal compartment drive tumor invasiveness and progression of breast cancer." J Exp Clin Cancer Res 40(1): 302.

Kodada, D., M. Hyblova, P. Krumpolec, N. Janostiakova, P. Barath, M. Grendar, G. Blandova, O. Petrovic, P. Janega, V. Repiska and G. Minarik (2023). "The Potential of Liquid Biopsy in Detection of Endometrial Cancer Biomarkers: A Pilot Study." Int J Mol Sci 24(9).

Sykora, T., P. Babal, K. Mikus-Kuracinova, F. Drafi, S. Ponist, M. Dvorakova, P. Janega and K. Bauerova (2021). "Hyperbilirubinemia Maintained by Chronic Supplementation of Unconjugated Bilirubin Improves the Clinical Course of Experimental Autoimmune Arthritis." Int J Mol Sci 22(16).

Stanko, P., T. Baka, K. Repova, S. Aziriova, K. Krajcirovicova, A. Barta, P. Janega, M. Adamcova, L. Paulis and F. Simko (2020). "Ivabradine Ameliorates Kidney Fibrosis in L-NAME-Induced Hypertension." Front Med (Lausanne) 7: 325.

Barta, A., P. Janega, P. Babal, E. Murar, M. Cebova and O. Pechanova (2015). "The effect of curcumin on liver fibrosis in the rat model of microsurgical cholestasis." Food Funct 6(7): 2187-2193.

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

Forgacova, N., Z. Holesova, R. Hekel, T. Sedlackova, Z. Pos, L. Krivosikova, P. Janega, K. M. Kuracinova, P. Babal, P. Radvak, J. Radvanszky, J. Gazdarica, J. Budis and T. Szemes (2023). "Evaluation and limitations of different approaches among COVID-19 fatal cases using whole-exome sequencing data." BMC Genomics 24(1): 12.

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

Milosavljevic, I., V. Jakovljevic, D. Petrovic, N. Draginic, J. Jeremic, M. Mitrovic, V. Zivkovic, I. Srejovic, V. Stojic, S. Bolevich and N. Andjelkovic (2021). "Standardized Aronia melanocarpa extract regulates redox status in patients receiving hemodialysis with anemia." Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 476(11): 4167-4175.

Okabe, T., S. Togo, Y. Fujimoto, J. Watanabe, I. Sumiyoshi, A. Orimo and K. Takahashi (2020). "Mesenchymal Characteristics and Predictive Biomarkers on Circulating Tumor Cells for Therapeutic Strategy." Cancers 12(12).

Zhao, Q., B. B. Li, Q. Gao, Y. Luo and L. Ming (2022). "Prognostic value of epithelial-mesenchymal transition circulating tumor cells in female breast cancer: A meta-analysis." Frontiers in Oncology 12.

Nicolas, E., B. Kosmider, E. Cukierman, H. Borghaei, E. A. Golemis and L. Borriello (2024). "Cancer treatments as paradoxical catalysts of tumor awakening in the lung." Cancer and Metastasis Reviews 43(4): 1165-1183.

Zhuang, Y., K. L. Su, S. S. Liu, W. Fan, H. J. Lv and W. Zhong (2025). "Clinical significances of RPL15 gene expression in circulating tumor cells of patients with breast cancer." Biomedical Reports 22(5).

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

09I03-03-V03-00046, BLAC-GPRO, Genetic profile variability in urinary bladder carcinoma; implications for diagnostics and therapy, funded by the EU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia. (2024-2026), key investigator.

APVV PP-COVID-20-0051, NECROCOV, Analysis of causes of death of patients and optimization of differential diagnosis in connection with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Slovak Republic (2020-2022), co-investigator.

313011AVG3, BIOVID-19, Development of biomodels to improve the evaluation of the efficacy of drugs and agents that have potential in the treatment of COVID-19 (BIOVID-19), (2021-2023) co-investigator

313011W428 Centrum pre biomedicínsky výskum – BIOMEDIRES – II. Etapa, výzva OPVaI-VA/DP/2018/1.1.3-05, (2019-2023), spoluriešiteľ

VEGA 1/0646/25, Alterations in the placental tissue glycocode related to maternal glucose metabolism affecting the course of pregnancy. (2025-2027), principal 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
Scientific Secretary	Student Scientific Board, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2010-2025

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

Scientific qualification degree IIa awarded 2.12.2011

Date of last update

2025-03-31

Name and surname:	doc. MUDr. Pavol Janega, 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