Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková, 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
Gaál Kovalčíková
I.2 - Name
Alexandra
I.3 - Degrees
MSc., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1989
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Pediatrics, National Institute of Children’s diseases and Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Limbova 1, 833 440, Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
alexandra.kovalcikova114@gmail.com
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/29934
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Pediatrics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-6914-7751

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Animal Physiology and Ethology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Normal and Pathological Physiology
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
Researcher Department of Pediatrics, National Institute of Children’s diseases and Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava 1.10.2018 - 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
English language examination within PhD. study Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University 2015
Scientific degree IIA Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University 2022

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
Basics of theoretical and experimental medicine Medical Biology Bachelor Biology
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)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
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
14
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
14
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
72
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
72
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
72
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
72
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Gyuraszova M, Kovalcikova A, Gardlik R. Association between oxidative status and the composition of intestinal microbiota along the gastrointestinal tract. Med Hypotheses. 2017;103:81-85. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2017.04.011.

2

Kovalčíková A, Gyurászová M, Vavrincová-Yaghi D, Vavrinec P, Tóthová Ľ, Boor P, Šebeková K, Celec P. Oxidative stress in the brain caused by acute kidney injury. Metab Brain Dis. 2018;33(3):961-967. doi: 10.1007/s11011-018-0204-8.

3

Gaál Kovalčíková A, Pančíková A, Konečná B, Klamárová T, Novák B, Kovaľová E, Podracká Ľ, Celec P, Tóthová Ľ. Urea and creatinine levels in saliva of patients with and without periodontitis. Eur J Oral Sci. 2019;127(5):417-424. doi: 10.1111/eos.12642.

4

Lauková L, Bertolo EMJ, Zelinková M, Borbélyová V, Čonka J, Gaál Kovalčíková A, Domonkos E, Vlková B, Celec P. Early Dynamics of Plasma Dna in a Mouse Model of Sepsis. Shock. 2019;52(2):257-263. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001215.

5

Kovalčíková AG, Pavlov K, Lipták R, Hladová M, Renczés E, Boor P, Podracká Ľ, Šebeková K, Hodosy J, Tóthová Ľ, Celec P. Dynamics of salivary markers of kidney functions in acute and chronic kidney diseases. Sci Rep. 2020;10(1):21260. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78209-1.

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

Konečná, B.; Gaál Kovalčíková, A.; Pančíková, A.; Novák, B.; Kovaľová, E.; Celec, P.; Tóthová, Ľ. Salivary Extracellular DNA and DNase Activity in Periodontitis. Appl Sci. 2020, 10: 7490. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217490.

2

Renczés E, Marônek M, Gaál Kovalčíková A, Vavrincová-Yaghi D, Tóthová L, Hodosy J. Behavioral Changes During Development of Chronic Kidney Disease in Rats. Front Med. 2020;6:311. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2019.00311.

3

Kovalčíková AG, Tichá Ľ, Šebeková K, Celec P, Čagalová A, Sogutlu F, Podracká Ľ. Oxidative status in plasma, urine and saliva of girls with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study. J Eat Disord. 2021;9(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s40337-021-00408-6.

4

Kovalčíková A, Janšáková K, Gyurászová M, Podracká Ľ, Šebeková K, Celec P, Tóthová Ľ. Salivary creatinine and urea are higher in an experimental model of acute but not chronic renal disease. PLoS One. 2018;13(7):e0200391. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200391.

5

Marianna Gyurászová, Alexandra Kovalčíková, Janka Bábíčková, Július Hodosy, Ľubomíra Tóthová,

Cell-free nucleic acids in urine as potential biomarkers of kidney disease. J Appl Biomed. 2018,16(3):157-164. doi:10.1016/j.jab.2018.01.007.

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

Eshraghi RS, Deth RC, Mittal R, Aranke M, Kay SS, Moshiree B, Eshraghi AA. Early Disruption of the Microbiome Leading to Decreased Antioxidant Capacity and Epigenetic Changes: Implications for the Rise in Autism. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018;12:256. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00256.

2

Kellum JA, Romagnani P, Ashuntantang G, Ronco C, Zarbock A, Anders HJ. Acute kidney injury. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2021;7(1):52. doi: 10.1038/s41572-021-00284-z.

3

Methatham T, Tomida S, Kimura N, Imai Y, Aizawa K. Inhibition of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway by a β-catenin/CBP inhibitor prevents heart failure by ameliorating cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):14886. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94169-6.

4

Jiang L, Gong Y, Rao J, Yang Q, Gao N, Li G, Ma Y. 1-O-Hexyl-2,3,5-Trimethylhydroquinone Ameliorates the Development of Preeclampsia through Suppression of Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Cell Apoptosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021;2021:8839394. doi: 10.1155/2021/8839394.

5

Tsao CW, Hsu YJ, Chang TC, Wu ST, Cha TL, Liu CY. A High Phosphorus Diet Impairs Testicular Function and Spermatogenesis in Male Mice with Chronic Kidney Disease. Nutrients. 2020;12(9):2624. doi: 10.3390/nu12092624.

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

VEGA 1/0234/18 Molecular mechanism of antimicrobial effect of steroids on uropathogenic bacteria.

2

APVV-18-0287 Non-invasive and yet unused markers of renal function: problems, causes and opportunities

3

VEGA 1/0204/17 The role extracellular DNA in the pathogenesis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

4

VEGA 1/0613/17 Early diagnostics of osteoporosis in children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa.

5

Grant of Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic 2018/36-LFUK-10 Innovative methods in diagnosis of skeletal dysplasia and premature osteoporosis in pediatric population.

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 Clinical Pathology, Medical University, Vienna Institute of Clinical Pathology, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna 1.10.2015 - 31.3.2016 Research stay

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Important Conferences

Student scientific conferences, 93rd and 94th Physiological Days, 8th RECOOP Annual Project Review Meeting, 10th, 11th and 12th Conference of Pediatric Nephrology, Falling Walls Lab, ES-PCR: European Society of Pediatric Clinical Research 2018 and 2019, XIII. Congress of the Slovak Society of Clinical Biochemistry, DNA day 2019, 58th  And 59th Pediatric days, 4th and 5th Days of Clinical Research in Kramare (the winner), 8th Congress of the International Pediatric Nephrology Association in Venice, 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Peadiatric Nephrology in Amsterdam


Grants as principal Investigator during PhD. study:

Comenius University Grants UK/56/2016 Saliva as a model of diagnostic fluid in an acute kidney injury.

Comenius University Grants UK/355/2017 The effect of adenine-enriched food on tubulointerstitial fibrosis in mice.


Date of last update
2022-02-01