Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Michal Pastorek, 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
Pastorek
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
MSc., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1986
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Medical Faculty, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Sasinkova 4, 811 08, Bratislava
I.7 - Position
researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.pastorek@imbm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/30009
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Normal and pathological physiology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-1987-5459

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
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Molecular biology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Molecular biology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Oncology
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 Institute of Molecular Biomedicine, Medical Faculty, Comenius University in Bratislava 2018-
researcher Regional Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic 2015-2018
researcher Centre for Molecular Medicine, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava 2014-2015

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
Basics of theoretical and experimental medicine Biology I. Biology
Introduction to science General medicine II. General 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)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
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
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
10
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
22
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
298
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
183
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
298
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
183
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Pastorek M, Muller P, Coates PJ, Vojtesek B. Intrinsic proteotoxic stress levels vary and act as a predictive marker for sensitivity of cancer cells to Hsp90 inhibition. Plos One. 2018 Aug;13(8)

2

Pastorek M, Simko V, Takacova M, Barathova M, Bartosova M, Hunakova L, Sedlakova O, Hudecova S, Krizanova O, Dequiedt F, Pastorekova S, Sedlak J. Sulforaphane reduces molecular response to hypoxia in ovarian tumor cells independently of their resistance to chemotherapy. Int J Oncol. 2015 Jul;47(1):51-60.

3

Gibadulinova A, Pastorek M, Filipcik P, Radvak P, Csaderova L, Vojtesek B, et al. Cancer-associated S100P protein binds and inactivates p53, permits therapy-induced senescence and supports chemoresistance. Oncotarget. 2016 Apr;7(16):22508-22.

4

Vidlickova I, Dequiedt F, Jelenska L, Sedlakova O, Pastorek M, Stuchlik S, et al. Apoptosis -induced ectodomain shedding of hypoxia-regulated carbonic anhydrase IX from tumor cells: a double-edged response to chemotherapy. BMC Cancer. 2016 Mar 19;16:239.

5

Maronek M, Gromova B, Liptak R, Konecna B, Pastorek M, Cechova B, et al. Extracellular DNA Correlates with Intestinal Inflammation in Chemically Induced Colitis in Mice. Cells. 2021 Jan 6;10(1):81. 

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

Pastorek M, Muller P, Coates PJ, Vojtesek B. Intrinsic proteotoxic stress levels vary and act as a predictive marker for sensitivity of cancer cells to Hsp90 inhibition. Plos One. 2018 Aug;13(8)

2

Gibadulinova A, Pastorek M, Filipcik P, Radvak P, Csaderova L, Vojtesek B, et al. Cancer-associated S100P protein binds and inactivates p53, permits therapy-induced senescence and supports chemoresistance. Oncotarget. 2016 Apr;7(16):22508-22.

3

Vidlickova I, Dequiedt F, Jelenska L, Sedlakova O, Pastorek M, Stuchlik S, et al. Apoptosis -induced ectodomain shedding of hypoxia-regulated carbonic anhydrase IX from tumor cells: a double-edged response to chemotherapy. BMC Cancer. 2016 Mar 19;16:239.

4

Matoulkova E, Sommerova L, Pastorek M, Vojtesek B, Hrstka R. Regulation of AGR2 expression via 3'UTR shortening. Exp Cell Res. 2017 Jul 1;356(1):40-47.

5

Maronek M, Gromova B, Liptak R, Konecna B, Pastorek M, Cechova B, et al. Extracellular DNA Correlates with Intestinal Inflammation in Chemically Induced Colitis in Mice. Cells. 2021 Jan 6;10(1):81. 

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

Anwar MM, Shalaby M, Embaby AM, Saeed H, Agwa MM, Hussein A. Prodigiosin/PU-H71 as a novel potential combined therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC): preclinical insights. Sci Rep. 2020 Sep 7;10(1):14706.

2

Sita G, Hrelia P, Graziosi A, Morroni F. Sulforaphane from Cruciferous Vegetables: Recent Advances to Improve Glioblastoma Treatment. Nutrients. 2018 Nov 14;10(11):1755.

3

Güttler A, Eiselt Y, Funtan A, Thiel A, Petrenko M, Keßler J, Thondorf I, Paschke R, Vordermark D, Bache M. Betulin Sulfonamides as Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents in Breast Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Aug 16;22(16):8808. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168808. PMID: 34445506; PMCID: PMC8395940.

4

Cong Y, Cui Y, Wang S, Jiang L, Cao J, Zhu S, Birkin E, Lane J, Ruge F, Jiang WG, Qiao G. Calcium-Binding Protein S100P Promotes Tumor Progression but Enhances Chemosensitivity in Breast Cancer. Front Oncol. 2020 Sep 15;10:566302.

5

Janning M, Müller V, Vettorazzi E, Cubas-Cordova M, Gensch V, Ben-Batalla I, Zu Eulenburg C, Schem C, Fasching PA, Schnappauf B, Karn T, Fehm T, Just M, Kühn T, Holms F, Overkamp F, Krabisch P, Rack B, Denkert C, Untch M, Tesch H, Rezai M, Kittel K, Pantel K, Bokemeyer C, Loibl S, von Minckwitz G, Loges S. Evaluation of soluble carbonic anhydrase IX as predictive marker for efficacy of bevacizumab: A biomarker analysis from the geparquinto phase III neoadjuvant breast cancer trial. Int J Cancer. 2019 Aug 1;145(3):857-868.

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

APVV-PP-COVID-20-0016

Neutrophils and their extracellular traps in COVID-19

2

1/0716/20

Causes and effects of NETosis in sterile inflammation - flow cytometry analysis

3

APVV-18-0366

The role of NETosis in the etiopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis

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)
Molecular Biology Unit, Faculty of Agronomy, Gembloux, Belgium, Laboratory of Franck Dequiedt Faculty of Agronomy, Gembloux, Belgium 2009

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2022-01-14