Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Lívia Slobodníková, CSc.
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
Slobodníková
I.2 - Name
Lívia
I.3 - Degrees
doc. RNDr. CSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1965
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Microbiology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Dean´s Office, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Špitálska street 24, 813 72 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
university teacher - assistant lecturer
I.8 - E-mail address
livia.slobodnikova@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3398
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Microbiology

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 Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1988
II.c - Study field and programme
General Biology, specialisation Microbiology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1955
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Laboratory Specialist in Healtcare General Hospital in Nové Zámky 1988-1989
Internal postgradual student Institute of Microbiology of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and the Faculty Hospital in Bratislava 1989-1994
University Teacher Institute of Microbiology of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and the University Hospital in Bratislava 1994 - continues
Graduated Specialist / Laboratory Diagnostician Institute of Microbiology of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and the University Hospital in Bratislava 1994 - continues

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
Special Exam on Diagnostical Methods in Medical Microbiology Institute for Further Education of Healthcare Professionals, Bratislava 1991
General State Exam on English Language The State Language School in Bratislava 1999
Special State Exam on Translation from/to English Language The State Language School in Bratislava 2000

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
Microbiology 1 and 2 in Slovak and English language General Medicine II General Medicine
Medical Microbiology Dentistry II Dentistry
Medical Microbiology Biomedical Physics II Physics
New Trends in Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical Microbiology and Immunology III General Medicine
Dissertation Work I and II; Dissertation Exam Medical Microbiology and Immunology III 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)
3
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
21
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Clinical Microbiology in Slovak and English language General Medicine II General Medicine
New Trends in Medical Microbiology nad Immunology all doctoral study programs III General Medicine

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
227
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
49
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
33
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
586
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
397
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
505
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
367
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Slobodníková, L., Fialová, S., Rendeková, K., Kováč, J., & Mučaji, P. (2016). Antibiofilm Activity of Plant Polyphenols. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 21(12), 1717. (IF=2,861; Q2)

2

Liptáková, A., Predný, J., Buc, M., Slobodníková, L., Jalili, N., Krčméry, V., Koreň, J.(Eds.).:Lekárska mikrobiológia / Medical Microbiology. Herba, Bratislava, 2019. 916 pp.

3

Hajská M, Slobodníková L, Hupková H, Koller J. In vitro efficacy of various topical antimicrobial agents in different time periods from contamination to application against 6 multidrug resistant bacterial strains isolated from burn patients. Burns. 2014 Jun;40(4):713-8. doi:

10.1016/j.burns.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Oct 3. (IF=1,88; Q2)

4

Bittner Fialová S, Kello M, Čoma M, Slobodníková L, Drobná E, Holková I, Garajová M, Mrva M, Zachar V, Lukáč M. Derivatization of Rosmarinic Acid Enhances its in vitro Antitumor, Antimicrobial and Antiprotozoal Properties. Molecules. 2019 Mar 19;24(6):1078. doi: 10.3390/molecules24061078. (IF=3,267; Q1)

5

Slobodníková L, Kost'álová D, Labudová D, Kotulová D, Kettmann V. Antimicrobial activity of Mahonia aquifolium crude extract and its major isolated alkaloids. Phytother Res. 2004 Aug;18(8):674-6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1517. (IF=0,975; Q3)

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

Lukáč M, Slobodníková L, Mrva M, Dušeková A, Garajová M, Kello M, Šebová D, Pisárčik M, Kojnok M, Vrták A, et al. Caffeic Acid Phosphanium Derivatives: Potential Selective Antitumor, Antimicrobial and Antiprotozoal Agents. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(2):1200. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25021200; (IF = 5.6; Q1)

2

Liptáková, A., Buc, M., Slobodníková, L., Ondriska, F., Růžička, F., Horniačková, M. (Eds): Lekárska mikrobiológia. 2. prepracované vydanie. Bratislava, Herba, 2023, 771 pp.

3

Ficik, J., Andrezál, M., Drahovská, H., Böhmer, M., Szemes, T., Liptáková, A., & Slobodníková, L. (2023). Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in COVID-19 Era-Challenges and Solutions. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 12(8), 1285. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics12081285 (IF=4,8; Q1)

4

Bittner Fialová S, Rendeková K, Mučaji P, Nagy M, Slobodníková L. Antibacterial Activity of Medicinal Plants and Their Constituents in the Context of Skin and Wound Infections, Considering European Legislation and Folk Medicine-A Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Oct 4;22(19):10746. doi: 10.3390/ijms221910746. (IF=6,208; Q1)

5

Slobodníková, L., Markusková, B., Kajsík, M., Andrezál, M., Straka, M., Liptáková, A., & Drahovská, H. (2021). Characterization of Anti Bacterial Effect of the Two New Phages against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Viruses, 13(7), 1348. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13071348

(IF=5,818; Q2)

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

Liptáková, A., Predný, J., Buc, M., Slobodníková, L., Jalili, N., Krčméry, V., Koreň, J.(Eds.).: Lekárska mikrobiológia / Medical Microbiology. Herba, Bratislava, 2019. ISBN 978-80-89631- 91-9.

Awarded by the 2019 Literary Fund Award

2

Slobodníková, L., Fialová, S., Rendeková, K., Kováč, J., & Mučaji, P. (2016). Antibiofilm Activity of Plant Polyphenols. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 21(12), 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21121717.

Over 270 citations WOS/SCOPUS

Cited in: Ganesh, P.S., Rai, V.R.: Alternative strategies to regulate quorum sensing and biofilm formation of pathogenic pseudomonas by quorum sensing inhibitors of diverse origins (Book Chapter) - In: Biotechnological Applications of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-9026-4_3 . -Singapore : Springer, 2018 ; p. 33-61

3

Slobodníková L, Kost'álová D, Labudová D, Kotulová D, Kettmann V. Antimicrobial activity of Mahonia aquifolium crude extract and its major isolated alkaloids. Phytother Res. 2004 Aug;18(8):674-6. doi: 10.1002/ptr.1517.

Over 73 citations WOS/SCOPUS

Cited in: Yarnell, E., Abascal, K., Rountree, R.: Herbal Medicine for Acne vulgaris - In: Clinical Botanical Medicine 2nd Ed.-Larchmont: Mary Ann Liebert, 2009;p. 5-15.

4

Slobodníková L, Fialová S, Hupková H, Grančai D. Rosmarinic acid interaction with planktonic and biofilm Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Prod Commun. 2013 Dec;8(12):1747-50.

Cited in: Silva, E., Teixeira, J.A., Pereira, M.O. Rocha, C.M.R., Sousa, A.M.: Evolving biofilm inhibition and eradication in clinical settings through plant-based antibiofilm agents - In: Phytomedicine, vol. 119, 2023; art. no. 154973

5

Kováč J, Kováč D, Slobodníková L, Kotulová D. Enterococcus faecalis and Candida albicans in the dental root canal and periapical infections. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2013;114(12):716-20.

Cited in: Bertolini M, Ranjan A, Thompson A, Diaz PI, Sobue T, Maas K, Dongari-Bagtzoglou A. Candida albicans induces mucosal bacterial dysbiosis that promotes invasive infection. PLoS Pathog. 2019 Apr 22;15(4):e1007717. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007717.

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

2017-2021 - APVV-16-0168

Slovak Research and Development Agency: Bacteriophage preparations for therapy of vaginal and urinary infection

Leading investigator of the participating organisation

2

2020-2023 - VEGA No.1/0284/20

Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Research on natural substances with therapeutic potential in human medicine: comprehensive analysis, biological effects and synergy study

Deputy of the principal investigator

3

2018-2020 – KEGA No. 004UK-4/2018

Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Interactive medical microbiology textbook for students of pregradual study of medicine

Deputy of the principal investigator

4

2022-2024 - KEGA No. 002UK-4/2022

Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Inovation of medical microbiology textbook and online files designed for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of microbiology at medical faculties through electronic media and simulations (case studies, videos, atlas

Deputy of the principal investigator

5

2024-2027 - VEGA No. 1/0170/24

Grant Agency of Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic: Research on plants with therapeutic potential in surgery, dermatology and dentistry: phytochemical analysis, biologic effects and study of mutual interactions of their constituent substances

Co-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
Member of the Board for the Study Branch Microbiology Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava since 2015 - lasts
Member of the Board for the Study Branch Medical Microbiology and Immunology Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava since 2023 - lasts
Lector for the theoretical and practical part specialisation study in Clinical Microbiology Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava since 2019 - lasts
Member of the examination board for the specialisation study in Clinical Microbiology Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava since 2019 - lasts

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)
Université Catholique de Leuven Brussels, Belgium Februar 1st - August 31st 1993 TEMPUS
University of Ljubljana, Medical Faculty, Institute of Microbiology & Alpe Adria Microbiology Group Ljubljana, Slovenia October 1993 (one week duration) Alpe Adria Clinical Microbiology Summer School – Special Aspects in Nosocomial Infections; under the auspices of the ESCMID
Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University of Szeged, Department of Clinical Microbiology Szeged, Hungary October 1999 (one week duration) International Anaerobe Workshop; under the auspices of the ESCMID
October 1999 (one week duration) under the auspices of the ESCMID
Sera and Vaccines Central Research Laboratory, Warsaw, Poland, European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, American Society for Clinical Microbiology & the "Centre of Clinical Microbiology" Foundation Warsaw, Poland October 2000 (one week duration) International Advanced Study Course on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria: Basis and Laboratory Detection; under the auspices of the ESCMID
Czechoslovak Society for Alergology and Clinical Immunology Hradec Králové, Czech Republic October 2006 (one week duration) Postgradual course "Laboratory diagnostic methods in clinical immunology and alergology"

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

 Member of the Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology, Slovak Society for Clinical Microbiology of the Slovak Medical Association (board member), Slovak Society for Allergology and Immunology SMS

Silver medal of SMS

Member of the editorial board of the journal Správy klinickej mikrobiológie

Reviewer of grant projects for the Grant Agencthe y of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic, the Culture and Education Grant Agencthe of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Research and Development Agency; reviewer of the articles for Slovak and foreign scientific journals, opponent of dissertation works