Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Marek Straka, 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
Straka
I.2 - Name
Marek
I.3 - Degrees
M.S., Ph.D.
I.4 - Year of birth
1993
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institute of Microbiology of the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and University Hospital Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Sasinkova 4, 811 08 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
professional assistant
I.8 - E-mail address
marek.straka@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://uniba.sk/ludia/straka38
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Microbiology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-6316-1934

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 of the Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012-2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
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
2015-2017
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.3 - Third 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
2018-2023
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology and Virology
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
Professional employee in research Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava 18.9. 2017 - 30.6. 2018
University teacher - assistant Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava 1.7. 2018 - 30.9. 2023
University teacher - professional assistant Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava 1.10. 2023 - 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
Certificate in English for special purposes, UNIcert® II Department of Languages, Faculty of Science, Comenius University, Bratislava 2013-2016
Certificate in English for special purposes - medicine, UNIcert® III Institute of Medical Terminology and Foreign Languages, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 2021/2022
OMI Satelite Symposium in Medical Education The Open Medical Institute and Pediatric Cardiac Center, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases and Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University 2017
Medical Education Basics Institute of Medical Education and Simulations, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava 2024

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 General Medicine combined 1st and 2nd degree General Medicine
Microbiology 2 General Medicine combined 1st and 2nd degree 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.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
3
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
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
53
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
47
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
12
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
38
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
37
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
37
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Straka, M., Hubenáková, Z., Janošíková, L., Bugalová, A., Minich, A., Wawruch, M., Liptáková, A., Drahovská, H., & Slobodníková, L. (2024). In Vitro Susceptibility of Clinical and Carrier Strains of Staphylococcus aureus to STAFAL® Phage Preparation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(23), 12885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252312885

2

Straka, M., Dubinová, M., Liptáková, A. Phascinating Phages. Microorganisms. (2022) 10(7):1365. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071365.

3

Straka, M., Hubenáková, Z., Lichváriková, A., Janošíková, L., Markusková, B., Minich, A., Liptáková, A., Drahovská, H., Slobodníková, L. Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains to commercial therapeutic phage preparations. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2022 123(10):724-729. doi: 10.4149/BLL_2022_116.

4

Minich A, Levarski Z, Mikulášová M, Straka M, Liptáková A, Stuchlík S. Complex Analysis of Vanillin and Syringic Acid as Natural Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms. Int J Mol Sci. (2022) 23(3):1816. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031816.

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), 1-9. doi: 10.3390/v13071348.

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

Straka, M., Hubenáková, Z., Janošíková, L., Bugalová, A., Minich, A., Wawruch, M., Liptáková, A., Drahovská, H., & Slobodníková, L. (2024). In Vitro Susceptibility of Clinical and Carrier Strains of Staphylococcus aureus to STAFAL® Phage Preparation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(23), 12885. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252312885

2

Straka, M., Dubinová, M., Liptáková, A. Phascinating Phages. Microorganisms. (2022) 10(7):1365. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071365.

3

Straka, M., Hubenáková, Z., Lichváriková, A., Janošíková, L., Markusková, B., Minich, A., Liptáková, A., Drahovská, H., Slobodníková, L. Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus strains to commercial therapeutic phage preparations. Bratisl Lek Listy. 2022 123(10):724-729. doi: 10.4149/BLL_2022_116.

4

Minich A, Levarski Z, Mikulášová M, Straka M, Liptáková A, Stuchlík S. Complex Analysis of Vanillin and Syringic Acid as Natural Antimicrobial Agents against Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms. Int J Mol Sci. (2022) 23(3):1816. doi: 10.3390/ijms23031816.

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), 1-9. doi: 10.3390/v13071348.

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

Zeng, J., Chen, D., Lv, C. et al. Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm activity of Polygonum chinense L.aqueous extract against Staphylococcus aureus. Sci Rep 2022, 12, 21988. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26399-1

2

Bai, Y.B., Shi, M.Y., Wang, W.W., et al. Novel quorum sensing inhibitor Echinatin as an antibacterial synergist against Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2022, 13, 1003692. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1003692.

3

Omer, S.A., Ganjo, A.R., Haji, S.H., Smail, S.B. Accessory Gene Regulator (agr) group polymorphisms in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its association with biofilm formation. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2024, 70, 1-7. https://doi.org/ 10.14715/cmb/2024.70.4.1.

4

Maisch, N.A., Bereswill, S., Heimesaat, M.M. Antibacterial effects of vanilla ingredients provide novel treatment options for infections with multidrug-resistant bacteria - A recent literature review. Eur J Microbiol Immunol (Bp). 2022, 12(3), 53–62. . https://doi.org/10.1556/1886.2022.00015.

5

Nicolas, M., Trotereau, A., Culot, A., et al. Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Phage Collection against Avian-Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Microbiol Spectr. 2023, 11(3), e0429622. . https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04296-22.

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

Preparation of bacteriophages for the therapy of vaginal and urinary infections, APVV-16-0168, 2017-2021, investigator


The project was focused on the preparation of a cocktail of phages effective against the causative agents of urogenital infections.

2

Modern bacteriophage applications in the prevention of nosocomial and alimentary infections, APVV-23-0140, 2024-2027, investigator


The project is focused on the creating a collection of bacteriophages for the purposes of phage therapy for patients in Slovakia and also for sanitation of areas and food protection.

3

Importance of novel hepatitis B biomarkers for risk stratification and treatment management of patients with chronic HBV infection, APVV-18-0171, 2019-2022, investigator


The project was focused on the detection of new biomarkers to improve the management of patients with hepatitis B.

4

Innovation of teaching texts and online files from medical microbiology intended for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of microbiology at medical faculties through electronic media and simulations (case studies, videos, picture atlas), KEGA002UK-4/2022, investigator


The purpose of the project was to bring an innovative approach to educating medical students in the field of microbiology in the form of an atlas of medical microbiology, audiobooks, electronic scripts containing videos for practical exercises and simulation technologies for improved education in this medical subject.

5

Research and development in medical sciences - the way to personalized treatment of serious neurological, cardiovascular and cancer diseases, co-financed from the resources of the European Regional Development Fund, ITMS: 313011T431, 2022-2023, investigator under 35 years of age


The project was focused on the research of alternative approaches (phage therapy, autovaccines, extracts from plants) in the fight against resistant strains of bacteria.

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)
Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw Stanisława Przybyszewskiego 63, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland 27/05/2024 - 23/06/2024 SAIA - bilateral research stay

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Participation at the Night of Researchers (2023)

Date of last update
2025-01-31