I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Varga

I.2 - Name

Ivan

I.3 - Degrees

prof. RNDr. PhD., PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1981

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Špitálska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia

I.7 - Position

university teacher - professor

I.8 - E-mail address

varga2@uniba.sk

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

www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/3448

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

Anatomy, histology and embryology

I.11 - ORCID iD

0000-0002-0918-741X

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science, Slovakia

II.b - Year

2022

II.c - Study field and programme

Biology

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Slovakia

II.b - Year

2004

II.c - Study field and programme

Biology, specialization Anthropology

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia

II.b - Year

2010

II.c - Study field and programme

Pathological Anatomy and Forensic Medicine

II.4 - Associate professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia

II.b - Year

2012

II.c - Study field and programme

Anatomy, histology and embryology

II.5 - Professor

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

II.b - Year

2018

II.c - Study field and programme

Anatomy, histology and embryology

II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position	III.b - Institution	III.c - Duration
University Teacher - Assistent Professor (2004 - 2012), Associate Professor (2012 - 2018), Full Professor (2018 - )	Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia	2004 - until today
Clinical Embryologist	University Hospital Bratislava, University Center for Reproductive Medicine	2010 - 2013
University Teacher - Assistent Professor (2007 - 2012), Associate Professor (2012 - 2019)	Slovak Medical University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine	2007 - 2019

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
Scientific degree VKS IIa - independent senior scientist	Slovak Academy of Sciences	2011
Board Certified specialist in the field of clinical anatomy	Graduate Committee of the Argentine Association of Clinical Anatomy	2017
Expert for the assessment of medical laboratories in the field of clinical embryology	Slovak National Accreditation Service	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
Histology and Embryology 1 + 2 in for Slovak and English-speaking students	General Medicine	II.	General Medicine
Histology and Embryology 1 + 2 in for Slovak and English-speaking students	Dentistry	II.	Dentistry
Introduction to Scientific research I.	PhD study programmes	III.	General Medicine and Dentistry
New research trends in morphological sciences	Anatomy, histology and embryology	III.	General Medicine
Dissertation I. and II., Dissertation Examination, Dissertation Thesis Defense	Anatomy, histology and embryology	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.2.a - Name of the study programme	V.2.b - Degree	V.2.c - Field of study
Anatomy, histology and embryology	III.	General Medicine

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)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

more than 70

V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)

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 Embryology and Reproductive Medicine	General Medicine	II.	General Medicine
Functional anatomy of human reproduction and clinical embryology	PhD study programmes	III.	General Medicine and Dentistry

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

more than 500

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

more than 300

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

183 in SCOPUS / 174 in Web of Science

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

87 in SCOPUS / 89 in Web of Science

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

VI.1.a - Overall

2, 332 Times Cited Without self-citations in SCOPUS / 2,119 Times Cited Without self-citations in Web of Science

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

1771 Times Cited Without self-citations in SCOPUS / 1808 Times Cited Without self-citations in Web of Science

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

VI.1.a - Overall

2, 332 Times Cited Without self-citations in SCOPUS / 2,119 Times Cited Without self-citations in Web of Science

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

1771 Times Cited Without self-citations in SCOPUS / 1808 Times Cited Without self-citations in Web of Science

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

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

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

Varga I, Miko M, Kachlík D, et al. How many cell types form the epithelial lining of the human uterine tubes? Revision of the histological nomenclature of the human tubal epithelium. Annals of Anatomy. 2019; 224: 73-80. (IF = 2,388; Q1)

Varga I, Gálfiová P, Blanková A, et al. Terminologia Histologica 10 years on: some disputable terms in need of discussion and recent developments. Annals of Anatomy. 2019; 226: 16-22. (IF = 2,388; Q1)

Varga I, Kachlík D, Žišková M, Miko M. Lymphatic lacunae of the mucosal folds of human uterine tubes - A rediscovery of forgotten structures and their possible role in reproduction. Annals of Anatomy. 2018; 219: 121-128. (IF = 2,241; Q2)

Cierna Z, Varga I, Danihel L Jr, et al. Intermediate trophoblast - A distinctive, unique and often unrecognized population of trophoblastic cells. Annals of Anatomy. 2016; 204: 45-50. (IF = 1,864; Q1)

Mikušová R, Mešťanová V, Polák Š, Varga I. What do we know about the structure of human thymic Hassall's corpuscles? A histochemical, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic study. Annals of Anatomy. 2017; 211: 140-148. (IF = 1,852; Q2)

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

Lapides L, Varga I, Csöbönyeiová M, et al. The Neglected Uterine NK Cells/Hamperl Cells/Endometrial Stromal Granular Cell, or K Cells: A Narrative Review from History through Histology and to Medical Education. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(16): 12693. (IF = 5,6; Q1)

Visnyaiová K, Varga I, Feitscherová C, Pavlíková L, Záhumenský J, Mikušová R. Morphology of the immune cells in the wall of the human uterine tube and their possible impact on reproduction-uterine tube as a possible immune privileged organ. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2024; 12: 1325565. (IF = 4,7; Q1)

Klein M, Csöbönyeiová M, Žiaran S, Danišovič Ľ, Varga I. Cardiac Telocytes 16 Years on-What Have We Learned So Far, and How Close Are We to Routine Application of the Knowledge in Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine? International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(20): 10942. (IF = 5,924; Q1)

Klein M, Varga I, Danišovič Ľ, et al. The role of histology in tissue engineering: Significance of complex morphological characterization of decellularized foreskin scaffolds. Tissue & Cell. 2024 (IF= 2,7; Q1)

Kleinová M, Varga I, Čeháková M, Valent M, Klein M. Exploring the black box of human reproduction: endometrial organoids and assembloids - generation, implantation modeling, and future clinical perspectives. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2024 ; 12: 1482054. (IF = 4,7; Q1)

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

Varga I. Thymus. In. Tubbs S, Shoja MM, Loukas M. (Eds).Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Cited in:

Standring S (Ed).Gray's Anatomy. The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 42nd Edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia 2021.

Varga I, Galfiova P, Adamkov M, et al. Congenital anomalies of the spleen from an embryological point of view. Medical Science Monitor. 2009; 15(12): 269-276.

Cited in:

Mills SE (Ed). Histology for Pathologists. Fifth Edition. Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia. 2020.

Franke D, Anupindi SA, Barnewolt CE, Green TG, Greer MC, et al. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen, pancreas and gallbladder in children. Pediatric Radiology. 2021.

Xiao M, Liang J, Ren J, Zheng R, Wu L. The imaging features of ectopic spleen: which modality is more consistent? A cases series report and literature reviews. Frontiers in Oncology. 2024.

Mikušová R, Mešťanová V, Polák Š,Varga I. What do we know about the structure of human thymic Hassall's corpuscles? A histochemical, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopic study. Annals of Anatomy. 2017; 211: 140-148.

Cited in:

Yayon N, Kedlian VR, Boehme L, Suo C, Wachter BT, Beuschel RT, Amsalem O, Polanski K, et al. A spatial human thymus cell atlas mapped to a continuous tissue axis. Nature. 2024.

Kadouri N, Nevo S, Goldfarb Y, Abramson J. Thymic epithelial cell heterogeneity: TEC by TEC. Nature Reviews Immunolology. 2020.

Heimli M, Flåm ST, Hjorthaug HS, Trinh D, Frisk M, Dumont KA, Ribarska T, Tekpli X, Saare M, Lie BA. Multimodal human thymic profiling reveals trajectories and cellular milieu for T agonist selection. Frontiers in Immunology. 2023

Varga I, Miko M, Kachlík D, Žišková M, Danihel Ľ Jr, Babál P. How many cell types form the epithelial lining of the human uterine tubes? Revision of the histological nomenclature of the human tubal epithelium. Annals of Anatomy. 2019; 224: 73-80.

Cited in:

Seraj H, Nazari MA, Atai AA, Amanpour S, Azadi M. A Review: Biomechanical Aspects of the Fallopian Tube Relevant to its Function in Fertility. Reproductive Sciences. 2024

Rigby CH, Aljassim F, Powell SG, Wyatt JNR, Hill CJ, Hapangama DK. The immune cell profile of human fallopian tubes in health and benign pathology: a systematic review. Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 2022

Méndez-Tepepa M, Zepeda-Pérez D, Espindola-Lozano M, Rodríguez-Castelán J, Arroyo-Helguera O, et al. Hypothyroidism modifies differentially the content of lipids and glycogen, lipid receptors, and intraepithelial lymphocytes among oviductal regions of rabbits. Reproductive Biology. 2020

Kachlík D, Varga I, Báča V, Musil V. Variant Anatomy and Its Terminology.Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 ; 56(12): 713.

Cited in:

Kuo F, Massoud TF. Structural asymmetries in normal brain anatomy: A brief overview. Annals of Anatomy. 2022.

Chmielewski PP. Exploring the uncharted: Missing anatomical names in the Terminologia Anatomica. Clinical Anatomy. 2024

Fanning JE, Friedman R, Chen A, Bustos V, Aly MI, et al. The Upper Extremity Lymphatic System Is Not Symmetrical in Individuals: An Anatomic Study Utilizing ICG Lymphography and SPECT/CT Lymphoscintigraphy. Annals of Surgery. 2024.

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

Principal investigator: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0625/23 - Immunologically active endometrial cells in the context of embryo implantation and the possibility of influencing them in the treatment of infertility

2023 - 2026

Principal investigator: Agency for Research and Development Support

APVV-18-0499 - Histomorphological basis of idiopathic tubal infertility. Relationship of acquired immunity, lymphatic drainage and telocytes to fallopian tube function

2019 - 2022

Responsible researcher: Cultural and Educational Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic

KEGA 081UK-4 / 2021 Creation of study materials for the newly created subject Clinical Embryology

and Reproductive Medicine.

2021 - 2023

Project leader: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports SR

VEGA 1/0086/17 - Congenital motility disorders of the digestive tract: histological and molecular biological study of aganglionic segments of the colon of pediatric patients with Hirschsprung's disease

2017 - 2020

Deputy of the responsible investigator: Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic

VEGA 1/0347/24 Morphological and molecular-biological study of hormonally conditioned processes and immune functions of the fallopian tube wall and interactions between the fallopian tube wall and germ cells

2024 - 2026

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
Chairman of the Council for Student Scientific and Professional Activities of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2019 -
Member of the Quality Council of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2019 -
Vice-Dean for Science, Research and PhD. Studies	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava	2019 -
Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Bratislava Medical Journal (IF = 1.5; Q2 according JCR JIF)	Springer Nature publisher	2025-
	Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava

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.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay)	VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania	2016 and 2018 (two times one month)	ERASMUS+ (contact person: prof. Angelija Valančiūtė)
Institute of Histology and Embryology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague	2014 (two weeks)	Erasmus (contact person Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomáš Kučera, PhD.)
Institute of Anatomy, 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague	2015 (two weeks)	Erasmus (Contact person prof. Dr. Petr Zach, PhD.)
Instituto de Anatomía Normal, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentína	2013 (one week)	Contact person: prof. Dr. Susanna N. Biasutto
Prague Fertility Centre	2011 (2 weeks)	Contact person: Dr. Daniel Hlinka, PhD.
Center for Assisted Reproduction of the Gynecological and Obstetrics Clinic of the Faculty Hospital and Masaryk University in Brno	2010 (2 weeks)	Contact Person: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jana Záková, PhD.

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Coordinator of Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology (FIPAT) for Histological Terminology of International Federation of Association of Anatomists
Honorary Member of Asociación Argentina de Anatomía Clínica
delegate of the International Committee of Symposia on Clinical and Applied Anatomy
delegate of the International Committee of Symposia on Morphological Sciences
Member of the Advisory Board for the Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy 7th, 8th and 9th Editions
Member of the Scientific Committee of Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (2018 – present)
Member of the Scientific Committee of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (2018 – 2023)
President of 7th International Symposium of Clinical and Applied Anatomy 2015, Bratislava
2021 – Jessenius Prize of the Slovak Medical Society
2020 - ESET Science Award – Outstanding university teacher
2019 - Commemorative medal of the Comenius University in Bratislava on the 100th anniversary of its foundation
2019 - Commemorative medal of the Faculty of Medicine of the Comenius University in Bratislava on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its foundation
2019 - 1st place in the 2018 assessment of the publication activity of Faculty of Medicine staff
2018 - prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 1st place in the competition for the best publication
2017 - "Jaroslav Jirsa Award" for the best textbook in medical and pharmaceutical sciences for 2016, according to Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (textbook Balko J, Tonar Z, Varga I. Memorix histologie. Prague: Triton 2016. 530 pages.)
2017 – 1st place in the 2016 assessment of the publication activity of Faculty of Medicine staff
2017 – prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 3rd place in the competition for the best publication
2016 – prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 2nd place in the competition for the best publication
2011 – prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 1st place in the competition for the best publication
2010 – prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 3rd place in the competition for the best publication
2009 – prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society for 3rd place in the competition for the best publication
Editor-in-Chief of BRATISLAVA MEDICAL JOURNAL (Springer Nature, Q2, IF = 1.5)
Guest Editor of journal MEDICINA (MDPI, Q1, IF = 2.6), special issue „Variational Anatomy and Developmental Anomalies in Clinical Practice“ in 2019 and special issue „Variational Anatomy and Developmental Anomalies in Clinical Practice. Second Edition“ in 2022
member of editorial board: CLINICAL ANATOMY journal (Wiley, Q2, IF = 2.409)
member of editorial board: MEDICINA (KAUNAS) journal (MDPI, Q1, IF = 2.6)
member of editorial board: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY (IMR Press, IF = 0.2)
member of editorial board: MORFOLOGIČESKIE VEDOMOSTI (official journal of the Russian Scientific Medical Society of Anatomists, Histologists and Embryologists)
Guest Editor of a special issue of journal FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (Q1, IF = 5,5) entitled: "Cellular Micro-Environment of the Endometrium: Reproduction, Embryo Implantation, and Placentation - From Bench to Bedside and Beyond to Tissue Engineering" th to Tissue Engineering"

Date of last update

2025-05-07

Name and surname:	prof. RNDr. Ivan Varga, 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