Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Ján Bakoš, 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
Bakos
I.2 - Name
Jan
I.3 - Degrees
Assoc. Prof. PhD
I.4 - Year of birth
29.1.1979
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Institite of Physiology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Sasinkova 2, 813 72 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jan.bakos@fmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5457?do=filterForm-submit&name=jan&surname=bakos&sort=surname&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
normal and pathological physiology, medical neuroscience
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-6995-5460

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
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology-Chemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Animal physiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Normal and pathological physiology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

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
Erasmus +, staff mobility for training Pecs University, Faculty of Medicine, Pecs, Hungary 2024
ERC preparatory grant Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics,Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, UK 2019
autism research NOVA Southeastern University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Florida, USA 2014
The Japan Society for Promotion of Science, oxytocin receptor cloning The Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Lab. of Molecular Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan 2009

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
Medical physiology in Slovak and English language General Medicine II General Medicine, Dentistry
Introduction to research practice II. All doctoral study programs at the FM UK III General Medicine, Dentistry
New trends in medical neuroscience Medical neuroscience 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
Medical neuroscience 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)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
7
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
5
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
58 (Scopus)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21 (Scopus)
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
58
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1632 (Scopus)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
950
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1632
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
950
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

1. TOMOVÁ, Alexandra – HUSÁROVÁ, Veronika – LAKATOŠOVÁ, Silvia – BAKOŠ, Ján – VLKOVÁ, Barbora –

BABINSKÁ, Katarína – OSTATNÍKOVÁ, Daniela. Gastrointestinal microbiota in children with autism in Slovakia.

In Physiology & behavior, 2015, vol. 138, p. 179-87. (2014: 2.976 – IF, Q1 - JCR, Q1 – SJR). cit. 299/242, ADCA


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2. BAKOŠ, Ján - DUNČKO, Roman - MAKATSORI, A. - PIRNÍK, Zdenko - KISS, Alexander - JEŽOVÁ, Daniela.

Prenatal immune challenge affects growth, behavior, and brain dopamine in offspring. In Annals of the New York

Academy of Sciences, 2004, vol. 1018, p. 281-287. (2003: 1.892 – IF, Q1 - JCR, Q1 – SJR). ISSN 0077-8923. cit.

65/12, ADCA


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3. BAKOŠ, Ján - HLAVÁČOVÁ, Nataša - RAJMAN, M. - ONDIČOVÁ, Katarína - KOROS, C. - KITRAKI, E. -

STEINBUSCH, HW - JEŽOVÁ, Daniela. Enriched environment influences hormonal status and hippocampal brain

derived neurotrophic factor in a sex dependent manner. In Neuroscience, 2009, vol. 164, no. 2, p. 788-797.

(2008: 3.556 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 2.105 - SJR, Q1 – SJR). cit. 64/29, ADCA


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4. BAKOŠ, Ján - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - GRANT, Stephen G. - CASTEJON, Ana M. - OSTATNÍKOVÁ, Daniela. Are

Molecules Involved in Neuritogenesis and Axon Guidance Related to Autism Pathogenesis? In Neuromolecular

Medicine, 2015, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 297-304. (2014: 3.678 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.552 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). cit. 29/18, ADMA


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5. HAVRÁNEK, Tomáš - ZAŤKOVÁ, Martina - LEŠŤANOVÁ, Zuzana - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - MRAVEC, Boris -

HODOSY, Július - ŠTRBÁK, Vladimír - BAKOŠ, Ján. Intracerebroventricular oxytocin administration in rats

enhances object recognition and increases expression of neurotrophins, microtubule-associated protein 2, and

synapsin I. In Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2015, vol. 93, no. 6, p. 893-901. (2014: 2.594 - IF, Q3 - JCR,

1.432 - SJR, Q3 – SJR) cit. 44/38, ADCA

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

BUKATOVÁ, Stanislava - REICHOVÁ, Alexandra - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - BAKOŠ, Ján. Neonatal oxytocin treatment alters levels of precursor and mature BDNF forms and modifies the expression of neuronal markers in the male rat hippocampus. In Neuropeptides, 2023, vol. 102, art. no. 102384. (2022: 2.9 - IF, Q3 - JCR, 0.719 - SJR, Q2 - SJR). ISSN 0143-4179. Typ: ADCA

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REICHOVÁ, Alexandra - SCHALLER F - BUKATOVÁ, Stanislava - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - MUSCATELLI-BOSSY,

F. - BAKOŠ, Ján. The impact of oxytocin on neurite outgrowth and synaptic proteins in Magel2-deficient mice. In

Developmental neurobiology, 2021, vol. 81(4), p. 366–388. (2020: 3.964 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 1.72 - SJR, Q1 - SJR).

Cit. 2, ADCa

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REICHOVÁ, Alexandra - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - BUKATOVÁ, Stanislava - KOKAVCOVÁ, M. - MELÍŠKOVÁ,

Veronika - FRIMMEL, Karel - OSTATNÍKOVÁ, Daniela - BAKOŠ, Ján. Abnormal neuronal morphology and

altered synaptic proteins are restored by oxytocin in autism-related SHANK3 deficient model. In Molecular and

Cellular Endocrinology, 2020, vol. 518, art. no. 110924. (2019: 3.871 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.305 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). Cit.

2, ADCA

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BAKOŠ, Ján - SRANČÍKOVÁ, Annamária - HAVRÁNEK, Tomáš - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana. Molecular mechanisms

of oxytocin signaling at the synaptic connection. In Neural Plasticity, 2018, vol. 2018, art. no. 4864107, 9 p. (2017:

3.161 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.348 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). Cit. 27, ADMA

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ZAŤKOVÁ, Martina - REICHOVÁ, Alexandra - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - ŠTRBÁK, Vladimír - KISS, Alexander -

BAKOŠ, Ján. Neurite outgrowth stimulated by oxytocin is modulated by inhibition of the calcium voltage-gated

channels. In Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2018, vol. 38, no. 1, p. 371-378. (2017: 3.895 - IF, Q2 - JCR,

1.283 - SJR, Q1 – SJR). Cit. 7, ADCA

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BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - JURKOVIČOVÁ TARABOVÁ, Bohumila - HAVRÁNEK, Tomáš - MIHALJ, Denisa - BORBÉLYOVÁ, Veronika - PIRNÍK, Zdenko - MRAVEC, Boris - OSTATNÍKOVÁ, Daniela - BAKOŠ, Ján. Shank3 deficiency alters midbrain GABAergic neuron morphology, GABAergic markers and synaptic activity in primary striatal neurons. In Molecular Brain, 2024, vol. 17, no. 1, art. no. 71. (2023: 3.3 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.315 - SJR, Q2 - SJR). ISSN 1756-6606.

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MIHALJ, Denisa - BORBÉLYOVÁ, Veronika - PIRNÍK, Zdenko - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - OSTATNÍKOVÁ, Daniela - BAKOŠ, Ján. Shank3 deficiency results in a reduction in GABAergic postsynaptic puncta in the olfactory brain areas. In Neurochemical Research, 2024, vol. 49, no. 4, p. 1008-1016. (2023: 3.7 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.031 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). ISSN 0364-3190

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MIHALJ, Denisa - BUKATOVÁ, Stanislava - REICHOVÁ, Alexandra - HAVRÁNEK, Tomáš - BAČOVÁ, Zuzana - SZEIFFOVÁ BAČOVÁ, Barbara - BAKOŠ, Ján. Developmental effects of oxytocin on GABAergic neurons in the olfactory brain regions. In Neuroscience, 2024, vol. 555, p. 184-193. (2023: 2.9 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 0.903 - SJR, Q2 - SJR). ISSN 0306-4522.

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

Bakos J, Hlavacova N, Makatsori A, Tybitanclova K, Zorad S, Hinghofer-Szalkay H, Johansson BB, Jezova D. Oxytocin levels in the posterior pituitary and in the heart are modified by voluntary wheel running. Regul Pept. 2007, 1;139(1-3):96-101. Citation: Bushnell, M.C. - Čeko, M. - Low, L.A.: Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 14, no. 7, 2013, s. 502-511 - SCI ; SCOPUS

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Bakos J, Srancikova A, Havranek T, Bacova Z. Molecular Mechanisms of Oxytocin Signaling at the Synaptic Connection. Neural Plast. 2018 Jul 2;2018:4864107. Citation: Froemke, R.C. - Young, L.J.: Annual Review of Neuroscience, vol. 44, 2021, s. 359-381 - SCI ; SCOPUS

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Bakos J, Lestanova Z, Strbak V, Havranek T, Bacova Z. Neonatal manipulation of oxytocin prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced decrease in gene expression of growth factors in two developmental stages of the female rat. Neuropeptides. 2014, 48(5):281-6. Citation: 2021 Grinevich, V. - Neumann, I.D.: Molecular Psychiatry, vol. 26, no. 1, 2021, s. 265-279 - SCI ; SCOPUS

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Havranek T, Zatkova M, Lestanova Z, Bacova Z, Mravec B, Hodosy J, Strbak V, Bakos J. Intracerebroventricular oxytocin administration in rats enhances object recognition and increases expression of neurotrophins, microtubule-associated protein 2, and synapsin I. J Neurosci Res. Jun;93(6):893-901. Citation: Neumann, I.D. - Slattery, D.A.: Biological Psychiatry, vol. 79, no. 3, 2016, s. 213-221 - SCI ; SCOPUS

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Kutlu S, Aydin M, Alcin E, Ozcan M, Bakos J, Jezova D, Yilmaz B. Leptin modulates noradrenaline release in the paraventricular nucleus and plasma oxytocin levels in female rats: a microdialysis study. Brain Res. Mar 4;1317:87-91. Citation: Zhang, G. - Bai, H. - Zhang, H. - Dean, C. - Wu, Q. - Li, J. - Guariglia, S. - Meng, Q. - Cai, D.: Neuron, vol. 69, no. 3, 2011, s. 523-535 - SCI ; SCOPUS

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
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2022 – 2025 Characterization of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in the brain areas relevant for development of social behaviour in the autism-related model. APVV-21-0189, PI


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2020 – 2022 The significance of the interaction between scaffolding proteins and subcellular organelles in neuronal cells: the role of oxytocin Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic and the Academy of Sciences VEGA 2/0155/20 PI


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2020 – 2021 Regulation of synaptic proteins in transgenic mouse model of neurodevelopmental disorder

Slovak Research and Development Agency SK-FR-19-0015, PI


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2016-2019 Alterations in neuritogenesis related to neurodevelopmental disorders (APVV-15-0205), Funded by Slovak Research and Development Agency, PI

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2016-2019 Poruchy autistického spektra z pohľadu genotypovo-fenotypových korelácií, APVV-15-0045, Funded by Slovak Research and Development Agency, member of the team

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)
Brain & Behaviour Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Maastricht, Netherlands 2007 February-March Evaluation of neurotrophic factors

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Autism Research Center, Comenius University in Bratislava (member of the team)

Ad hoc reviewer: Neuroscience, Neurochemical research, Neuropeptides, Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, Brain Research, Oncotarget, IBRO reports, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Frontiers in Endocrinology, International Journal of Molecular Medicine etc.

Evaluator of research proposals in USA, France, Israel, Poland and Slovakia including Era-net plus

Evaluator of research proposals in the frame of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, European Commission, 2016-2024

Evaluator of proposals in the frame of HaDEA (EU4Health programme), 2022-2023

Date of last update
2024-05-02