Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Michal Benovics, 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
Benovics
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1991
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
benovics2@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
http://portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/33593
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4358-9332

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
II.b - Year
2013
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
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Zoology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Masaryk University in Brno
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Parasitology
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 Masaryk University in Brno 2020 - present
researcher Comenius University in Bratislava 2021 - present

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.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)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
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
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Parasitology Systematic biology bachelor Biology
Molecular ecology Zoology master's Biology
Molecular-genetic methods in zoology Systematic biology bachelor Biology

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
28
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
22
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
28
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
22
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
244
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
121
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
244
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
121
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

Šimková A., Benovics M., Rahmouni I., Vukić J. (2017) Host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites revealing new insights on the historical biogeography of Northwest African and Iberian cyprinid fish. Parasites & Vectors 10: 589.

2

Benovics M., Desdevises Y., Šanda R., Vukić J., Šimková A. (2020) Cophylogenetic relationships between Dactylogyrus (Monogenea) ectoparasites and endemic cyprinoids of the north-eastern European peri-Mediterranean region. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 1–21.


3

Benovics M., Vukić J., Šanda R., Rahmouni I., Šimková A. (2020) Disentangling the evolutionary history of peri-Mediterranean cyprinids using host-specific gill monogeneans. International Journal for Parasitology 50: 969–984.


4

Benovics M., Gettová L., Šimková A. (2021) De novo developed microsatellite markers in gill parasites of the genus Dactylogyrus (Monogenea): Revealing the phylogeographical pattern of population structure in the generalist parasite Dactylogyrus vistulae. Ecology and Evolution 11: 16585–16599.



5

Benovics M., Vukić J., Šanda R., Nejat F., Charmpila E.A., Buj I., Shumka S., Porcelloti S., Tarkan S.A., Aksu S., Emiroğlu O., Šimková A. (2023) Monogeneans and chubs: ancient host-parasite system under the looking glass. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 179: 107667.


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

Benovics M., Desdevises Y., Vukić J., Šanda R. Šimková A. (2018) The phylogenetic relationships and species richness of host-specific Dactylogyrus parasites shaped by the biogeography of Balkan cyprinids. Scientific Reports 8: 13006.



2

Benovics M., Desdevises Y., Šanda R., Vukić J., Šimková A. (2020) Cophylogenetic relationships between Dactylogyrus (Monogenea) ectoparasites and endemic cyprinoids of the north-eastern European peri-Mediterranean region. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 58: 1–21.


3

Benovics M., Vukić J., Šanda R., Rahmouni I., Šimková A. (2020) Disentangling the evolutionary history of peri-Mediterranean cyprinids using host-specific gill monogeneans. International Journal for Parasitology 50: 969–984.


4

Benovics M., Gettová L., Šimková A. (2021) De novo developed microsatellite markers in gill parasites of the genus Dactylogyrus (Monogenea): Revealing the phylogeographical pattern of population structure in the generalist parasite Dactylogyrus vistulae. Ecology and Evolution 11: 16585–16599.



5

Benovics M., Vukić J., Šanda R., Nejat F., Charmpila E.A., Buj I., Shumka S., Porcelloti S., Tarkan S.A., Aksu S., Emiroğlu O., Šimková A. (2023) Monogeneans and chubs: ancient host-parasite system under the looking glass. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 179: 107667.


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

Dufresnes C., Leuenberger J., Amrhein V., Buhler C., Thiebaud J., Bohnenstengel T., Dubey S. (2018) Invasion of the marsh frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus sensu lato) in Switzerland. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 123: 402-410.

2

Kolenda K., Pietras-Lebioda A., Hofman S., Ogielska M., Pabijan M. (2017) Preliminary genetic data suggest the occurrence of the Balkan water frog, Pelophylax kurtmuelleri, in southwestern Poland. Amphibia-Reptilia 38: 187-196.

3

Dubey S., Dufresnes C. (2017) An extinct vertebrate preserved by its living hybridogenetic descendant. Scientific Reports 7: 12768

4

Verissimo C.D., Jewhurst H.L., Tikhonova I.G., Urbanus R.T., Maule A.G., Dalton J.P., Cwiklinski K. (2020) Fasciola hepatica serine protease inhibitor family (Serpins): purposely crafted for regulating host proteases. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14: 8.

5

Vucic M., Jelic D., Klobucar G.I.V., Prkljacic B., Jelic M. (2018) Molecular identification of species and hybrids of water frogs (genus Pelophylax) from Lake Skadar, Southeast Adriatic drainages (Amphibia: Ranidae). Salamandra 54: 147-157.

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

VEGA 1/0583/224 - Diversity, phylogeny and phylogeography of helminth parasitizing aquatic and semiaquatic cold-blooded vertebrates

2

APVV DS-FR-22-0006 Beneath the water surface: study of associations between host, parasites and microbiota

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)
University of Valencia Valencia, Spain 7.3.2022-22.3.2022 ERASMUS+
Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer Banyuls sur Mer, France 15.12.2023-22.12.2023 APVV DS-FR-22-0006

IX. - Other relevant facts