Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Helena Bujdáková, 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
Bujdáková
I.2 - Name
Helena
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr., CSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1964
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Depertment of Microbiology and Virology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Full professor, Head of Department of Microbiology and virology
I.8 - E-mail address
helena.bujdakova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4183
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9219-0803

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
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1988
II.c - Study field and programme
General biology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1994
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1994 - 2001
Associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2001 - 2018
Full professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2018 - up to now

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
English language course Certificate of Completion of English as a second language, Tompkins-Seneca - Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services English as a Second Language Program, Ithaca, New York, USA 1999

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 Biology, Medical Biology I. Biology
Microbiology Biological Chemistry I. Biology
Medical microbiology Microbiology and Virology II. Biology
General Microbiology and Virology Microbiology and Virology III. Biology
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
Microbiology and Virology II. Biology
Microbiology and Virology III. Biology
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Microbiology and Virology Biology
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
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
Microbiology and Virology Biology teacher training I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Microbiology and Virology Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Microscopic fungi Microbiology and Virology II. Biology
Medical Microbiology and antimicrobial agents Microbiology and Virology II. 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
390
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
180
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
105
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1200
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
520
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
950
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
450
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
13
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Ricicova M.; Kucharikova S.; Tournu H.; Hendrix J.; Bujdakova H.; Van Eldere J.; Lagrou K.; Van Dijck P.:Candida albicans biofilm formation in a new in vivo rat model. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM Vol.: 156; Pages: 909-919 Part: 3, 2010; DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.033530-0  

2

Kucharikova S.; Tournu H.; Lagrou K.; Van Dijck P.; Bujdakova H.:Detailed comparison of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata biofilms under different conditions and their susceptibility to caspofungin and anidulafungin. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY Vol.: 60; Issue: 9; Pages: 1261-1269; 2011;

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032037-0  

3

Bujdakova H.; Bujdakova, V.; Majekova-Koscova H.; Gaalova B.; Bizovska V.; Bohac P.; Bujdak J.: Antimicrobial activity of organoclays based on quaternary alkylammonium and alkylphosphonium surfactants and montmorillonite. APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE Volume: 158; Pages: 21-28; 2018; DOI:10.1016/j.clay. 2018.03.010 

4

Dadi NCT, Radochová B, Vargová J, Bujdáková H. Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections Connected to Medical Devices-An Update. Microorganisms. 2021 Nov 11;9(11):2332. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9112332.

5

Ramstedt M.; Ribeiro I.A.C.; Bujdakova H.; Mergulhao F.J.M.; Jordao L.; Thomsen P.; Alm M.; Burmolle M.; Vladkova T.; Can F.S.; Reches M.; Riool M.; Barros A.; Reis R.L.; Meaurio E.; Kikhney J.; Moter A.; Zaat S.A.J.; Sjollema J.:Evaluating Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Antifouling Materials for Urinary Tract Medical Devices: Challenges and Recommendations. MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE Vol.: 19; Issue: 5; Article Number: 1800384, review, 2019; DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201800384 

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

Joao I.; Bujdakova H.; Jordao L.: Opportunist Coinfections by Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Fungi in Immunocompromised Patients.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL Vol. 9; Issue:11; Article Number: 771; review; 2020; DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics9110771 ‏ 

2

Gaálová-Radochová B, Kendra S, Jordao L, Kursawe L, Kikhney J, Moter A, Bujdáková H. Effect of Quorum Sensing Molecule Farnesol on Mixed Biofilms of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics (Basel). 2023 Feb 23;12(3):441. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12030441.

3

Jozefíková A, Valček A, Šoltys K, Nováková E, Bujdáková H. Persistence and multi-ward dissemination of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST17 clone in hospital settings in Slovakia 2017-2020. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2022 Apr;59(4):106561. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106561. Epub 2022 Mar 8.

4

Dekkerová J, Walentín T, Jozefíková A, Liščáková J, Bujdáková H. Incidence of carbapenemase-resistant isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a regional hospital in Slovakia; contribution of virulence genes and biofilm production to overall pathogenicity. New Microbes New Infect. 2026 May 30;72:101778. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2026.101778.

5

Bugyna L, Švantner Ľ, Bilská K, Pribus M, Bujdáková H. Impact of Light-Activated Nanocomposite with Erythrosine B on agr Quorum Sensing System in Staphylococcus aureus. Antibiotics (Basel). 2025 Oct 11;14(10):1010. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics14101010.

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

Phuekphong A; Imwiset K.; Ogawa, M. Designing nanoarchitecture for environmental remediation based on the clay minerals as building block. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Vol.: 399; Article Number: 122888; 2020; IF 9.038 (2019); Q1; DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122888. Citovaná práca: Bujdáková, H., Bujdáková, V., Májeková-Koščová, H., Gaálová, B., Bizovská, V., Boháč, P., Bujdák, J., 2018. Antimicrobial activity of organoclays based on quaternary alkylammonium and alkylphosphonium surfactants and montmorillonite. Appl. Clay Sci. 158, 21–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2018.03.010.

2

Erathodiyil N.; Chan H.M.; Wu H.; Ying J.Y.: Zwitterionic polymers and hydrogels for antibiofouling applications in implantable devices. MATERIALS TODAY

Vol.: 38; Pages: 84-98; IF 26.416 (2019); Q1; DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2020.03.024. Citovaná práca: Evaluating Efficacy of Antimicrobial and Antifouling Materials for Urinary Tract Medical Devices: Challenges and Recommendations

By: Ramstedt, Madeleine; Ribeiro, Isabel A. C.; Bujdakova, Helena; et al. MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE ‏ Volume: ‏ 19  Issue: ‏ 5    Article Number: 1800384  Published: ‏ MAY 2019

3

Lohse M.B.; Gulati M.; Johnson. A.D.; Nobile C.J.:Development and regulation of single- and multi-species Candida albicans biofilms. NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY Vol.: 16; Issue: 1; Pages: 19-31; 2018; IF 34.648 (2018); Q1; DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.107 . Citovaná práca: Řičicová, M. et al. Candida albicans biofilm formation in a new in vivo rat model. Microbiology 156, 909–919 (2010) DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.033530-0

4

Soll D.R.; Daniels K.J.: Plasticity of Candida albicans Biofilms. MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS Vol.: 80; Issue: 3; Pages: 565-595; IF 14.533 (2016), Q1; DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00068-15. Citovaná práca: Kucharikova S, Van Dijck P, Lisalova M, Bujdakova H. 2010. Effect of antifungals on itraconazole resistant Candida glabrata. Cent Eur J Biol 5:318 –323. https://doi.org/10.2478/s11535-010-0021-5

5

Fairlamb A.H.; Gow N.A.R.; Matthews K.R.; Waters A.P.: Drug resistance in eukaryotic microorganisms. NATURE MICROBIOLOGY Vol.: 1; Issue: 7; Article Number: 16092; 2016, IF 14.174 (2017); Q1; DOI: 10.1038/NMICROBIOL.2016.92  Citovaná práca: Kucharikova, S., Tournu, H., Lagrou, K., Van, D. P. & Bujdakova, H. Detailed

comparison of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata biofilms under different conditions and their susceptibility to caspofungin and anidulafungin. J. Med. Microbiol. 60, 1261–1269 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.032037-0

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

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
Main organizer of the conference for young microbiologists "What's new in microbiology" Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2012 - 2020
Vice-President Czechoslovak Microbiological Society 2010 - 1016
President Czechoslovak Microbiological Society 2016 - up to now
member International Society for Human and Animal Mycology 2012 -up to now
member ESCMID; ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms 2015 - up to now

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)
Institute of Hygiene, University of Innsbruck Austria Sep - Okt. 1995 štipendium FEMS
Ohio State Univ. Ohio State, USA Aug. - Dec. 2000 Fulbrightove štipendium,
Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses at Chiba University Chiba, Japan Jan. - Febr. 2003 JSPS štipendium

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2022-02-14