Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Viktor Demko, 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
Demko
I.2 - Name
Viktor
I.3 - Degrees
doc., Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1981
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6
I.7 - Position
associated professor
I.8 - E-mail address
viktor.demko@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5631?do=filterForm-submit&name=viktor&surname=demko&university=701000000&faculty=701040000&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
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-8409-1154

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 Sciences
II.b - Year
2003
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
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
iology - Plant physiology
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
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Plant physiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2022
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology - Plant Physiology
II.5 - Professor
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 01.10.2009 - up to now
Research scientist Slovak Academy of Sciences, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre 01.08.2020 - up to now
Post-doctoral fellow Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway 01.08.2010 - 31.12.2013
Research scientist Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2017

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
Long-term visiting research scientists, INSTRUCT-Eric Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, GB 2016-2018
Vising research scientist Washington University in St. Louis, USA 2010-2011
Research stay Humboldt University in Berlin, GE 2007
Výskumná stáž University of Bonn, GE 2005

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
Cell biology Biology, Systematic biology, Biomedicine I. Biology
Evolutionary developmental biology Biology, Systematic biology, Biomedicine, Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Biology
Evolutionary developmental biology Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Biology
Developmental biology Biology, Systematic biology I. Biology
Molecular Biology of Plants: Basic Methods and Techniques Biology, Plant physiology II. Biology
Selected chapters in cytology and plant physiology Biology, Plant physiology II. Biology
Methods in plant molecular biology Biology II. Biology
Selected chapters in plant experimental biology Biology II. Biology
Plant cytology and anatomy Plant physiology 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
Plant physiology II. Biology
Plant physiology 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.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
5
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
Molecular biology of plant cell Plant physiology II. Biology
Molecular aspects of plant development Plant exprimental biology II. Biology
Plant biotechnology Biology, Plant Physiology I. Biology
Plant gene's expressions Biology II. Biology
Structural aspects of morphogenesis Biology I. 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
57
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
25
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
546
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
312
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
407
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
312
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
8
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Demko, V., Belova, T., Messerer, M., Hvidsten, T., Perroud, PF., Ako, EA., Johansen, W., Mayer KFX., Olsen, OA., Lang, D. (2024) Regulation of developmental gatekeeping and cell fate transition by the calpain protease DEK1 in Physcomitrium patens. In Communications Biology, 2024, vol. 7, iss. 1, art. no. 261. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05933-z.

2

Demko V., Perroud P.-F., Johansen W., Delwiche, Ch.F., Cooper E., Brown R.C., Lemmon B., Remme P., Ako, E.A., Kugler K., Mayer K.F.X., Quatrano R., Olsen O.-A. (2014) Genetic analysis of DEK1-Loop function in three-dimensional body patterning in Physcomitrella patens. Plant Physiology 166(2): 903-919 http://alis.uniba.sk:9909/lib/item?id=chamo:366549&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

3

Perroud P.-F., Demko V*., Johansen W., Wilson R.C., Olsen O.-A., Quatrano R.S. (2014) Defective Kernel 1 (DEK1) is required for three-dimensional growth in Physcomitrella patens. New Phytologist 203(3):794-804 (*joined first author). https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:366548&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

4

Liang Z.,>>>., Demko V., LShen L., Han X., Zhang P., Gu X., Yu H. (2019) Mesostigma viride Genome and Transcriptome Provide Insights into the Origin and Evolution of Streptophyta. Advanced Science, Oct 24;7(1):1901850. https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:362221&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

5

Perroud PF, Meyberg R, Demko V, Quatrano RS, Olsen OA, Rensing SA (2020) DEK1 displays a strong subcellular polarity during Physcomitrella patens three-dimensional growth. New Phytology, 226(4):1029-1041. https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:366140&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

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

Perroud PF., Meyberg R., Demko V., Quatrano RS., Olsen OA, Rensing SA (2020) DEK1 displays a strong subcellular polarity during Physcomitrella patens three-dimensional growth. New Phytology, 226(4):1029-1041.

https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:366140&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

2

Demko, V., Belova, T., Messerer, M., Hvidsten, T., Perroud, PF., Ako, EA., Johansen, W., Mayer KFX., Olsen, OA., Lang, D. (2024) Regulation of developmental gatekeeping and cell fate transition by the calpain protease DEK1 in Physcomitrium patens. In Communications Biology, 2024, vol. 7, iss. 1, art. no. 261. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-05933-z.

3

Liang Z.,>>>., Demko V., LShen L., Han X., Zhang P., Gu X., Yu H. (2019) Mesostigma viride Genome and Transcriptome Provide Insights into the Origin and Evolution of Streptophyta. Advanced Science, Oct 24;7(1):1901850.

https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:362221&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

4

ŠAFRANEK, Martin - SHUMBUSHO, Alain - JOHANSEN, Wenche - ŠARKANOVÁ, Júlia - VOŠKO, Stanislav - BOKOR, Boris - JÁSIK, Ján - DEMKO, Viktor**. Membrane-anchored calpains – hidden regulators of growth and development beyond plants? In Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023, vol. 14, art. no. 1289785.

5

Perroud PF, Demko V, Ako AE, Khanal R, Bokor B, Pavlovič A, Jásik J, Johansen W. (2021) The nuclear GUCT domain-containing DEAD-box RNA helicases govern gametophytic and sporophytic development in Physcomitrium patens. Plant Mol Biol 107(4-5):307-325. doi: 10.1007/s11103-021-01152-w.

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

Perroud P.-F., Demko V* et al. (2014) Defective Kernel 1 (DEK1) is required for three-dimensional growth in Physcomitrella patens. New Phytologist 203(3):794-804 (*joined first author) / Tran D. et al. (2017) A mechanosensitive Ca 2+ channel activity is dependent on the developmental regulator DEK1. Nature Communications, Oct 18;8(1):1009 

2

Demko V et al. (2014) Genetic analysis of DEK1-Loop function in three-dimensional body patterning in Physcomitrella patens. Plant Physiology 166(2): 903-919 / Moody LA et al. (2020) NO GAMETOPHORES 2 Is a Novel Regulator of the 2D to 3D Growth Transition in the Moss Physcomitrella patens. Current Biology, Nov 17;S0960-9822(20)31654-7

3

Perroud P.-F., Demko V* et al. (2014) Defective Kernel 1 (DEK1) is required for three-dimensional growth in Physcomitrella patens. New Phytologist 203(3):794-804 (*joined first author) / Wang S et al. (2020) A mycorrhizae-like gene regulates stem cell and gametophore development in mosses. Nature Communications, Apr 24;11(1):2030

4

Liang Z.,>>>., Demko V. et al. (2019) Mesostigma viride Genome and Transcriptome Provide Insights into the Origin and Evolution of Streptophyta. Advanced Science, Oct 24;7(1):1901850 / Lai X et al. (2020) Contrasted evolutionary trajectories of plant transcription factors. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 54:101-107

5

Demko V et al. (2016) The phenotype of the CRINKLY4 deletion mutant of Physcomitrella patens suggests a broad role in developmental regulation in early land plants. Planta 244(1):275-84 / Rawat A et al. (2017) The Physcomitrella patens exocyst subunit EXO70.3d has distinct roles in growth and development, and is essential for completion of the moss life cycle. New Phytologist, Oct;216(2):438-454

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

Principal investigator: APVV-17-0570 (2018-2022) The mechanism of positional signalling in plants – understanding of the DEK1 pathway.

2

Principal investigator: APVV-21-0227 (2022-2026) Plant calpains and their molecular mode of action in cell fate control.

3

Participant: VEGA 02/0173/21 (2021-2024) Molecular and cellular mechanisms of adventive roots differentiation.

4

Participant: VEGA 1/0352/21 (2021-2024) The interaction of DEK1 calpain with auxin signaling during cell division and cell fate control.

5

Participant: FRIMEDBIO 240343 (2015-2017) Using the moss Physcomitrella patens as a tool to understand the role of DEK1 in plant body patterning and evolution. (funded by The Research Council of Norway)

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
Founding member The international molecular moss science society (iMOSS) 2016 - up to now
member Slovak botacical society 2009 - up to now
member Česká společnost experimentální biologie rostlin 2021 - 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)
Protein Production UK and Membrane Protein Lab, Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, UK Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK 04.06.2018 - 31.09.2018 INSTRUCT visiting research scientist
University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK 01.02. 2016 - 31.03.2017 Academic visitor
Oxford Protein Production Facility and Membrane Protein Lab, Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, UK Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE, UK 01.08. 2015 - 31.03.2017 INSTRUCT visiting research scientist
Department of Biology, Washington University in St Louis Washington University, CB 1137, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA 15.09.2010 - 15.12.2010 visiting research scientist
Institute of Biology/Plant Physiology, Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany Philippstrasse 13, Haus 12, 10115 Berlin, Germany 01.09.2007 - 30.11.2007 invited research stay, funded by prof. B. Grimm's grant
Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Germany Kirschallee 1, 53115 Bonn, Germany 01.09.2005 - 30.11.2005 SOCRATES research stay

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Active participation on international scientific conferences, invited reviews of manuscripts for scientific journals, sensoring diploma thesis at home universities and abroad.

Date of last update
2023-09-28