Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Vladimíra Džugasová, 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
Džugasová
I.2 - Name
Vladimíra
I.3 - Degrees
doc. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1971
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Genetics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovicova 6, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
vladimira.dzugasova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4203
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-3126-6325a

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 Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
1994
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, Microbiology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, Microbiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, Genetics
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 2016-present
Assistant Professor Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science 1997-2016

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
BREW: Bridging Research and Education Workshop Genetic Society of America 2020
Series of workshops on university education of genetics (https://fns.uniba.sk/pracoviska/biologicka-sekcia/kge/podujatia/edu-workshop-gsgm-2024) Gregor Mendel Genetic Society (one-day workshops in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024) 2024
Challenging conversations and effective communication Academy of critical thinking 2025

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
Genetics 1 Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Genetics 2: model organisms Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biológia / Biology
Cellular and molecular biology of yeast Genetics II. Biology
Seminar 2 Genetics II. Biology
Advanced laboratory practicals in genetics 1 Genetics II. Biology
Pre-diploma practice Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis 1 Genetics II. Biology
PhD seminar in genetics 1 Genetika III. Biology
Diploma thesis 2 Genetics II. 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
Biology I. Biology
Genetics II. Biology
Genetics III. Biology
Bioinformatics I. Computer Science
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)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
27
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
20
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
Selected pratice in genetic Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Bachelor work in genetics Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Principles of work with scientific literature Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Advanced genetics 1: Gene mapping and ontogenetics Genetics II. Biology
PhD seminar in genetics 2 Genetics III. Biology
PhD seminar in genetics 3 Genetics III. 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
102
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
24
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
358
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
136
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
240
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
110
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Dzugasova V, Obernauerová M, Horváthová K, Vachová M, Záková M, Subík J (1998). Phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase encoded by the PEL1/PGS1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is localized in mitochondria and its expression is regulated by phospholipid precursors. Curr. Genet. 34(4): 297-302

2

Berila N, Borecka S, Dzugasova V, Bojnansky J, Subik J (2009). Mutations in the CgPDR1 and CgERG11 genes in azole-resistant Candida glabrata clinical isolates from Slovakia. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 33(6): 574-578

3

Batova M, Borecka-Melkusova S, Simockova M, Dzugasova V, Goffa E, Subik J (2008). Functional characterization of the CgPGS1 gene reveals a link between mitochondrial phospholipid homeostasis and drug resistance in Candida glabrata. Curr. Genet. 53(5): 313-322.

4

Brejová, B., Lichancová, H., Brázdovič, F., Hegedűsová, E., Forgáčová Jakúbková, M., Hodorová, V., Džugasová, V., Baláž, A., Zeiselová, L., Cillingová, A., Neboháčová, M., Raclavský, V., Tomáška, Ľ., Lang, B. F., Vinař, T., Nosek, J. (2019). Genome sequence of the opportunistic human pathogen Magnusiomyces capitatus. Current genetics, 65(2), 539–560.

5

Culakova H, Dzugasova V, Perzelova J, Gbelska Y, Subik J (2013). Mutation of the CgPDR16 gene attenuates azole tolerance and biofilm production in pathogenic Candida glabrata. Yeast 30(10): 403-414

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

Juríková, K., Sepšiová, R., Ševčovičová, A., Tomáška, Ľ., & Džugasová, V. (2022) Implementing CRISPR-Cas9 Yeast Practicals into Biology Curricula. CRISPR J. 5(2): 181-186.

2

Vozáriková, V., Kunová, N., Bauer, J.A., Frankovský, J., Kotrasová, V., Procházková, K., Džugasová, V., Kutejová, E., Pevala, V., Nosek, J., & Tomáška, Ľ. (2020) Mitochondrial HMG-box containing proteins: From biochemical properties to the roles in human diseases. Biomolecules 10:1193.

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

Dzugasova V, Obernauerová M, Horváthová K, Vachová M, Záková M, Subík J (1998). Phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase encoded by the PEL1/PGS1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is localized in mitochondria and its expression is regulated by phospholipid precursors. Curr. Genet. 34(4): 297-302.

Cited in: Hsu, P., & Shi, Y. (2017). Regulation of autophagy by mitochondrial phospholipids in health and diseases. Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids, 1862(1), 114–129.

2

Berila N, Borecka S, Dzugasova V, Bojnansky J, Subik J (2009). Mutations in the CgPDR1 and CgERG11 genes in azole-resistant Candida glabrata clinical isolates from Slovakia. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 33(6): 574-578.

Cited in: Czajka, K. M., Venkataraman, K., Brabant-Kirwan, D., Santi, S. A., Verschoor, C., Appanna, V. D., Singh, R., Saunders, D. P., & Tharmalingam, S. (2023). Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Antifungal Resistance in Pathogenic Candida Species. Cells, 12(22), 2655.

3

Borecka-Melkusova S, Kozovska Z, Hikkel I, Dzugasova V, Subik J (2008). RPD3 and ROM2 are required for multidrug resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Yeast Res. 8(3): 414-424. Cited in: Nishida-Aoki, N. - Mori, H. - Kuroda, K. - Ueda, M.: Current Genetics, Vol. 61, No. 2, 2015, p. 153-164

4

Batova M, Borecka-Melkusova S, Simockova M, Dzugasova V, Goffa E, Subik J (2008). Functional characterization of the CgPGS1 gene reveals a link between mitochondrial phospholipid homeostasis and drug resistance in Candida glabrata. Curr. Genet. 53(5): 313-322.

Cited in: Cannon, R. D., Lamping, E., Holmes, A. R., Niimi, K., Baret, P. V., Keniya, M. V., Tanabe, K., Niimi, M., Goffeau, A., & Monk, B. C. (2009). Efflux-mediated antifungal drug resistance. Clinical microbiology reviews, 22(2), 291–321.

5

Dzugasova V, Obernauerová M, Horváthová K, Vachová M, Záková M, Subík J (1998). Phosphatidylglycerolphosphate synthase encoded by the PEL1/PGS1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is localized in mitochondria and its expression is regulated by phospholipid precursors. Curr. Genet. 34(4): 297-302.

Cited in: Osman, C., Voelker, D. R., & Langer, T. (2011). Making heads or tails of phospholipids in mitochondria. The Journal of cell biology, 192(1), 7–16.

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

APVV-23-0056 - Identification of unifying molecular principles of telomere maintenance. Slovak Research and Development Agency.[07/2024-06/2028; participating investigator]

2

VEGA 1/0031/24 - Mitochondria as signalling centers of eukaryotic cells . Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. [01/2024-12/2027; participating investigator]

3

APVV-19-0068 - Exploring yest biodiversity for uncovering novel mechamisms of telomere maintenance of eukaryotoc chromosomes. Slovak Research and Development Agency. [07/2020-06/2024; participating investigator]

4

KEGA 012UK-4/2025 Innovation of courses within the study program Genetics aimed at improving students' practical skills and study internationalization. [01/2025-12/2027; participating investigator]   

5

VEGA 1/0061/20 - Post-translational and epigenetic modifications as means of regulation of mitochondrial functions. Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. [01/2020-12/2023; participating investigator]

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
Member of the society Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology 1997-present
Member of the society Gregor Mendel Genetic Society 2014-present
Evaluator of Grants for young scientists CU Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2010-2022

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

organising of events in project Genetika na kolesách  (www.genetikanakolesach.sk) (since 2016)

organising of Summer school in genetics for high school students and teachers (since 2017) 

organising of Student scientific conference (2005-2019)

Date of last update
2026-03-27