Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Lea Hegedűsová, 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
Hegedűsová
I.2 - Name
Lea
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1995
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Organic Chemistry
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, 841 04 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
hegedusova37@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/45838?mode=full
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Organic Chemistry
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9261-8830

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Chemistry
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Organic and Bioorganic chemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Organic Chemistry
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 at Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava 09/2025 -

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.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Organic chemistry 1 - Seminar Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Elective Seminar in Organic Chemistry Biochemistry I. Chemistry
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.4.2 - 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
Seminar in Organic Chemistry for Biologists Biology I. Biology
Laboratory Practicals in Organic Chemistry for Biologists Biology I. Biology
Elective Practicals in the Synthesis and Identification of Organic Compounds for Biologists 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
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
23
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

Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

2

Thermal Isomerization of Phenylazoindoles: Inversion or Rotation? That Is the Question, Hegedüsová, L.; KuteI’, R.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Cigáň, M.; Budzák, Š. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2023, 123 (24), e27120. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27120.

3

Enhancing the Potential of Fused Heterocycle-Based Triarylhydrazone Photoswitches, Hegedüsová, L.; Blaise, N.; Pašteka, L. F.; Budzák, Š.; Medveď, M.; Filo, J.; Mravec, B.; Slavov, C.; Wachtveitl, J.; Grabarz, A. M.; Cigáň, M. Enhancing the Potential of Fused Heterocycle-Based Triarylhydrazone Photoswitches. Chem. - Eur. J. 2024, 30 (8). https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303509.

4

Modulation of Triarylhydrazone Photoswitching Efficiency Through Heteroaryl Variations, Hegedűsová, L.; Budzák Š.; Medveď, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Filo, J. Mravec, B., Grabarz, A.; Cigáň, M. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 23234-23244.

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

Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

2

Thermal Isomerization of Phenylazoindoles: Inversion or Rotation? That Is the Question, Hegedüsová, L.; KuteI’, R.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Cigáň, M.; Budzák, Š. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2023, 123 (24), e27120. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27120.

3

Enhancing the Potential of Fused Heterocycle-Based Triarylhydrazone Photoswitches, Hegedüsová, L.; Blaise, N.; Pašteka, L. F.; Budzák, Š.; Medveď, M.; Filo, J.; Mravec, B.; Slavov, C.; Wachtveitl, J.; Grabarz, A. M.; Cigáň, M. Enhancing the Potential of Fused Heterocycle-Based Triarylhydrazone Photoswitches. Chem. - Eur. J. 2024, 30 (8). https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303509.

4

Modulation of Triarylhydrazone Photoswitching Efficiency Through Heteroaryl Variations, Hegedűsová, L.; Budzák Š.; Medveď, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Filo, J. Mravec, B., Grabarz, A.; Cigáň, M. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 23234-23244.

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

Output: Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

Citation: Daniil Sosnin, Mohammad Izadyar, Syed Ali Abbas Abedi, Xiaogang Liu, Ivan Aprahamian. “Clicked” Hydrazone Photoswitches. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147 (18) , 14930-14935. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c02183

2

Output: Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

Citation: Daniil Sosnin, Mohammad Izadyar, Syed Ali Abbas Abedi, Xiaogang Liu, Ivan Aprahamian. “Clicked” Hydrazone Photoswitches. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, 147 (18) , 14930-14935. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c02183

3

Output: Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

Citation: Minjie Zhang, Jianyu Zhang, Parvej Alam, Wenlang Li, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Guocheng Jia, Ben Zhong Tang. Hydrazone‐Based AIEgens with Photofluorochromic Ability for Rewritable, Intensity‐Variable, and High‐Resolution Photopattern. Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33 (12) https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202213927

4

Output: Thermal Isomerization of Phenylazoindoles: Inversion or Rotation? That Is the Question, Hegedüsová, L.; KuteI’, R.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Cigáň, M.; Budzák, Š. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 2023, 123 (24), e27120. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27120.

Citation: Singer, N. K.; Schlögl, K.; Zobel, J. P.; Mihovilovic, M. D.; González, L., Singlet and Triplet Pathways Determine the Thermal Z/E Isomerization of an Arylazopyrazole-Based Photoswitch. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14 (40), 8956–8961. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01785

5

Output: Design of High-Performance Pyridine/Quinoline Hydrazone Photoswitches, Mravec, B.; Budzák, Š.; Medved’, M.; Pašteka, L. F.; Slavov, C.; Saßmannshausen, T.; Wachtveitl, J.; Kožíšek, J.; Hegedüsová, L.; Filo, J.; Cigáň, M. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 11633–11646.

Citation: Vasudevan Dhayalan, Vishal S. Dodke, Marappan Pradeep Kumar, Hatice Seher Korkmaz, Anja Hoffmann-Röder, Pitchamuthu Amaladass, Rambabu Dandela, Ragupathy Dhanusuraman, Paul Knochel. Recent synthetic strategies for the functionalization of fused bicyclic heteroaromatics using organo-Li, -Mg and -Zn reagents. Chemical Society Reviews 2024, 53 (22) , 11045-11099. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CS00369A

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

Molecular switching under the spotlight, Source of funding and project period: APVV-20-0098, Slovak research and development agency, 2020 - 2024, Budget: 180 000 €, The role of researcher in the project: PhD student

2

Structure-property relationships of new photoswitches, Source of funding and project period: VEGA/A-1/0664/25, Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences 2020 - 2024, Budget: 9 818 €, The role of researcher in the project: PhD student

3

CAPELE - Chemical catalysis with piezoelectric materials, Funding and project period: ERC Starting Grant 2022, ID:101078608; 2023 - 2028; Budget: 1 547 500 €; Position: Co-Investigator.

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-31