I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname

Chovančíková

I.2 - Name

Petra

I.3 - Degrees

Mgr.; PhD.

I.4 - Year of birth

1987

I.5 - Name of the workplace

Department of Biochemistry

I.6 - Address of the workplace

Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava

I.7 - Position

assistant professor

I.8 - E-mail address

petra.chovancikova@uniba.sk

I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24941

I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university

chemistry

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2009

II.c - Study field and programme

chemistry, biochemistry

II.2 - Second degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2011

II.c - Study field and programme

chemistry, biochemistry

II.3 - Third degree of higher education

II.a - Name of the university or institution

Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences

II.b - Year

2020

II.c - Study field and programme

chemistry, biochemistry

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
Assistant professor	Department of Biochemistry, Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences	2024 – lasts
Lector	Department of Biochemistry, Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences	2020 – 2024
Doctoral study	Department of Biochemistry, Comenius University Faculty of Natural Sciences	2011-2015; 2018-2020

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
Workshop in Microscopy	ZEISS	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
Biochemistry 1	Biochemistry, Chemistry, Education of Biology and Chemistry	I.	Chemistry
Biochemistry 2	Biochemistry	I.	Chemistry
Biochemistry	Biology, Medical Biology	I.	Biology
Laboratory Practicals from Biochemistry and Cell Biology	Bioinformatics	I.	Biology and Informatics
Advanced practicals from biochemistry and cell biology	Biochemistry	II.	Biochemistry

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)

V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)

V.4.2 - Number of defended theses

V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)

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
Elective practicals from biochemistry	Biochemistry	I.	Chemistry

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

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases

VI.1.a - Overall

VI.1.b - Over the last six years

VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Mentel M, Chovančíková P, Zeman I, Polčic P. Learning from Yeast about Mitochondrial Carriers. Microorganisms. 2021 Sep 28;9(10):2044. doi: 10.3390

Polčic P, Pakosová L, Chovančíková P, Machala Z. Reactive cold plasma particles generate oxidative stress in yeast but do not trigger apoptosis. Can J Microbiol. 2018;64(6):367-375. doi:10.1139/cjm-2017-0753

Polčic P, Jaká P, Mentel M. Yeast as a tool for studying proteins of the Bcl-2 family. Microb Cell. 2015;2(3):74-87. Published 2015 Mar 2. doi:10.15698/mic2015.03.193

Strížová A, Šmátralová P, Chovančíková P, Machala Z, Polčic P. Defects in Mitochondrial Functions Affect the Survival of Yeast Cells Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 28;24(11):9391. doi: 10.3390/ijms24119391

Gérecová G, Kopanicová J, Jaká P, et al. BH3-only proteins Noxa, Bik, Bmf, and Bid activate Bax and Bak indirectly when studied in yeast model. FEMS Yeast Res. 2013;13(8):747-754. doi:10.1111/1567-1364.12074

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

Mentel M, Chovančíková P, Zeman I, Polčic P. Learning from Yeast about Mitochondrial Carriers. Microorganisms. 2021 Sep 28;9(10):2044. doi: 10.3390

Mentel M, Illová M, Krajčovičová V, Kroupová G, Mannová Z, Chovančíková P, Polčic P. Yeast Bax Inhibitor (Bxi1p/Ybh3p) Is Not Required for the Action of Bcl-2 Family Proteins on Cell Viability. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jul 27;24(15):12011. doi: 10.3390/ijms241512011

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

Mentel M, Chovančíková P, Zeman I, Polčic P. Learning from Yeast about Mitochondrial Carriers. Microorganisms. 2021 Sep 28;9(10):2044. doi: 10.3390

cited in

Carmona-Gutierrez D, Kainz K, Zimmermann A, Hofer SJ, Bauer MA, Ruckenstuhl C, Kroemer G, Madeo F. A hundred spotlights on microbiology: how microorganisms shape our lives. Microb Cell. 2022 Apr 4;9(4):72-79. doi: 10.15698/mic2022.04.773

cited in

Ye K, Meng WX, Sun H, Wu B, Chen M, Pang YP, Gao J, Wang H, Wang J, Kaufmann SH, Dai H. Characterization of an alternative BAK-binding site for BH3 peptides. Nat Commun. 2020 Jul 3;11(1):3301

Polčic P, Jaká P, Mentel M. Yeast as a tool for studying proteins of the Bcl-2 family. Microb Cell. 2015;2(3):74-87. Published 2015 Mar 2. doi:10.15698/mic2015.03.193

cited in

Pan H, Song T, Wang Z, Guo Y, Zhang H, Ji T, Cao K, Zhang Z. Ectopic BH3-only protein Bim acts as a cochaperone to positively regulate Hsp70 in yeast. J Biochem. 2021 Dec 4;170(4):539-545.

Polčic P, Jaká P, Mentel M. Yeast as a tool for studying proteins of the Bcl-2 family. Microb Cell. 2015;2(3):74-87. Published 2015 Mar 2. doi:10.15698/mic2015.03.193

cited in

Guedes JP, Baptista V, Santos-Pereira C, Sousa MJ, Manon S, Chaves SR, Côrte-Real M. Acetic acid triggers cytochrome c release in yeast heterologously expressing human Bax. Apoptosis. 2022 Apr 1. doi: 10.1007/s10495-022-01717-0.

cited in

Niedźwiedź I, Waśko A, Pawłat J, Polak-Berecka M. The State of Research on Antimicrobial Activity of Cold Plasma. Pol J Microbiol. 2019;68(2):153-164

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

The role of the endoplasmic reticulum and the Ybh3 / Bxi1 protein in the cell death of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (VEGA 1/0459/20, 2020-2023)

Transport of adenine nucleotides across the inner mitochondrial membrane in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (VEGA 1/0798/16, 2015-2019)

Mitochondrial permeability transition pore: molecular characterization of the pore in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (VEGA 1/0870/11, 2011-2015)

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

2025-02-27

Name and surname:	Mgr. Petra Chovančíková, 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