Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Kamila Koči, 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
Koči
I.2 - Name
Kamila
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1980
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
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
kamila.koci@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/30585
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-5709-6352

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
Microbiology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Virology
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
Scientist Institute of Virology, BMC, SAS 2009 - 2014
Postdoctoral student Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, USA 2010 - 2012
Lecturer Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2018 - 2019
Assistant professor Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2019 - up to now

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
Cell cultures and in vivo models Microbiology and virology 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.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)
2
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 I. Biology
Microbiology and virology Medical biology I. Biology
Microbiology and virology Biology teacher training I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Microbiology and virology Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Microbiology Biological chemistry I. Biology
Seminar in microbiology and virology 1 Biology I. Biology
Seminar in microbiology and virology 1 Medical 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
19
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
13
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
211
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
114
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
211
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
114
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

Peterkova-Koci, K., Robles-Murguia, M., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., & Zurek, L. (2012). Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors, 5(1), 1-8.

DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-145

JCR (2012): IF 3.246; Q1

2

Vančová, I., Slovák, M., Hajnicka, V., Labuda, M., Šimo, L., Peterková, K., Hails, R. S., & Nuttall, P. A. (2007). Differential anti‐chemokine activity of Amblyomma variegatum adult ticks during blood‐feeding. Parasite Immunology, 29(4), 169-177.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2006.00931.x

JCR (2007): IF 2.231; Q2

3

Peterková, K., Vančová, I., Hajnická, V., Slovák, M., Šimo, L., & Nuttall, P. A. (2008). Immunomodulatory arsenal of nymphal ticks. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 22(2), 167-171.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00726.x

JCR (2008): IF 1.788; Q1

4

Rodriguez, L., Fišera, R., Gaálová, B., Koči, K., Bujdáková, H., Mečiarová, M., Górová, R., Jurdáková, H., & Šebesta, R. (2020). Synthesis of Chiral 3, 4‐Disubstituted Pyrrolidines with Antibacterial Properties. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020(17), 2565-2575.

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000235

JCR (2020): IF 3.021; Q2

5

Dadi, N. C. T., Dohál, M., Medvecká, V., Bujdák, J., Koči, K., Zahoranová, A., & Bujdáková, H. (2021). Physico-chemical characterization and antimicrobial properties of hybrid film based on saponite and phloxine B. Molecules, 26(2), 325.

DOI: 10.3390/molecules26020325

JCR (2021): IF 4.927; Q2

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

Jozefiaková, J., Kulkarni, A., Dhumal, D., Kevély, Á., Nováková, E., Koči, K., Peng, L., Koči, J., & Bhide, M. (2025). Nanobody conjugated with dendrimer nanoparticles effectively neutralizes tick-borne encephalitis virus. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 35482.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-19248-4

JCR (2024): IF 3.9; Q1

2

Petroušková, P., Bhide, K., Mochnáčová, E., Kulkarni, A., Jozefiaková, J., Tkáčová, Z., Maľarik, T., Kucková, K., Talpašová, L., Víglaský, J., Kevély, Á., Koči, K., Nováková, E., Koči, J., & Bhide, M. (2025). Peptides developed against receptor binding sites of the E glycoprotein neutralize tick-borne encephalitis virus. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 11435.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-95449-1

JCR (2024): IF 3.9; Q1

3

Koči, K., Theissová, J., Bilská, K., & Koči, J. (2025). Evaluation of Internal Reference Genes for Photodynamic Inactivation-Based Quantitative PCR Studies in Staphylococcus aureus. Heliyon, 11(6), e43020.

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43020

JCR (2024): IF 3.6; Q1

4

Koči, K. [3 AH], Kendra S., Štefánek M. (2023). Základné cvičenia z mikrobiológie, Interaktívne cvičenia pre dištančné vzdelávanie, vydala Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, ISBN 978-80-223-5540-7 (online).

https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/PRIF_KKS_cvicenia_z_mikrobiologie.pdf

5

Koči, K., Kendra S. (2023). Basic Practices in Microbiology, Interactive Laboratory Manual, publishes by Comenius University Bratislava, ISBN 978-80-223-5703-6 (online).

https://stella.uniba.sk/texty/PRIF_KK_practices_microbiology.pdf

(language mutation of the educational text published in the Slovak language)

6

Koči, K. [4,85 AH] (2021). Practical Microbiology, Laboratory manual and Workbook, publishes by Comenius University Bratislava, ISBN 978-80-223-5128-7.

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

Peterkova-Koci, K., Robles-Murguia, M., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., & Zurek, L. (2012). Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors, 5(1), 1-8.

Cited in: Wang, J., Gao, L. and Aksoy, S., 2023. Microbiota in disease-transmitting vectors. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 21(9), pp.604-618; DOI: 10.1038/s41579-023-00901-6

IF 69.2 (2023)

2

Jozefiaková, J., Kulkarni, A., Dhumal, D., Kevély, Á., Nováková, E., Koči, K., Peng, L., Koči, J., & Bhide, M. (2025). Nanobody conjugated with dendrimer nanoparticles effectively neutralizes tick-borne encephalitis virus. Scientific reports, 15(1), 35482.

Cited in: Negahdary, M., Verma, S. S., & Draz, M. S. (2026). Engineered nanoparticles for mitigating nervous system infections. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 567, 218202, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2026.218202

IF 25.6 (2025)

3

Peterkova-Koci, K., Robles-Murguia, M., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., & Zurek, L. (2012). Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors, 5(1), 1-8.

Cited in: Samaddar, S., Marnin, L., Butler, L.R. and Pedra, J.H., 2020. Immunometabolism in arthropod vectors: redefining interspecies relationships. Trends in Parasitology, 36(10), pp.807-815; DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.07.010

IF 9.014 (2020)

4

Peterkova-Koci, K., Robles-Murguia, M., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., & Zurek, L. (2012). Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors, 5(1), 1-8.

Cited in: Salloum, T., Tokajian, S. and Hirt, R.P., 2021. Advances in understanding Leishmania pathobiology: what does rna-seq tell us?. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9, p.702240; DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.702240

IF 6.081 (2021)

5

Peterkova-Koci, K., Robles-Murguia, M., Ramalho-Ortigao, M., & Zurek, L. (2012). Significance of bacteria in oviposition and larval development of the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Parasites & Vectors, 5(1), 1-8.

Cited in: Campolina, T.B., Villegas, L.E.M., Monteiro, C.C., Pimenta, P.F.P. and Secundino, N.F.C., 2020. Tripartite interactions: Leishmania, microbiota and Lutzomyia longipalpis. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(10), p.e0008666; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008666

IF 4.411 (2020)

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

APVV-23-0348: Development of albumin and dendrimer-based nanosystems against tick-borne encephalitis virus, 2024-2028, deputy project leader, responsible researcher from the co-investigating organization

2

VEGA 2/0040/23: Study of the interactions of the tick microbiome and the tick-borne encephalitis virus, 2023-2026, deputy project leader, responsible researcher from the public university in joint projects with SAS

3

VEGA 2/0014/24: Immune cell subpopulations and apoptosis in response to influenza A virus infection, 2024-2027, deputy project leader, responsible researcher from the public university in joint projects with SAS

4

Horizont 2020 EU project 952398, WIDESPREAD-05-2020: Excellence in the research area of Combating and evaluation of mixed biofilms, 2020-2023, co-researcher

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 reviewer board Student Scientific Conference, Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2026 - up to now
member of the organizing committee Student Scientific Conference, Commenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2020 - up to now
member Czechoslovak Microbiological Society 2019 - 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)
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Oxford, UK 02/2005 - 04/2005 study visit

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Scopus ID:

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=16043031600

Web of Science Researcher ID:

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ABF-1465-2020

  1. Certificate of professional competence: Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes (Performing procedures in the facility and killing animals, Designing procedures and projects).
  2. Certificate of professional competence for working with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures.
  3. GMO project manager (Ministry of Environment, register of project managers).
Date of last update
2026-10-12