Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Ján Kováč, 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
Kováč
I.2 - Name
Ján
I.3 - Degrees
M.Sc., Ph.D.
I.4 - Year of birth
1990
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Plant Physiology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
university teacher - research assistant
I.8 - E-mail address
kovac142@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31946?mode=full&do=filterForm-
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-2173-9694

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
2013
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
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
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
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Plant Physiology
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
Research Assistant Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 1.10. 2020 - present
Scientist Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences 1.1. 2019 - 31.5. 2020
Scientist Technical Unicersity in Zvolen, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Phytology 1.6.2020 - present

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
Selected Chapters from Plant Cytology and Physiology Plant Physiology II. Biology
Selected Chapters from Experimental Plant Biology Biology 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.4.2 - 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
Bachelor Thesis Seminar on Plant Physiology 1 Biology I. Biology
Bachelor Thesis on Plant Physiology 1 Biology I. Biology
Bachelor Thesis Seminar on Plant Physiology 2 Biology I. Biology
Diploma Thesis 1 Plant Physiology II. Biology
Diploma Thesis 2 Plant Physiology II. Biology
Selected Chapters from Soil Ecophysiology Soil Ecophysiology II Earth Sciences

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
17
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
15
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
150
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
120
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
82
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
82
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

KOVÁČ, J., LUX, A. & VACULÍK, M. 2018. Formation of a subero-lignified apical deposit in root tip of radish (Raphanus sativus) as a response to copper stress. Annals of Botany 112: 823–831. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy013, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:349691&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

2

KOVÁČ, J., LUX, A., SOUKUP, M., WEIDINGER, M., GRUBER, D., LICHTSCHEIDL, I. & VACULÍK, M. 2020. A new insight on structural and some functional aspects of peri-endodermal thickenings, a specific layer in Noccaea caerulescens roots. Annals of Botany 126: 423–434. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa069, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:369338&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

3

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LIU, Y., LUO, J., LI, J., KOVÁČ, J., LI, B., LI, Q., WU, K., LIANG, Y., LUX, A., WANG, C. & LI, T. 2019. Abscisic acid‐mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Plant, Cell & Environment 42: 1425–1440. DOI: 10.1111/pce.13506 ,https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:354824&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

4

VACULÍK M, KOVÁČ J, FIALOVÁ I, FIALA R, JAŠKOVÁ K, LUXOVÁ M. 2021. Multiple effects of silicon on alleviation of nickel toxicity in young maize roots. Journal of Hazardous Materials 415: 125570. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125570 , https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:382292&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

5

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LUO, J., LUX, A., KOVÁČ, J., WEN, Y., ZHOU, Y., JAN, J., LIANG, Y. & LI, T. 2017. The apoplasmic pathway via the root apex and lateral roots contributes to Cd hyperaccumulation in the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Journal of Experimental Botany 68: 739–751. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw453, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:327067&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

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

VACULÍK M, KOVÁČ J, FIALOVÁ I, FIALA R, JAŠKOVÁ K, LUXOVÁ M. 2021. Multiple effects of silicon on alleviation of nickel toxicity in young maize roots. Journal of Hazardous Materials 415: 125570. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125570 , https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:382292&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

2

KOVÁČ, J., LUX, A., SOUKUP, M., WEIDINGER, M., GRUBER, D., LICHTSCHEIDL, I. & VACULÍK, M. 2020. A new insight on structural and some functional aspects of peri-endodermal thickenings, a specific layer in Noccaea caerulescens roots. Annals of Botany 126: 423–434. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa069, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:369338&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

3

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LIU, Y., LUO, J., LI, J., KOVÁČ, J., LI, B., LI, Q., WU, K., LIANG, Y., LUX, A., WANG, C. & LI, T. 2019. Abscisic acid‐mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Plant, Cell & Environment 42: 1425–1440. DOI: 10.1111/pce.13506 ,https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:354824&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

4

KOVÁČ, J., LUX, A. & VACULÍK, M. 2018. Formation of a subero-lignified apical deposit in root tip of radish (Raphanus sativus) as a response to copper stress. Annals of Botany 112: 823–831. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy013, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:349691&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

5

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LUO, J., LUX, A., KOVÁČ, J., WEN, Y., ZHOU, Y., JAN, J., LIANG, Y. & LI, T. 2017. The apoplasmic pathway via the root apex and lateral roots contributes to Cd hyperaccumulation in the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Journal of Experimental Botany 68: 739–751. DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw453, https://alis.uniba.sk:8444/lib/item?id=chamo:327067&fromLocationLink=false&theme=EPC

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

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LIU, Y., LUO, J., LI, J., KOVÁČ, J., LI, B., LI, Q., WU, K., LIANG, Y., LUX, A., WANG, C. & LI, T. 2019. Abscisic acid‐mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Plant, Cell & Environment 42: 1425–1440. citované v: Yan, G., Fan, X., Tan, L., Yin, C., Li, T., Liang, Y. Root silicon deposition and its resultant reduction of sodium bypass flow is modulated by OsLsi1 and OsLsi2 in rice (2021) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 158, pp. 219-227.

2

TAO, Q., JUPA, R., LIU, Y., LUO, J., LI, J., KOVÁČ, J., LI, B., LI, Q., WU, K., LIANG, Y., LUX, A., WANG, C. & LI, T. 2019. Abscisic acid‐mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. Plant, Cell & Environment 42: 1425–1440. citované v: Hu, B., Deng, F., Chen, G., Chen, X., Gao, W., Long, L., Xia, J., Chen, Z.-H. Evolution of Abscisic Acid Signaling for Stress Responses to Toxic Metals and Metalloids (2020) Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, art. no. 909,

3

YADAV V, ARIF N, KOVÁČ J, SINGH VP, TRIPATHI DK, CHAUHAN DK, VACULÍK M. 2021. Structural modifications of plant organs and tissues by metals and metalloids in the environment: A review. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 159: 100–112. citované v: Wang J, Chen X, Chu S, et al. 2022. Comparative cytology combined with transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of Solanum nigrum L. in response to Cd toxicity. Journal of Hazardous Materials 423: 127168.

4

LUX, A., VACULÍK, M. & KOVÁČ, J. 2015. Improved methods for clearing and staining of plant samples. In Plant microtechniques and protocols. Yeung, E.C.T.,Stasolla, C.,Sumner, M.J. & Huang, B.Q. eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing,. p.167–178. ISBN 978-3-319-19943-6. citované v: Nakhforoosh A, Nagel KA, Fiorani F, Bodner G. 2021. Deep soil exploration vs. topsoil exploitation: distinctive rooting strategies between wheat landraces and wild relatives. Plant and Soil 459: 397–421. 

5

KOVÁČ, J., LUX, A., SOUKUP, M., WEIDINGER, M., GRUBER, D., LICHTSCHEIDL, I. & VACULÍK, M. 2020. A new insight on structural and some functional aspects of peri-endodermal thickenings, a specific layer in Noccaea caerulescens roots. Annals of Botany 126: 423–434. citované v: Guo, X., Luo, J., Du, Y., Li, J., Liu, Y., Liang, Y., Li, T. Coordination between root cell wall thickening and pectin modification is involved in cadmium accumulation in Sedum alfredii (2021) Environmental Pollution, 268, art. no. 115665,

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

Research-team member APVV-17-0164, 2018-2022,Potential of silicon in alleviation of toxicity of arsenic and antimony in crops, Project is focused on investigation of phytotoxic effects of selected metabolites (As, Sb) and study of potential protective effects of Si on alleviation of negative effects of metalloids in respect to plant anatomy, biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology.

2

Research-team member: VEGA 1/0605/17, 2017-2020, Structural and functional adaptations of selected extremophiles and crops on abiotic stresors, Project was focused on anatomical-cytological and physiological changes of tissues of some plant species (e.g. metalophytes, xerophytes, halophytes, crops) in respect to their response to selected abiotic stressors, like heavy metals, toxic elements, salinity or drought stress.

3

Research-team member: APVV SK-PL-18-0078, 2019-2021, Interaction of plants and microorganisms in responses to toxic or potentially toxic metals, metalloids and silicon, Retrieving data.The aim of the project is to find out the effect of various toxic metals and metalloids on microorganisms (mainly microscopic fungi) colonizing the rhizosphere. Additionally, the aim of the project is also to find out, whether and how beneficial element silicon could affect the growth and development of mycorrhizal fungi.

4

Research-team member: VEGA 1/0755/16 2016-2019, Silicon-mediated inhibition of fungal phytopathogen invasion into the plant roots, "The goal of this project was to find out if the silicon application can enhance the root defence against phytopathogenic fungus either by specific deposition of silicate aggregates or by metabolic changes in the plant roots.

5

Research-team member: VEGA 2/0018/17, 2017-2020 Effect of silicon and salicylic acid on physiological and metabolical processes in maize plants stressed by antimony (Sb) and nickel (Ni). The aim of the study was to evaluate potential ammeliorative effect of salicylic acid with silicon on antimony or nickel stress.

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 Slovak Botanical Society 2016- present
organizer assistant Plant Fascination Day 2017-2018
organizer assistant Doors Open Day 2015-2019
course leader International Biology Olympiad 2017
reviewer International Biology Olympiad 2018

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)
Core Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research, University of Vienna Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Wien, Austria XI-XII/2016 Ernst Mach Stipendium
Core Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research, University of Vienna Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Wien, Austria XI/2017-III/2018 Ernst Mach Stipendium

IX. - Other relevant facts