Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Lenka Vorobeľová, 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
Vorobeľová
I.2 - Name
Lenka
I.3 - Degrees
doc., RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1981
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of anthropology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská Dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
lenka.vorobelova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5391
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0009-0009-2211-1581

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 Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
biology, anthropology
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
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
biology, anthropology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
applied biology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
biology
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 Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2008 - 2009
assistant professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2009 - 2020
associate professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2020 - present

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
ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence - Európsky vodičský preukaz na počítače) Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2009

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
Biochemical and genetic human variability biology 1. biology
Exams from genetics for anthropologists biology, anthropology 1. biology
Biology of reproductive and postreproductive age anthropology 2. biology
Anthropology biology 1. biology
Genetic variability and adaptability of human populations anthropology III. biology
Anthropology for teachers biology teaching 2. biology teaching
Thesis in anthropology 1 - 4 biology 2. biology
thesis practice biology 2. biology
Functional human morphology medical biology 1. medical biology
Clinical anthropology biology 2. 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 2. biology
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)
5
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
11
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
12
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
Special applied anthropology anthropology 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
95
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
35
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
29
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
14
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
167
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
98
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
104
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
67
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Bábelová A, Omelka R, Kolena B, Vondráková M, Bauerová M, 2011: Sex determination of early medieval individuals through nested PCR using a new primerset in the SRY gene, Forensic Science International, 207:1-5. 

2

ADC; Danková Z, Siváková D, Vorobeľová L, Blažíček P, 2009: Association of ACE (I/D) polymorphism with metabolic syndrome and hypertension in two ethnic groups in Slovakia, Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 67:305-316.

3

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Siváková D, Šrámeková D, Cvíčelová M, 2012: The association of cytochrome P450 1B1 Leu432Val polymorphism with biological markers of health and menopausal symptoms in Slovak midlife women, Menopause, 19:216-224. 

4

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Siváková D, Cvíčelová M, Wsólová L, Danková Z, Michnová A, Blažíček P, 2013: Power of biomarkers and their relative contributions to metabolic syndrome in Slovak adult women. Annals of Human Biology, 40:132-138

5

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Benčová D, Siváková D, Cvíčelová M, 2013: Association of CILP2 and ACE gene polymorphisms with cardiovascular risk factors in Slovak midlife women, BioMed Research International, 2013:1-9.

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

ADC; Danková Z, Vorobeľová L, Čerňanová V, Drozdová D, Grendár M, Baldovič M, Cvíčelová M, Siváková D, 2017: Genetic and environmental biomarkers associated with triglyceride levels in two groups of Slovak women. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers, 21:46-52.

2

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Danková Z, Candráková Čerňanová V, Falbová D, Cvíčelová M, Beňuš R, Siváková D, 2019: Association of the ESR1 polymorphism with menopause and MLXIPL genetic variant influence serum uric acid levels in Slovak midlife women. Menopause, 26:1185-1192

3

ADC; Falbová D, Vorobeľová L, Čerňanová Candráková V, Beňuš R, Wsólová L, Siváková D, 2020: Association of cytochrome P450 1B1 gene polymorphisms and environmental biomarkers with hypertension in Slovak midlife women. Menopause, 27:1287-1294. 

4

ADC; Falbová D, Vorobeľová L, Siváková D, Beňuš R. Association between FTO (rs17817449) genetic variant, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women. Am J Hum Biol. 2022 Apr;34(4):e23672. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23672.

5

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Falbová D, Candráková Čerňanová V. Contribution of environmental factors and female reproductive history to hypertension and obesity incidence in later life. Ann Hum Biol. 2022 Sep;49(5-6):236-247. doi: 10.1080/03014460.2022.2105398.

6

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Falbová D, Candráková Čerňanová V. The importance of female reproductive history on self-reported sleep quality, mood, and urogenital symptoms in midlife. Menopause. 2023 Nov 1;30(11):1157-1166. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002277. 

7

ADC; Falbová D, Kovalčíková V, Beňuš R, Sulis S, Vorobeľová L. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle and bone mineral density in young adults. Am J Hum Biol. 2024 Apr;36(4):e24009. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.24009.

8

ADC; Marini E, Sulis S, Vorobeľová L, Stagi S. 2024: Specific bioelectrical vectors pattern in individuals with sarcopenic obesity. Clinical Nutrition, 43:620-628.

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

[o1] 2014 Hubacek, J.A.: Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2014, s. 29-36 - SCOPUS, citovaná práca: Luptáková (Vorobeľová), L., Siváková, D., Šrámeková, D., Cvíčelová, M.: The association of cytochrome P450 1B1 Leu432Val polymorphism with biological markers of health and menopausal symptoms in Slovak midlife women. Menopause. - Vol. 19, No. 2 (2012), s. 216-224, IF - JCR: 2012 - 3,163.

2

[o1] 2017 Federico, C. - Dugo, K. - Bruno, F. - Longo, A.M. - Grillo, A. - Saccone, S.: Human Genetics, Vol. 136, No. 7, 2017, s. 867-873 - SCOPUS, citovaná práca: Luptáková (Vorobeľová), L., Bábelová, A., Omelka, R., Kolena, B., Vondráková, M., Bauerová, M.: Sex determination of early medieval individuals through nested PCR using a new primer set in the SRY gene. Forensic Science International. - Vol. 207, No. 1-3 (2011), s. 1-5, IF - JCR: 2011 - 2,301 2012-2,307.

3

[o1] 2014 Novotny, D. - Vaverkova, H. - Karasek, D. - Malina, P.: Clinical Biochemistry, Vol. 47, No. 12, 2014, s. 1015-1021 - SCOPUS, citovaná práca: Luptáková (Vorobeľová), L., Siváková, D., Cvíčelová, M., Wsólová, L., Danková, Z., Michnová, A., Blažíček, P.: Power of biomarkers and their relative contributions to metabolic syndrome in Slovak adult women. Annals of Human Biology. - Vol. 40, No. 2 (2013), s. 132-138, IF - JCR: 2013 - 1,148 2012-1,484.

4

[o1] 2016 Robberecht, H. - Hermans, N.: Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2016, s. 47-93 - SCI ; SCOPUS, citovaná práca: Luptáková (Vorobeľová), L., Siváková, D., Cvíčelová, M., Wsólová, L., Danková, Z., Michnová, A., Blažíček, P.: Power of biomarkers and their relative contributions to metabolic syndrome in Slovak adult women. Annals of Human Biology. - Vol. 40, No. 2 (2013), s. 132-138, IF - JCR: 2013 - 1,148 2012-1,484.

5

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Danková Z, Candráková Čerňanová V, Falbová D, Cvíčelová M, Beňuš R, Siváková D, 2019: Association of the ESR1 polymorphism with menopause and MLXIPL genetic variant influence serum uric acid levels in Slovak midlife women. Menopause, 26:1185-1192. [o1] 2024 - Aamer W, Al-Maraghi A, Syed N, Gandhi GD, Aliyev E, Al-Kurbi AA, Al-Saei O, Kohailan M, Krishnamoorthy N, Palaniswamy S, Al-Malki K, Abbasi S, Agrebi N, Abbaszadeh F, Akil ASA, Badii R, Ben-Omran T, Lo B; Qatar Genome Program Research Consortium; Mokrab Y, Fakhro KA. Burden of Mendelian disorders in a large Middle Eastern biobank. Genome Med. 2024 Apr 8;16(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13073-024-01307-6. 

6

ADC; Falbová D, Vorobeľová L, Siváková D, Beňuš R. Association between FTO (rs17817449) genetic variant, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and hypertension in Slovak midlife women. Am J Hum Biol. 2022 Apr;34(4):e23672. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23672. [o1] 2023 - Xu ZY, Jing X, Xiong XD. Emerging Role and Mechanism of the FTO Gene in Cardiovascular Diseases. Biomolecules. 2023 May 17;13(5):850. doi: 10.3390/biom13050850. 

7

ADC; Vorobeľová L, Danková Z, Candráková Čerňanová V, Falbová D, Cvíčelová M, Beňuš R, Siváková D, 2019: Association of the ESR1 polymorphism with menopause and MLXIPL genetic variant influence serum uric acid levels in Slovak midlife women. Menopause, 26:1185-1192. [o1] 2024 - Hehl L, Creasy KT, Vitali C, Scorletti E, Seeling KS, Vell MS, Rendel MD, Conlon D, Vujkovic M, Zandvakili I, Trautwein C, Schneider KM, Rader DJ, Schneider CV; Regeneron Genetics Center. A genome-first approach to variants in MLXIPL and their association with hepatic steatosis and plasma lipids. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Apr 26;8(5):e0427. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000000427.

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

KEGA: Aplikácia inovatívnych metodík biomedicínskej antropológie do vedecko-pedagogického procesu a ich význam pre klinickú, športovú a forenznú prax. (046UK-4/2023) 

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 anthropological society 2009 - 2014
member Slovak cardiology society 2013 - 2018
contact coordinator, member European anthropological association 2009 - 2014, 2023 - present
reviewer for the journal Annals of human biology 2013 - 2020
reviewer for Journal of International Medical Research 2015 - 2020

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)
Department of anthropology and human genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Praque, Czech Republic Viničná 7, 128 00 Praha 2 june 2006 study visit
Department of pharmacology and toxicology, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany june 2007 study visit
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland Wieniawskiego 1, 61-712 Poznań, Poľsko august 2010 17th congress of European Anthropological Association
University in Wroclaw plac Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław, Poľsko september 2011 43rd Conference of Polish Anthropological Society
Univestity of Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, Poľsko september 2013 44. Conference of Polish Anthropological Society
University in Zadar, Croatia Ulica Mihovila Pavlinovića 1, HR-23 000 ZADAR september 2007 13th Conference of European Archeological Association

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2024-05-30