Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Mária Peťková, 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
Peťková
I.2 - Name
Mária
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1995
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak republic
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
petkova21@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/70029
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9415-4219

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2018
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology/Genetics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2024
II.c - Study field and programme
Genetics
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 Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2024-

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
Genetics 1 Biology I. Biology
Diploma thesis 1 Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis 2 Genetics II. Biology
Pre-diploma practice Genetics II. Biology
Advanced methods in genetics Genetics III. 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)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
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
Laboratory calculations biology I. Biology
Diploma thesis practicals 1 Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis practicals 2 Genetics II. Biology
Bachelor thesis in Genetics Biology I. Biology
Elective practice in Genetics 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
30
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
27
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
39
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
39
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
39
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
39
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

Navrátilová, A., Kovár, M., Klongová, L., Bakošová, A., Peťková, M., Požgajová, M. (2025). Acrylamide-mediated errors in the cell cycle regulation are associated with altered TORC2 signaling in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 35310.

2

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833.

3

Siadati, S., Pet’ková, M., Kenari, A. J., Kyzek, S., Gálová, E., Zahoranová, A. (2020). Effect of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet on four different yeasts. Journal of physics D: Applied physics, 54(2): 025204.

4

Medvecká, V., Peťková, M., Kyzek, S., Ďurčányová, S., Ševčovičová, A., Zahoranová, A. (2025). Multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge characterization prior to application for inactivation of microorganisms. Physica Scripta, 100(7), 075624.

5

Brzáčová, Z., Peťková, M., Veljačiková, K., Zajičková, T., Tomáška, Ľ. (2021). Reconstruction of human genome evolution in yeast: an educational primer for use with “systematic humanization of the yeast cytoskeleton discerns functionally replaceable from divergent human genes”. Genetics, 219(2): iyab118.

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

Brzáčová, Z., Peťková, M., Veljačiková, K., Zajičková, T., Tomáška, Ľ. (2021). Reconstruction of human genome evolution in yeast: an educational primer for use with “systematic humanization of the yeast cytoskeleton discerns functionally replaceable from divergent human genes”. Genetics, 219(2): iyab118.

2

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833.

3

Siadati, S., Pet’ková, M., Kenari, A. J., Kyzek, S., Gálová, E., Zahoranová, A. (2020). Effect of a non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet on four different yeasts. Journal of physics D: Applied physics, 54(2): 025204.

4

Medvecká, V., Peťková, M., Kyzek, S., Ďurčányová, S., Ševčovičová, A., Zahoranová, A. (2025). Multi-hollow surface dielectric barrier discharge characterization prior to application for inactivation of microorganisms. Physica Scripta, 100(7), 075624.

5

Navrátilová, A., Kovár, M., Klongová, L., Bakošová, A., Peťková, M., Požgajová, M. (2025). Acrylamide-mediated errors in the cell cycle regulation are associated with altered TORC2 signaling in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 35310.

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

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833. Cited in: Abeysingha, D. N., Dinesh, S., Roopesh, M. S., Warkentin, T. D., Thilakarathna, M. S. (2024). The effect of cold plasma seed treatments on nodulation and plant growth in pea (Pisum sativum) and lentil (Lens culinaris). Plasma Processes and Polymers, e2400015.

2

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833. Cited in: Priatama, R. A., Pervitasari, A. N., Park, S., Park, S. J., Lee, Y. K. (2022). Current advancements in the molecular mechanism of plasma treatment for seed germination and plant growth. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9): 4609.

3

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833. Cited in: Feizollahi, E., Jeganathan, B., Reiz, B., Vasanthan, T., Roopesh, M. S. (2023). Reduction of deoxynivalenol during barley steeping in malting using plasma activated water and the determination of major degradation products. Journal of Food Engineering, 352: 111525.

4

Brzáčová, Z., Peťková, M., Veljačiková, K., Zajičková, T., Tomáška, Ľ. (2021). Reconstruction of human genome evolution in yeast: an educational primer for use with “systematic humanization of the yeast cytoskeleton discerns functionally replaceable from divergent human genes”. Genetics, 219(2), iyab118. Cited in: Zykaj, E., Abboud, C., Asadi, P., Warsame, S., Almousa, H., Milev, M. P., Greco, B. M.,López-Sánchez, M., Bratkovic, D., Kachroo, A. H., Pérez-Jurado, L. A., Sacher, M. (2024). A humanized yeast model for studying TRAPP complex mutations; proof-of-concept using variants from an individual with a TRAPPC1-associated neurodevelopmental syndrome. Cells, 13(17): 1457.

5

Peťková, M., Švubová, R., Kyzek, S., Medvecká, V., Slováková, Ľ., Ševčovičová, A., Gálová, E. (2021). The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of DNA damage in barley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6): 2833. Cited in: Veerana, M., Yu, N., Ketya, W., Park, G. (2022). Application of non-thermal plasma to fungal resources. Journal of Fungi, 8(2): 102.

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

VEGA 1/0460/21 Interaction of bioactive compounds and non-thermal plasma (member of research team)

2

APVV-16-0216 Advanced plasma technology for ecological agriculture and food industry (member of research team)


3

APVV-21-0147 Advanced plasma technologies applicable in agriculture for surface treatment of seeds and dried fruits (member of research team)

4

GUKPOST/31/2025 - Detection of oxidative DNA damage in eukaryotic cells exposed to non-thermal plasma

5

UK/209/2022 Study of the mechanism of action of non-thermal plasma generated from ambient air on the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (principal 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

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)
CEITEC Masaryk University Kamenice 753/5 Brno 3.6. - 28.6. 2024 Short-term internship for doctoral students Erasmus+

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-03-26