Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Peter Polčic, 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
Polčic
I.2 - Name
Peter
I.3 - Degrees
doc., Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1973
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, Bratislava, 84215
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
peter.polcic@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4408
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
chemistry, biology, "učiteľstvo akademických predmetov"

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1994
II.c - Study field and programme
Chemistry: biochemistry
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1996
II.c - Study field and programme
Biochemistry
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Biochemistry
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Biochemistry
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
postdoctoral fellow Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. 2001 - 2004
assistant professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2005 - 2013
associate professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2013 - now

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
Doplňujúce pedagogické štúdium (výuka predmetu chémia) Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 1997
Vollum Scientific Writing Class Oregon Health & Sciences University, Portland, OR, U.S.A. 2002

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
Essential Cell Biology (Základy bunkovej biológie) Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Methods in Molecular and Cell Biology (Metódy molekulárnej a bunkovej biológie) Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Molecular Biology of the Cell (2) (Molekulárna biológia bunky (2)) Biochemistry II. Chemistry
Biochemical Practices (Cvičenie z biochémie) Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Molecular and Cell Biology (Molekulárna a bunková biológia) Biochemistry III. Chemistry
Doctoral Seminar in the Biochemistry (2) (Doktorandský seminár z biochémie (2)) Biochemistry III. Chemistry
Bachelor Thesis in Biochemistry (2) (Bakalárska práca z biochémie (2)) Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Biochemistry - practical exercises Biochemical Chemistry I. Chemistry and Biology
Biochemisry 2 (Biochémia 2) Biochemisty I. Chemistry
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
biochémia I. 17. Chémia
biochémia (konverzný) I. 17. Chémia
biochémia II. 17. Chémia
biochémia (forma denná) III. 17. Chémia
biochémia (forma externa) III. 17. Chémia
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
biochémia (habilitačné konanie) chémie
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
36
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
16
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
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
Seminar on Molecular Biology of the Cell (2) (Seminár z molekulárnej biológie bunky (2)) Biochemistry II. Chemistry
Bachelor Thesis in Biochemistry (1) (Bakalárska práca z biochémie (1)) Biochemistry I. Chemistry
Biochemical practices for teachers (Laboratórne cvičenie z biochémie pre učiteľov) Učiteľstvo chémia I. Učiteľstvo a pedagogické vedy

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
80
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
23
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
457
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
121
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
457
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
121
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Polčic, Peter - Šabová, Ľudmila - Kolarov, Jordan (1997) Fatty acids induced uncoupling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitochondria requires an intact ADP/ATP carrier. FEBS Letters. 421(1): 207-210. Citations (28)

2

Kiššová, Ingrid - Polčic, Peter - Kempná, Petra - Zeman, Igor - Šabová, Ľudmila - Kolarov, Jordan (2000) The cytotoxic action of Bax on yeast cells does not require mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier but may be related to its import to the mitochondria. FEBS Letters. 471(1): 113-118.

Citations (33)

3

Cesura, Andrea M. - Pinard, Emmanuel - Schubenel, Robert - Goetchy, Valerie - Friedlein, Arno - Langen, Hanno - Polčic, Peter - Forte, Michael A. - Bernardi, Paolo - Kemp, John A. (2003) The Voltage-dependent Anion Channel Is the Target for a New Class of Inhibitors of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278(50): 49812-49818. Citations (78)

4

Polčic, Peter - Forte, Michael (2003) Response of yeast to the regulated expression of proteins in the Bcl-2 family. Biochemical Journal. 374(2): 393-402. Citations (32)

5

Gérecová, Gabriela - Kopanicová, Jana - Jaká, Petra - Běhalová, Lucia - Juhásová, Barbora - Bhatia, Ingrid - Forte, Michael - Polčic, Peter - Mentel, Marek (2013) BH3-only proteins Noxa, Bik, Bmf, and Bid activate Bax and Bak indirectly when studied in yeast model. FEMS Yeast Research. 13(8): 747-754. Citations (11)

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

Polčic, Peter - Machala, Zdenko (2021) Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma on Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(5): 1-16, art. no. 2247.

2

Polčic, Peter - Mentel, Marek (2020) Reconstituting the Mammalian Apoptotic Switch in Yeast. Genes 11(2): art.no. 145. 

3

Mentel,Mentel - Chovančíková, Petra - Zeman, Igor - Polčic, Peter (2021) Learning from Yeast about Mitochondrial Carriers. Microorganisms, 9, 2044.

4

Mentel, Marek - Illová, Miroslava - Krajčovičová, Veronika - Kroupová, Gabriela - Mannová, Zuzana - Chovančíková, Petra - Polčic, P. (2023) Yeast Bax Inhibitor (Bxi1p/Ybh3p) Is Not Required for the Action of Bcl-2 Family Proteins on Cell Viability. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24,12011.

5

Strížová, Anna - Šmátralová, Paulína - Chovančíková, Petra - Machala, Zdenko - Polčic, Peter (2023) Defects in Mitochondrial Functions Affect the Survival of Yeast Cells Treated with Non-Thermal Plasma. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 9391.

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

Polčic, Peter - Forte, Michael (2003) Response of yeast to the regulated expression of proteins in the Bcl-2 family. Biochemical Journal 374(2): 393-402. v Aouacheria, A. - Rech de Laval, V. - Combet, C. - Hardwick, J.M.(2013) Trends in Cell Biology 23(3): 103-111.

2

Polčic, Peter - Forte, Michael (2003) Response of yeast to the regulated expression of proteins in the Bcl-2 family. Biochemical Journal 374(2): 393-402. v Baines, C.P. - Kaiser, R.A. - Sheiko, T. - Craigen, W.J. - Molkentin, J.D. (2007) Nature Cell Biology 9(5): 550-555.

3

Polčic, Peter - Su, X. - Fowlkes, Jonathan - Blachly-Dyson, Elisabeth - Dowhan, W. - Forte, Michael (2005) Cardiolipin and phosphatidylglycerol are not required for the In Vivo action of Bcl-2 family proteins. Cell Death and Differentiation 12(3): 310-312. v Ott, M. - Zhivotovsky, B. - Orrenius, S. (2007) Cell Death and Differentiation 14(7): 1243-1247.

4

Polčic, Peter - Su, X. - Fowlkes, Jonathan - Blachly-Dyson, Elisabeth - Dowhan, W. - Forte, Michael (2005) Cardiolipin and phosphatidylglycerol are not required for the In Vivo action of Bcl-2 family proteins. Cell Death and Differentiation 12(3): 310-312. v Raemy, E. - Montessuit, S. - Pierredon, S. - van Kampen, A.H. - Vaz, F.M. - Martinou, J.C. (2016) Cell Death and Differentiation 23(7): 1165-1174.

5

Gérecová, Gabriela - Kopanicová, Jana - Jaká, Petra - Běhalová, Lucia - Juhásová, Barbora - Bhatia, Ingrid - Forte, Michael - Polčic, Peter - Mentel, Marek (2013) BH3-only proteins Noxa, Bik, Bmf, and Bid activate Bax and Bak indirectly when studied in yeast model. FEMS Yeast Research. 13(8): 747-754. v Ye, K. - Meng, W.X. - Sun, H. - Wu, B. - Chen, M. - Pang, Y.P. - Gao, J. - Wang, H. - Wang, J. - Kaufmann, S.H. - Dai, H. (2020) Nature Communications 11(1): art. no. 3301.

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

Grant VEGA (1/0459/20) Role of endoplasmic reticulum and Ybh3/Bxi1 protein in cell death in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (2020-2023) - principal investigator.

2

Grant VEGA (1/0798/16) The transport of adenine nucleotides across the inner mitochondrial membrane in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (2016-2019) - principal investigator.

3

Grant APVV-17-0382: Interakcia studenej plazmy a vody, účinky plazmou aktivovanej vody na biologické systémy a ich využitie v medicíne a poľnohospodárstve. - research team member.

4

Grant APVV-22-0247: Interakcie plazmy s kvapalinami a efekty/využitie plazmou aktivovanej vody v medicíne a poľnohospodárstve. - research team member.

5

Grant VEGA (1/0457/24) Charakterizácia funkcie proteínu Bxi1 v kvasinkách Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (2024-2027) - principal investigator.

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
Secretary of the Departmental Commission for the Biochemistry study program (doctoral degree) Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University 2016 - now
Member of the examination commissions for state examinations of the bachelor's and master's degree in the field of study of chemistry. Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University 2006 - now
Editorial board member Microbial Cell 2014 - now
Ad hoc reviewer International journals: Antioxidants, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Biomedicines, Biomolecules, Cancers, Current Genetics, FEBS journal, Folia Microbilologica, Genomics, International Journal of Molecular Science, Mammalian Genome, Molecules, Plant Physiology and Biochemistry and Acta Virologica. For grant agencies: VEGA, APVV, GA ČR, SAS-MOST.

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)
Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Sciences Univeristy 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR, U.S.A. 97239 apríl 2001 - november 2004 postdoctoral fellowship

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Member of the team involved in the preparation of the chemistry correspondence seminar for high school students ChemoUK.

Date of last update
2021-06-24