Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Regina Sepšiová, 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
Sepšiová
I.2 - Name
Regina
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1977
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Genetics, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6 , 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
regina.sepsiova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4448
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8709-7882

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
the higher education was not divided into two degrees
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
2000
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 in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, 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
lector Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science 2003-2005
assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Natural Science 2005-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
BREW: Bridging Research and Education Workshop Genetic Society of America 2020
Series of workshops on university education of genetics (https://fns.uniba.sk/univerzitne_vzdelavanie_genetiky/) Gregor Mendel Genetic Society (one-day workshops in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023) 2023
Summer School in Bioinformatics Comenius University in Bratislav, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2011
2nd International FEBS Advanced Course- Cytochrome P450 systems: from structure to application Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 2002
Challenging conversations and effective communication Academy of critical thinking 2025

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, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Evolutionary biology Biology, Medicinal biology I. Biology
Seminar 1 Genetics II. Biology
Advanced laboratory practicals in genetics 1 Genetics II. Biology
Advanced laboratory practicals in genetics 2 Genetics 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.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
21
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
Genetics Biological Chemistry I. Chemistry
Seminar in molecular biology of the cell 1 Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis practicals 1 & 2 Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis 1 & 2 Genetics II. Biology
Pre-diploma practice Genetics II. Biology
Excursion for geneticists Genetics II. Biology
Elected pratice in genetics Biology I. Biology
Critical thinking and reading Biology I. Biology
Problem tasks in genetics Biology I. Biology
Principles of work with scientific literature 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
44
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
21
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
13
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
87
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
32
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
32
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

Červenák, F., Sepšiová, R., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Step-by-Step Evolution of Telomeres: Lessons from Yeasts. Genome Biology and Evolution. 2021. 13(2): art. no. AA268.

2

Tomáška, Ľ., Nosek, J., Sepšiová, R., Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Procházková, K., Neboháčová, M., Willcox, S., Griffith, J. D.: Commentary : single-stranded telomere-binding protein employs a dual rheostat for binding affinity and specificity that drives function. Frontiers in Genetics. 2019. 9: Art.No. 742. 


3

Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Sepšiová, R., Neboháčová, M., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Double-stranded telomeric DNA binding proteins: Diversity matters. Cell Cycle. 2017. 16 (17): 1568-1577. 

4

Sepšiová, R., Nečasová, I., Willcox, S., Procházková, K., Gorilak, P., Nosek, J., Hofr, C., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Evolution of telomeres in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and its possible relationship to the diversification of telomere binding proteins. PLoS One. 2016. 11 (1): No. e0154225.

5

Procházková, K., Hofr, C., Willcox, S., Nečasová, I., Pavloušková, J., Sepšiová, R., Wimmerová, M., Šimoničová, L., Nosek, J., Fajkus, J., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Synergism of the Two Myb Domains of Tay1 Protein Results in High Affinity Binding to Telomeres. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012. 287 (38): 32206-32215.

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

Červenák, F., Sepšiová, R., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Step-by-Step Evolution of Telomeres: Lessons from Yeasts. Genome Biology and Evolution. 2021. 13(2): art. no. AA268.

2

Ščevková, J., Vašková, Z., Sepšiová, R., Dušička, J., Kováč, J.: Relationship between Poaceae pollen and Phl p 5 allergen concentrations and the impact of weather variables and air pollutants on their levels in the atmosphere. Heliyon. 2020. 6 (7): No. e04421. 

3

Tomáška, Ľ., Nosek, J., Sepšiová, R., Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Procházková, K., Neboháčová, M., Willcox, S., Griffith, J. D.: Commentary : single-stranded telomere-binding protein employs a dual rheostat for binding affinity and specificity that drives function. Frontiers in Genetics. 2019. 9: Art.No. 742. 

4

Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Sepšiová, R., Neboháčová, M., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Double-stranded telomeric DNA binding proteins: Diversity matters. Cell Cycle. 2017. 16 (17): 1568-1577. 

5

Sepšiová, R., Nečasová, I., Willcox, S., Procházková, K., Gorilak, P., Nosek, J., Hofr, C., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Evolution of telomeres in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and its possible relationship to the diversification of telomere binding proteins. PLoS One. 2016. 11 (1): No. e0154225.

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

Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Sepšiová, R., Neboháčová, M., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Double-stranded telomeric DNA binding proteins: Diversity matters. Cell Cycle. 2017. 16 (17): 1568-1577; Cited in: Malyavko, A.N. - Petrova, O.A., Zvereva, M.I.,Dontsova, O.A.: Scientific Reports. 2019. 9 (1).

2

Červenák, F., Juríková, K., Sepšiová, R., Neboháčová, M., Nosek, J., Tomáška, Ľ.: Double-stranded telomeric DNA binding proteins: Diversity matters. Cell Cycle. 2017. 16 (17): 1568-1577; Cited in: Laudadio, I., Carissimi, C., Fulci, V.: Cell Cycle. 2019. 18 (10): 1056-1067.

3

Sepšiová, R., Nečasová, I., Willcox, S., Procházková, K., Gorilak, P., Nosek, J., Hofr, C., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Evolution of telomeres in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and its possible relationship to the diversification of telomere binding proteins. PLoS One. 2016. 11 (1): No. e0154225; Cited in: Rodriguez-Centeno, J., Manguán-García, C., Perona, R. - Sastre L.: PLoS One. 2019. 14 (9). 

4

Procházková, K., Hofr, C., Willcox, S., Nečasová, I., Pavloušková, J., Sepšiová, R., Wimmerová, M., Šimoničová, L., Nosek, J., Fajkus, J., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Synergism of the Two Myb Domains of Tay1 Protein Results in High Affinity Binding to Telomeres. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012. 287 (38): 32206-32215; Cited in: Peska, V.,Garcia, S.: Frontiers in Plant Science. 2020 (11). 

5

Procházková, K., Hofr, C., Willcox, S., Nečasová, I., Pavloušková, J., Sepšiová, R., Wimmerová, M., Šimoničová, L., Nosek, J., Fajkus, J., Griffith, J. D., Tomáška, Ľ.: Synergism of the Two Myb Domains of Tay1 Protein Results in High Affinity Binding to Telomeres. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2012. 287 (38): 32206-32215; Cited in: Malyavko, A.N. - Petrova, O.A., Zvereva, M.I.,Dontsova, O.A.: Scientific Reports. 2019. 9 (1).

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

APVV-23-0056 - Identification of unifying molecular principles of telomere maintenance. Slovak Research nd Development Agency. [07/2024-06/2028; participating investigator]

2

VEGA 1/0061/20 -Post-translational and epigenetic modifications as means of regulation of mitochondrial functions.Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. [01/2020-12/2023; participating investigator].

3

APVV-15-0022 -Nucleo-protein interactions as a basis for maintenance of genomic stability. Slovak Research and Development Agency. [07/2016-31/2019; participating investigator].

4

VEGA 1/0031/24 - Mitochondria as signalling centers of eukaryotic cells . Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. [01/2024-12/2027; participating investigator]

5

KEGA 012UK-4/2025 Innovation of courses within the study program Genetics aimed at improving students' practical skills and study internationalization [01/2025-12/2027; 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
Member of the society Gregor Mendel Genetic Society 2014-present
Garant of the Student scientific conference Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2010- present
Evaluator of Grants for young scientists CU Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava 2013- 2020

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

organising of Summer school in genetics for high school students

Date of last update
2026-03-20