Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Andrea Ševčovičová, 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
Ševčovičová
I.2 - Name
Andrea
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1972
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Genetics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
Professor
I.8 - E-mail address
andrea.sevcovicova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4432
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2912-5184

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 Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
1995
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 Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology/Genetics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology/Genetics
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2024
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
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 in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 1995-2013
associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 2013-2024
Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 2024-till 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
EMBO workshop Molecular biology of Chlamydomonas University of Geneva, Switzerland 1998
Series of workshops on university education of genetics Gregor Mendel Genetic Society one-day workshops in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
How to teach innovatively - SEDA certificate Comenius University in Bratislave 2023
Train-the-trainer course “Omics Insights into Cell Biology” EMBL Heidelberg 2024
Challenger Science Accelerator Civitta Slovakia and Eset Foundation 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 I. Biology
Genetics Biological Chemistry I. Chemistry
Special genetics 2: Genetic toxicology and mutagenesis Genetics II. Biology
Advanced methods in genetics Genetics III. 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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Genetics II. Biology
Genetics III. Biology
Biological Chemistry I. Chemistry
Bioinformatics I. Computer Science
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
Biology Biology
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)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
44
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
37
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
4
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
Genetics 3 Biology I. Biology
Bachelor work in genetics Biology I. Biology
Seminar to bachelor thesis in genetics 2 Biology I. Biology
Principles of work with scientific literature Biology I. Biology
Selected pratice in genetics Biology I. Biology
Critical thinking and reading Biology I. Biology
Problem tasks in genetics Biology I. Biology
Pre-diploma practice Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis 1 & 2 Genetics II. Biology
Diploma thesis practicals 1 & 2 Genetics II. Biology
Advanced practicals in genetics Genetics II. Biology
PhD seminar in genetics1, 2 & 3 Genetics 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
242
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
48
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
48
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
627
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
385
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
601
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
385
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Gafrikova Michala, Galova Eliška, Sevcovicova Andrea, Imreova Petronela, Mucaji Pavel, Miadokova Eva. Extract from Armoracia rusticana and Its Flavonoid Components Protect Human Lymphocytes against Oxidative Damage Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide. Molecules. 2014; 19(3):3160-3172. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules19033160

2

Vlček, Daniel - Ševčovičová, Andrea - Sviežená, Barbara - Gálová, Eliška - Miadoková, Eva: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a convenient model system for the study of DNA repair in photoautotrophic eukaryotes In: Current Genetics. - Vol. 53, No. 1 (2008), s. 1-22

3

Pet’ková M., Švubová R., Kyzek S., Medvecká V., Slováková L., Ševčovičová A., Gálová E.: The effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma on germination parameters, enzyme activities and induction of dna damage in barley

In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (6), art. no. 2833 (2021), pp. 1 - 16. DOI: 10.3390/ijms22062833

4

Horváthová, Eva - Kozics,Katarína - Srančíková, Annamária - Hunáková, Ľubica - Gálová Eliška - Ševčovičová, Andrea – Slameňová, Darina: Borneol administration protects primary rat hepatocytes against exogenous oxidative DNA damage

In: Mutagenesis Vol. 27, No. 5, (2012) s. 581-588

5

Holubová Ľudmila, Stanislav Kyzek, Ivana Durovcova, Jana Fabova, Eva Horvathova, Andrea Sevcovicova, Eliska Galova: Non-Thermal Plasma-A New Green Priming Agent for Plants? Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020, 21(24), 9466; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21249466

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

Ďurovcová, Ivana; Kyzek, Stanislav ; Fabová, Jana; Makuková, Jana; Gálová, Eliška; Ševčovičová, Andrea: Genotoxic potential of bisphenol A: A review. (2022) Environmental Pollution, 306, art. no. 119346 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119346 

2

Ďurovcová I., Kyzek S., Fabová J., Makuková J., Gálová E., Ševčovičová A.: Genotoxic potential of bisphenol A: A review

In: Environmental Pollution, 306, art. no. 119346 (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119346

3

Zajičková T., Kyzek S., Ďurovcová I., Ševčovičová A., Gálová E.: Ratio-dependent effects of photoactivated hypericin and manumycin A on their genotoxic and mutagenic potential.

In: Chemico-Biological Interactions, 374, art. no. 110421 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110421

4

Kyzek S., Pišteková S., Kyzeková I., Ševčovičová A., Kováčik D., Zahoranová A., Gálová E.: Identification of Plasma-Generated Reactive Species in Water and Their DNA-Damaging Effects on Plasmid and Lymphocyte DNA.

In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26 (19), art. no. 9385 (2025). DOI: 10.3390/ijms26199385

5

Zajičková T., Kyzek S., Ďurovcová I., Ševčovičová A., Gálová E.: Ratio-dependent effects of photoactivated hypericin and manumycin A on their genotoxic and mutagenic potential.

In: Chemico-Biological Interactions, 374, art. no. 110421 (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110421

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

Vlček, Daniel - Ševčovičová, Andrea - Sviežená, Barbara - Gálová, Eliška - Miadoková, Eva: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a convenient model system for the study of DNA repair in photoautotrophic eukaryotes. Current Genetics. - Vol. 53, No. 1 (2008), s. 1-22 in Harris, E.H.: The Chlamydomonas Sourcebook, Volume 1: Introduction to Chlamydomonas and Its Laboratory Use. 2nd Ed. St. Louis : Elsevier Science & Technology Books, 2008, S. 423

2

Vlček, Daniel - Ševčovičová, Andrea - Sviežená, Barbara - Gálová, Eliška - Miadoková, Eva: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a convenient model system for the study of DNA repair in photoautotrophic eukaryotes. Current Genetics. - Vol. 53, No. 1 (2008), s. 1-22 In Chaudhari, V. - Raghavan, V. - Rao, B.J.: Preparation of Efficient Excision Repair Competent Cell-Free Extracts from C. reinhardtii Cells. PLoS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 10, 2016, Art. No. e109160 

3

Horvathova, Eva - Navarova,Jana - Galova,Eliska - Sevcovicova, Andrea - Chodakova, Lenka- Snahnicanova, Zuzana - Melusova,Martina - Kozics,Katarina – Slamenova Darina: Assessment of Antioxidative, Chelating, and DNA-Protective Effects of Selected Essential Oil Components (Eugenol, Carvacrol, Thymol, Borneol, Eucalyptol) of Plants and Intact Rosmarinus officinalis Oil. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 62, No. 28 (2014), s. 6632-6639 In: Calo R., Visone C. M., Marabini L. (2015). Thymol and Thymus vulgaris L. activity against UVA- and UVB-induced damage in NCTC 2544 cell line. Mutat. Res. 791 30–37.

4

Horvathova, Eva - Navarova,Jana - Galova,Eliska - Sevcovicova, Andrea - Chodakova, Lenka- Snahnicanova, Zuzana - Melusova,Martina - Kozics,Katarina – Slamenova Darina: Assessment of Antioxidative, Chelating, and DNA-Protective Effects of Selected Essential Oil Components (Eugenol, Carvacrol, Thymol, Borneol, Eucalyptol) of Plants and Intact Rosmarinus officinalis Oil. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 62, No. 28 (2014), s. 6632-6639 In: Gong, L. - Li, T. - Chen, F. - Duan, X. - Yuan, Y. - Zhang, D. - Jiang, Y.: An inclusion complex of eugenol into β-cyclodextrin: Preparation, and physicochemical and antifungal characterization. Food Chemistry, Vol. 196, April, 2016, s. 324-330

5

Ševčovičová,Andrea - Šemeláková,Martina - Plšíková,Jana - Loderer,Dušan - Imreová, Petronela - Gálová, Eliška - Kožurková, Mária - Miadoková,Eva – Fedoročko Peter: DNA-protective activities of hyperforin and aristoforin. Toxicology in Vitro Vol. 29, No. 3 (2015) s. 631-637 In Menegazzi M., P Masiello, M Novelli : Anti-Tumor Activity of Hypericum perforatum L. and Hyperforin through Modulation of Inflammatory Signaling, ROS Generation and Proton Dynamics. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 18. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox10010018

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

APVV-22-0294 Functional analyses of TOR signaling pathway in the regulation of abiotic stress response in the fission yeast (principal investigator for the co-investigator organization)

2

VEGA 1/0460/21 (2021-2024) Interactions of bioactive compounds and low temperature plasma (deputy of principal investigator) 

3

VEGA 1/0443/25 (2025 - 2028) Study of the mechanisms of genotoxic effect of selected environmental pollutants on various model systems and searching the ways of their elimination (principal investigator)

4

APVV-21-0147 (2022-2026) Advanced plasma technologies applicable in agriculture for surface treatment of seeds, seeds and dry fruits. (member of research team)

 

5

VEGA 1/0340/23 (2023-2026) Elucidation of the function of selected genes in meiotic division in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (deputy of 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 Gregor Mendel Genetic Society Gregor Mendel Genetic Society 1996-present
member of Slovak Toxicology Society SETOX Slovak Toxicology Society SETOX 2017 - present

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)
University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland 1998 SAIA short term fellowship
Czech institute of microbiology Trebon, Czech republic 2005 APVV bilateral project
Max F. Perutz laboratories Vienna, Austria 2013 short term fellowship

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Scientific Board Member - Faculty of Natural Sciences,University in Hradec Králové (2019-2024)

Member of the committee of Gregor Mendel Genetic Society (since 2022)

Garant of project "Genetika na kolesách" (www.genetikanakolesach.sk) - Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava (since 2016)

Date of last update
2026-03-24