Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Peter Štefánik, 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
Štefánik
I.2 - Name
Peter
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD
I.4 - Year of birth
1978
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
peter.stefanik@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/5628
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology

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
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, Biology
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
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology, Molecular biology
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
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Animal Physiology
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 in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2009-2021

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
Animal and Human Physiology Biology I. Biology
Animal and Human Physiology Medical Biology I. Biology
Animal and Human Physiology 2 Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
8
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
6
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
Bachelor Thesis in Animal Physiology and Ethology Biology, Medical Biology I. Biology
Bachelor Dissertation Seminar in Animal Physiology and Ethology (1) Biology, Medical Biology I. Biology
Bachelor Dissertation Seminar in Animal Physiology and Ethology (2) Biology, Medical Biology I. Biology
Animal and Human Physiology Systematic Biology I. Biology
Human Functional Morphology Medical 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
32
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
11
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
168
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
168
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
98
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

Increased anxiety-like behaviour and altered GABAergic system in the amygdala and cerebellum of VPA rats - An animal model of autism. Olexova, Lucia ; Stefanik, Peter ; Krskova, Lucia NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS Volume 629, Page 9-14, Published 2016

2

Increased sociability and gene expression of oxytocin and its receptor in the brains of rats affected prenatally by valproic acid. Stefanik, Peter ; Olexova,Lucia ; Krskova, Lucia PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, Volume 131, Page 42-50, Published 2015 

3

Bongkrekic acid and atractyloside inhibits chloride channels from mitochondrial membranes of rat heart Malekova, Lubica ; Kominkova, Viera ; Ferko, Miroslav; štefánik , Peter; Križanová, Olga; Ziegelhofer, Atilla; Szewczik, Adam; Ondriaš, Karol. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS, Volume 1767, Issue 1, Page 31-44, Published 2007

4

Inhibitory effect of DIDS, NPPB, and phloretin on intracellular chloride channels. Malekova, Lubica ; Tomaskova, Jana ; Novakova, Marie; Štefanik , Peter; Kopaček, Juraj; Lakatoš, Boris; Pastoreková, Silvia; Križanova, Olga; Breier, Albert; Ondriaš Karol. PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, Volume 455, Issue 2, Page 349-357, Published 2007

5

Hypoxia modulates gene expression of IP3 receptors in rodent cerebellum. Jurkovicova, D. ; Kopacek, J. ; Stefanik, P.;Kubovčakova, L.; Zahradnikova, A. jr.; Zahradnikova, A., Pastorekova, S., Križanova, O. PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY, Volume 454, Issue 3, Page 415-425, Published 2007

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

The Long-Term Sex-Specific Effects of Sub Chronic Prenatal Asphyxia on miR-15b-5p and miR-124-3p Levels in Limbic System of Rats and Possible Connection with Regulation of GABA-ergic System. Stefanik, Peter ; Vankova, Viktoria ; Olexova, Lucia ; Dzirbiková, Zuzana; Piešová, Michaela; Koprdová, Romana; Mach, Mojmír.

ACTIVITAS NERVOSA SUPERIOR REDIVIVA Volume 63, Issue 1, Page 36-48, Published 2021

2

Prenatal administration of SMe1EC2 changed anxiety- and depression-like behavior with changes in the brain oxytocin expression of adult offspring. Stefanik, P. ; Olexova, L. ; Dzirbikova, Z. ; Ujházy E.; Mach M.

TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, Volume 295, Page S233-S234, Published 2018

3

Testosterone enhancement during pregnancy influences social coping and gene expression of oxytocin and vasopressin in the brain of adult rats. Dzirbikova, Zuzana ; Talarovicova, Alzbeta ; Stefanik, Peter; Olexova, Lucia; Kršková, Lucia. ACTA NEUROBIOLOGIAE EXPERIMENTALIS, Volume 78, Issue 3, Page 264-270, Published 2018

4

Increased anxiety-like behaviour and altered GABAergic system in the amygdala and cerebellum of VPA rats - An animal model of autism. Olexova, Lucia ; Stefanik, Peter ; Krskova, Lucia NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

Volume 629, Page 9-14, Published 2016

5

Cvičenia z fyziológie živočíchov a človeka. Stebelová K., Dzirbiková Z., Kaňková Z., Okuliarová M.., Štefánik P. Bratislava : Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave , 2019, 978-80-223-4680-1

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

Increased sociability and gene expression of oxytocin and its receptor in the brains of rats affected prenatally by valproic acid. Stefanik, Peter ; Olexova, Lucia ; Krskova, Lucia PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, Volume 131, Page 42-50, Published 2015 ohlas:[o1] 2019 - Zhong, Y. - Feng, X. - Xu, T. - Yang, C. - Zhang, W. - Chen, X. - Fan, X. - Lu, L. - Zhang, M. - Li, L. - Xu, Z. - In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 14, No. 4, April,2019 ; Art. No. e0215994 ; SCOPUS

2

Increased sociability and gene expression of oxytocin and its receptor in the brains of rats affected prenatally by valproic acid. Stefanik, Peter ; Olexova, Lucia ; Krskova, Lucia PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, Volume 131, Page 42-50, Published 2015 ohlas:[o1] 2020 - Cossio, D. - Stadler, H. - Michas, Z. - Johnston, C. - Lopez, H.H. - In: Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Vol. 188, January, 2020 ; Art. No. 172832 ; SCOPUS ; SCI

3

Increased sociability and gene expression of oxytocin and its receptor in the brains of rats affected prenatally by valproic acid. Stefanik, Peter ; Olexova, Lucia ; Krskova, Lucia PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, Volume 131, Page 42-50, Published 2015 ohlas:[o1] 2020 - Klein, R.M. - Rigobello, C. - Vidigal, C.B. - Moura, K.F. - Barbosa, D.S. - Gerardin, D.C.C. - Ceravolo, G.S. - Moreira, E.G. - In: Neurotoxicology and Teratology, Vol. 77, January-February, 2020 ; Art. No. 106838 ; SCOPUS

4

Increased anxiety-like behaviour and altered GABAergic system in the amygdala and cerebellum of VPA rats - An animal model of autism. Olexova, Lucia ; Stefanik, Peter ; Krskova, Lucia NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS Volume 629, Page 9-14, Published 2016 ohlas:[o1] 2020 - Zimmerman, R. - Smith, A. - Fech, T. - Mansour, Y. - Kulesza, R.J. Jr. - In: Experimental Brain Research, Vol. 238, No. 3, 2020 ; s. 551-563 ; SCOPUS ; SCI

5

Increased anxiety-like behaviour and altered GABAergic system in the amygdala and cerebellum of VPA rats - An animal model of autism. Olexova, Lucia ; Stefanik, Peter ; Krskova, Lucia NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS Volume 629, Page 9-14, Published 2016 ohlas:[o1] 2020 - Wu, H.F. - Lu, T.Y. - Chu, M.C. - Chen, P.S. - Lee, C.W. - Lin, H.C. - In: Neuropharmacology, Vol. 162, January, 2020 ; Art. No. 107736 ; SCOPUS

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

APVV-16-0209 - Circadian and ontogenetic regulation of miRNA in mammals (co-investigator) - The project is focused on the analysis of circadian and ontogenetic regulation of miRNAs in tissues and circulation and on the effects of known chronodisruptors and synchronizing agents on miRNA expression.

2

VEGA 2/0154/20 - Prenatal disease programming in adulthood: treatment options and prevention of the consequences of prenatal hypoxia in the offspring of rats (co-investigator) - The project is focused on finding the possibility of using antioxidants targeted at mitochondria in a model of late gestational hypoxia.

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2021-06-17