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Name and surname:
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prof. Mgr. Alžbeta Marček Chorvátová, DrSc. | |
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Email:
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alzbeta.marcek.chorvathova@ucm.sk | |
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Homepage:
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http:\\ | |
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Fakulta/Univerzita:
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FPV UCM
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Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Pracovisko:
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UCHEV
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Ústav chémie a environmentálných vied
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| III.a - Occupation-position | III.b - Institution | III.c - Duration |
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| professor | FNS UCM | since 2014 |
| researcher | ILC SCSTI | since 2008 |
| researcher | CHU Sainte-Justine University of Montreal Canada | 2002-2008 |
| IV.a - Activity description, course name, other | IV.b - Name of the institution | IV.c - Year |
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| Certificate in English for Academic Writing /C1/C2 | British Council in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA | 2010 |
| Animal Protection Certificate | University of Montreal, CANADA | 2003 |
| Certificate in Higher Education, specialization Business and Computer studies | University of Liverpool, UNITED KINGDOM | 2002 |
| Certificate in Management of Industrial Systems, specialization Innovation | University Claude Bernard, Lyon I, FRANCE | 1994 |
| Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies" in Neuroscience’s | Laboratory of Physiology of Excitable Elements, University Claude Bernard, Lyon I, FRANCE | 1991-1992 |
| V.1.a - Name of the profile course | V.1.b - Study programme | V.1.c - Degree | V.1.d - Field of study |
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| Physics in the environment | OOZP | 1 | Environmental sciences |
| Introduction to Biophysics | OOZP | 1 | Environmental sciences |
| Environmental physics | OOZP | 1 | Environmental sciences |
| Applied biophysics | Environmental engineering | 2 | Environmental sciences |
| V.2.a - Name of the study programme | V.2.b - Degree | V.2.c - Field of study |
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| OOZP . protection and restoration of the environment | 1 | Environmental sciences |
| Environmental engineering | 2 | Environmental sciences |
| V.5.a - Name of the course | V.5.b - Study programme | V.5.c - Degree | V.5.d - Field of study |
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| Biophysical chemistry | OOZP | Bc | Environmental sciences |
| Introduction to physics | biology | 1 | Biology |
| Physics 1 | Chemistry | 1 | Chemistry |
| Introduction to physics | Biotechnology | 1 | Biotechnology |
| Biophysical chemistry | Biotechnology | 1 | Biotechnology |
Marcek Chorvatova A. 2015: Time-resolved spectroscopy of NAD(P)H in live cardiac myocytes: 67-92.
Chapter 5 in the book “Advanced Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Applications”, Becker W
(Ed), New York, Springer publ.; on invitation.
Marcek Chorvatova A. 2014: Autofluorescence-assisted examination of cardiovascular system physiology and pathology: 245-271. Chapter 12 in the book “Natural Biomarkers for Cellular Metabolism: Biology, Techniques, and Applications”, Heikal A., Ghukasyan V (Eds), Series in Cellular and Clinical Imaging, Periasamy A (Series Ed), Taylor and Francis publ.; on invitation
Chorvatova A. Chorvat D., Jr., 2014: Oncology applications: Optical diagnostics of cancer: 325-343. Chapter 14 in the book “Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging for Tissue Biomedical Diagnostics”, Marcu L, French PMW, Elson DS V (Eds), CRC Press Publ., on invitation
Chorvat D. Jr. and Chorvatova A., 2009: Multi-wavelength fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy: a new approach to the study of endogenous fluorescence in living cells and tissues. Laser Physics Letters 6 (3): 175-193. Invited review article
Gallo-Payet N., Grazzini E., Chouinard L., Chorvatova A., Bilodeau L., Payet M.D., Guillon G., 1996: Role of Ca2+ in the action of Adrenocorticotropin in cultured human adrenal glomerulosa cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation 98 (2): 460-466
Marcek Chorvatova A., Mateasik A., Chorvat D. Jr., 2025: Differential effect of nano vs. micro-sized plastics on live Chlorella sp. algae in water environment, Microplastics and Nanoplastics 5 (4): 1-9, SpringerNature. Open access. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-025-00111-2.
Marcek Chorvatova A., Garcia Bucio MA., Jurasekova Z., Noskovicova E., Nulandaya L., Bondarev D., Chorvat D. Jr., Miskovsky P., 2025: Identification of microplastics in the aquatic environment, or in the presence of algae Chlorella sp., by comparison of biophotonic methods, Polymer Testing, 108749. Open access. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108749.
Marcek Chorvatova A., Uherek M., Chorvat D. Jr., 2021: Biosensing the presence of metal nanoparticles by spectrally- and time-resolved endogenous fluorescence in water moss Fontinalis antipyretica. Frontiers in Physics 9, 634324: 1-9.
Marcek Chorvatova A., Uherek M., Mateasik A., Chorvat D. Jr., 2020: Time-resolved endogenous chlorophyll fluorescence sensitivity to pH: study on Chlorella sp. algae. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence 8: 024007, doi 10.1088/2050-6120/ab77f4.
Pavlinska Z., Chorvat D. Jr., Mateasik A., Jerigova M., Velic D., Ivosevic DeNardis N., Marcek Chorvatova A., 2020: Fluorescence responsiveness of unicellular marine algae Dunaliella to stressors under laboratory conditions. Journal of Biotechnology 324S (2020): 100018, doi 10.1016/j.btecx.2020.100018, Open access. (Journal of Biotechnology X 6: 1-10)
Pavlinska Z., Chorvat D. Jr., Mateasik A., Jerigova M., Velic D., Ivosevic DeNardis N., Marcek Chorvatova A., 2020: Fluorescence responsiveness of unicellular marine algae Dunaliella to stressors under laboratory conditions. Journal of Biotechnology 324S (2020): 100018, doi 10.1016/j.btecx.2020.100018, Open access. (Journal of Biotechnology X 6: 1-10) (počet citácii: 10).
Marcek Chorvatova A., Uherek M., Mateasik A., Chorvat D. Jr., 2020: Time-resolved endogenous chlorophyll fluorescence sensitivity to pH: study on Chlorella sp. algae. Methods and Applications in Fluorescence 8: 024007, doi 10.1088/2050-6120/ab77f4, (number of citations: 26)
Ivosevic DeNardis N., Pecar Ilic J., Ruzic I., Novosel N., Misic Radic T., Weber A., Kasum D., Pavlinska Z., Katalin Balogh R, Hajdu B, Marcek Chorvatova A, Gyurcsik B., 2019. Algal cell response to laboratory-induced cadmium stress: a multimethod approach, European Biophysics Journal 48: 231-248. EBJO-D-18-00162, doi 10.1007/s00249-019-01347-6 (number of citations 21)
Chorvatova A. Chorvat D., Jr., 2014: Tissue fluorophores and their spectroscopic characteristics: 47-84. Chapter 3 in the book “Fluorescence Lifetime Spectroscopy and Imaging for Tissue Biomedical Diagnostics”, Marcu L, French PMW, Elson DS V (Eds), CRC Press Publ., DOI:10.1201/b17018-5, on invitation, Supported by VEGA 1/0296/11 and Laserlab Europe 2, No 228334, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.1201/b17018/fluorescence-lifetime-spectroscopy-imaging-daniel-elson-laura-marcu-paul-french. (number of citations: 28)
Chorvat D. Jr. and Chorvatova A., 2009: Multi-wavelength fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy: a new approach to the study of endogenous fluorescence in living cells and tissues. Laser Physics Letters 6 (3): 175-193. Invited review article, https://doi.org/10.1002/lapl.200810132., (number of citations: 192)
Low-Dimensional materials - manipulation, functionalization and bioapplications: LOW-D-MATTER (In Slovak: “Nízko-dimenzionálne materiály- manipulácia, funkcionalizácia a bioaplikácie: LOW-D-MATTER”) VEGA No. 2/0070/21 (2021-2023), PI
Laserlab Europe V, The “Integrated Initiative” of European Laser Infrastructures. European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Laserlab Europe V agreement no 871124) (2019-2023), member.
Biosensing environmental pollutants and their interaction with living organisms by advanced biophotonics methods, ENVIROBIOM. (In Slovak: “ Biodetekcia environmentálnych polutantov a ich interakcie so živými organizmami pomocou pokročilých biofotonických metód, ENVIROBIOM”), Funded by the EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia, grant N 09I03-03-V04-00689 (since 2024), PI
ICPLASTIC: ISO compatible, efficient and reproducible protocols/equipment for mICronanoPLASTIC detection through machine-learning, COST (European Science Foundation) MoU – 044/24, Grant No. CA23131, representative for Slovakia (since 2025)
AR Physics made for students with special needs (ARphymedes plus), Erasmus plus Programme of the European Union, Grant No. 2020-1-SK01-KA226-SCH-094415, KA1: scientific partnership for school education. and AR Physics made for students (ARphymedes), Erasmus plus, Programme of the European Union, Grant No. 2020-1-SK01-KA201-078391, KA1: scientific partnership for school education. PI
| VII.a - Activity, position | VII.b - Name of the institution, board | VII.c - Duration |
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| vice dean | FNS UCM | 2015-2022 |
| head of department of biophysics | FNS UCM | 2016-2022 |
| 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) |
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| Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine | University of Sherbrooke, CANADA | 1995-1998 | post-doc |
| Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool | Liverpool, UK | 1999-2002 | post-doc |
SKVH, president of an “ad hoc” committee for award of scientific degrees “Doctor Scientarum” DrSc in
specialisation 010303 Biophysics (2021-2026)
Reviewer of grant applications:
-Reviewer of H2020 ICT grants in Photonics (since 2017 - today)
-Reviewer for projects of Scientific Grant Agency of Ministry of Education of Slovak Republic VEGA
(2010-today).
- Reviewer for projects of Research and Development Support Agency of Ministry of Education of Slovak
Republic APVV, since 2018
- Reviewer and committee member for Fonds de Recherche en Santé de Québec (FRSQ) committee
FF4-7M for evaluation of M.Sc. studentships (2008 - 2010).
- External reviewer for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010 & 2011).
- External reviewer for Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) committee Clinical Investigation-A
(2005).
- External reviewer for Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (2005).
- Evaluation for Swiss National Science Foundation, science field: biology and medicine (2019)