UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 doc. RNDr. Ľubica Uváčková, PhD.
Email:
 lubica.uvackova@ucm.sk
Homepage:
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Fakulta/Univerzita:
FPV UCM - Faculty of Natural Sciences
Pracovisko:
UBB - Ústav biológie a biotechnológie

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Uváčková
I.2 - Name
Ľubica
I.3 - Degrees
doc. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1979
I.5 - Name of the workplace
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Námestie Jozefa Herdu 577/2, 917 01 Trnava
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
lubica.uvackova@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24654
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
applied biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-7589-7444

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2002
II.c - Study field and programme
Chemistry - biotechnology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Institute of genetics and biotechnology of plants, Nitra; Comenius University Bratislava
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
15-03-9 genetics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
molecular biology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Research Assistant Institute of genetics and biotechnology, SAS, Nitra 2006-2010
Scientific Researcher Institute of genetics and biotechnology, SAS, Nitra 2010-2015
Assistant of Professor University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2015-2020
Associate professor University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2020-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
Genomics, BITCET BITCET, UK, Bratislava 2007
Development of professional competencies of a university teacher I FF UCM in Trnava 2022
Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Environment (Special Seminar) FMK UCM in Trnava 2023
Working with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures (professional seminar) Agroinštitút Nitra, accredited workplace of The Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic 2018
Development of professional competencies of a university teacher II FF UCM in Trnava 2023
Training for verification of professional competence for work with highly toxic substances and mixtures and with toxic substances and mixtures VAJAK, Vzdelávacia akadémia J.A. Komenského, s.r.o., Trenčín 2024
Pragolab Discovery Days 2024 Pragolab 2024
Autumn cycle of professional seminars 2024 Pragolab 1924
Pragolab Discovery Days 2025 Pragolab 2025
A new way to explore biologica data CAS BioFinder™ 2025
New Generation Leadership: Course "Management and Leadership Skills with an Emphasis on New Generation Leadership" PDCS 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
cytology applied biology first 3. Biology
proteomics applied biology first 3. Biology
Advanced Proteomics applied biology second 3. Biology
Laboratory Practice In Applied Biology I Applied Biology second 3. 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)
2
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
10
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
10
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
Plant Physiology Applied Biology first 3. Biology
Plant Physiology Biotechnology first 4. Biotechnology
Proteomics Biotechnology second 4. Biotechnology
Proteomics for PhD students Molecular biology Third 3. 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
46
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
18 (WoS) / 13 (Scopus)
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
343
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
158
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
343
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
158
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

KLUBICOVÁ, Katarína - UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica – DANCHENKO, Maksym - NEMEČEK, Peter – SKULTÉTY, Ľudovít – SALAJ, Ján - SALAJ Terézia (2017) Insights into the early stage of Pinus nigra Arn. somatic embryogenesis using discovery proteomics. Journal of Proteomics 169, 99-111

VARHANIKOVA, Miroslava - UVACKOVA, Ľubica - SKULTETY, Ľudovít - PRETOVA, Anna - OBERT, Bohuš - HAJDUCH, Martin (2014) Comparative quantitative proteomic analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in maize suggests the role of oxylipins in plant totipotency. Journal of proteomics 104, 2014, 57-65.

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - TAKÁČ, Tomáš - BOEHM, Nils - OBERT, Bohuš - ŠAMAJ, Jozef. (2012) Proteomic and biochemical analysis of maize anthers after cold pretreatment and induction of androgenesis reveals an important role of anti-oxidative enzymes. In Journal of Proteomics, 2012, vol.75, no.6, p. 1886-1894. (4.878 - IF2011). (2012 - Current Contents).

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - ŠKULTÉTY, Ľudovít - BEKEŠOVÁ, Slávka - MCCLAIN, Scott - HAJDUCH, Martin (2013) MSE based multiplex protein analysis quantified important allergenic proteins and detected relevant peptides carrying known epitopes in wheat grain extracts. In Journal of Proteome Research, 2013,12, 4862-4869.

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - ŠKULTÉTY, Ľudovít - BEKEŠOVÁ, Slávka - MCCLAIN, Scott - HAJDUCH, Martin (2013) The MS E- proteomic analysis of gliadins and glutenins in wheat grain identifies and quantifies proteins associated with celiac disease and bakers asthma. Journal of Proteomics 93, 2013, 65-73.

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

Paprčková, A., Klubicová, K., Ürgeová, E., Danchenko, M., Baráth, P., Lakhneko, O., ... & Uváčková, Ľ. (2025). Peculiar proteome of dark-cultivated Euglena gracilis. In: Scientific Reports, 15(1), 25721.

Ürgeová, E, Uváčková, Ľ., Vaneková, M., Maliar, T. (2023) Antibacterial Potential of Microwave-Assisted Extraction Prepared Hydrolates from Different Salvia Species", In: Plants, vol. 12, no. 6.

Maliar, T., Maliarová, M., Blažková, M., .Kunštek, M., Uváčková, Ľ., Purdešová, A. , Beňovič, P. Simultaneously Determined Antioxidant and Pro-Oxidant Activity of Randomly Selected Plant Secondary Metabolites and Plant Extracts. Molecules, 2023, 28(19), 6890

Blažková M, Uváčková Ľ, Maliarová M, Sokol J, Viskupičová J, Maliar T. (2025) Concurrent Analysis of Antioxidant and Pro-Oxidant Activities in Compounds from Plant Cell Cultures. In: BioTech. - ISSN 26736284 (online), Roč. 14, č. 4 (2025), s. 1-9 [online]. 5. Maliar T,

Blažková M, Maliarová M, Uváčková Ľ, Hlebová M, Michaliková S, Viskupičová J (2025) The balance of plant extracts potency to scavenge model radical and to reduce ferric ion in model complex. In: The journal of microbiology, biotechnology and food sciences . - ISSN 1338-5178 (online), (2025), s. 1-5 [online].

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

KLUBICOVÁ, Katarína - UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica – DANCHENKO, Maksym - NEMEČEK, Peter – SKULTÉTY, Ľudovít – SALAJ, Ján - SALAJ Terézia (2017) Insights into the early stage of Pinus nigra Arn. somatic embryogenesis using discovery proteomics. Journal of Proteomics 169, 99-111

*Title: Dynamic TMT-Based Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of Critical Initiation Process of Totipotency during Cotton Somatic Embryogenesis Transdifferentiation Author(s): Guo, HX; Guo, HH; Zhang, L; Fan, YJ; Fan, YP; Tang, ZM; Zeng, FC. Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES Volume: 20 Issue: 7 Article Number: 1691 Published: APR 4 2019 (zdroj: Web of Science)

*Title: Nitrogen utilization during germination of somatic embryos of Norway spruce: revealing the importance of supplied glutamine for nitrogen metabolism Author(s): Carlsson, J.; Egertsdotter, U.; Ganeteg, U.; et al. Source: TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Volume: 33 Issue: 2 Pages: 383-394 Published: APR 2019 (zdroj: Web of Science)

*Title: Cytological, Biochemical and Molecular Events of the Embryogenic State in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.]) Author(s): Gautier, F.; Label, P.; Eliasova, K.; et al. Source FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 10 Article Number: 118 Published: FEB 28 2019 (zdroj: Web of Science)

*Title: New Approaches to Optimize Somatic Embryogenesis in Maritime Pine Author(s): Arrillaga, Isabel; Morcillo, Marian; Zanon, Israel; et al. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 10 Article Number: 138 Published: FEB 19 2019 (zdroj: Web of Science)

*Title: Molecular Dissection of the Regenerative Capacity of Forest Tree Species: Special Focus on Conifers Author(s): Diaz-Sala, C. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 9 Article Number: 1943 Published: JAN 9 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

VARHANIKOVA, Miroslava - UVACKOVA, Ľubica - SKULTETY, Ľudovít - PRETOVA, Anna - OBERT, Bohuš - HAJDUCH, Martin (2014) Comparative quantitative proteomic analysis of embryogenic and non-embryogenic calli in maize suggests the role of oxylipins in plant totipotency. Journal of proteomics 104, 2014, 57-65.

*Title: Somatic embryogenesis in coffee: the evolution of biotechnology and the integration of omics technologies offer great opportunities. Author(s): Campos, N. A., Panis, B., & Carpentier, S. C. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, Volume: 8 Issue: Pages: 1460 Published: 2017 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Quantitative proteomic analysis of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze cell lines with contrasting embryogenic potential. Author(s): dos Santos, A. L. W., Elbl, P., Navarro, B. V., de Oliveira, L. F., Salvato, F., Balbuena, T. S., & Floh, E. I. S. Source: JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS, Volume: 130 Issue: Pages: 180-189. Published: 2016 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: The current status of proteomic studies in somatic embryogenesis. In Somatic Embryogenesis: Fundamental Aspects and Applications . Author(s): Rosas, M. M., Quiroz-Figueroa, F., Shannon, L. M., & Ruiz-May, E. Source: SPRINGER, CHAM. Volume: Issue: Pages: 103-119 Published: 2016 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Metabolomic and Proteomic Analysis of Maize Embryonic Callus induced from immature embryo. Author(s): Ge, F., Hu, H., Huang, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Li, Z., ... & Pan, G. Source: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS Volume:7 Issue:1 Pages: 1-16. Published: 2017 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Cytological, biochemical and molecular events of the embryogenic state in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.]). Author(s): Gautier, F., Label, P., Eliášová, K., Leplé, J. C., Motyka, V., Boizot, N., ... & Lesage-Descauses, M. C. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 10 Issue: Pages: 118 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - TAKÁČ, Tomáš - BOEHM, Nils - OBERT, Bohuš - ŠAMAJ, Jozef. (2012) Proteomic and biochemical analysis of maize anthers after cold pretreatment and induction of androgenesis reveals an important role of anti-oxidative enzymes. In Journal of Proteomics, 2012, vol.75, no.6, p. 1886-1894.

*Title:Microspore embryogenesis: targeting the determinant factors of stress-induced cell reprogramming for crop improvement Author(s): Testillano, P.S. Source: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY Volume: 70: Pages: 2965-2978 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Application of a Sensitive and Reproducible Label-Free Proteomic Approach to Explore the Proteome of Individual Meiotic-Phase Barley Anthers Author(s): Lewandowska, D; Zhang, R; Colas, I. et al. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume:10 Article Number: 393 Pages: 1-15 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Glutathione provides antioxidative defence and promotes microspore-derived embryo development in isolated microspore cultures of triticale (xTriticosecale Wittm.) Author(s): Zur, I.; Dubas, E; Krzewska, M. et al. Source: PLANT CELL REPORTS Volume:39 Issue:2 Pages: 195-209 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Response mechanisms induced by exposure to high temperature in anthers from thermo-tolerant and thermo-sensitive tomato plants: A proteomic perspective Author(s): Mazzeo, M F; Cacace, G; Iovieno, P; et al. Source: PLOS ONE Volume: 13 Issue: 7 Pages: 1- Published: 2018 (zdroj: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: The role of receptor-like kinases in regulating plant male reproduction Author(s): Cai, W; Zhang, D. Source: PLANT REPRODUCTION Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Pages: 77-87 Published:2018 (source: Web of Knowledge)

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - ŠKULTÉTY, Ľudovít - BEKEŠOVÁ, Slávka - MCCLAIN, Scott - HAJDUCH, Martin (2013) MSE based multiplex protein analysis quantified important allergenic proteins and detected relevant peptides carrying known epitopes in wheat grain extracts. In Journal of Proteome Research, 2013,12, 4862-4869.

*Title: Genomic and functional genomics analyses of gluten proteins and prospect for simultaneous improvement of end-use and health-related traits in wheat Author(s): Wang, D; Li, F; Cao, S; et al. Source: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-020-03557-5 Published:2020 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Nanoscale separations based on LC and CE for food analysis: A review Author(s): Aydogan, C. Source: TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Volume: 121 Article Number: 115693 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Modern Approaches in the Identification and Quantification of Immunogenic Peptides in Cereals by LC-MS/MS Author(s): Alves, T. O.; D'Almeida, C. T. S.; Scherf, K. A.; et al. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 10 Article Number: 1470 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: A Comprehensive Peptidomic Approach to Characterize the Protein Profile of Selected Durum Wheat Genotypes: Implication for Coeliac Disease and Wheat Allergy Author(s): Pilolli, R; Gadaleta, A; Di Stasio, L. et al. Source: NUTRIENTS Volume: 11 Issue: 10 Article Number: 2321 Published:2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: German Government Official Methods Board Points the Way Forward: Launch of a New Working Group for Mass Spectrometry for Protein Analysis to Detect Food Fraud and Food Allergens Author(s): Stoyke, M; Becker, R; Brockmeyer, J; et al. Source: JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL Volume: 102 Issue: 5 Pages: 1280-1285 Published: 2019 (source: Web of Knowledge)

UVÁČKOVÁ, Ľubica - ŠKULTÉTY, Ľudovít - BEKEŠOVÁ, Slávka - MCCLAIN, Scott - HAJDUCH, Martin (2013) The MS E-proteomic analysis of gliadins and glutenins in wheat grain identifies and quantifies proteins associated with celiac disease and bakers asthma. Journal of Proteomics 93, 2013, 65-73.

*Title: Defining the wheat gluten peptide fingerprint via a discovery and targeted proteomics approach Author(s): Martinez-Esteso, M. J.; Norgaard, J.; Brohee, M.; et al. Source: JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS Volume: 147 Special Issue: SI Pages: 156-168 Published: 2016 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Immunogenic and allergenic profile of wheat flours from different technological qualities revealed by ion mobility mass spectrometry Author(s): Alves, T. O.; D'Almeida, C T. S.; Victorio, V. C.M.; et al. Source: JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS Volume: 73 Pages: 67-75 Published: 2018 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: A sarabande of tropical fruit proteomics: Avocado, banana, and mango Author(s): Righetti, P. G.; Esteve, C.; D'Amato, A. et al. Source: PROTEOMICS Volume: 15 Issue: 10 Special Issue: SI Pages: 1639-1645 Published: 2015 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Advances in plant proteomics toward improvement of crop productivity and stress resistance Author(s): Hu, J.; Rampitsch, C.; Bykova, N.V. Source: FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE Volume: 6 Article Number: 209 Published: 2015 (source: Web of Knowledge)

*Title: Salt-induced subcellular kinase relocation and seedling susceptibility caused by overexpression of Medicago SIMKK in Arabidopsis Author(s): Ovecka, M.; Takac, T.; Komis, G. et al. Source: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY Volume: 65 Issue: 9 Pages: 2335-2350 Published: 2014 (source: Web of Knowledge)

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

researcher: VEGA 1/0535/17, New compounds with useful magnetic and opto-electrical properties, 2017-2020

researcher, Researching and finding a suitable varietal composition of spring barley of the desired malting quality for areas more frequently affected by drought for malt and beer producers (Interreg CZ-SK P506) (2019-2021)

researcher: Projekt APVV-20-0413, Physical "processing" of biomass as a source of bio-active substances with antiviral, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect for further applications (2020-2023)

researcher: APVV-17-0113, Project Elimination of toxicity of adenoviruses for healthy, safe and traditional food products (2018-2022)

researcher, VEGA 1/0230/24, The use of nanopriming to mitigate abiotic stress in plants during germination (2024-2026)

Principal investigator, KEGA 012UCM-4/2025, Implementation of new scientific approaches and knowledges in the teaching of practical laboratory excercise in the field of applied biology (2025-2027)

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 Study Programme Board (Applied Biology Study Program, first and second degree) Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2022-present
Member of the Study Programme Board (Molecular Biology Study Program, third degree) Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2022-present
Member of the Faculty Board of Quality Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2024-present
Senator in the Academic Senate of UCM in Trnava Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2020-present
Senator in the Academic Senate of FNS UCM in TRnava Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2021-present
NBC editorial board member Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2018-present
member of the VEGA commission Slovak Academy of Sciences 2025-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)
Polytechnic University of Valencia Valencia, Spain July 2019 Erasmus+
Agronomic faculty, Mendel University of Brno Zemědělská 1, 61300 Brno June 2024 Erasmus+

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update