UCM
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
 doc. MUDr. Žofia Rádiková, PhD.
Email:
 zofia.radikova@ucm.sk
Homepage:
 http://
Fakulta/Univerzita:
FZV UCM - Faculty of Health Sciences
Pracovisko:
KOP - Katedra odbornej prípravy

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Rádiková
I.2 - Name
Žofia
I.3 - Degrees
doc. MUDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1976
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Health Sciences
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Rázusova 14, 921 01 Piešťany
I.7 - Position
assoc. professor
I.8 - E-mail address
zofia.radikova@ucm.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/16830?do=filterForm-submit&name=%C5%BDofia&surname=R%C3%A1dikov%C3%A1&employment_state=yes&filter=Vyh%C4%BEada%C5%A5
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Health Sciences, (General Medicine, Dental Medicine)
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3191-656X

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
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine/Normal and Pathological Physiology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2023
II.c - Study field and programme
General Medicine/Normal and Pathological Physiology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Associate Professor Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 10/2023 - present
Senior Scientist Biomedical Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava 2017 - present
Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University 11/2023 - present
Senior Scientist Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava 2006 - 2017
Scientist Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava 2003-2006
Lecturer Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University 2008-2023

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
State Examination in German Language (4,000-word vocabulary level) State Language School, Bratislava, Slovakia 1994
Scientific Qualification Degree IIa Scientific Qualification Commission of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 2006

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.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)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1 (PriF UK + BMC SAV)
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4 (FZV UCM) + 1 (LF SZU)
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1 (LF UK + SAV)
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
Anatomy and Physiology I + II Physiotherapy I. Healthcare Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology I + II Radiologic Technology I. Healthcare Sciences
Pathophysiology General Medicine I.+II. General Medicine
Pathophysiology Dental Medicine I.+II. Dentistry, Dental Medicine
Animal Physiology 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
97
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
25
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
87
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
>2200
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
>700
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
>2100
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
>600
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Radikova Z: Assessment of insulin sensitivity/resistance in epidemiological studies. Endocr Regul 37: 189-194, 2003 (> 75 citations)

Radikova Z, Koska J, Huckova M, Ksinantova L, Imrich R, Vigas M, Trnovec T, Langer P, Sebokova E, Klimes I: Insulin sensitivity indices: A proposal of cut-off points for simple identification of insulin resistant subjects. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes 114(5): 249-256,2006 (> 130 citations)

Toledo FG, Menshikova EV, Ritov VB, Azuma K, Radikova Z, Delany J, Kelley DE: Effects of physical activity and weight loss on skeletal muscle mitochondria and relationship to glucose control in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes 56(8): 2142-2147, 2007 (>250 citations)

Azuma K*, Rádiková Z*, Mancino J, Toledo FG, Thomas E, Kangani C, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Holst JJ, Deacon CF, He Y, Ligueros-Saylan M, Serra D, Foley JE, Kelley DE. Measurements of islet function and glucose metabolism with the DPP-4 inhibitor Vildagliptin in patients with Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93(2): 459-464, 2008 * equal contribution (>80 citations)

Ukropec J*, Radikova Z*, Huckova M, Koska J, Kocan A, Sebokova E, Drobna B, Trnovec T, Susienkova K, Labudova V, Gasperikova D, Langer P, Klimes I. High prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes in a population exposed to high levels of an organochlorine cocktail. Diabetologia 53(5): 899-906, 2010 * joint first authors (> 75 citations)

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

Boča R, Rádiková Ž, Štofko J, Vranovičová B, Rajnák C. Quantum chemical study of molecular properties of small branched-chain amino acids in water. Amino Acids 57(1): 11, 2025

Radikova Z, Mosna L, Eckerstorfer C, Bajer B, Havranova A, Imrich R, Vlcek M, Penesova A. Plasma irisin and the brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in sedentary subjects: effect of 8-weeks lifestyle intervention. Endocr Regul 58(1):115-128, 2024

Suchá B, Šiarnik P, Biathová S, Klobucká S, Rádiková Ž, Klobučníková K, Turčáni P, Kollár B. Disease characteristics and cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis: A short-term observation is not enough. Neuro Endocrinol Lett 45(7-8):419-426, 2024

Hardonova M, Siarnik P, Sivakova M, Sucha B, Penesova A, Radikova Z, Havranova A, Imrich R, Vlcek M, Zitnanova I, Krastev G, Kiacikova M, Kollar B, Turcani P. Endothelial Function in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of GLP-1 Agonists, Lipoprotein Subfractions, and Redox Balance. Int J Mol Sci 24(13):11162, 2023

Kollár B, Biathová S, Klobučníková K, Turčáni P, Rádiková Ž, Žitňanová I, Argalášová Ľ, Šiarnik P. Effects of Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Cognitive Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Prospective Observational Study Protocol. Life (Basel). 2026 Apr 21;16(4):692. doi: 10.3390/life16040692. PMID: 42073499; PMCID: PMC13117764.

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

> 2000 overall citations in Web of Science and Scopus

2007 Guoth Award of the Presidium of the Slovak Medical Society for publication activity

2008 Award of the Slovak Diabetes Society for publication activity

2009 3rd Prize in the Competition for the Best Scientific Publication by Young Researchers, Slovak Academy of Sciences

Invited lectures:

  • PCB Workshop, Champaign, IL, USA, 2004
  • Spring Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Washington DC, USA, 2006
  • Endocrine Conference, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA, 2006
VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

APVV-22-0047 Účinok telesného cvičenia a výživy na črevný mikrobióm a kvalitu života vyliečených onkologických pacientov / Effects of Physical Exercise and Nutrition on the Gut Microbiome and Quality of Life in Cancer Survivors (PI: prof. RNDr. PaeDr. Viktor Bielik, PhD., FTVŠ UK), 2023-2027, investigator

APVV-23-0,379 EMBRACE TBE - Objasnenie mechanizmu vzniku závažnej formy kliešťovej encefalitídy. / Elucidation of the mechanism underlying the development of severe tick-borne encephalitis. (PI: RNDr. Martina Ličková, PhD., BMC SAV), 2024-2028, investigator

VEGA 2/0163/26: Úloha oxidačné poškodenia makromolekúl a BDNF v patogenéze vybraných chronických ochorení s postihnutím centrálneho nervového systému / The role of oxidative damage to macromolecules and BDNF in the pathogenesis of selected chronic diseases involving the central nervous system (PI: doc. MUDr. Žofia Rádiková, PhD, BMC SAV), 2026-2029, PI

APVV-21-0261 GAMS - Účinky GLP-1 analógu na sclerosis multiplex / Effects of GLP-1 analogue in multiple sclerosis (PI: prof. MUDr. Peter Turčáni, CSc., UNB LF UK), 2022-2026, investigator

APVV-23-0629: Modifikované regulačné T lymfocyty na liečbu sklerózy multiplex. / Modified regulatory T lymphocytes in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (PI: doc. MUDr. Richard Imrich, DrSc., BMC SAV), 2024-2028, 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
Editorial Board memeber Acta Virologica 2023 - present
Editorial Board memeber Endocrine Regulations 2004-2009
Member Scientific Board of the Biomedical Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences 2020 - present
Member Scientific Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences, UCM 2025 - present
Member Internal Quality Evaluation Board of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava 2023 - 04/2026
Chair Academic Senate of the Faculty of Health Sciences, UCM 2025 - 04/2026
Vice-Dean for Quality Faculty of Health Sciences, UCM 05/2026 - 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)
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dpt. of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 3459 Fifth Ave, Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh 15213, PA, USA 07/2005 - 07/2006 Postdoctoral Fellow

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-06-03