Assoc. prof. Holovská Katarína, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 25.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Holovská |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Katarína |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1973 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Morphological Disciplines |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | katarina.holovska@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6095 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-9438-9664 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1999 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | Slovak Academy of Science, Institute of Animal Physiology in Košice | 2002 | veterinary physiology |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2016 | veterinary morphology and physiology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Associate Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2016 – to date |
Assistant Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2005 – 2016 |
Researcher | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2003 – 2005 |
Teacher | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2002 – 2003 |
PhD student | SAV Institute of Animal Physiology in Košice | 1999 – 2002 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Certificate: Fundamentals of Higher Education Pedagogy | University of Prešov | 2025 |
Accredited education program: Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes (Module: implementation of procedures and projects - laboratory animals) | Veterinary Training Institute | 2019 |
Accredited education program: Working with chemical factors, chemical substances and preparations (module: Working with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures) | Medison s.r.o. | 2014 |
Certificate of education with national validity: English language training course (module: intermediate - B1; module: advanced - B2) | Nova Training s.r.o | 2012 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Veterinary histomorphology | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárna histomorfológia | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary histomorphology | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárna histomorfológia | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 11 | 8 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Histology and embryology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology I. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology II. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embyology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Histology and embryology II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
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| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 279 | 69 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 43 | 10 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 292 | 129 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 234 | 128 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - DEMČIŠÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera. Effect of electromagnetic radiation on the liver structure and ultrastructure of in utero irradiated rats. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2021. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 90, no. 3 (2021), p. 315-319. (2021: 0.817 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.892 - IF 5y, 0.264 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.122 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | ŠIMAIOVÁ, Veronika - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - KISKOVÁ, Terézia - HORVÁTHOVÁ, Františka - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - TÓTH, Štefan - RAČEK, Adam - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - DVOŘÁK, Petr - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera. The effect of 2.45 GHz non-ionizing radiation on the structure and ultrastructure of the testis in juvenile rats. In: Histology and Histopathology. 2019. ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 34, no. 4(2019), p. 391-403. (2019: 2.021 - IF, 90 - H-index, 1.829 - IF 5y, 0.625 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC). |
| 3. | TOMČO, Marek - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - GIRETOVÁ, Mária - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - JENČA, Andrej, jr. - JENČOVÁ, Jana - JENČA, Andrej - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - KÓSA, Balázs - MEDVECKÝ, Ľubomír. In vitro and in vivo study of microporous ceramics using MC3T3 cells, CAM assay and a pig animal model [In vitro a in vivo štúdium mikropórovitých keramík použitím MC3T3 buniek, CAM metodiky a ošípanej ako zvieracieho modelu]. In: Anatomical Science International. 2017. ISSN 1447-6959, Vol. 92, č. 4(2017), s. 569-580. (2017: 1.33 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.106 - IF 5y, 0.367 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.315 - ABDC). |
| 4. | ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ŠIMAIOVÁ, Veronika - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - RAČEK, Adam - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö - MARTONČÍKOVÁ, Marcela - MIHÁLIK, Jozef - HORVÁTHOVÁ, Františka - TARABOVÁ, Lucia - SLANINA, Tomáš - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera. The thermal effect of 2.45 GHz microwave radiation on rat testes [Tepelný účinok 2.45 GHz mikrovlnného žiarenia na semenníky potkanov]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2017. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 86, no. 4 (2017), p. 413-419. (2017: 0.422 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.521 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.131 - ABDC). |
| 5. | ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - KULICHOVÁ, Lucia - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - PETRILLA, Vladimír - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka. Synbiotics suppress the release of lactate dehydrogenase, promote non-specific immunity and integrity of jejunum mucosa in piglets. In: Animal Science Journal. 2016. ISSN 1344-3941, Vol. 87, č. 9(2016), s. 1157-1166. (2016: 1.325 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.262 - IF 5y, 0.555 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.314 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | PETROVOVÁ, Eva - TOMČO, Marek - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - DANKO, Ján - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka - VDOVIAKOVÁ, Katarína - ŠIMAIOVÁ, Veronika - KOĽVEK, Filip - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Petra - TÓTH, Teodor - ŽIVČÁK, Jozef - GÁL, Peter - SEDMERA, David - LUPTÁKOVÁ, Lenka - MEDVECKÝ, Ľubomír. PHB/CHIT scaffold as a promising biopolymer in the treatment of osteochondral defects—an experimental animal study. In: Polymers. 2021. ISSN 2073-4360, Vol. 13, no. 8 (2021), art. no. 1232, p. [1-26]. (2021: 4.967 - IF, 89 - H-index, 5.063 - IF 5y, 0.726 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.611 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | LUPTÁKOVÁ, Lenka - DVORČÁKOVÁ, Simona - DEMČIŠÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - BELBAHRI, Lassaad - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - PETROVOVÁ, Eva. Dimethyl sulfoxide: morphological, histological, and molecular view on developing chicken liver. In: Toxics. 2021. ISSN 2305-6304, Vol. 9, no. 3 (2021), art. no. 55, p. [1-16]. (2021: 4.472 - IF, 32 - H-index, 5.144 - IF 5y, 0.8 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). |
| 3. | MEDVECKÝ, Ľubomír - GIRETOVÁ, Mária - ŠTULAJTEROVÁ, Radoslava - DANKO, Ján - VDOVIAKOVÁ, Katarína - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka - ŽERT, Zdeněk - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - VARGA, Maroš - LUPTÁKOVÁ, Lenka - SOPČÁK, Tibor. Characterization of properties, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of calcium phosphate/amino acid cements for treatment of osteochondral defects. In: Materials. 2021. ISSN 1996-1944, Vol. 14, no. 2 (2021), art. no. 436, p. [1-27]. (2021: 3.748 - IF, 128 - H-index, 4.042 - IF 5y, 0.604 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.541 - ABDC). |
| 4. | ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - RAČEK, Adam - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - TÓTH, Štefan - TVRDÁ, Eva - MOLNÁR, Ján - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö. Potential influence of prenatal 2.45 GHz radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on Wistar albino rat testis. In: Histology and Histopathology. 2021. ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 36, no. 6 (2021), p. 685-696. (2021: 2.13 - IF, 96 - H-index, 2.174 - IF 5y, 0.513 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.376 - ABDC). |
| 5. | ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - KOZIOŁ, Katarzyna - KOZIOROWSKI, Marek - FABIÁN, Dušan - ŠEFČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - SIROTKIN, Alexander V. Dietary flaxseed's protective effects on body tissues of mice after oral exposure to xylene. In: Saudi journal of biological sciences. 2021. ISSN 1319-562X, Vol. 28, no. 7 (2021), p. 3789-3798. (2021: 4.052 - IF, 62 - H-index, 4.247 - IF 5y, 0.656 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.55 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | ŠIMAIOVÁ, Veronika - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - KISKOVÁ, Terézia - HORVÁTHOVÁ, Františka - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - TÓTH, Štefan - RAČEK, Adam - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - DVOŘÁK, Petr - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera. The effect of 2.45 GHz non-ionizing radiation on the structure and ultrastructure of the testis in juvenile rats. In: Histology and Histopathology. 2019. ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 34, no. 4(2019), p. 391-403. (2019: 2.021 - IF, 90 - H-index, 1.829 - IF 5y, 0.625 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC). [1] JAFFAR, Farah Hanan Fathihah - OSMAN, Khairul - ISMAIL, Nur Hilwani - CHIN, Kok-Yong - IBRAHIM, Siti Fatimah. Adverse Effects of Wi-Fi Radiation on Male Reproductive System: A Systematic Review. In TOHOKU JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. ISSN 0040-8727, 2019, vol. 248, no. 3, pp. 169-179. |
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| 2. | FLEŠÁROVÁ, Slávka - MAŽENSKÝ, Dávid - TELEKY, Jana - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - SUPUKA, Peter. Blood supply to the thoracolumbar spinal cord in the laboratory mouse using corrosion and dissection techniques. In: Anatomical Science International. 2016. ISSN 1447-6959, Vol. 91, č. 1(2016), s. 68-73. (2016: 0.961 - IF, 33 - H-index, 0.874 - IF 5y, 0.331 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.24 - ABDC). [1] AWAD, Hamdy - EFANOV, Alexander - RAJAN, Jayanth - DENNEY, Andrew - GIGAX, Bradley - KOBALKA, Peter - KELANI, Hesham - BASSO, D. Michele - BOZINOVSKI, John - TILI, Esmerina. Histological Findings After Aortic Cross-Clamping in Preclinical Animal Models. In JOURNAL OF NEUROPATHOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. ISSN 0022-3069, 2021, vol. 80, no. 10, pp. 895-911. |
| 3. | CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ZIBRÍN, Martin - BOĎA, Koloman - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína. Effect of long-term experimental hypodynamy on the adrenal glands of Japanese quails: An ultrastructural study. In: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy. 2005. ISSN 0042-4870, Roč. 49, č. 4 (2005), s. 449-453. [1] EL-DESOKY, Sara M. M. - MUSTAFA, Fatma El-Zahraa A. Morphological and histological studies of the adrenal gland in the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). In MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE. ISSN 1059-910X, 2021, vol. 84, no. 10, pp. 2361-2371. |
| 4. | HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera. Ultrastructural changes in the rabbit liver induced by carbamate insecticide bendiocarb [Zmeny v ultraštruktúre pečene králika indukované karbamatovým insekticídom bendiokarbamátom]. In: Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes. 2014. ISSN 0360-1234, Vol. 49, č. 8(2014), s. 616-623. (2014: 1.202 - IF, 47 - H-index, 0.225 - IF 5y, 0.512 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.285 - ABDC). [1] GAZSI, Gyongyi - CZIMMERER, Zsolt - IVANOVICS, Bence - BERTA, Izabella Roberta - URBANYI, Bela - CSENKI-BAKOS, Zsolt - ACS, Andras. Physiological, Developmental, and Biomarker Responses of Zebrafish Embryos to Sub-Lethal Exposure of Bendiocarb. In WATER, 2021, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. |
| 5. | ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - TÓTH, Štefan - MARTONČÍKOVÁ, Marcela - RAČEKOVÁ, Enikö - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The potential adverse effect of 2.45 GHz microwave radiation on the testes of prenatally exposed peripubertal male rats. In: Histology and Histopathology. 2022. ISSN 0213-3911, Vol. 37, no. 3 (2022), p. 287-299. (2022: 2 - IF, 99 - H-index, 1.9 - IF 5y, 0.47 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.383 - ABDC). [1] CORDELLI, Eugenia - ARDOINO, Lucia - BENASSI, Barbara - CONSALES, Claudia - ELEUTERI, Patrizia - MARINO, Carmela - SCIORTINO, Maurizio - VILLANI, Paola - H. BRINKWORTH, Martin - CHEN, Guangdi - P. MCNAMEE, James - WOOD, Andrew W. - BELACKOVA, Lea - VERBEEK, Jos - PACCHIEROTTI, Francesca. Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure on male fertility: A systematic review of experimental studies on non-human mammals and human sperm in vitro. In Environment International, 2024-03-01, 185, pp. ISSN 01604120. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108509. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0036/22 – Study of the influence of Wi-Fi radiation on the development of tissues and organs of the chicken embryo. Project period: 2022–2025. |
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| 2. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-20-0073 – Chorioallantoic membrane - in vivo model for study of biocompatibility of materials. Project period: 2021–2025. |
| 3. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 004UVLF-4/2018 – Príprava učebných textov a implementácia nových didaktických prostriedkov vo výučbe histológie a embryológie v študijnom programe všeobecné veterinárske lekárstvo. Project period: 2018–2020. |
| 4. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-23-0372 – Alternative methods of biocompatibility assessment of porous materials developed for the bone tissue regeneration. Project period: 2024–2028. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0373/24 – Assessment of biocompatibility of biomaterial-cell constructs in relation to the principles of 3Rs. Project period: 2024–2027. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
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Member | Slovak Anatomical Society | 2008 – to date |
Member | Slovak Medical Society | 2008 – to date |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
| Institution | Address | Mobility scheme, employment contract, other | Year |
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Department of Veterinary Medicine | University of Perugia, Via San Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy | Erasmus+ (1.7.-10.7.2025), Coordinator: Dr. Sara Nannarone Med Vet, PhD., sara.nannarone@unipg.it | 2025 – 2025 |
Department of Clinical and Experiment Medicine | Universita Di Pisa, Via Volta 4. 56126 Pisa, Italy | Erasmus + Mobility program - training (1.7.-13.7.2023) Coordinator: Prof. Alessandra Salvetti, +39-050-2219100, Fax +39-050-2219101 alessandra.salvetti@unipi.it | 2023 – 2023 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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