Kolesárová Mária, M.A., PhD

Research/art/teacher profile

Date of last update: 16.09.2026

I. Basic information

I.1 Surname	Kolesárová
I.2 Given name	Mária
I.3 Degrees	M.A., PhD
I.4 Year of birth	1978
I.5 Name of the workplace	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
I.6 Address of the workplace	Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position	researcher
I.8 E-mail address	maria.kolesarova@uvlf.sk
I.9 University staff register / partner university profile	https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/19924

II. Higher education and further qualification growth

	Institution	Year	Study field and programme
Second degree higher education	Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences	2001	biochemistry
Third degree higher education	Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine	2006	biology
Habilitation procedure	Scientific qualification level IIa, Slovak Academy of Sciences	2023	Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

III. Current and previous employment

Occupation	Institution	Year
researcher	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice	2013 – 2026
researcher	Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4 Košice	2004 – 2005
PhD student	Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Šoltésovej 4 Košice	2001 – 2004

IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

Activity	Institution	Year
Aditional pedagogical studies, field: Chemistry	Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice	2022

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
Pharmacology	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Pharmacology I.	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Pharmacology	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy

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	7	0
Defended theses	0	72	0

V.5. Overview of other taught courses

Course	Study programme	Degree	Study field
Phytopharmaceuticals	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Free radicals and antioxidants	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Free radicals and antioxidants	Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Pharmacology I.	Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy
Free radicals and antioxidants	Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language	I. + II.	Pharmacy

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
VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs	73	37
VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus	19	7
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs	43	12
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus	40	10
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level	0	0

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

1.	MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - TOMÁŠOVÁ, Veronika - PAJEROVÁ, Katarína - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - ŠIMANDL, Ondrej - KMONÍČKOVÁ, Eva - KLIMAS, Ján - VAŇO, Ivan - GÖBÖOVÁ, Mária. Klinicky významné liekové interakcie pri podávaní nirmatrelviru/ritonaviru u pacientov s chronickou farmakoterapiou [Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in patients on chronic pharmacotherapy]. In: Klinická farmakologie a farmacie. 2025. ISSN 1212-7973, Vol. 39, no. 1 (2025), p. 5-13. (0.107 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q).
2.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - ZÁLEŠOVÁ, Nikola - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - KOLESÁR, Dalibor - MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana. Hodnotenie farmakoterapie syndrómu polycystických ovárií [Evaluation of polycystic ovary syndrome pharmacotherapy]. In: Česká a slovenská farmacie. 2024. ISSN 1210-7816, Vol. 73, no. 3 (2024), p. 1-6. (0.155 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q).
3.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - BUČKOVÁ, Michaela - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - TAKÁČ, Peter. Významné postavenie gliflozínov v terapii diabetes mellitus 2. typu [The significant role of gliflozins in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus]. In: Klinická farmakologie a farmacie. 2026. ISSN 1212-7973, Vol. 40, no. 1 (2026), p. 5-12. (5 - H-index, 0.107 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q).
4.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - DOBROVIČOVÁ, Martina - KOLESÁR, Dalibor. Potenciálne nevhodné liečivá u pacientov s chronickou ischemickou chorobou srdca [Potentially inappropriate drugs in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease]. In: Klinická farmakologie a farmacie. 2026. ISSN 1212-7973, Vol. 40, no. 2 (2026), p. 77-86. (5 - H-index, 0.107 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q).
5.	MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - MILEK, Michal - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - DZUGAN, Malgorzata - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - LEGÁTH, Jaroslav. Evaluation of the antioxidant properties and biological effects of a novel combined barberry root–propolis extract on HEK293T cells. In: Pharmaceuticals. 2025. ISSN 1424-8247, Vol. 18, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 27, p. [1-15]. (2025: 5.7 - IF, 120 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.14 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.913 - ABDC).

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

1.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - ZÁLEŠOVÁ, Nikola - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - KOLESÁR, Dalibor - MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana. Hodnotenie farmakoterapie syndrómu polycystických ovárií [Evaluation of polycystic ovary syndrome pharmacotherapy]. In: Česká a slovenská farmacie. 2024. ISSN 1210-7816, Vol. 73, no. 3 (2024), p. 1-6. (0.155 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q).
2.	MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - TOMÁŠOVÁ, Veronika - PAJEROVÁ, Katarína - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - ŠIMANDL, Ondrej - KMONÍČKOVÁ, Eva - KLIMAS, Ján - VAŇO, Ivan - GÖBÖOVÁ, Mária. Klinicky významné liekové interakcie pri podávaní nirmatrelviru/ritonaviru u pacientov s chronickou farmakoterapiou [Clinically relevant drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in patients on chronic pharmacotherapy]. In: Klinická farmakologie a farmacie. 2025. ISSN 1212-7973, Vol. 39, no. 1 (2025), p. 5-13. (0.107 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q).
3.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - FRANKO, Ondrej - KOLESÁR, Dalibor - GAŽOVÁ, Andrea - KYSELOVIČ, Ján. Nové trendy v terapii pokročilých štádií parkinsonovej choroby [New trends in advanced parkinson disease stage therapy]. In: Česká a slovenská farmacie. 2023. ISSN 1210-7816, Vol. 72, no. 1 (2023), p. 37-44. (17 - H-index, 0.15 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q).
4.	KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - BUČKOVÁ, Michaela - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - MAČEKOVÁ, Zuzana - TAKÁČ, Peter. Významné postavenie gliflozínov v terapii diabetes mellitus 2. typu [The significant role of gliflozins in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus]. In: Klinická farmakologie a farmacie. 2026. ISSN 1212-7973, Vol. 40, no. 1 (2026), p. 5-12. (5 - H-index, 0.107 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q).
5.	MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - MILEK, Michal - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - DZUGAN, Malgorzata - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - LEGÁTH, Jaroslav. Evaluation of the antioxidant properties and biological effects of a novel combined barberry root–propolis extract on HEK293T cells. In: Pharmaceuticals. 2025. ISSN 1424-8247, Vol. 18, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 27, p. [1-15]. (2025: 5.7 - IF, 120 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.14 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.913 - ABDC).

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

1.	KOLESÁR, Dalibor - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - KYSELOVIČ, Ján. Distribution pattern of dorsal root ganglion neurons synthesizing nitric oxide synthase in different animal species [Charakter distribúcie neurónov spinálnych ganglií syntetizujúcich syntázu oxidu dusného u rôznych živočíšnych druhov]. In: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2017. ISSN 0008-4212, Vol. 95, no. 4 (2017), p. 328-332. (2017: 2.21 - IF, 81 - H-index, 1.916 - IF 5y, 0.724 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.41 - ABDC). [1] FELDMAN-GORIACHNIK, Rachel - HANANI, Menachem. How do neurons in sensory ganglia communicate with satellite glial cells? In BRAIN RESEARCH. ISSN 0006-8993, 2021, vol. 1760, no., pp.
2.	PIRNÍK, Zdenko - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - ŽELEZNÁ, Blanka - MALETÍNSKA, Lenka. Repeated peripheral administration of lipidized prolactin-releasing peptide analog induces c-fos and FosB expression in neurons of dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus in male C57 mice [Opakované podanie lipidovaného analógu prolaktín uvoľňujúceho peptidu spôsobuje expresiu c-Fos a FosB v neurónoch dorzomediálneho hypotalamického jadra u samcov myší C57]. In: Neurochemistry International. 2018. ISSN 1872-9754, Vol. 116(2018), s. 77-84. (2018: 3.994 - IF, 117 - H-index, 3.867 - IF 5y, 1.266 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.836 - ABDC). [1] VOGLSANGER, Lara M. - READ, Justin - CH'NG, Sarah S. - ZHANG, Cary - ERASLAN, Izel M. - GRAY, Laura - RIVERA, Leni R. - HAMILTON, Lee D. - WILLIAMS, Richard - GUNDLACH, Andrew L. - SMITH, Craig M. Differential Level of RXFP3 Expression in Dopaminergic Neurons Within the Arcuate Nucleus, Dorsomedial Hypothalamus and Ventral Tegmental Area of RXFP3-Cre/tdTomato Mice. In FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, 2021, vol. 14, no., pp.
3.	KOLESÁR, Dalibor - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - SCHREIBEROVÁ, Andrea - LACKOVÁ, Monika - MARŠALA, Jozef. Distribution of NADPH diaphorase-exhibiting primary afferent neurons in the trigeminal ganglion and mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus of the rabbit. In: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 2006. ISSN 0272-4340, Vol. 26, č. 7-8(2006), s. 1265-1279. (2006: 2.219 - IF, 87 - H-index, 1.168 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q). [1] MATSUKA, Yoshizo - AFROZ, Shaista - DALANON, Junhel C. - IWASA, Takuma - WASKITHO, Arief - OSHIMA, Masamitsu. The role of chemical transmitters in neuron-glia interaction and pain in sensory ganglion. In NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. ISSN 0149-7634, 2020, vol. 108, no., pp. 393-399.
4.	KOLESÁR, Dalibor - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - KYSELOVIČ, Ján. Distribution pattern of dorsal root ganglion neurons synthesizing nitric oxide synthase in different animal species [Charakter distribúcie neurónov spinálnych ganglií syntetizujúcich syntázu oxidu dusného u rôznych živočíšnych druhov]. In: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2017. ISSN 0008-4212, Vol. 95, no. 4 (2017), p. 328-332. (2017: 2.21 - IF, 81 - H-index, 1.916 - IF 5y, 0.724 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.41 - ABDC). [1] OZDENOGLU-KUTLU, Berna - UNVER-SARAYDIN, Serpil. Demonstration of ovarian and brain tissue interactions as a result of stimulation of oogenesis in Migraine Modeled rats. In REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS, 2026, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. ISSN 0798-2259. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-e3618191.
5.	MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - MILEK, Michal - KOLESÁROVÁ, Mária - DZUGAN, Malgorzata - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - LEGÁTH, Jaroslav. Evaluation of the antioxidant properties and biological effects of a novel combined barberry root–propolis extract on HEK293T cells. In: Pharmaceuticals. 2025. ISSN 1424-8247, Vol. 18, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 27, p. [1-15]. (2025: 5.7 - IF, 120 - H-index, 5.5 - IF 5y, 1.14 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.913 - ABDC). [1] SHAHID, Fakhar - JABEEN, Ifrah - INAM-UR-RAHEEM, Muhammad - KHANEGHAH, Amin Mousavi - ABID, Muhammad - AADIL, Rana Muhammad. Therapeutic Potential of Berberis vulgaris in Modulating Metabolic Syndrome Biomarkers: Mechanistic Insights and Functional Food Implications. In FOOD FRONTIERS, 2026, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.70269.

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) 1/0236/23 – Biomarkers of canine mammary gland tumors: intracellular, free and exosomal microRNAs. Project period: 2023–2026.
2.	Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0166/21 – Effect of combined exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides and azole antifungal agents on selected species of non-target organisms. Project period: 2021–2024.
3.	Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 010UVLF-4/2025 – Increasing and strengthening the skills and competences of pharmacists by innovating the teaching of physiology and pathological physiology. Project period: 2025–2027.
4.	Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0478/26 – Health benefits of plant nutraceuticals in livestock. Project period: 2026–2029.
5.	Slovak research and development agency APVV-25-0491 – Next-Generation 3D Culture–Derived Conditioned Medium and Extracellular Vesicles for Neuroregeneration. Project period: 2026–2030.

VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

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VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

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IX. Other relevant facts

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