Kurhajec Slavomír, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 27.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Kurhajec |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Slavomír |
| I.3 Degrees |
Pharm.D., Ph.D. |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1987 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Botany |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | slavomir.kurhajec@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/17795 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-3829-0336 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2012 | Pharmacy |
| Third degree higher education | Masaryk University | 2021 | Pharmaceutical technology - galenic pharmacy |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Head of department | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany | 2023 – to date |
Assistant professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany | 2017 – to date |
Instructor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany | 2012 – 2017 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Course: Organizing Own Working Time | SUVko s.r.o. | 2026 |
Course: Managerial and Leadership Skills | SUVko s.r.o. | 2026 |
Course: Fundamentals of Higher Education Pedagogy | University of Presov | 2025 |
English language course | A CLASS Academy of English, Malta | 2025 |
English language course | Babel Academy of English, Dublin, Ireland | 2024 |
English language course | State language school in Košice | 2022 |
Certificate of professional competence to work with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures | Regional Office of Public Health in Košice | 2018 |
First aid course | Rescue and First Aid Academy | 2017 |
Accredited educational program: Working with chemical factors, chemicals and chemical preparations | Medison, s.r.o. | 2013 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pharmacognosy II. | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacognosy II. | Pharmacy – 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
No records yet.
V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 34 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Pharmacognosy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacognosy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacognosy I. | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Work with information resources | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacognosy I. | 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 | 59 | 34 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 11 | 5 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 64 | 49 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 62 | 49 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KURHAJEC, Slavomír - KOSTELANSKÁ, Klára - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - VETCHÝ, David - WOLASCHKA, Tomáš - GAJDZIOK, Jan - FRANC, Aleš. Stabilized antioxidative plant extracts formulated by liquisolid technique. In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2020. ISSN 1773-2247, Vol. 60, no. (2020), art. no. 102022, p. [1-13]. (2020: 3.981 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.833 - IF 5y, 0.663 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.466 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | FRANC, Aleš - MUSELÍK, Jan - ZEMAN, J. - LUKÁŠOVÁ, Ivana - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - BARTONÍČKOVÁ, Eva - GALVÁNKOVÁ, Lucie - MIKA, Filip - DOMINIK, Martin - VETCHÝ, David. The effect of amorphous and crystal sodium warfarin and its content uniformity on bioequivalence of tablets [Vplyv amorfnej a kryštalickej formy sodnej soli warfarínu a jej obsahová rovnorodosť na bioekvivalenciu]. In: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018. ISSN 0928-0987, Vol. 125, č. 1(2018), s. 120-129. (2018: 3.532 - IF, 128 - H-index, 3.786 - IF 5y, 0.882 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.701 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KURHAJEC, Slavomír - FRANC, Aleš - DOLEŽEL, Petr - SABADKOVÁ, Dana. Quality by design approach: antioxidant activity of the tablets containing cornelian cherry fruits in relation to their composition and physical properties [Hodnotenie kvality tabliet na základe ich vzhľadu: Antioxidačná aktivita tabliet obsahujúcich plody drieňa obyčajného vo vzťahu k zloženiu a fyzikálnym vlastnostiam]. In: Pharmaceutical Development And Technology. 2017. ISSN 1083-7450, Vol. 22(2017), s. 881-888. (2017: 1.945 - IF, 54 - H-index, 1.785 - IF 5y, 0.479 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.297 - ABDC). |
| 4. | KOSTELANSKÁ, Klára - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - VETCHÝ, David - GAJDZIOK, Jan - FRANC, Aleš. Technology of processing plant extracts using an aluminometasilicate porous carrier into a solid dosage form. In: Pharmaceutics. 2022. ISSN 1999-4923, Vol. 14, no. 2 (2022), art. no. 248, p. [1-20]. (2022: 5.4 - IF, 85 - H-index, 6 - IF 5y, 0.795 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.754 - ABDC). |
| 5. | BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - KELLO, Martin - BEDLOVIČOVÁ, Zdenka - ZIGOVÁ, Martina - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - MOJŽIŠ, Ján - EFTIMOVÁ, Jarmila. Antiproliferative effect of Phellodendron amurense Rupr. based on angiogenesis. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 5 (2022), art. no. 767, p. [1-18]. (2022: 3.2 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.6 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | KURHAJEC, Slavomír - KOSTELANSKÁ, Klára - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - VETCHÝ, David - WOLASCHKA, Tomáš - GAJDZIOK, Jan - FRANC, Aleš. Stabilized antioxidative plant extracts formulated by liquisolid technique. In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2020. ISSN 1773-2247, Vol. 60, no. (2020), art. no. 102022, p. [1-13]. (2020: 3.981 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.833 - IF 5y, 0.663 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.466 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | KOSTELANSKÁ, Klára - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - VETCHÝ, David - GAJDZIOK, Jan - FRANC, Aleš. Technology of processing plant extracts using an aluminometasilicate porous carrier into a solid dosage form. In: Pharmaceutics. 2022. ISSN 1999-4923, Vol. 14, no. 2 (2022), art. no. 248, p. [1-20]. (2022: 5.4 - IF, 85 - H-index, 6 - IF 5y, 0.795 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.754 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - KELLO, Martin - BEDLOVIČOVÁ, Zdenka - ZIGOVÁ, Martina - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - MOJŽIŠ, Ján - EFTIMOVÁ, Jarmila. Antiproliferative effect of Phellodendron amurense Rupr. based on angiogenesis. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 5 (2022), art. no. 767, p. [1-18]. (2022: 3.2 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.6 - ABDC). |
| 4. | HUNIADI, Mykhailo - SALANCI, Šimon - SÝKORA, Ján - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - ŠARIŠSKÝ, Marek. Optimisation of flow cytometric detection of intracellular SLAMF receptor-associated adaptor proteins SAP and EAT-2. In: European Pharmaceutical Journal. 2022. ISSN 2453-6725, Roč. 69, suppl. 1 (2022), s. 87-89. (8 - H-index, 0.117 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). |
| 5. | KĽOC, Dominik - DUBIKOVÁ, Bianca - ŽILÁKOVÁ, Simona - SÝKORA, Ján - ŠULÍKOVÁ, Michaela - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - SABO, Ján - GUMAN, Tomáš - ŠARIŠSKÝ, Marek. The anti-SLAMF7 antibody, elotuzumab, induces antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against CLL cell lines. In: Molecules. 2026. ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 31, no. 3 (2026), art. no. 531, p. [1-14]. (2024: 4.6 - IF, 261 - H-index, 5 - IF 5y, 0.865 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.742 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | FRANC, Aleš - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - SABADKOVÁ, Dana - MUSELÍK, Jan. Influence of concentration and type of microcrystalline cellulose on the physical properties of tablets containing Cornelian cherry fruits [Vplyv koncentrácie a typu mikrokryštalickej celulózy na fyzikálne vlastnosti tabliet obsahujúcich plody drieňa obyčajného]. In: Acta Pharmaceutica. 2017. ISSN 1330-0075, Vol. 67, č. 2(2017), s. 187-202. (2017: 1.071 - IF, 53 - H-index, 1.623 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.268 - ABDC). [1] TAGHIZADEH, Zahra - RAKHSHANI, Saleh - JAHANI, Vajiheh - RAJABI, Omid - HAGHIGHI, Hamideh Moalemzadeh - ABBASPOUR, Mohammadreza. Preparation and in vitro characterization of carvacrol pellets by combination of liquisolid technique and extrusion-spheronization. In JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ISSN 1773-2247, 2021, vol. 61, no., pp. |
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| 2. | FRANC, Aleš - MUSELÍK, Jan - ZEMAN, J. - LUKÁŠOVÁ, Ivana - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - BARTONÍČKOVÁ, Eva - GALVÁNKOVÁ, Lucie - MIKA, Filip - DOMINIK, Martin - VETCHÝ, David. The effect of amorphous and crystal sodium warfarin and its content uniformity on bioequivalence of tablets [Vplyv amorfnej a kryštalickej formy sodnej soli warfarínu a jej obsahová rovnorodosť na bioekvivalenciu]. In: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018. ISSN 0928-0987, Vol. 125, č. 1(2018), s. 120-129. (2018: 3.532 - IF, 128 - H-index, 3.786 - IF 5y, 0.882 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.701 - ABDC). [1] SHAH, Harsh S. - CHATURVEDI, Kaushalendra - DAVE, Rutesh H. - MORRIS, Kenneth R. Molecular Insights into Warfarin Sodium 2-Propanol Solvate Solid Form Changes and Disproportionation Using a Low Volume Two-Stage Dissolution Approach. In MOLECULAR PHARMACEUTICS. ISSN 1543-8384, 2021, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 1779-1791. |
| 3. | FRANC, Aleš - MUSELÍK, Jan - ZEMAN, J. - LUKÁŠOVÁ, Ivana - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - BARTONÍČKOVÁ, Eva - GALVÁNKOVÁ, Lucie - MIKA, Filip - DOMINIK, Martin - VETCHÝ, David. The effect of amorphous and crystal sodium warfarin and its content uniformity on bioequivalence of tablets [Vplyv amorfnej a kryštalickej formy sodnej soli warfarínu a jej obsahová rovnorodosť na bioekvivalenciu]. In: European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2018. ISSN 0928-0987, Vol. 125, č. 1(2018), s. 120-129. (2018: 3.532 - IF, 128 - H-index, 3.786 - IF 5y, 0.882 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.701 - ABDC). [1] SHAH, Harsh S. - CHATURVEDI, Kaushalendra - DAVE, Rutesh H. - BATES, Simon - HAWARE, Rahul - MORRIS, Kenneth R. New Insights on Warfarin Sodium 2-Propanol Solvate Solid-State Changes Using a Multivariate Approach. In CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN. ISSN 1528-7483, 2020, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 7328-7340. |
| 4. | FRANC, Aleš - KURHAJEC, Slavomír - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - SABADKOVÁ, Dana - MUSELÍK, Jan. Influence of concentration and type of microcrystalline cellulose on the physical properties of tablets containing Cornelian cherry fruits [Vplyv koncentrácie a typu mikrokryštalickej celulózy na fyzikálne vlastnosti tabliet obsahujúcich plody drieňa obyčajného]. In: Acta Pharmaceutica. 2017. ISSN 1330-0075, Vol. 67, č. 2(2017), s. 187-202. (2017: 1.071 - IF, 53 - H-index, 1.623 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.268 - ABDC). [1] SINGH, Sudarshan - NWABOR, Ozioma F. - ONTONG, Julalak C. - VORAVUTHIKUNCHAI, Supayang P. Characterization and assessment of compression and compactibility of novel spray-dried, co-processed bio-based polymer. In JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ISSN 1773-2247, 2020, vol. 56, no., pp. |
| 5. | KURHAJEC, Slavomír - KOSTELANSKÁ, Klára - PAVLOKOVÁ, Sylvie - VETCHÝ, David - WOLASCHKA, Tomáš - GAJDZIOK, Jan - FRANC, Aleš. Stabilized antioxidative plant extracts formulated by liquisolid technique. In: Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 2020. ISSN 1773-2247, Vol. 60, no. (2020), art. no. 102022, p. [1-13]. (2020: 3.981 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.833 - IF 5y, 0.663 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.466 - ABDC). [1] VRANIKOVA, Barbora - SVACINOVA, Petra - MARUSHKA, Julia - BROKESOVA, Jana - HOLAS, Ondrej - TEBBENS, Jurjen Duintjer - SKLUBALOVA, Zdenka. The importance of the coating material type and amount in the preparation of liquisolid systems based on magnesium aluminometasilicate carrier. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES. ISSN 0928-0987, 2021, vol. 165, no., pp. |
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) 1/0071/21 – The monitoring of selected lichen metabolites on the angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation and pathogenic yeast growth. Project period: 2021–2023. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 010UVLF-4/21 – Internationalization of the educational process in the study program Pharmacy by virtualization of the subject Pharmaceutical Botany with a focus on microscopy of medicinal plants. Project period: 2021–2023. |
| 3. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-15-0377 – Synergistic effect of secondary metabolites of plants and products of probiotic bacteria on inhibition of biofilm-producing pathogens.. Project period: 2016–2020. |
| 4. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 003UVLF-4/2024 – Medicinal mushrooms in pharmacy and building 3D collections of medicinal mushrooms. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 5. | Other source of funding EAFP Grant – Providing Cross-Border Healthcare. Project period: 2020–2021. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
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Member of the Editorial Board of a Journal | European Pharmaceutical Journal | 2025 – to date |
Guaranteeing Pharmacy field of study | University of the Third Age of the Technical University in Košice | 2023 – to date |
Teacher | University of the Third Age of the Technical University in Košice | 2017 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
A CLASS Academy of English, Malta | Triq Alamein, Pembroke, PBK 1771, Malta | Erasmus+: English language course; Contact person: Carl Pace, internships@travoyagemalta.com, +35 699 727 546, info@aclassenglish.com | 2025 – 2025 |
Babel Academy of English | Astor Hall, 4-6 Eden Quay, Dublin 1, D01 N5W8, Ireland | Erasmus+: English language course; Contact person: Aisling McCann, info@babelacademy.ir, +35315477665 | 2024 – 2024 |
Department of pharmaceutical technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University | Palackého třída 1946/1, 612 00 Brno, VETUNI, building no. 18, Czech republic | SAIA: Academic Mobility Program; Topic: Preparation of tablets containing plant extracts; Supervisor: Doc. PharmDr. Jan Gajdziok, Ph.D. | 2022 – 2022 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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Regular participation in educational and popularizing activities for the public (UVMP Open Day, Children's University, European Researchers' Night) and publishing articles in scientific and popularization journals for the general public (e.g. Liečivé rastliny, inVitro, SLOVILCO etc.). |