Assoc. prof. Almášiová Viera, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 21.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Almášiová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Viera |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1974 |
| 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 | viera.almasiova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6065 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-2287-410X |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1998 | |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2007 | |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2016 |
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 | 2007 – 2016 |
PhD student | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 1998 – 2007 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Certificate of Continuing Education - Fundamentals of Higher Education Pedagogy | Prešovská univerzita v Prešove | 2025 |
Accredited education program: Animal protection | Veterinary Training Institute | 2023 |
Accredited education program: Animal protection | Veterinary Training Institute | 2015 |
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
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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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defended theses | 10 | 8 | 1 |
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 |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of morphology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoophysiology and embryology | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 267 | 75 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 42 | 14 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 375 | 178 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 292 | 172 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 4 | 4 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - KALINAJ, Blažej - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - KUBATKA, Peter - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Establishment and characterization of primary epithelial cell cultures from healthy canine mammary gland tissue. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2026. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 12, no. (2026), art. no. 1652991, p. [1-14]. (2024: 2.9 - IF, 85 - H-index, 3.3 - IF 5y, 0.783 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.634 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - HUDÁKOVÁ, Patrícia - MOLNÁR, Ján - TÓTH, Štefan - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína. The influence of Wi-Fi on the mesonephros in the 9-day-old chicken embryo. In: Veterinary Research Communications. 2025. ISSN 0165-7380, Vol. 49, no. 4 (2025), art. no. 216, p. [1-11]. (2024: 2 - IF, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.568 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.39 - ABDC). |
| 3. | ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - ZIGO, František - GOGOĽA, Július - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - ARVAIOVÁ, Juliana - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - REHAN, Ibrahim F. The effects of humic acids on the early developmental stages of African cichlids during artificial breeding. In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 5 (2023), art. no. 1071, p. [1-9]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC). |
| 4. | TVRDÁ, Eva - KOVÁČ, Ján - FERENCZYOVÁ, Kristína - KALOČAYOVÁ, Barbora - ĎURAČKA, Michal - BENKO, Filip - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - BARTEKOVÁ, Monika. Quercetin ameliorates testicular damage in zucker diabetic fatty rats through its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 23, no. 24 (2022), art. no. 16056, p. [1-22]. (2022: 5.6 - IF, 230 - H-index, 6.2 - IF 5y, 1.154 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.028 - 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.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - KALINAJ, Blažej - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - KUBATKA, Peter - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Establishment and characterization of primary epithelial cell cultures from healthy canine mammary gland tissue. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2026. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 12, no. (2026), art. no. 1652991, p. [1-14]. (2024: 2.9 - IF, 85 - H-index, 3.3 - IF 5y, 0.783 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.634 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - MOLNÁR, Ján - VINCE, Tibor - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The effect of Wi-Fi on elastic and collagen fibres in the blood vessel wall of the chorioallantoic membrane. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2025. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 94, no. 2 (2025), p. 137-144. (2024: 0.7 - IF, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.24 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.106 - ABDC). |
| 3. | ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - ANDRAŠKOVÁ, Sandra - KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - HUDÁKOVÁ, Patrícia - MOLNÁR, Ján - TÓTH, Štefan - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína. The influence of Wi-Fi on the mesonephros in the 9-day-old chicken embryo. In: Veterinary Research Communications. 2025. ISSN 0165-7380, Vol. 49, no. 4 (2025), art. no. 216, p. [1-11]. (2024: 2 - IF, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.568 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.39 - ABDC). |
| 4. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Establishment of primary cell cultures from canine mammary gland malignant tumours: a preliminary study. In: Journal of Veterinary Research. 2025. ISSN 2450-7393, Vol. 69, no. 1 (2025), p. 159-168. (2025: 1.8 - IF, 39 - H-index, 1.9 - IF 5y, 0.427 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.314 - ABDC). |
| 5. | HUNIADI, Mykhailo - NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Three-dimensional cultivation a valuable tool for modelling canine mammary gland tumour behaviour in vitro. In: Cells. ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 13, no. 8 (2024), art. no. 695, p. [1-21]. |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | NAĎ, Pavel - MASSANYI, Peter - SKALICKÁ, Magdaléna - KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The effect of cadmium in combination with zinc and selenium on ovarian structure in Japanese quails. In: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering. 2007. ISSN 1093-4529, Vol. 42, no. 13 (2007), p. 2017-2022. (2007: 0.967 - IF, 67 - H-index, 0.983 - IF 5y, 0.538 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.238 - ABDC). [1] UPSON, Kristen - O'BRIEN, Katie M. - HALL, Janet E. - TOKAR, Erik J. - BAIRD, Donna D. Cadmium Exposure and Ovarian Reserve in Women Aged 35-49 Years: The Impact on Results From the Creatinine Adjustment Approach Used to Correct for Urinary Dilution. In AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. ISSN 0002-9262, 2021, vol. 190, no. 1, pp. 116-124. |
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| 2. | NAĎ, Pavel - MASSANYI, Peter - SKALICKÁ, Magdaléna - KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The effect of cadmium in combination with zinc and selenium on ovarian structure in Japanese quails. In: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering. 2007. ISSN 1093-4529, Vol. 42, no. 13 (2007), p. 2017-2022. (2007: 0.967 - IF, 67 - H-index, 0.983 - IF 5y, 0.538 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.238 - ABDC). [1] KETTA, Mohamed - TUMOVA, Eva - STUPKA, Roman - CITEK, Jaroslav - CHODOVA, Darina. Adverse effects of cadmium on poultry and role of selenium against it: An updated review. In CZECH JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. ISSN 1212-1819, 2021, vol. 66, no. 9, pp. 339-348. |
| 3. | NAĎ, Pavel - MASSANYI, Peter - SKALICKÁ, Magdaléna - KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The effect of cadmium in combination with zinc and selenium on ovarian structure in Japanese quails. In: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering. 2007. ISSN 1093-4529, Vol. 42, no. 13 (2007), p. 2017-2022. (2007: 0.967 - IF, 67 - H-index, 0.983 - IF 5y, 0.538 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.238 - ABDC). [1] COELHO, Louise Marques - ALVES LEAO, Ana Patricia - BERNARDES, Laryssa Fernanda - ALVES, Victoria Veiga - MARTINS, Bruna Gomes - PEIXOTO, Juliano Vogas - PEREIRA, Luciano Jose - FASSANI, Edison Jose - ALVARENGA, Renata Ribeiro - ZANGERONIMO, Marcio Gilberto. Reproductive aspects of Japanese quails (Coturnix cotumix japonica) hatched from eggs incubated under different light colors. In THERIOGENOLOGY. ISSN 0093-691X, 2021, vol. 170, no., pp. 67-76. |
| 4. | NAĎ, Pavel - MASSANYI, Peter - SKALICKÁ, Magdaléna - KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. The effect of cadmium in combination with zinc and selenium on ovarian structure in Japanese quails. In: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering. 2007. ISSN 1093-4529, Vol. 42, no. 13 (2007), p. 2017-2022. (2007: 0.967 - IF, 67 - H-index, 0.983 - IF 5y, 0.538 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.238 - ABDC). [1] RAFIEIAN-NAEINI, Hamid Reza - ZHANDI, Mahdi - SADEGHI, Mostafa - YOUSEFI, Ali Reza - BENSON, Andrew Parks. Effects of coenzyme Q10 on reproductive performance of laying Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) under cadmium challenge. In POULTRY SCIENCE, 2021, vol. 100, no. 11, pp. |
| 5. | ROYCHOUDHURY, Shubhadeep - MASSANYI, Peter - BULLA, Jozef - CHOUDHURY, Manabendra Dutta - LUKÁČ, Norbert - FILIPEJOVA, Terézia - TRANDŽÍK, Jozef - TOMAN, Róbert - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera. Cadmium toxicity at low concentration on rabbit spermatozoa motility, morphology and membrane integrity in vitro. In: Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering. 2010. ISSN 1093-4529, Vol. 45, č. 11 (2010), s. 1374-1383. (2010: 1.107 - IF, 67 - H-index, 1.263 - IF 5y, 0.591 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.297 - ABDC). [1] YARIPOUR, Sareh - KEKALAINEN, Jukka - HUUSKONEN, Hannu - JANHUNEN, Matti - KORTET, Raine. Ultra-acute exposure to cadmium does not impair whitefish sperm motility. In JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY. ISSN 0022-1112, 2021, vol. 99, no. 3, pp. 1130-1134. |
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. | 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. |
| 3. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 005UVLF-4/2021 – Innovation in the teaching of embryology in veterinary medicine and the implementation of new teaching aids. Project period: 2021–2023. |
| 4. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0060/18 – Vplyv elektromagnetickej radiácie počas prenatálneho vývoja potkanov na niektoré tkanivá a orgány z morfologického aspektu. Project period: 2018–2020. |
| 5. | 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. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
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Co -editor | Life | 2023 – to date |
Member | Slovak Medical Society | 2007 – to date |
Member | Slovak Anatomical Society | 2007 – to date |
Chairman of the Supervisory Board | Slovak Anatomical Society | 2007 – 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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Name of institution: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Universita degli studi di Perugia, Italy | Via San Costanzo 4 06126 Perugia, Italy | Goals of mobility: Improvement of the teaching process and science skills. | 2025 – 2025 |
Name of institution: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | Heinzelova 55, Zagreb, Croatia | Goals of mobility: Improvement of the teaching process and science skills. | 2025 – 2025 |
Name of Institution: UNIVERSITY OF PISA, DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE APPLIED BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | Post address: Via Volta 4. 56126 Pisa, Italy | Goals of mobility: Summer school workshop. | 2023 – 2023 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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