Koščová Lenka, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 31.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Koščová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Lenka |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1975 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | lenka.koscova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6148 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0009-0006-0099-1061 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2002 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2008 | infectious and parasitic diseases of animals |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Assistant Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2008 – 2022 |
Assistant - Laboratory of Embryology | Center of human assisted reproduction GYNCARE , Košice | 2007 – 2008 |
Specialist 3-Department of viral vaccines | Imuna Pharm , Šarišské Michaľany | 2006 – 2007 |
PhD-Student, Internal form of Study | Department of Parasitology, Diseases of Fish , Bees and Game, University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2002 – 2005 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Update training of skilled work with very toxic compounds and mixtures and toxic compounds and mixtures | MEDISON ACADEMY, s.r.o. , Kórejská 7, 04001 Košice | 2026 |
The fundamentals of academic education | UVMP in Košice and UP in Prešov | 2025 |
Update training of skilled work with very toxic compounds and mixtures and toxic compounds and mixtures | Educational institution MEDISON s.r.o. , Obchodná 16, Košice | 2021 |
Certification of acredited study program of further education | Educational institution MEDISON s.r.o. , Obchodná 16, Košice | 2009 |
Diagnostics and laboratory methods of processing and determination of fish helminth parasites | Institute of Parasitology AS CR, Department of Parasitic Protozoans and Department of Helminthology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic | 2003 |
New intensive methods of Barramundi (Lates calcalifer) breeding in Aqualculture | Aquaculture Research and Development Unit at WA Maritime Training Center, Fremantle, Western Australia | 2003 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
No records yet.
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
No records yet.
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 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 15 | 21 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Breeding and diseases of fish | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish and bees | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Fishery | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Fishery | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology I. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology I. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology II. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology II. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology III. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology III. | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Organization of cynology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Organization of cynology | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology I. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology I. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology II. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology II. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology III. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Practical trainings in cynology III. | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Organization of cynology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Organization of cynology | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Wildlife management | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Aquaristics | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare and fish farming and beekeeping | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Aquaristics | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare and fish farming and beekeeping | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish and bees | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish and bees | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Fishery | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Fishery | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Assistance dogs | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Assistance dogs | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Assistance dogs | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Assistance dogs | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | 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 | 153 | 5 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 11 | 1 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 239 | 84 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 222 | 84 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KOŠUTHOVÁ, Lenka - LETKOVÁ, Valéria - KOŠČO, Ján - KOŠUTH, Peter. First record of Nippotaenia mogurndae Yamaguti and Miyata, 1940 (Cestoda: Nippotaeniidea), a parasite of Perccottus glenii Dybowski, 1877, from Europe. In: Helminthologia. 2004. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 41, č. 1 (2004), s. 55-57. (2004: 0.365 - IF, 27 - H-index, 0.254 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q). |
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| 2. | KOŠUTHOVÁ, Lenka - KOŠČO, Ján - MIKLISOVÁ, Dana - LETKOVÁ, Valéria - KOŠUTH, Peter - MANKO, Peter. New data on an exotic Nippotaenia mogurndae (Cestoda), newly introduced to Europe. In: Helminthologia. 2008. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 45, č. 2 (2008), s. 81-85. (2008: 0.443 - IF, 27 - H-index, 0.445 - IF 5y, 0.29 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.124 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KOŠČO, Ján - KOŠUTHOVÁ, Lenka - KOŠUTH, Peter - PEKÁRIK, Ladislav. Non-native fish species in Slovak waters: origins and present status. In: Biologia. 2010. ISSN 0006-3088, Vol. 65, č. 6 (2010), s. 1057-1063. (2010: 0.609 - IF, 35 - H-index, 0.628 - IF 5y, 0.29 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.166 - ABDC). |
| 4. | KOŠUTHOVÁ, Lenka - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - OROS, Mikuláš - BARČÁK, Daniel - KOŠUTH, Peter. The pathogenic Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934 (Cestoda) in the Red discus (Symphysodon discus). In: Helminthologia. 2015. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 52, č. 3 (2015), s. 287–292. (2015: 0.602 - IF, 27 - H-index, 0.71 - IF 5y, 0.323 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.179 - ABDC). |
| 5. | KOŠČO, Ján - MANKO, Peter - MIKLISOVÁ, Dana - KOŠUTHOVÁ, Lenka. Feeding ecology of invasive Perccottus glenii (Perciformes, Odontobutidae) in Slovakia. In: Czech Journal of Animal Science. 2008. ISSN 1212-1819, Roč. 53, č. 11(2008), s. 479–486. (2008: 0.735 - IF, 33 - H-index, 0.665 - IF 5y, 0.319 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.088 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - FEDORČÁK, Jakub - FALTÝNKOVÁ, Anna - STEFANOV, Tihomír - BYSTRIANSKA, Júlia - HALAČKA, Karel - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - KOŠČO, Ján. Endohelminth parasites in Loaches Cobitis spp. (Actinopterygii: Cobitidae), with the first record of Allocreadium transversale (Rudolphi, 1802) (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) in Bulgaria. In: Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 2020. ISSN 0324-0770, Vol. 72, no. 2 (2020), p. 311-314. (2020: 0.448 - IF, 0.548 - IF 5y, 0.237 - SJR, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.121 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | FEDORČÁK, Jakub - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - KUTSOKON, Yuliya - KOLARČÍK, Vladislav - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - OROS, Mikuláš - KOŠČO, Ján. Parasitic infection of Cobitis elongatoides Băcescu & Mayer, 1969 by zoonotic metacercariae Clinostomum complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814). In: Journal of Fish Diseases. 2019. ISSN 0140-7775, Vol. 42, no. 12 (2019), p. 1677-1685. (2019: 2.318 - IF, 80 - H-index, 2.135 - IF 5y, 0.763 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.377 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | AALBERG, Kristian - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - KOŠUTH, Peter - KOŠČO, Ján - OROS, Mikuláš - BARČÁK, Daniel - LAZÁR, Peter. A STUDY OF FISH LICE (ARGULUS SP.) INFECTION IN FRESHWATER FOOD FISH. In: Folia veterinaria. 2016. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 60, č. 3 (2016), s. 54-59. [1] KEHAYIAS, George - TSOUNIS, Lambros. Argulus japonicus Thiele, 1900 (Crustacea: Branchiura) collected in light traps – First record from Greece. In Biharean Biologist. ISSN 18435637, 2019-01-01, 13, 1, pp. 44-46. |
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| 2. | AALBERG, Kristian - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - KOŠUTH, Peter - KOŠČO, Ján - OROS, Mikuláš - BARČÁK, Daniel - LAZÁR, Peter. A STUDY OF FISH LICE (ARGULUS SP.) INFECTION IN FRESHWATER FOOD FISH. In: Folia veterinaria. 2016. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 60, č. 3 (2016), s. 54-59. [1] PAWLUK, Rebecca J. - STUART, Rebekah - GARCIA DE LEANIZ, Carlos - CABLE, Joanne - MORPHEW, Russell M. - BROPHY, Peter M. - CONSUEGRA, Sofia. Smell of Infection: A Novel, Noninvasive Method for Detection of Fish Excretory-Secretory Proteins. In Journal of Proteome Research. ISSN 15353893, 2019-03-01, 18, 3, pp. 1371-1379. |
| 3. | FEDORČÁK, Jakub - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - KUTSOKON, Yuliya - KOLARČÍK, Vladislav - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - OROS, Mikuláš - KOŠČO, Ján. Parasitic infection of Cobitis elongatoides Băcescu & Mayer, 1969 by zoonotic metacercariae Clinostomum complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814). In: Journal of Fish Diseases. 2019. ISSN 0140-7775, Vol. 42, no. 12 (2019), p. 1677-1685. (2019: 2.318 - IF, 80 - H-index, 2.135 - IF 5y, 0.763 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.377 - ABDC). [1] SILVEIRA, Tony - KUTTER, Mateus T. - MARTINS, Camila M. G. - MARINS, Luis Fernando - BOYLE, Robert T. - CAMPOS, Vinicius F. - REMIAO, Mariana H. First Record of Clinostomum sp. (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in Danio rerio (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae) and the Implication of Using Zebrafish from Pet Stores on Research. In ZEBRAFISH. ISSN 1545-8547, 2021, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 139-148. |
| 4. | FEDORČÁK, Jakub - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - KUTSOKON, Yuliya - KOLARČÍK, Vladislav - KOŠČOVÁ, Lenka - OROS, Mikuláš - KOŠČO, Ján. Parasitic infection of Cobitis elongatoides Băcescu & Mayer, 1969 by zoonotic metacercariae Clinostomum complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814). In: Journal of Fish Diseases. 2019. ISSN 0140-7775, Vol. 42, no. 12 (2019), p. 1677-1685. (2019: 2.318 - IF, 80 - H-index, 2.135 - IF 5y, 0.763 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.377 - ABDC). [1] SINSCH, Ulrich - DEHLING, J. Maximilian - SCHEID, Patrick - BALCZUN, Carsten. Alternative Development Strategies of Clinostomum chabaudi (Digenea) Metacercariae in Frog Hosts (Hyperolius spp.). In DIVERSITY-BASEL, 2021, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 005PU-4/2019 – Scientific teaching in the ecology education: The collaborative „Fieldwork – Lab – Application to Practice“ approach. Project period: 2019–2021. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0452/25 – Species specification of ruminant gastrointestinal nematodes by molecular methods and risk of spread in the ecological conditions of Slovakia. Project period: 2025–2028. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0364/20 – The ecological niche of non-native fish species in terms of the dynamic process of invasion and naturalization. Project period: 2020–2022. |
| 4. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0918/17 – Which factors are important in the clones formation and the role of parasite-host relations and niche partitioning in this process. Project period: 2017–2019. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
The Member of the Slovak Society for Parasitology | Slovak Society for Parasitology, Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences | 2003 – 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
ERASMUS + Staff Mobility for Training | Department for Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb | The proposed mobility focused on training in fish diseases will significantly contribute to the modernisation and internationalisation of the home institution. By participating in specialised training abroad, the applicant will acquire up-to-date knowledge and practical skills in the field of Aquaculture and Fish Pathology, including disease diagnostics, prevention, and health management in aquatic organisms. Consultation of methodologies used for diagnosis and processing of fish parasites in research activities of parasitic diseases of fish (histopathology, imunology); prevalence of zoonotic mycobacteriosis in freshwater fish and cooperation in research activities on non-native and invasive fish species common to Slovakia and Croatia, will be discussed. | 2026 – 2026 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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Ad hoc reviewer for scientific journals indexed in Web of Science and Scopus Evaluator of national and international scientific projects (VEGA, KEGA, APVV) Certificate of professional competence for working with highly toxic substances and mixtures, as well as toxic substances and mixtures (2009–2026) Member of the examination committee for the Second-Level Attestation thesis of MVDr. Mgr. Štefan Bilik (2023) Study advisor (year coordinator) for students in the 1st–4th years of the full-time and part-time Kynology study programme (2023–2025) Member of the Council of the Department of Game, Fish and Bee Breeding and Diseases, Ecology and Kynology (since 2024) Member of the committee for the doctoral examination of MSc. Araz Rashydov in the Parasitic Animal Diseases study programme (2024) Member of the committee for the doctoral examination of MVDr. Susanne Brown in the Parasitic Animal Diseases study programme (2025) |