Assoc. prof. Hurníková Zuzana, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 26.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Hurníková |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Zuzana |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1970 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Experimental menagerie |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
researcher |
| I.8 E-mail address | zuzana.hurnikova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6167 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-6816-2992 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1994 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice | 2005 | parasitology |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | infekčné a parazitárne choroby zvierat |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
researcher | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2018 – to date |
senior researcher | Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences | 2005 – to date |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Refresher training for senior assessors, assessors and SNAS experts for testing, calibration and medical laboratories | Slovak National Accreditation Service, Bratislava | 2025 |
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes according to the requirements of Council and EP Directive 2010/63/EU - Supplementary training | Institute of Veterinary Education, Cesta pod Hradovou 13/A, 041 77 Košice - certified course of the Ministry of Education | 2023 |
Rodent IV drug administration under 3R considerations | Animalab Academy, Instech Laboratories Europe GmbH | 2023 |
Refresher training for senior assessors, assessors and SNAS experts for testing, calibration and medical laboratories | Slovak National Accreditation Service, Bratislava | 2022 |
European Commission Training on Risk Assessment Applied to Animal Health and Welfare | Better Training for Safer Food, European Commission | 2021 |
European Commission Training on Animal HEALTH Risk Assessment | Better Training for Safer Food, European Commission | 2018 |
European Commission Training on Animal Welfare Risk Assessment | Better Training for Safer Food, European Commission | 2016 |
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes as required by Council and EP Directive 2010/63/EU | Institute of Veterinary Education, Cesta pod Hradovou 13/A, 041 77 Košice - certified course of the Ministry of Education | 2015 |
Certified quality manager in testing laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 | Slovak Metrology Institute, Bratislava - certified course of the Ministry of Education | 2012 |
Internal auditor in accredited testing and calibration laboratories | Slovak Metrology Institute, Bratislava - certified course of the Ministry of Education | 2011 |
Complementary pedagogical studies completed by state examination: pedagogy, psychology, didactics | Catholic University in Ružomberok | 2008 |
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 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Defended theses | 13 | 36 | 2 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of laboratory animals and management of clinical experiments | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Laboratory diagnostics | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Health protection of animals used in biomedical research according to the valid EU legislation | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare and breeding of experimental animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare and breeding of experimental animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Alternative models in research | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Alternatívne modely vo výskume | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Alternative models in research | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Alternatívne modely vo výskume | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of laboratory animals and management of clinical experiments | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Laboratory diagnostics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of animals used in biomedical research according to EU legislation | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of animals used in biomedical research according to EU legislation | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Laboratory animals diseases and clinical trials management | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Laboratory diagnostics | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Health protection of animals used in biomedical research according to the valid EU legislation | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of animals used in biomedical research according to EU legislation | 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 | 183 | 24 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 48 | 12 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 404 | 168 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 379 | 156 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KOŠČOVÁ, Jana - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - PISTL, Juraj. Degree of bacterial contamination of mobile phone and computer keyboard surfaces and efficacy of disinfection with chlorhexidine digluconate and triclosan to its reduction. In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018. ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 15, no. 10 (2018), article number 2238, p. [1-9]. (2018: 2.468 - IF, 92 - H-index, 2.948 - IF 5y, 0.818 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.715 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | IGLÓDYOVÁ, Adriana - MITERPÁKOVÁ, Martina - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - ANTOLOVÁ, Daniela - DUBINSKÝ, Pavol - LETKOVÁ, Valéria. Canine dirofilariosis under specific environmental conditions of the Eastern Slovak Lowland. In: Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine. 2012. ISSN 1232-1966, Vol. 19, č. 1(2012), s. 57-60. (2012: 3.06 - IF, 51 - H-index, 2.283 - IF 5y, 0.415 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.3 - ABDC). |
| 3. | RAVASZOVÁ, Petra - HALÁNOVÁ, Monika - GOLDOVÁ, Mária - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - MALČEKOVÁ, Beáta - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HALÁN, Miloš. Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp. in red foxes and brown bear in the Slovak Republic. In: Parasitology Research. 2012. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 110, no. 1 (2012), p. 469-471. (2012: 2.852 - IF, 89 - H-index, 2.506 - IF 5y, 1.157 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.46 - ABDC). |
| 4. | HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - MITERPÁKOVÁ, Martina - MANDELÍK, René. First autochthonous case of canine Angiostrongylus vasorum in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2013. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 112, č. 10(2013), s. 3505-3508. (2013: 2.327 - IF, 89 - H-index, 2.286 - IF 5y, 1.092 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.462 - ABDC). |
| 5. | HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - KOLODZIEJ-SOBOCIŃSKA, Marta - DVOROŽŇÁKOVÁ, Emília - NIEMCZYNOWICZ, Agnieszka - ZALEWSKI, Andrzej. An invasive species as an additional parasite reservoir: Trichinella in introduced American mink (Neovison vison). In: Veterinary Parasitology. 2016. ISSN 0304-4017, Vol. 231, no. (2016), p. 106-109. (2016: 2.356 - IF, 117 - H-index, 2.495 - IF 5y, 1.228 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.602 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana. Trichinella a trichinelóza v 21. storočí : habilitačná práca. Košice : UVLF 2020. 145 l + CD-ROM. |
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| 2. | JÁSZAYOVÁ, Alexandra - REŽNAROVÁ, Jana - CHOVANCOVÁ, Gabriela - KOSTYGOV, Alexei Yu - YURCHENKO, Vyacheslav - ANTOLOVÁ, Daniela - ZWIJACZ-KOZICA, Tomasz - CSANÁDY, Alexander - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana. A study of oribatid mites as potential intermediate hosts of Anoplocephalid tapeworms of Tatra chamois and Tatra marmots from the Tatra Mountains, Central Europe, and report of a new intermediate host for Andrya cuniculi, the parasite of Leporidae. In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2023), art. no. 955, p. [1-14]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC). |
| 3. | JÁSZAYOVÁ, Alexandra - JÁSZAY, Tomáš - CHOVANCOVÁ, Gabriela - CSANÁDY, Alexander - HURNÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - ZWIJACZ-KOZICA, Tomasz. Distribution and biodiversity of the beetle population (Coleoptera) in the alpine ecosystem of the Tatra National Park. In: Biologia. 2023. ISSN 0006-3088, Roč. 78, č. 10 (2023), s. 2765-2778. (2023: 1.4 - IF, 1.4 - IF 5y, 0.361 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.244 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
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VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
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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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