Assoc. prof. Takáč Peter, Pharm.D., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 01.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Takáč |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Peter |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , Pharm.D., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1991 |
| 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 |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | peter.takac@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/27235 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Pharmacy |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0009-0004-7732-3323 |
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 | 2015 | pharmacy |
| Third degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine | 2019 | medical pharmacology |
| Habilitation procedure | Faculty of Medicine, UPJŠ in Košice | 2024 | pharmacology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Head of the Institue of human and Clinical Pharmacology | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2019 – 2020 |
lecturer | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2018 – 2022 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
rigorous examination procedure in the field of Pharmacy | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2018 |
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 |
Pharmacology II. | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmacology 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
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 27 | 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 |
Clinical pharmacy | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Medicines applied during pregnancy and lactation | 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 |
Clinical pharmacy | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical pharmacology and pharmacotherapy | 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 | 62 | 39 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 19 | 13 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 357 | 294 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 356 | 293 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MIKLÁŠOVÁ, Natália - HERICH, Peter - DAVILA-BECERRIL, Juan Carlos - BARROSO-FLORES, Joaquin - FISCHER-FODOR, Eva - VALENTOVÁ, Jindra - LEŠKOVSKÁ, Janka - KOŽÍŠEK, Jozef - TAKÁČ, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Evaluation of antiproliferative Palladium(II) complexes of synthetic bisdemethoxycurcumin towards in vitro cytotoxicity and molecular docking on DNA sequence. In: Molecules. 2021. ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 26, no. 14 (2021), art. no. 4369, p. [1-15]. (2021: 4.927 - IF, 171 - H-index, 5.11 - IF 5y, 0.705 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.671 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - VILKOVÁ, Mária - VAŠKOVÁ, Janka - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - MOJŽIŠOVÁ, Gabriela - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Antiproliferative effect of acridine chalcone is mediated by induction of oxidative stress. In: Biomolecules. 2020. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 10, no. 2 (2020), art. no. 345, p. [1-19]. (2020: 4.879 - IF, 52 - H-index, 5.362 - IF 5y, 1.125 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.041 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KELLO, Martin - TAKÁČ, Peter - KUBATKA, Peter - KURUC, Tomáš - PETROVÁ, Klaudia - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in clove buds-treated MCF-7 cells. In: Biomolecules. 2020. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 10, no. 1 (2020), art. no. 139, p. [1-15]. (2020: 4.879 - IF, 52 - H-index, 5.362 - IF 5y, 1.125 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.041 - ABDC). |
| 4. | SOKOLI, Libor - TAKÁČ, Peter - BUDOVSKÁ, Mariana - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - KELLO, Martin - NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - SALANCI, Šimon - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. The proapoptotic effect of MB-653 is associated with the modulation of metastasis and invasiveness-related signalling pathways in human colorectal cancer cells. In: Biomolecules. 2025. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 15, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 72, p. [1-25]. (2024: 4.8 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.333 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.152 - ABDC). |
| 5. | TAKÁČ, Peter - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - ČIŽMÁRIKOVÁ, Martina - BEDLOVIČOVÁ, Zdenka - BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - TAKÁČOVÁ, Gabriela. The role of silver nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: Are there any perspectives for the future? In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 2 (2023), art. no. 466, p. [1-44]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | MIKLÁŠOVÁ, Natália - HERICH, Peter - DAVILA-BECERRIL, Juan Carlos - BARROSO-FLORES, Joaquin - FISCHER-FODOR, Eva - VALENTOVÁ, Jindra - LEŠKOVSKÁ, Janka - KOŽÍŠEK, Jozef - TAKÁČ, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Evaluation of antiproliferative Palladium(II) complexes of synthetic bisdemethoxycurcumin towards in vitro cytotoxicity and molecular docking on DNA sequence. In: Molecules. 2021. ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 26, no. 14 (2021), art. no. 4369, p. [1-15]. (2021: 4.927 - IF, 171 - H-index, 5.11 - IF 5y, 0.705 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.671 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - VILKOVÁ, Mária - VAŠKOVÁ, Janka - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - MOJŽIŠOVÁ, Gabriela - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Antiproliferative effect of acridine chalcone is mediated by induction of oxidative stress. In: Biomolecules. 2020. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 10, no. 2 (2020), art. no. 345, p. [1-19]. (2020: 4.879 - IF, 52 - H-index, 5.362 - IF 5y, 1.125 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.041 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KELLO, Martin - TAKÁČ, Peter - KUBATKA, Peter - KURUC, Tomáš - PETROVÁ, Klaudia - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in clove buds-treated MCF-7 cells. In: Biomolecules. 2020. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 10, no. 1 (2020), art. no. 139, p. [1-15]. (2020: 4.879 - IF, 52 - H-index, 5.362 - IF 5y, 1.125 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.041 - ABDC). |
| 4. | TAKÁČ, Peter - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - ČIŽMÁRIKOVÁ, Martina - BEDLOVIČOVÁ, Zdenka - BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - TAKÁČOVÁ, Gabriela. The role of silver nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer: Are there any perspectives for the future? In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 2 (2023), art. no. 466, p. [1-44]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC). |
| 5. | SOKOLI, Libor - TAKÁČ, Peter - BUDOVSKÁ, Mariana - MICHALKOVÁ, Radka - KELLO, Martin - NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - SALANCI, Šimon - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. The proapoptotic effect of MB-653 is associated with the modulation of metastasis and invasiveness-related signalling pathways in human colorectal cancer cells. In: Biomolecules. 2025. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 15, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 72, p. [1-25]. (2024: 4.8 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.333 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.152 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - BAGO PILÁTOVÁ, Martina - KUDLIČKOVÁ, Zuzana - VILKOVÁ, Mária - SLEPČÍKOVÁ, Paulína - PETIK, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2018. ISSN 0009-2797, Vol. 292, no. (2018), p. 37-49. (2018: 3.407 - IF, 115 - H-index, 3.299 - IF 5y, 0.923 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.632 - ABDC). [1] JASIM, Hiba A. - NAHAR, Lutfun - JASIM, Mohammad A. - MOORE, Sharon A. - RITCHIE, Kenneth J. - SARKER, Satyajit D. Chalcones: Synthetic Chemistry Follows Where Nature Leads. In BIOMOLECULES, 2021, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. |
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| 2. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - BAGO PILÁTOVÁ, Martina - KUDLIČKOVÁ, Zuzana - VILKOVÁ, Mária - SLEPČÍKOVÁ, Paulína - PETIK, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2018. ISSN 0009-2797, Vol. 292, no. (2018), p. 37-49. (2018: 3.407 - IF, 115 - H-index, 3.299 - IF 5y, 0.923 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.632 - ABDC). [1] KHAMTO, Nopawit - CHAICHUANG, Lada - RITHCHUMPON, Puracheth - PHUPONG, Worrapong - BHOOPONG, Phuangthip - TATEING, Suriya - POMPIMON, Wilart - SEMAKUL, Natthawat - CHOMSRI, Ni-orn - MEEPOWPAN, Puttinan. Synthesis, cytotoxicity evaluation and molecular docking studies on 2 ',4 '-dihydroxy-6 '-methoxy-3 ',5 '-dimethylchalcone derivatives. In RSC ADVANCES, 2021, vol. 11, no. 50, pp. 31433-31447. |
| 3. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - BAGO PILÁTOVÁ, Martina - KUDLIČKOVÁ, Zuzana - VILKOVÁ, Mária - SLEPČÍKOVÁ, Paulína - PETIK, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2018. ISSN 0009-2797, Vol. 292, no. (2018), p. 37-49. (2018: 3.407 - IF, 115 - H-index, 3.299 - IF 5y, 0.923 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.632 - ABDC). [1] KUMAR, Vishal - DHAWAN, Sanjeev - GIRASE, Pankaj Sanjay - AWOLADE, Paul - SHINDE, Suraj Raosaheb - KARPOORMATH, Rajshekhar - SINGH, Parvesh. Recent advances in chalcone-based anticancer heterocycles: A structural and molecular target perspective. In CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY. ISSN 0929-8673, 2021, vol. 28, no. 33, pp. 6805-6845. |
| 4. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - BAGO PILÁTOVÁ, Martina - KUDLIČKOVÁ, Zuzana - VILKOVÁ, Mária - SLEPČÍKOVÁ, Paulína - PETIK, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2018. ISSN 0009-2797, Vol. 292, no. (2018), p. 37-49. (2018: 3.407 - IF, 115 - H-index, 3.299 - IF 5y, 0.923 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.632 - ABDC). [1] MESSEHA, Samia S. - ZARMOUH, Najla O. - SOLIMAN, Karam F. A. Polyphenols Modulating Effects of PD-L1/PD-1 Checkpoint and EMT-Mediated PD-L1 Overexpression in Breast Cancer. In NUTRIENTS, 2021, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. |
| 5. | TAKÁČ, Peter - KELLO, Martin - BAGO PILÁTOVÁ, Martina - KUDLIČKOVÁ, Zuzana - VILKOVÁ, Mária - SLEPČÍKOVÁ, Paulína - PETIK, Peter - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. New chalcone derivative exhibits antiproliferative potential by inducing G2/M cell cycle arrest, mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis and modulation of MAPK signalling pathway. In: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2018. ISSN 0009-2797, Vol. 292, no. (2018), p. 37-49. (2018: 3.407 - IF, 115 - H-index, 3.299 - IF 5y, 0.923 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.632 - ABDC). [1] SAFWAT, Ghada M. - HASSANIN, Kamel M. A. - MOHAMMED, Eman T. - AHMED, Essam Kh. - ABDEL RHEIM, Mahmoud R. - AMEEN, Mohamed A. - ABDEL-AZIZ, Mohamed - GOUDA, Ahmed M. - PELUSO, Ilaria - ALMEER, Rafa - ABDEL-DAIM, Mohamed M. - ABDEL-WAHAB, Ahmed. Synthesis, Anticancer Assessment, and Molecular Docking of Novel Chalcone-Thienopyrimidine Derivatives in HepG2 and MCF-7 Cell Lines. In OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY. ISSN 1942-0900, 2021, vol. 2021, no., pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4759821. |
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) 1/0166/21 – Effect of combined exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides and azole antifungal agents on selected species of non-target organisms. Project period: 2021–2024. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0753/17 – Vplyv prírodných látok na nádorové mikroprostredie. Project period: 2017–2020. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0446/22 – Štúdium chalkónov v kontexte ich pôsobenia na membránové transportéry zodpovedné za liekovú rezistenciu. Project period: 2022–2025. |
| 4. | European Structural and Investment Funds 401101B436 – Zriadenie Simulačného centra na UVLF v Košiciach. Project period: 2025–2029. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0108/26 – Prospešné baktérie a rastlinné extrakty: sľubná synergia v terapii kožných ochorení koní. Project period: 2026–2029. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 – to date | ||
| 2025 – to date | ||
member of Council of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology University of veterinary medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2020 – to date | |
member of Slovak Medical Association with membership in Pharmacological professional association | 2018 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 – 2025 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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Graduation of the UVLF University Pedagogy course in Košice (September 2024) |