Vikartovská Zuzana, DVM, B.Sc., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 11.06.2025
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Vikartovská |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Zuzana |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, B.Sc., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1989 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Small Animal Clinic |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | zuzana.vikartovska@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/33419 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0003-4223-3008 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First degree higher education | |||
| Second degree higher education | |||
| Third degree higher education |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 – 2025 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||
| 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 0 | 3 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Disorders of the nervous and locomotor system | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Disorders of the nervous and locomotor system | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Neurological review of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Neurological review of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anaesthesiology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General surgery and anaesthesiology | 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 | 54 | 27 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 9 | 7 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 149 | 135 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 149 | 135 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - ŽILKA, Norbert - HUMENÍK, Filip - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - KURICOVÁ, Mária - VOZÁR, Juraj - ČÍŽEK, Milan - SMOLEK, Tomáš. Naturally occurring neurodegeneration in dogs: Contributions to translational research : Abstract Book. In: FENS Regional Meeting 2023 : 1. vyd. Barcelona : FENS, 2023. online, s. 71. |
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| 2. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). |
| 3. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. NFL as new diagnostic marker for canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome. In: Young Neuroscientists and Cutting-Edge Research. Young Neuroscientists and Cutting-Edge Research : 2021 Virtual Conference of Young Neurobiologists and PhD Students. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovak Society for Neuroscience, 2021. ISBN 978-80-8077-737-1, s. 27. |
| 4. | HUMENÍK, Filip - JEGO, Sonia - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ŽILKOVÁ, Monika - ČÍŽEK, Milan - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Impact of mesenchymal stem cells derived conditioned media on neural progenitor cells. In: General Physiology and Biophysics. 2021. ISSN 0231-5882, Vol. 40, no. 6 (2021), p. 551-559. (2020: 1.512 - IF, 39 - H-index, 1.65 - IF 5y, 0.376 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, 0.289 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUMENÍK, Filip - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Brain fluid channels for metabolite removal. In: Physiological Research. 2022. ISSN 0862-8408, Vol. 71, no. 2 (2022), p. 199-208. (2022: 2.1 - IF, 77 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.479 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.375 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. NFL as new diagnostic marker for canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome. In: Young Neuroscientists and Cutting-Edge Research. Young Neuroscientists and Cutting-Edge Research : 2021 Virtual Conference of Young Neurobiologists and PhD Students. 1. vyd. Bratislava : Slovak Society for Neuroscience, 2021. ISBN 978-80-8077-737-1, s. 27. |
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| 2. | ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - ŽILKA, Norbert - HUMENÍK, Filip - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - KURICOVÁ, Mária - VOZÁR, Juraj - ČÍŽEK, Milan - SMOLEK, Tomáš. Naturally occurring neurodegeneration in dogs: Contributions to translational research : Abstract Book. In: FENS Regional Meeting 2023 : 1. vyd. Barcelona : FENS, 2023. online, s. 71. |
| 3. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). |
| 4. | MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUMENÍK, Filip - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Brain fluid channels for metabolite removal. In: Physiological Research. 2022. ISSN 0862-8408, Vol. 71, no. 2 (2022), p. 199-208. (2022: 2.1 - IF, 77 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.479 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.375 - ABDC). |
| 5. | ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUMENÍK, Filip - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - KOVÁČ, Andrej. Regeneračná medicína : Princípy a aplikácie. Rec. Silvia Rybárová, Viera Almášiová. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF 2022. ISBN 978-80-8077-755-5, 209 s. [10,58 AH]. |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUMENÍK, Filip - VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Brain fluid channels for metabolite removal. In: Physiological Research. 2022. ISSN 0862-8408, Vol. 71, no. 2 (2022), p. 199-208. (2022: 2.1 - IF, 77 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.479 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.375 - ABDC). [1] PAPPOLLA, Miguel A. - CARARE, Roxana O. - POEGGELER, Burkhand - WISNIEWSKI, Thomas - SAMBAMURTI, Kumar. The Lymphatic System in Neurological Disease and Alzheimer's Disease. A Brief Editorial. In CURRENT ALZHEIMER RESEARCH, 2022, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 689-693. ISSN 1567-2050. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.2174/1567205020666221028111517. |
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| 2. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). [1] PEEK, Saskia I. - MELLER, Sebastian - TWELE, Friederike - PACKER, Rowena M.A. - VOLK, Holger A. Epilepsy is more than a simple seizure disorder: Parallels between human and canine cognitive and behavioural comorbidities. In Veterinary Journal, 2024-02-01, 303, pp. ISSN 10900233. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2023.106060. |
| 3. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). [1] HUNTER, Robert P. - EHRENZWEIG, Joel - HAINSWORTH, Atticus - CRAWFORD, Abbe - DAGAN, Asaf - SAGE, Jaime - ARAUJO, Joseph. One-health approach to canine cognitive decline: Dogs Overcoming Geriatric Memory and Aging Initiative for early detection of cognitive decline. In American Journal of Veterinary Research, 2023-11-01, 84, 11, pp. ISSN 00029645. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.23.02.0032. |
| 4. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). [1] MACQUIDDY, Brittany - MORENO, Julie A. - KUSICK, Breonna - MCGRATH, Stephanie. Assessment of risk factors in dogs with presumptive advanced canine cognitive dysfunction. In Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022-10-18, 9, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.958488. |
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) 1/0122/24 – Study of paracrine signaling of somatic stem cells affected by a targeted stimulatory microenvironment.. Project period: 2024–2027. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0285/22 – Canine neonatal tissues as an altrnative source of mesenchymal ste, cells in regenerative medicine. Project period: 2022–2025. |
| 3. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-19-0193 – New players in nanotherapy of neurodegenerative diseases: conditioned media (KM) and extracellular vesicles (EV) of somatic stem cells. Project period: 2020–2024. |
| 4. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0376/20 – Stem cell secretome and extracellular vesicles in relation to neuroregeneration and neuroplasticity.. Project period: 2020–2023. |
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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