Petroušková Patrícia, M.A., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 31.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Petroušková |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Patrícia |
| I.3 Degrees |
M.A., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1992 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
Researcher |
| I.8 E-mail address | patricia.petrouskova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/34074 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0003-3464-8502 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science | 2015 | biology, biology |
| Second degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science | 2017 | biology, genetics and molecular cytology |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | biology, neurosciences |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
researcher | Department of Epizootiology, Parasitology and Protection of One Health, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2023 – to date |
researcher | Centre of experimental and clinical regenerative medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 – 2023 |
researcher | Laboratory of biomedical microbiology and immunology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 – 2021 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Fundamentals of higher education pedagogy | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2024 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Epidemiology | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 2 | 2 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
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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 | 102 | 62 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 26 | 20 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 154 | 128 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 151 | 125 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - BHIDE, Katarína - KULKARNI, Amod - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - HRUŠKOVICOVÁ, Jana - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Development of peptides targeting receptor binding site of the envelope glycoprotein to contain the West Nile virus infection. In: Scientific Reports. 2021. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 11, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 20131, p. [1-14]. (2021: 4.997 - IF, 242 - H-index, 5.516 - IF 5y, 1.005 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.207 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - KULKARNI, Amod - KÁŇOVÁ, Evelína - BHIDE, Katarína - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. A simple and rapid pipeline for identification of receptor-binding sites on the surface proteins of pathogens. In: Scientific Reports. 2020. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 10, no. (2020), art. no. 1163, p. [1-13]. (2020: 4.38 - IF, 213 - H-index, 5.134 - IF 5y, 1.24 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.285 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KÁŇOVÁ, Evelína - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - BHIDE, Katarína - KULKARNI, Amod - JIMÉNEZ-MUNGUÍA, Irene - MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - DRÁŽOVSKÁ, Monika - TYAGI, Punit - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Transcriptome analysis of human brain microvascular endothelial cells response to Neisseria meningitidis and its antigen MafA using RNA-seq. In: Scientific Reports. 2019. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2019), art.no. 18763, p. 1-18. (2019: 3.998 - IF, 179 - H-index, 4.576 - IF 5y, 1.341 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.261 - ABDC). |
| 4. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - BHIDE, Katarína - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - KULKARNI, Amod - JOZEFIAKOVÁ, Jana - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĽARIK, Tomáš - KUCKOVÁ, Katarína - TALPAŠOVÁ, Lea - VÍGLASKÝ, Jakub - KEVÉLY, Ádám - KOČI, Kamila - NOVÁKOVÁ, Eva - KOČI, Juraj - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Peptides developed against receptor binding sites of the E glycoprotein neutralize tick-borne encephalitis virus. In: Scientific Reports. 2025. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 15, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 11435, p. [1-15]. (2024: 3.9 - IF, 4.3 - IF 5y, 0.874 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.029 - ABDC). |
| 5. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - PELEGRINOVÁ, Andrea - LAZÁR, Jozef - LIPINSKÝ, Jakub - DRÁŽOVSKÁ, Monika - PROKEŠ, Marián - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - VOJTEK, Boris - KOSTIČÁK, Maroš - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MOJŽIŠOVÁ VAŠČINEC, Jana - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and European badgers (Meles meles) as overlooked wildlife hosts of canine parvovirus in Slovakia: First evidence by molecular characterization and virus isolation. In: Microorganisms. 2025. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 13, no. 10 (2025), art. no. 2325, p. [1-23]. (2025: 4.7 - IF, 139 - H-index, 5.1 - IF 5y, 1.077 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.91 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUMENÍK, Filip - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Non-exosomal and exosome-derived miRNAs as promising biomarkers in canine mammary cancer. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2022), art. no. 524, p. [1-34]. (2022: 3.2 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.6 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | HUNIADI, Mykhailo - NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - KALINAJ, Blažej - MESAROŠOVÁ, Barbora - ČENTE, Martin - KUBATKA, Peter - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Altered microRNA profiles and associated pathways in canine mammary adenocarcinoma. In: Scientific Reports. 2026. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 16, no. 1 (2026), art. no. 978, p. [1-11]. (2024: 3.9 - IF, 347 - H-index, 4.3 - IF 5y, 0.874 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.031 - ABDC). |
| 3. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - BHIDE, Katarína - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - KULKARNI, Amod - JOZEFIAKOVÁ, Jana - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĽARIK, Tomáš - KUCKOVÁ, Katarína - TALPAŠOVÁ, Lea - VÍGLASKÝ, Jakub - KEVÉLY, Ádám - KOČI, Kamila - NOVÁKOVÁ, Eva - KOČI, Juraj - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Peptides developed against receptor binding sites of the E glycoprotein neutralize tick-borne encephalitis virus. In: Scientific Reports. 2025. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 15, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 11435, p. [1-15]. (2024: 3.9 - IF, 4.3 - IF 5y, 0.874 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.029 - ABDC). |
| 4. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - PELEGRINOVÁ, Andrea - LAZÁR, Jozef - LIPINSKÝ, Jakub - DRÁŽOVSKÁ, Monika - PROKEŠ, Marián - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - VOJTEK, Boris - KOSTIČÁK, Maroš - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MOJŽIŠOVÁ VAŠČINEC, Jana - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and European badgers (Meles meles) as overlooked wildlife hosts of canine parvovirus in Slovakia: First evidence by molecular characterization and virus isolation. In: Microorganisms. 2025. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 13, no. 10 (2025), art. no. 2325, p. [1-23]. (2025: 4.7 - IF, 139 - H-index, 5.1 - IF 5y, 1.077 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.91 - ABDC). |
| 5. | PELEGRINOVÁ, Andrea - PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - DRÁŽOVSKÁ, Monika - VOJTEK, Boris - MOJŽIŠOVÁ, Jana - PROKEŠ, Marián - KOSTIČÁK, Maroš - ZÁKUTNÁ, Ľubica - DOLNÍK, Michal - MANDELÍK, René. The first evidence of Asian-like CPV-2b in Slovakia in a vaccinated dog with an acute fatal course of parvovirus infection: a case report. In: Veterinary Research Communications. 2024. ISSN 0165-7380, Vol. 48, no. 5 (2024), p. 3253-3262. (2024: 2 - IF, 65 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.568 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.392 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - BHIDE, Katarína - KULKARNI, Amod - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - HRUŠKOVICOVÁ, Jana - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Development of peptides targeting receptor binding site of the envelope glycoprotein to contain the West Nile virus infection. In: Scientific Reports. 2021. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 11, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 20131, p. [1-14]. (2021: 4.997 - IF, 242 - H-index, 5.516 - IF 5y, 1.005 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.207 - ABDC). [1] CASTRO-AMARANTE, Maria Fernanda de - PEREIRA, Samuel Santos - PEREIRA, Lennon Ramos - SANTOS, Lucas Souza - VENCESLAU-CARVALHO, Alexia Adrianne - MARTINS, Eduardo Gimenes - BALAN, Andrea - SOUZA FERREIRA, Luís Carlos de. The Anti-Dengue Virus Peptide DV2 Inhibits Zika Virus Both In Vitro and In Vivo. In Viruses, 2023-04-01, 15, 4, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/v15040839. |
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| 2. | MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - KULKARNI, Amod - KÁŇOVÁ, Evelína - BHIDE, Katarína - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. A simple and rapid pipeline for identification of receptor-binding sites on the surface proteins of pathogens. In: Scientific Reports. 2020. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 10, no. (2020), art. no. 1163, p. [1-13]. (2020: 4.38 - IF, 213 - H-index, 5.134 - IF 5y, 1.24 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.285 - ABDC). [1] JENDRYCZKO, Karolina - RZESZOTKO, Jakub - KRZYSCIK, Mateusz Adam - SZYMCZYK, Jakub - OTLEWSKI, Jacek - SZLACHCIC, Anna. Peptibody Based on FGFR1-Binding Peptides From the FGF4 Sequence as a Cancer-Targeting Agent. In FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY, 2021, vol. 12, no., pp. |
| 3. | TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - BORSZÉKOVÁ PULZOVÁ, Lucia - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - JIMÉNEZ-MUNGUÍA, Irene - BHIDE, Katarína - MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - MAJEROVÁ, Petra - KULKARNI, Amod - KOVÁČ, Andrej - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Identification of the proteins of Borrelia garinii interacting with human brain microvascular endothelial cells. In: Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 2020. ISSN 1877-959X, Vol. 11, no. 4 (2020), art. no. 101451, p. [1-14]. (2020: 3.744 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.693 - IF 5y, 1.232 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.78 - ABDC). [1] HART, Thomas M. - DUPUIS, Alan P. - TUFTS, Danielle M. - BLOM, Anna M. - STARKEY, Simon R. - REGO, Ryan O. M. - RAM, Sanjay - KRAICZY, Peter - KRAMER, Laura D. - DIUK-WASSER, Maria A. - KOLOKOTRONIS, Sergios-Orestis - LIN, Yi-Pin. Host tropism determination by convergent evolution of immunological evasion in the Lyme disease system. In PLOS PATHOGENS. ISSN 1553-7366, 2021, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. |
| 4. | KULKARNI, Amod - MOCHNÁČOVÁ, Evelína - MAJEROVÁ, Petra - ČURLÍK, Ján - BHIDE, Katarína - MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Single domain antibodies targeting receptor binding pockets of NadA restrain adhesion of Neisseria meningitidis to human brain microvascular endothelial cells. In: Frontiers in molecular biosciences. 2020. ISSN 2296-889X, Vol. 7, no. (2020), art. no. 573281, p. [1-16]. (2020: 5.246 - IF, 37 - H-index, 5.389 - IF 5y, 2.098 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 1.532 - ABDC). [1] ZHENG, Fang - PANG, Yucheng - LI, Luyao - PANG, Yuxing - ZHANG, Jiaxin - WANG, Xinyi - RAES, Geert. Applications of nanobodies in brain diseases. In FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY, 2022, vol. 13, no., pp. ISSN 1664-3224. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.978513. |
| 5. | KÁŇOVÁ, Evelína - TKÁČOVÁ, Zuzana - BHIDE, Katarína - KULKARNI, Amod - JIMÉNEZ-MUNGUÍA, Irene - MERTINKOVÁ, Patrícia - DRÁŽOVSKÁ, Monika - TYAGI, Punit - BHIDE, Mangesh Ramesh. Transcriptome analysis of human brain microvascular endothelial cells response to Neisseria meningitidis and its antigen MafA using RNA-seq. In: Scientific Reports. 2019. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2019), art.no. 18763, p. 1-18. (2019: 3.998 - IF, 179 - H-index, 4.576 - IF 5y, 1.341 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.261 - ABDC). [1] WAUGH, Sean - RANASINGHE, Akash - GOMEZ, Alloysius - HOUSTON, Simon - LITHGOW, Karen V. - ESHGHI, Azad - FLEETWOOD, Jenna - CONWAY, Kate M.E. - REYNOLDS, Lisa A. - CAMERON, Caroline E. Syphilis and the host: multi-omic analysis of host cellular responses to Treponema pallidum provides novel insight into syphilis pathogenesis. In Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023-01-01, 14, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1254342. |
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) 1/0236/23 – Biomarkers of canine mammary gland tumors: intracellular, free and exosomal microRNAs. Project period: 2023–2026. |
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| 2. | Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic IGA-ESGV/09/2024 – The role of wild carnivore animals in the circulation of canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) in Slovakia. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 3. | Slovak Academic Information Agency 2023-10-15-001 – Improving the surveillance of zoonotic pathogens associated with bats in Central Europe. Project period: 2024–2025. |
| 4. | EU4Health Programme 101132974 – One Health surveillance and Vector monitoring for cross-border pathogens - OH SURVector. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0402/25 – ParvomiR: Monitoring of the variability of canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) in Slovakia and identification of miRNA biomarkers for assessment of therapeutic efficacy. Project period: 2025–2028. |
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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