Assoc. prof. Kostecká Zuzana, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 01.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Kostecká |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Zuzana |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1967 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | zuzana.kostecka@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6058 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-9932-0498 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Veterinary College in Košice | 1991 | General Veterinary Medicine |
| Third degree higher education | The University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2003 | Veterinary Physiology |
| Habilitation procedure | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine | 2010 | Clinical Biochemistry |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Associate Professor | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2010 – to date |
Special Assistant | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2000 – 2010 |
Researcher | The University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1996 – 1999 |
PhD. study | The University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1991 – 2003 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Time Management Course | SUVKO, s. r. o. | 2026 |
Management and Leadership Skills Course | SUVKO, s. r. o. | 2026 |
upport for students with special needs A2, A3 | Access Centre, Technical University of Košice | 2015 |
Managerial skills | NOVA training, s. r. o. | 2013 |
Work with computer and Windows III | NOVA training, s. r. o. | 2013 |
English B1, B2 | NOVA training, s. r. o. | 2012 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Reproductive endocrinology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 2 | 15 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Biochemistry | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biochemistry | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical and pathological biochemistry | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical and pathological biochemistry | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biochemistry | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Clinical and pathological biochemistry | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biochemistry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry I. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry II. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Pathological biochemistry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry and haematology | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry and haematology | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry and haematology | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical biochemistry and haematology | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Pathological biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Pathological biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Xenobiochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biochemistry II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Pathological biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Pathological biochemistry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary biochemistry | Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárna biochémia | Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basic of biochemistry | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Bacis of biochemistry | 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 | 242 | 18 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 27 | 7 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 340 | 205 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 317 | 203 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - BLAHOVEC, Ján. Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and their functions (minireview). In: Endocrine Regulations. 1999. ISSN 0013-7200, Roč. 33, č. 2 (1999), s. 90-94. |
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| 2. | BLAHOVEC, Ján - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - LACROIX, Marie Christine - CABANIÉ, Lucien - GODEAU, François - MEŠTER, Ján - CAVAILLE, Francoise. Mitogenic activity of high molecular weight forms of insulin-like growth factor-II in amniotic fluid. In: Journal of Endocrinology. 2001. ISSN 0022-0795, Vol. 169, č. 3 (2001), s. 563-572. (2001: 2.834 - IF, 138 - H-index, 1.031 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q). |
| 3. | KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - BLAHOVEC, Ján. Animal insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and their biological functions. In: Veterinární medicína. 2002. ISSN 0375-8427, Roč. 47, č. 2-3 (2002), s. 75-84. |
| 4. | HEINOVÁ, Dagmar - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - CSANK, Tomáš. Separation of turkey lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes using isoelectric focusing technique [Separácia izoenzýmov laktátdehydrogenázy moriek izoelektrickou fokusáciou]. In: Electrophoresis. 2016. ISSN 0173-0835, Vol. 37, č. 2(2016), s. 335-338. (2016: 2.744 - IF, 156 - H-index, 2.487 - IF 5y, 0.848 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.519 - ABDC). |
| 5. | KONVIČNÁ, Jana - VARGOVÁ, Mária - PAULÍKOVÁ, Iveta - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in dairy cows during prepartal and postpartal periods [Oxidačný stres a antioxidačný stav u dojníc počas prepartálneho a postpartálneho obdobia]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2015. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 84, no. 2 (2015), p. 133-140. (2015: 0.442 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.459 - IF 5y, 0.318 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.111 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | VALKO-ROKYTOVSKÁ, Marcela - OČENÁŠ, Peter - SALAYOVÁ, Aneta - TITKOVÁ, Radka - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Specific urinary metabolites in canine mammary gland tumors. In: Journal of Veterinary Science. 2020. ISSN 1229-845X, Vol. 21, no. 2 (2020), art. no. 23, p. [1-10]. (2020: 1.672 - IF, 47 - H-index, 1.904 - IF 5y, 0.547 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.418 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | VALKO-ROKYTOVSKÁ, Marcela - OČENÁŠ, Peter - SALAYOVÁ, Aneta - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Breast cancer: targeting of steroid hormones in cancerogenesis and diagnostics. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 22, no. 11 (2021), art. no. 5878, p. [1-15]. (2021: 6.208 - IF, 195 - H-index, 6.628 - IF 5y, 1.176 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.064 - ABDC). |
| 3. | ŠKVARENINOVÁ, Aneta - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Biochemical markers of liver damage in cattle naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica. In: Folia veterinaria. 2023. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 67, č. 3 (2023), s. 74-80. |
| 4. | DUBJELOVÁ, Elena - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Možnosti terapie lymskej boreliózy [Therapy options for lyme borreliosis]. In: Folia Pharmaceutica Cassoviensia. 2022. ISSN 2585-9609, Roč. 4, č. 3 (2022), s. 101-111. |
| 5. | VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - POŠIVÁK, Ján - VALOCKÝ, Igor - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - KOZIOŁ, Katarzyna - SEIDAVI, Alireza. Effects of short-term melatonin or progestogen with gonadotropic treatments on reproductive performance, hormonal levels and ovarian activity of ewes. In: International journal of veterinary science. 2022. ISSN 2304-3075, Vol. 11, no. 4 (2022), p. 493-497. (10 - H-index, 0.237 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - BLAHOVEC, Ján. Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and their functions (minireview). In: Endocrine Regulations. 1999. ISSN 0013-7200, Roč. 33, č. 2 (1999), s. 90-94. [1] IIJIMA, M. - HASHIMOTO, T. - MATSUDA, Y. - NAGAI, T. - YAMANO, Y. - ICHI, T. - OSAKI, T. - KAWABATA, S. Comprehensive sequence analysis of horseshoe crab cuticular proteins and their involvement in transglutaminase-dependent cross-linking. In FEBS JOURNAL. ISSN 1742-464X, SEP 2005, vol. 272, no. 18, p. 4774-4786. |
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| 2. | KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana - BLAHOVEC, Ján. Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins and their functions (minireview). In: Endocrine Regulations. 1999. ISSN 0013-7200, Roč. 33, č. 2 (1999), s. 90-94. [1] KASPRZAK, A. - ADAMEK, A. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling axis and hepatitis C virus-associated carcinogenesis (Review). In International Journal of Oncology, 2012, 41, 6, pp. 1919-1931. |
| 3. | KONVIČNÁ, Jana - VARGOVÁ, Mária - PAULÍKOVÁ, Iveta - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in dairy cows during prepartal and postpartal periods [Oxidačný stres a antioxidačný stav u dojníc počas prepartálneho a postpartálneho obdobia]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2015. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 84, no. 2 (2015), p. 133-140. (2015: 0.442 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.459 - IF 5y, 0.318 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.111 - ABDC). [1] AYEMELE, Aurele Gnetegha - TILAHUN, Mekonnen - SUN, Lingling - ELSAADAWY, Samy Abdelaziz - GUO, Zitai - ZHAO, Gaojuan - XU, Jianchu - BU, Dengpan. Oxidative Stress in Dairy Cows: Insights into the Mechanistic Mode of Actions and Mitigating Strategies. In ANTIOXIDANTS, 2021, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10121918. |
| 4. | VALKO-ROKYTOVSKÁ, Marcela - BRUCHATÁ, Katarína - ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana - MILKOVIČOVÁ, Mária - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Current trends in the treatment of malignant melanoma [Súčasné trendy v liečbe malígneho melanómu]. In: Neoplasma. 2016. ISSN 0028-2685, Roč. 63, č. 3 (2016), s. 333-341. (2016: 1.871 - IF, 47 - H-index, 1.772 - IF 5y, 0.714 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.365 - ABDC). [1] SHEN, Congcong - HUA, Hui - GU, Lixiong - CAO, Shuanglin - CAI, Hengji - YAO, Xiaodong - CHEN, Xiaodong. Overexpression of RACK1 Predicts Poor Prognosis in Melanoma. In JOURNAL OF CANCER. ISSN 1837-9664, 2020, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 795-803. |
| 5. | VALKO-ROKYTOVSKÁ, Marcela - BRUCHATÁ, Katarína - ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana - MILKOVIČOVÁ, Mária - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Current trends in the treatment of malignant melanoma [Súčasné trendy v liečbe malígneho melanómu]. In: Neoplasma. 2016. ISSN 0028-2685, Roč. 63, č. 3 (2016), s. 333-341. (2016: 1.871 - IF, 47 - H-index, 1.772 - IF 5y, 0.714 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.365 - ABDC). [1] ALLISON, Katrina E. - COOMBER, Brenda L. - BRIDLE, Byram W. Metabolic reprogramming in the tumour microenvironment: a hallmark shared by cancer cells and T lymphocytes. In IMMUNOLOGY. ISSN 0019-2805, 2017, vol. 152, no. 2, pp. 175-184. |
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) 015UVLF-4/2022 – Innovation of Clinical and Pathological Biochemistry in study programme Pharmacy. Project period: 2022–2024. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 013UVLF-4/2026 – Innovation in the teaching of basic chemistry subjects using digital technologies and interactive platforms in the study program Pharmacy. Project period: 2026–2028. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Vice-rector for university development and quality assurance | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2023 – 2025 |
Coordinator for students with special needs | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2015 – to date |
Member (secretary) of Academic Senate | The University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2006 – 2023 |
Member | Slovak Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1992 – 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | Workshop in Clinical Endocrinology ENDO (1 week) | 2001 – 2001 |
U-55 (Unité de recherches sur les peptides neurodigestives et le diabete) INSERM | Paris, France | TEMPUS mobility (3 months) | 1994 – 1994 |
U-55 (Unité de recherches sur les peptides neurodigestives et le diabete) INSERM | Paris, France | Study visit (3 weeks) | 1993 – 1993 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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In 2021, nominated by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice for the ESET Science Award in the category of outstanding personality in higher education as a winner in the student survey The best teacher of UVMP in Košice. In 2022, nominated by the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice for the award of St. Gorazd by Minister of Education as a winner in the student survey The best teacher of UVMP in Košice. |