Tomko Martin, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 21.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Tomko |
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| I.2 Given name |
Martin |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1958 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Biology and Physiology |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | martin.tomko@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20448 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0001-9696-6384 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Veterinary College in Košice | 1983 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1993 | veterinary morphology and physiology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
assistant professor, vice-rector | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2013 – 2026 |
country manager | Slovak register of blood stem cells, Bratislava | 2012 – 2013 |
Business Unit Manager | Sanofi-Aventis, Bratislava | 2006 – 2012 |
sales representative, product manager, sales director, Business Unit Manager | Merck Sharp and Dohme, Bratislava | 1993 – 2006 |
researcher, assistant, assistant professor | College of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice | 1983 – 1993 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
minimum in paedagogy | Institute of Information and Forecast in Education, Youth and Sport, Bratislava | 1990 |
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
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 | 4 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Biology | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biology | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biology | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Biology and zoology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional ethics and communication | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Communication skills | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Communication skills | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Communication skills | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Communication skills | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication and psychology | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication and psychology | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication and psychology | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication and psychology | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication and psychology | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Professional communication and psychology | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Biology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biology and zoology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional ethics and communication | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Biology and zoology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional ethics and communication | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional communication | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Zoology | 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 | 98 | 14 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 13 | 4 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 31 | 20 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 29 | 18 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | TOMKO, Martin. Influence of parental origin, litter size and sex on the frequency of splayleg in piglets: a case report. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 1993. ISSN 0236-6290, Roč. 41, č. 3-4(1993), s. 329-339. (1993: 0.014 - IF). |
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| 2. | TOMKO, Martin. Activity of serum creatine kinase, lactate dehydrogenase and LD isoenzymes in piglets affected with congenital tremor: a case report. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 1992. ISSN 0236-6290, Roč. 40, č. 4 (1992), s. 285-295. (1992: 0.111 - IF). |
| 3. | TOMKO, Martin. Lactic dehydrogenase activity and LD-isoenzymes distribution in the serum of piglets with myoclonia congenita. In: Czech Journal of Animal Science. 1993. ISSN 1212-1819, Vol. 38, č. 6(1993), s. 521-528. |
| 4. | TOMKO, Martin - DVOŘÁK, Petr - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína. 137Cs Occurrence in the wild Boar meat in Slovakia 30 years after the Chernobyl catastrophe. In: ISoWiF. Xth International Symposium on Wild Fauna - ISoWIF 2017, 21 to 23 September 2017, Vila Real, Portugal : Book of Abstracts. 1. vyd. Zamora : WAVES, 2017. ISBN 978-989-704-245-4, s. 113. |
| 5. | DVOŘÁK, Petr - DOLEŽALOVÁ, Jana - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - TOMKO, Martin. 137Cs activity concentration in mushrooms from the Bobrůvka river valley. In: Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences. 2020. ISSN 1338-0230, Vol. 14, no. (2020), p. 254-257. (12 - H-index, 0.259 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | DVOŘÁK, Petr - DOLEŽALOVÁ, Jana - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - TOMKO, Martin. 137Cs activity concentration in mushrooms from the Bobrůvka river valley. In: Potravinarstvo Slovak Journal of Food Sciences. 2020. ISSN 1338-0230, Vol. 14, no. (2020), p. 254-257. (12 - H-index, 0.259 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q). |
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| 2. | KOVÁŘIK, Ladislav - DVOŘÁK, Petr - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - TOMKO, Martin - ŠPALKOVÁ, Michaela. Interaction of radionuclide 131 I and cadmium chloride in an alternative bioassay with Artemia franciscana evaluated by a digital record. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2020. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 89, no. 4 (2020), p. 413-420. (2020: 0.667 - IF, 38 - H-index, 0.793 - IF 5y, 0.198 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.12 - ABDC). |
| 3. | VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - SUČIK, Monika - DANIŠOVÁ, Oľga - KANDRÁČOVÁ, Petra - TOMKO, Martin - VALOCKÝ, Igor. Detection of Blastocystis spp., Cryptosporidium spp. and Encephalitozoon spp. among wild animals from Eastern Slovakia. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2022. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 70, no. 3 (2022), p. 220-225. (2022: 0.9 - IF, 38 - H-index, 1.1 - IF 5y, 0.277 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.214 - ABDC). |
| 4. | DANIŠOVÁ, Oľga - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - KANDRÁČOVÁ, Petra - TOMKO, Martin - SUČIK, Monika. First report of Blastocystis spp. subtypes in ZOO animals in Slovakia, Central Europe. In: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 2022. ISSN 1232-1966, Vol. 29, no. 1 (2022), p. 149-151. (2022: 1.7 - IF, 61 - H-index, 1.9 - IF 5y, 0.389 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.313 - ABDC). |
| 5. | TOMKO, Martin - DVOŘÁK, Petr - BEŇOVÁ, Katarína. Meat from irradiated pigs – how can be used? In: The impact of global change on the environment, human and animal health : Proceedings of scientific abstracts and contributions: International Scientific Conference. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2023. ISBN 978-80-8077-789-0, s. 244-247. |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - DVOŘÁK, Petr - TOMKO, Martin - FALIS, Marcel. Artificial environmental radionuclides in Europe and methods of lowering their foodstuff contamination – a review. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2016. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 85, no. 1 (2016), p. 105-112. (2016: 0.415 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.519 - IF 5y, 0.236 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.118 - ABDC). [1] HARKUT, Ondřej - ALEXA, Petr - UHLÁŘ, Radim. Radiocaesium Contamination of Mushrooms at High-and Low-Level Chernobyl Exposure Sites and Its Consequences for Public Health. In Life, 2021-12-01, 11, 12, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/life11121370. |
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| 2. | BEŇOVÁ, Katarína - DVOŘÁK, Petr - TOMKO, Martin - FALIS, Marcel. Artificial environmental radionuclides in Europe and methods of lowering their foodstuff contamination – a review. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2016. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 85, no. 1 (2016), p. 105-112. (2016: 0.415 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.519 - IF 5y, 0.236 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.118 - ABDC). [1] MITROVIĆ, B. M. - VITOROVIĆ, O. - AJTIĆ, J. - VRANJEŠ, B. Radioactivity in the environment and food chain at mt. Maljen, Serbia. In Romanian Reports in Physics. ISSN 12211451, 2020-01-01, 72, 4, pp. 1-11. |
| 3. | TOMKO, Martin. Influence of parental origin, litter size and sex on the frequency of splayleg in piglets: a case report. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 1993. ISSN 0236-6290, Roč. 41, č. 3-4(1993), s. 329-339. (1993: 0.014 - IF). [1] HAO, Xingjie - PLASTOW, Graham - ZHANG, Chunyan - XU, Sutong - HU, Zhiqiu - YANG, Tianfu - WANG, Kai - YANG, Huawei - YIN, Xiaoxue - LIU, Shili - WANG, Zhenghua - WANG, Zhiquan - ZHANG, Shujun. Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for piglet splay leg syndrome in different populations. In BMC GENETICS. ISSN 1471-2156, 2017, vol. 18, no., pp. |
| 4. | TOMKO, Martin. Influence of parental origin, litter size and sex on the frequency of splayleg in piglets: a case report. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 1993. ISSN 0236-6290, Roč. 41, č. 3-4(1993), s. 329-339. (1993: 0.014 - IF). [1] WU, Tao - ZHANG, Xu - TIAN, Mi - TAO, Qiangqiang - ZHANG, Liang - DING, Yueyun - ZHANG, Xiaodong - YIN, Zongjun. Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes involved in splay leg syndrome in piglets. In JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS. ISSN 1234-1983, 2018, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 475-483. |
| 5. | TOMKO, Martin. Influence of parental origin, litter size and sex on the frequency of splayleg in piglets: a case report. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 1993. ISSN 0236-6290, Roč. 41, č. 3-4(1993), s. 329-339. (1993: 0.014 - IF). [1] LONCKE, R. - DEWULF, J. - VANDERHAEGHE, C. - DE KRUIF, A. - MAES, D. Non-infectious causes of piglet mortality before weaning Part 1: factors related to the piglet. In VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT. ISSN 0303-9021, 2009, vol. 78, no. 1, pp. 20-27. |
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) 1/0113/20 – Molecular characteristics of selected zoonotic species and genotypes of intestinal pathogens in the environment in Slovakia. Project period: 2020–2022. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 004UVLF-4/2023 – Implementácia alternatívnych modelových organizmov a metód v rámci vysokoškolského vzdelávania. Project period: 2023–2025. |
| 3. | EEA and Norway Grants FBR-PDI-008 – Joint scientific conference on global change. Project period: 2022–2023. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
vice-rector for education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2023 – 2026 |
vice-rector for education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2019 – 2023 |
member of the Editorial Board | Journal of Science of Veterinary Medicine”, published by Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine | 2018 – 2023 |
vice-rector for foreign studies | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2015 – 2019 |
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 Wisconsin-Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Pathobiological Sciences, WI, USA | Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA | invitation by prof. Michael T. Collins, DVM, PhD | 1990 – 1990 |
Small animal Clinics, Veterinary Medical Services Ltd., IL, USA | Illinois, USA | 7 month fellowship at small animal clinics belonging to Veterinary Medical Services group | 1990 – 1990 |
COMECOM Research center Budapest, Hungary – RVHP reference workplace for mycobacterial diseases, Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | fellowship | 1986 – 1986 |
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, State Veterinary Institute Prague, Czech Republic | Prague, Czech republic | fellowship | 1985 – 1985 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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During the period 1993 - 2013, over 60 specialized trainings in different business areas - certificates in communication, negotiation, selling and presentation skills, marketing strategies, sales tactics, business management, human resources management, finance, etc. International conferences 1. International conference “The Impact of Global Change on The Environment , Human and Animal Health “, Košice, Slovakia, May 2-6, 2017 – Conference chairman 2. X-th International Symposium on Wild Fauna, ISoWiF 2017, Vila Real, Portugalsko, September 22-23, 2017 – scientific board member and chairman, invited keynote lecture 3. 7-th International Congress Veterinary Science and Profession, Zagreb, Croatia, October 5-7, 2017 – International organizing committee member 4. NordGlobal 2019 - 2nd International Joint Conference on Global Change, Bodo, Norway May 21-22, 2019 – International organizing committee member 5. 10-th International Deer Biology Congress, Osijek, Croatia, September 4-9, 2022 – Chaiman of Deer Antlers and Conservation section 6. 3-rd International conference – The Impact of Global Change on the Environment, Human and Animal Health, June 13-16,2023, Kosice, Slovakia – Conference chairman 7. NordGlobal - 26 - 4nd International Joint Conference on Global Change, Steinkjer, Norway April 22-24, 2026 – International organizing committee member |