Assoc. prof. Bačkorová Miriam, M.A., PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 14.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Bačkorová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Miriam |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , M.A., PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1973 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Botany |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | miriam.backorova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15414 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-8987-5617 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences | 1996 | teacher training of general education subjects: biology - geography |
| Third degree higher education | Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science | 2011 | genetics |
| Habilitation procedure | Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences of SUA in Nitra | 2025 | Biology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Associate Professor | Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2025 – to date |
Assistant professor | Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, Košice | 2013 – 2022 |
Assistant professor | stitute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice | 2011 – 2012 |
Doctoral student | Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice | 2006 – 2011 |
High school teacher | Gymnasium St. Family, Gercenova 10, Bratislava | 1996 – 2000 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Training of drivers of reference vehicles | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2026 |
Language course in Malta | Maltalingua English Language School | 2026 |
Fundamentals of pedagogy in higher education | Faculty of Education, University in Prešov | 2025 |
Rigorous exam of Biology | Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, P.J. Šafárik University, Košice | 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pharmaceutical botany | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical botany | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 1 | 31 | 1 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Production of medicinal plants | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Production of medicinal plants | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical botany | Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Production of medicinal plants | 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 | 93 | 44 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 28 | 8 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 685 | 412 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 675 | 405 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | PETROVÁ, Klaudia - KELLO, Martin - KURUC, Tomáš - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - VILKOVÁ, Mária - GOGA, Michal - RUČOVÁ, Dajana - BAČKOR, Martin - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Potential effect of Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf extract and metabolite physodic acid on tumour microenvironment modulation in MCF-10A cells. In: Biomolecules. 2021. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 11, no. 3 (2021), art. no. 420, p. [1-21]. (2021: 6.064 - IF, 66 - H-index, 6.191 - IF 5y, 1.019 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.969 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - JENDŽELOVSKÝ, Rastislav - KELLO, Martin - BAČKOR, Martin - MIKEŠ, Jaromír - FEDOROČKO, Peter. Lichen secondary metabolites are responsible for induction of apoptosis in HT-29 and A2780 human cancer cell lines. In: Toxicology in Vitro. 2012. ISSN 0887-2333, Vol. 26, č. 3(2012), s. 462-468. (2012: 2.65 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.716 - IF 5y, 0.924 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.643 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - BAČKOR, Martin - MIKEŠ, Jaromír - JENDŽELOVSKÝ, Rastislav - FEDOROČKO, Peter. Variable responses of different human cancer cells to the lichen compounds parietin, atranorin, usnic acid and gyrophoric acid Variable responses of different human cancer cells to the lichen compounds parietin, atranorin, usnic acid and gyrophoric acid. In: Toxicology in Vitro. 2011. ISSN 0887-2333, Vol. 25, no. 1 (2011), p. 37-44. (2011: 2.775 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.755 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.639 - ABDC). |
| 4. | PÖYKKÖ, Heikki - BAČKOR, Martin - BENCÚROVÁ, Elena - MOLCANOVÁ, Viktória - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - HYVÄRINEN, Marko. Host use of a specialist lichen-feeder: dealing with lichen secondary metabolites. In: Oecologia. 2010. ISSN 1432-1939, Vol. 164, č. 2(2010), s. 423-430. (2010: 3.517 - IF, 184 - H-index, 4.116 - IF 5y, 2.307 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.564 - ABDC). |
| 5. | PETROVÁ, Klaudia - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - DEMČIŠÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - GOGA, Michal - VILKOVÁ, Mária - FREŇÁK, Richard - BAČKOR, Martin - MOJŽIŠ, Ján - KELLO, Martin. Usnic acid isolated from Usnea antarctica (Du Rietz) reduced in vitro angiogenesis in VEGF- and bFGF-stimulated HUVECs and ex ovo in quail chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 9 (2022), art. no. 1444, p. [1-18]. (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). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | PETROVÁ, Klaudia - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - DEMČIŠÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - GOGA, Michal - VILKOVÁ, Mária - FREŇÁK, Richard - BAČKOR, Martin - MOJŽIŠ, Ján - KELLO, Martin. Usnic acid isolated from Usnea antarctica (Du Rietz) reduced in vitro angiogenesis in VEGF- and bFGF-stimulated HUVECs and ex ovo in quail chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 9 (2022), art. no. 1444, p. [1-18]. (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. | BAČKOR, Martin - GOGA, Michal - RUČOVÁ, Dajana - URMINSKÁ, Dana - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - KLEJDUS, Bořivoj. Allelopathic effects of three lichen secondary metabolites on cultures of aposymbiotically grown lichen photobionts and free-living alga Scenedesmus quadricauda. In: South African Journal of Botany. 2023. ISSN 0254-6299, Vol. 162, no. (2023), p. 688-693. (2023: 2.7 - IF, 2.9 - IF 5y, 0.536 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.384 - ABDC). |
| 3. | VÁCZI, Peter - PROŠKOVCOVÁ, Martina - ČONKOVÁ, Eva - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - HARČÁROVÁ, Michaela. Essential oil and plant extract of oregano as agents influencing the virulence factors of Candida albicans. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2024. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 27, no. 1 (2024), p. 25-33. (2024: 1 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.9 - IF 5y, 0.32 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.164 - ABDC). |
| 4. | GOGA, Michal - ELEČKO, Ján - MARCINČINOVÁ, Margaréta - RUČOVÁ, Dajana - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - BAČKOR, Martin. Lichen metabolites: An overview of some secondary metabolites and their biological potential. In: Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites : MERILLON, Jean-Michel et al. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. 1. vyd. Basel : Springer, 2020. ISBN 978-3-319-96396-9 - ISSN 2511-834X, s. 175-209. |
| 5. | PETROVÁ, Klaudia - KELLO, Martin - KURUC, Tomáš - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - VILKOVÁ, Mária - GOGA, Michal - RUČOVÁ, Dajana - BAČKOR, Martin - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Potential effect of Pseudevernia furfuracea (L.) Zopf extract and metabolite physodic acid on tumour microenvironment modulation in MCF-10A cells. In: Biomolecules. 2021. ISSN 2218-273X, Vol. 11, no. 3 (2021), art. no. 420, p. [1-21]. (2021: 6.064 - IF, 66 - H-index, 6.191 - IF 5y, 1.019 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.969 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - JENDŽELOVSKÝ, Rastislav - KELLO, Martin - BAČKOR, Martin - MIKEŠ, Jaromír - FEDOROČKO, Peter. Lichen secondary metabolites are responsible for induction of apoptosis in HT-29 and A2780 human cancer cell lines. In: Toxicology in Vitro. 2012. ISSN 0887-2333, Vol. 26, č. 3(2012), s. 462-468. (2012: 2.65 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.716 - IF 5y, 0.924 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.643 - ABDC). [1] INGELFINGER, Rebecca - HENKE, Marina - ROSER, Luise - ULSHOEFER, Thomas - CALCHERA, Anjuli - SINGH, Garima - PARNHAM, Michael J. - GEISSLINGER, Gerd - FUERST, Robert - SCHMITT, Imke - SCHIFFMANN, Susanne. Unraveling the Pharmacological Potential of Lichen Extracts in the Context of Cancer and Inflammation With a Broad Screening Approach. In FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. ISSN 1663-9812, 2020, vol. 11, no., pp. |
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| 2. | VANNINI, Andrea - PAOLI, Luca - VICHI, Marco - BAČKOR, Martin - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - LOPPI, Stefano. Toxicity of Diclofenac in the Fern Azolla filiculoides and the Lichen Xanthoria parietina [Toxicita diklofenaku vo vodnom kvete Azolla filiculoides a v lišajníku Xanthoria parietina]. In: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2018. ISSN 0007-4861, Vol. 100, č. 3(2018), s. 430–437. (2018: 1.65 - IF, 68 - H-index, 1.627 - IF 5y, 0.536 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.278 - ABDC). [1] CHO, Min - KIM, Kangmin. Diclofenac modified the root system architecture of Arabidopsis via interfering with the hormonal activities of auxin. In JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. ISSN 0304-3894, 2021, vol. 413, no., pp. |
| 3. | BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - BAČKOR, Martin - MIKEŠ, Jaromír - JENDŽELOVSKÝ, Rastislav - FEDOROČKO, Peter. Variable responses of different human cancer cells to the lichen compounds parietin, atranorin, usnic acid and gyrophoric acid Variable responses of different human cancer cells to the lichen compounds parietin, atranorin, usnic acid and gyrophoric acid. In: Toxicology in Vitro. 2011. ISSN 0887-2333, Vol. 25, no. 1 (2011), p. 37-44. (2011: 2.775 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.755 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.639 - ABDC). [1] POPOVICI, Violeta - MATEI, Elena - COZARU, Georgeta Camelia - ASCHIE, Mariana - BUCUR, Laura - RAMBU, Dan - COSTACHE, Teodor - CUCOLEA, Iulia Elena - VOCHITA, Gabriela - GHERGHEL, Daniela - CARAIANE, Aureliana - BADEA, Victoria. Usnic Acid and Usnea barbata (L.) FH Wigg. Dry Extracts Promote Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Human Blood Cells through Enhancing ROS Levels. In ANTIOXIDANTS, 2021, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. |
| 4. | BALÁŽOVÁ, Ľudmila - BABULA, Petr - BALÁŽ, Matej - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - BUJŇÁKOVÁ, Zdenka - BRIANČIN, Jaroslav - KURMANBAYEVA, Assylay - SAGI, Moshe. Zinc oxide nanoparticles phytotoxicity on halophyte from genus Salicornia [Fytotoxicita nanočastíc ZnO na halofytoch rodu Salicornia]. In: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 2018. ISSN 0981-9428, Vol. 130(2018), s. 30-42. (2018: 3.404 - IF, 113 - H-index, 3.607 - IF 5y, 1.046 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.746 - ABDC). [1] ALAM, Md Rushna - MACFARLANE, Geoff R. Upregulation of antioxidant enzymes contribute to the elevated tolerance of Juncus acutus offspring from metal contaminated environments. In Environmental Pollution, 2024-04-01, 346, pp. ISSN 02697491. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123627. |
| 5. | GOGA, Michal - ELEČKO, Ján - MARCINČINOVÁ, Margaréta - RUČOVÁ, Dajana - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - BAČKOR, Martin. Lichen metabolites: An overview of some secondary metabolites and their biological potential. In: Co-Evolution of Secondary Metabolites : MERILLON, Jean-Michel et al. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. 1. vyd. Basel : Springer, 2020. ISBN 978-3-319-96396-9 - ISSN 2511-834X, s. 175-209. [1] AHMED, Muhammad Zeeshan - RAO, Tazeen - KHAN, Nihad Ashraf - ASLAM, Muneeba - PANE, Yunita Sari. Antimicrobial Activities of Lichens. In Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology of Lichen, 2024-01-01, pp. 169-191. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394190706.ch13. |
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) 1/0071/21 – The monitoring of selected lichen metabolites on the angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation and pathogenic yeast growth. Project period: 2021–2023. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 010UVLF-4/21 – Internationalization of the educational process in the study program Pharmacy by virtualization of the subject Pharmaceutical Botany with a focus on microscopy of medicinal plants. Project period: 2021–2023. |
| 3. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-23-0372 – Alternative methods of biocompatibility assessment of porous materials developed for the bone tissue regeneration. Project period: 2024–2028. |
| 4. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 003UVLF-4/2024 – Medicinal mushrooms in pharmacy and building 3D collections of medicinal mushrooms. Project period: 2024–2026. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0074/24 – Angiogénny potenciál biomateriálov stimulovaný génovým transferom na alternatívnych modeloch CAM a organ-on-chip. Project period: 2024–2027. |
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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