Soňa Gancarčíková, DVM, PhD

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Gancarčíková
I.2 Name Soňa
I.3 Titles DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1965
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position researcher
I.8 E-mail address sona.gancarcikova@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6091
I.10 Name of the study field in which a person works at the university biology
I.11 ORCID iD 3 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-8657
3 Optional item.

II. HIGHER EDUCATION AND FURTHER QUALIFICATION GROWTH
II.a Name of the university or institution II.b Year II.c Study field and programme
II.1 First degree of higher education
II.2 Second degree of higher education University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 1994 general veterinary medicine
II.3 Third degree of higher education Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine 2003 veterinary physiology
II.4 Associate professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2012 scientific qualification degree II.a
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
research worker Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Slovakianskeho 73, 041 81 Kosice 2005 2023
research worker Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice, Slovakia 2002 2005
research worker Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice, Slovakia 1999 2001
external postgraduate student Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine, Hlinkova 1/A, Kosice, Slovakia 1996 1999
study visit Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine in Kosice, Slovakia 1995 1996

IV. DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL, PROFESSIONAL, LANGUAGE, DIGITAL AND OTHER SKILLS
IV.a Activity description, course name, other IV.b Name of the institution IV.c Year
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes - retraining Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2023
Certificate of professional competence to work with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures MEDISON, s.r.o., Kosice, Slovakia 2023
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes - retraining Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2019
Certificate of professional competence to work with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures Regional Office of Public Health with its seat in Košice 2018
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes- Module: implementation of procedures and projects, design procedures - rodents and rabbits Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2015
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes- Module: implementation of procedures and projects, design procedures - livestock nstitute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2015
Operation of electrophoretic analyzer EA 102 Villa Labeco,Sp.Nová Ves, Slovakia 2014
Training of the BC-2800Vet hematology analyzer operator Medesa SK, s.r.o., Bratislava, Slovakia 2014
Certificate of completion of an accredited continuing education program for work with chemical factors, chemical substances and preparations, Module: Work with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures MediSon, s.r.o. Košice, Slovakia 2013
Certificate for operating pressure vessels of medical equipment Professional inspections and tests of pressure vessels of medical equipment DTS, Sady nad Torysou, Zdoba, Slovakia 2012
Training of operator of gnotobiotic isolator type THF 3271 / E 101-97 for breeding mice and rats in precisely defined conditions GmbH& Co.KG, Emmendingen, Germany 2010
Protection of animals used for experimental or other scientific purposes Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2008
Ellipse Biochemical Analyzer Certificate of Operation DIALAB spol.s.r.o., Praha, CZ 2008
Certificate of completion of the basic course of isotachophoresis Faculty of Science, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia 1998

V. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TEACHING CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY
V.1. Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a Name of the profile course V.1.b Study programme V.1.c Degree V.1.d Field of study

V.2. Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year 4
V.2.a Study programme V.2.b Degree V.2.d Field of study
4 According to Art. 6 para. 4 of the Standards for the Study Programme.

V.3. Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b Study field to which it is assigned

V.4. Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.a Bachelor's (first degree) V.4.b Diploma (second degree) V.4.c Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.1 Number of currently supervised theses 0 0 3
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 0 10 2

V.5. Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a Name of the course V.5.b Study programme V.5.c Degree V.5.d Field of study

VI. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER OUTPUTS
VI.1. Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.a Overall VI.1.b Over the last six years
VI.1.1 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs 352 114
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 72 31
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 710 302
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 643 284
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at the international, national level 1 1

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs 5
1. BOMBA, Alojz - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - HERICH, Róbert - GUBA, Peter - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Improvement of the probiotic effect of micro-organisms by their combination with maltodextrins, fructo-oligosaccharides and polyunsaturated fatty acids. In: British journal of nutrition. 2002. ISSN 0007-1145, Vol. 88, č. Suppl.1 (2002), s. S95-S99.
(2002: 2.491 - IF, 178 - H-index, 0.980 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
2. BOMBA, Alojz - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa. Development of the digestive tract of gnotobiotic animals. In: Microbial Ecology in Growing Animals 2005. 1. vyd. Amsterdam : ELSEVIER, 2005. ISBN 0 444 509 267, s. 3-20.
3. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa. Differences in the development of the small intestine between gnotobiotic and conventionally bred piglets. In: BRZOZOWSKI, Thomas et al. New Advances in the Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology. 1. vyd. Rijeka : InTech, 2012. ISBN 978-953-51-0521-3, online, s. 375-414.
4. NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - BOROVSKÁ, Dana - KOŠČOVÁ, Jana - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - BULECA, Viktor - PISTL, Juraj. The effect of supplementation of flax-seed oil on interaction of Lactobacillus plantarum - Biocenol™ LP96 and Escherichia coli O8:K88ab:H9 in the gut of germ-free piglets. In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2012. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 93, č. 1(2012), s. 39-41.
(2012: 1.774 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.722 - IF 5y, 0.567 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
5. BOMBA, Alojz - JONECOVÁ, Zuzana - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra. The gastrointestinal microbiotica of farm animals. In: OUWEHAND, Arthur C. et al. Gastrointestinal Microbiology. Bristol : TAYLOR & FRANCIS, 2006. ISBN 0824726413, s. 379-397.
5 Maximum of five most significant outputs, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years 6
1. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - LAUKO, Stanislav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - MAĎAR, Marián - KOLESÁR FECSKEOVÁ, Lívia - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - MRAVCOVÁ, Kristína - ŠTRKOLCOVÁ, Gabriela - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - KAČÍROVÁ, Jana - STAŠKOVÁ, Andrea - VILČEK, Štefan - BOMBA, Alojz. Innovative animal model of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in pseudo germ-free mice. In: Cells. 2020. ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2020), art. no. 2571, p. [1-28]
(2020: 6.600 - IF, 22 - H-index, 6.663 - IF 5y, 1.220 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - POPPER, Miroslav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - SCIRANKOVÁ, Ľuboslava - MAĎAR, Marián - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - VILČEK, Štefan - ŽITŇAN, Rudolf. The influence of feed-supplementation with probiotic strain Lactobacillus reuteri CCM 8617 and alginite on intestinal microenvironment of SPF mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium CCM 7205. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2019. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 11, no. 2 (2019), p. 493-508.
(2019: 3.533 - IF, 23 - H-index, 3.204 - IF 5y, 0.718 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
3. ADAMKOVÁ, Petra - HRADICKÁ, Petra - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - KASSAYOVÁ, Monika - AMBRO, Ľuboš - BERTKOVÁ, Izabela - MARÔNEK, Martin - FARKAŠOVÁ IANNACCONE, Silvia - DEMEČKOVÁ, Vlasta. Single donor FMT reverses microbial/immune dysbiosis and induces clinical remission in a rat model of acute colitis. In: Pathogens. 2021. ISSN 2076-0817, Vol. 10, no. 2 (2021), art. no. 152, p. [1-25]
(2021: 4.531 - IF, 48 - H-index, 4.580 - IF 5y, 0.901 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
4. POPPER, Miroslav - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - MAĎAR, Marián - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and ciprofloxacin-treated SPF mice as gnotobiotic model : [SPF myši ošetrené amoxicilín-kyselinou klavulanovou a ciprofloxamínom ako gnotobiotický model] In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2016. ISSN 0175-7598, Vol. 100, č. 22(2016), s. 9671–9682.
(2016: 3.420 - IF, 212 - H-index, 3.716 - IF 5y, 1.200 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
5. LAUKOVÁ, Andrea - STYKOVÁ, Eva - KUBAŠOVÁ, Ivana - STROMPFOVÁ, Viola - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PLACHÁ, Iveta - MILTKO, Renata - BELZECKI, Gregorz - VALOCKÝ, Igor - POGÁNY SIMONOVÁ, Monika. Enterocin M-producing Enterococcus faecium CCM 8558 demonstrating probiotic properties in horses. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2020), p. 1555-1561.
(2020: 4.609 - IF, 27 - H-index, 4.585 - IF 5y, 0.816 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
6 Maximum of five most significant outputs over the last six years, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs 7
1. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - LAUKO, Stanislav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - MAĎAR, Marián - KOLESÁR FECSKEOVÁ, Lívia - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - MRAVCOVÁ, Kristína - ŠTRKOLCOVÁ, Gabriela - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - KAČÍROVÁ, Jana - STAŠKOVÁ, Andrea - VILČEK, Štefan - BOMBA, Alojz. Innovative animal model of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in pseudo germ-free mice. In: Cells. 2020. ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2020), art. no. 2571, p. [1-28]
(2020: 6.600 - IF, 22 - H-index, 6.663 - IF 5y, 1.220 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] HU, Yu - YE, Zhen - WU, Mingquan - SHE, Yingqi - LI, Linzhen - XU, Yujie - QIN, Kaihua - HU, Zhipeng - YANG, Maoyi - LU, Fating - YE, Qiaobo. The Communication Between Intestinal Microbiota and Ulcerative Colitis: An Exploration of Pathogenesis, Animal Models, and Potential Therapeutic Strategies. In FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE, 2021, vol. 8, no., pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.766126.
2. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - LAUKO, Stanislav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - MAĎAR, Marián - KOLESÁR FECSKEOVÁ, Lívia - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - MRAVCOVÁ, Kristína - ŠTRKOLCOVÁ, Gabriela - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - KAČÍROVÁ, Jana - STAŠKOVÁ, Andrea - VILČEK, Štefan - BOMBA, Alojz. Innovative animal model of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in pseudo germ-free mice. In: Cells. 2020. ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2020), art. no. 2571, p. [1-28]
(2020: 6.600 - IF, 22 - H-index, 6.663 - IF 5y, 1.220 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] KE, Haoran - LI, Fang - DENG, Wenlin - LI, Zitong - WANG, Siqi - LV, Pinjing - CHEN, Ye. Metformin Exerts Anti-inflammatory and Mucus Barrier Protective Effects by Enriching Akkermansia muciniphila in Mice With Ulcerative Colitis. In FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY, 2021, vol. 12, no., pp.
3. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - LAUKO, Stanislav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - MAĎAR, Marián - KOLESÁR FECSKEOVÁ, Lívia - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - MRAVCOVÁ, Kristína - ŠTRKOLCOVÁ, Gabriela - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - KAČÍROVÁ, Jana - STAŠKOVÁ, Andrea - VILČEK, Štefan - BOMBA, Alojz. Innovative animal model of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in pseudo germ-free mice. In: Cells. 2020. ISSN 2073-4409, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2020), art. no. 2571, p. [1-28]
(2020: 6.600 - IF, 22 - H-index, 6.663 - IF 5y, 1.220 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] ZHANG, Yuan-Wei - LI, Ying-Juan - LU, Pan-Pan - DAI, Guang-Chun - CHEN, Xiang-Xu - RUI, Yun-Feng. The modulatory effect and implication of gut microbiota on osteoporosis: from the perspective of "brain-gut-bone" axis. In FOOD & FUNCTION. ISSN 2042-6496, 2021, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 5703-5718.
4. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - POPPER, Miroslav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - SCIRANKOVÁ, Ľuboslava - MAĎAR, Marián - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - VILČEK, Štefan - ŽITŇAN, Rudolf. The influence of feed-supplementation with probiotic strain Lactobacillus reuteri CCM 8617 and alginite on intestinal microenvironment of SPF mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium CCM 7205. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2019. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 11, no. 2 (2019), p. 493-508.
(2019: 3.533 - IF, 23 - H-index, 3.204 - IF 5y, 0.718 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] DELL'ANNO, Matteo - REGGI, Serena - CAPRARULO, Valentina - HEJNA, Monika - SGOIFO ROSSI, Carlo Angelo - CALLEGARI, Maria Luisa - BALDI, Antonella - ROSSI, Luciana. Evaluation of Tannin Extracts, Leonardite and Tributyrin Supplementation on Diarrhoea Incidence and Gut Microbiota of Weaned Piglets. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, pp.
5. GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - POPPER, Miroslav - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - SCIRANKOVÁ, Ľuboslava - MAĎAR, Marián - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - VILČEK, Štefan - ŽITŇAN, Rudolf. The influence of feed-supplementation with probiotic strain Lactobacillus reuteri CCM 8617 and alginite on intestinal microenvironment of SPF mice infected with Salmonella typhimurium CCM 7205. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2019. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 11, no. 2 (2019), p. 493-508.
(2019: 3.533 - IF, 23 - H-index, 3.204 - IF 5y, 0.718 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] GUTIERREZ-FALCON, A. I. - RAMOS-NUEZ, A. M. - ZAYAS, A. Espinosa - CASTILLO, D. F. Padilla - GARCIA-LAORDEN, M. Isabel - CHAMIZO-LOPEZ, F. J. - REAL VALCARCEL, F. - CAMPELO, F. Artilles - BENITEZ, A. Bordes - SALGUEIRO, P. Nogueira - CABRERA, C. Dominguez - RIVERO-VERA, J. C. - GONZALEZ-MARTIN, J. M. - CABALLERO, J. Martin - FRIAS-BENEYTO, R. - VILLAR, Jesus - MARTIN-BARRASA, J. L. Probiotic Properties of Alcaligenes faecalis Isolated from Argyrosomus regius in Experimental Peritonitis (Rat Model). In PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS. ISSN 1867-1306, 2021, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1326-1337. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-021-09767-7.
7 Maximum of five most significant citations, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.5. Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years 8
1. VEGA 1/0009/15 "The use of germ-free (gnotobiotic) laboratory animals in research of digestion tract physiology and mutual interactions between natural microflora and digestion tract pathogens.", Duration: 2015 - 2018
2. APVV APVV-16-0176 "Targeted modulation of gut microbiota and its transplantation in prevention and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases", Duration: 2017 - 2021
3. APVV APVV-20-0114 "Sex-specific microbiome and gene interactions in the pathogenesis of behavioral and gastrointestinal symptoms in the animal model of autism spectrum disorder.", Duration: 2021 - 2025
4. VEGA 1/0015/21 "Gnotobiotic laboratory animals associated with human microbiota in the study of prevention and therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).", Duration: 2021 - 2024
5. APVV APVV-15-0377 "Synergistic effect of secondary metabolites of plants and products of probiotic bacteria on inhibition of biofilm-producing pathogens.", Duration: 2016 - 2020
8 Maximum of five most significant projects, if the RATP form is attached to the application. In addition to the name and brief characteristics of the project, the type of participation is indicated (in Slovak and in English), if possible, a hyperlink to the project and its outputs and citations are stated as well.

VII. OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER ACTIVITIES 9
VII.a Activity, position VII.b Name of the institution, board VII.c Duration
member of the Council of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology - entrusted with the management of the accredited facility Laboratory of Gnotobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (SK U 100 21), UVLF in Košice for performing procedures on animals University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice 2022 2023
Advisory committee of the UVMP in Kočice for good living conditions of aniamls, chairman University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice 2016 2023
Ethics committee for the approval of research involving animals in accordance with the legislative requirements applicable, secretary University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice 2012 2023
9 E.g. academic positions, memberships in editorial boards and in scientific and professional societies.

VIII. OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL MOBILITIES AND VISITS ORIENTED ON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/ OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE GIVEN FIELD OF STUDY
VIII.a Name of the institution VIII.b Address of the institution VIII.c Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)

IX. OTHER RELEVANT FACTS 10
IX.a If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artictic/other activities are mentioned
10 Maximum of 1800 characters, if the RATP form is attached to the application.
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