Miriam Bačkorová, M.A., PhD

Last update: 15. 03. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Bačkorová
I.2 Name Miriam
I.3 Titles 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, Pharmacognozy and Botany
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position lecturer
I.8 E-mail address miriam.backorova@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/15414
I.10 Name of the study field in which a person works at the university pharmacy
I.11 ORCID iD 3
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 Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1996 teacher training of general education subjects: biology - geography
II.3 Third degree of higher education Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science 2011 genetics
II.4 Associate professor
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
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
IV.a Activity description, course name, other IV.b Name of the institution IV.c Year
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
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
Pharmaceutical botanypharmacy (join study programme) full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndpharmacy

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 2 0
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 1 23 0

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
Pharmaceutical botanypharmacy (join study programme) full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndpharmacy
Production of medicinal plantspharmacy (join study programme) full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndpharmacy

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 70 44
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 21 6
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 369 252
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 364 249
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at the international, national level

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs 5
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)
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: 3.122 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.716 - IF 5y, 0.924 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
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, č. 1(2011), s. 37-44.
(2011: 2.775 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.755 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
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)
5. BAČKOR, Martin - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam. Prehľad dejín biológie, lekárstva a farmácie : [Review pf biology, medicine and pharmacy history] Rec. Jozef Alberty, Tatiana Kimáková. 1. vyd. Košice : UPJŠ, 2018. ISBN 978-80-8152-650-3, 155 s. [8,4AH]
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. 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: 1.650 - IF, 68 - H-index, 1.627 - IF 5y, 0.536 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
2. PIOVÁR, Juraj - WEIDINGER, Marieluise - BAČKOR, Martin - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - LICHTSCHEIDL, Irene. Short-term influence of Cu, Zn, Ni and Cd excess on metabolism, ultrastructure and distribution of elements in lichen Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. : [Krátkodobý vplyv nadbytku Cu, Zn, Ni a Cd na metaboliymus, ultraštruktúru a distribúciu prvkov v lišajníku Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr.] In: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 2017. ISSN 0147-6513, Vol. 145(2017), s. 408-419.
(2017: 3.974 - IF, 121 - H-index, 4.000 - IF 5y, 1.201 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
3. 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)
4. BAČKOR, Martin - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - GOGA, Michal - HRČKA, Michal. Calcium Toxicity and Tolerance in Lichens: Ca Uptake and Physiological Responses : [Toxicita a tolerancia vápnika v lišajníkoch: Fyziologické odpovede na príjem vápnika] In: Water Air and Soil Pollution. 2017. ISSN 0049-6979, Vol. 228, č. 2(2017), Article number 56.
(2017: 1.769 - IF, 105 - H-index, 1.972 - IF 5y, 0.589 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam - MASLAŇÁKOVÁ, Ivana - BAČKOR, Martin. Copper uptake and copper-induced physiological changes in the marine alga Cladophora prolifera (Roth.) Kütz. (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) : [Príjem medi a jej indukcia na fyziologické zmeny v morskej riase Cladophora prolifera (Roth.) Kütz. (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae)] In: Brazilian Journal of Botany. 2016. ISSN 0100-8404, Vol. 39, č. 2(2016), s. 447–452.
(2016: 0.797 - IF, 30 - H-index, 1.103 - IF 5y, 0.333 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - 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. 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: 3.122 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.716 - IF 5y, 0.924 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[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.
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: 3.122 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.716 - IF 5y, 0.924 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] VANNINI, Andrea - PAOLI, Luca - CECCARELLI, Sara - SORBO, Sergio - BASILE, Adriana - CARGINALE, Vincenzo - NALI, Cristina - LORENZINI, Giacomo - PICA, Mario - LOPPI, Stefano. Physiological and ultrastructural effects of acute ozone fumigation in the lichen Xanthoria parietina: the role of parietin and hydration state. In ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH. ISSN 0944-1344, 2018, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 8104-8112.
3. 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: 1.650 - IF, 68 - H-index, 1.627 - IF 5y, 0.536 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[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.
4. BAČKOR, Martin - HUDÁK, Ján - REPČÁK, Miroslav - ZIEGLER, Waldemar - BAČKOROVÁ, Miriam. The influence of pH and lichen metabolites (vulpinic acid and (+) usnic acid) on the growth of the lichen photobiont Trebouxia irregularis. In: Lichenologist. 1998. ISSN 0024-2829, Vol. 30, č. 6(1998), s. 577-582.
(1998: 0.660 - IF)
[1] ULUS, Gonul. Antiangiogenic properties of lichen secondary metabolites. In PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH. ISSN 0951-418X, 2021, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 3046-3058.
5. 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, č. 1(2011), s. 37-44.
(2011: 2.775 - IF, 102 - H-index, 2.755 - IF 5y, 0.846 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[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.
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. 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
2. VEGA 1/0071/21 "The monitoring of selected lichen metabolites on the angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation and pathogenic yeast growth", Duration: 2021 - 2023
3. KEGA 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", Duration: 2021 - 2023
4. KEGA 013UVLF-4/2016 " Building collections of medicinal plants for educational purposes of pharmaceutical botany, production of medicinal plants and pharmacognosy", Duration: 2016 - 2018
5. KEGA 015UVLF-4/2015 "Vývoj a využitie školského informačného systému o liekoch a ochoreniach v informatizácii výuky farmaceutických disciplín", Duration: 2015 - 2017
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
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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