Assoc. prof. Viera Karaffová, DVM, PhD

Last update: 05. 11. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Karaffová
I.2 Name Viera
I.3 Titles Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1981
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of morphological disciplines
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position associate professor
I.8 E-mail address viera.karaffova@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/17790
I.10 Name of the study field in which a person works at the university veterinary medicine
I.11 ORCID iD 3 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-367X
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 2008 general veterinary medicine
II.3 Third degree of higher education University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2012 infectious and parasitic diseases of animals
II.4 Associate professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2023 infectious and parasitic diseases of animals
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
associate professor University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2023 up to now
researcher University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2012 up to now

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
workshop: University of Pisa, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Applied Biology and Genetics Unit 2023
english language exam for teachers University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2021
Basics of cloning Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon 2018
'Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes:-Module: implementation of procedures and projects, design of procedures - rodents and rabbits Veterinary Training Institute 2016
'Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes: poultry Veterinary Training Institute 2015
Relative quantification of not only gene expression SEQme, Prague 2015
Real time PCR SEQme, Prague 2013

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 2 2
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 1 14 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
Pathological anatomygeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Applied cytologygeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Pathological anatomygeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Applied cytologygeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine

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 122 87
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 37 29
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 158 129
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 133 106
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at the international, national level 0 0

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs 5
1. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - TELEKY, Jana - PINTARIČ, Máša - LANGERHOLC, Tomaž - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - HUDEC, Erik - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana. Application of Lactobacillus reuteri B1/1 (Limosilactobacillus reuteri) improves immunological profile of the non-carcinogenic porcine-derived enterocytes. In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 5 (2023), art. no. 1090, p. [1-14]
(2021: 3.253 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.588 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. ALBRECHT, Elke - ŽITŇAN, Rudolf - KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - ČECHOVÁ, Michaela - LEVKUT, Martin - RÖNTGEN, Monika. Effects of the probiotic Enterococcus faecium on muscle characteristics of chickens. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 11 (2022), art. no. 1695, p. [1-16]
(2022: 3.200 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.200 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
3. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - MARCINKOVÁ, Eva - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - STAŠOVÁ, Dominika - KAVUĽOVÁ, Alica - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Martin - LAUKOVÁ, Andrea - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. TLR4 and TLR21 expression, MIF, IFN-beta, MD-2, CD14 activation, and sIgA production in chickens administered with EFAL41 strain challenged with Campylobacter jejuni. In: Folia microbiologica. 2017. ISSN 0015-5632, Vol. 62, č. 2(2017), s. 89–97.
(2017: 1.311 - IF, 45 - H-index, 1.353 - IF 5y, 0.502 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
4. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - CSANK, Tomáš - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - KIRÁLY, Ján - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - PISTL, Juraj - VILČEK, Štefan - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Influence of Lactobacillus reuteri L26 Biocenol™ on immune response against porcine circovirus type 2 infection in germ-free mice. In: Beneficial Microbes. 2017. ISSN 1876-2883, Vol. 8, č. 3(2017), s. 367 - 378.
(2017: 2.310 - IF, 35 - H-index, 2.818 - IF 5y, 0.962 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - KOŠČOVÁ, Jana - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HERICH, Róbert - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Local intestinal immune response including NLRP3 inflammasome in broiler chicken infected with Campylobacter jejuni after administration of Lactobacillus reuteri B1/1. In: Food and Agricultural Immunology. 2020. ISSN 0954-0105, Vol. 31, no. 1 (2020), p. 937-949.
(2020: 3.101 - IF, 33 - H-index, 2.573 - IF 5y, 0.702 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
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. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - SEMJON, Boris - KLEMPOVÁ, Tatiana - SLANÝ, Ondrej - ČERTÍK, Milan - NAGY, Jozef - BARTKOVSKÝ, Martin - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír. Immune response and fatty acid profile of eggs from laying hens fed fermented feed rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids. In: Fermentation. 2022. ISSN 2311-5637, Vol. 8, no. 3 (2022), art. no. 98, p. [1-16]
(2022: 3.700 - IF, 43 - H-index, 4.500 - IF 5y, 0.518 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - TÓTHOVÁ, Csilla - SZABÓOVÁ, Renáta - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LAUKOVÁ, Andrea - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HERICH, Róbert - ŽITŇAN, Rudolf - LEVKUT, Martin - LEVKUT, Mikuláš - FAIXOVÁ, Zita - NAGY, Oskar. The effect of Enterococcus faecium AL41 on the acute phase proteins and selected mucosal immune molecules in broiler chickens. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2022), art. no. 598, p. [1-13]
(2022: 3.200 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.200 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
3. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - MAĎAR, Marián - HRČKOVÁ, Gabriela - FAIXOVÁ, Dominika - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra. Differences in immune response and biochemical parameters of mice fed by kefir milk and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei isolated from the kefir grains. In: Microorganisms. 2021. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 9, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 831, p. [1-17]
(2021: 4.926 - IF, 49 - H-index, 5.143 - IF 5y, 0.862 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
4. ŠEFCOVÁ, Miroslava Anna - LARREA-ALVAREZ, Marco - LARREA-ALVAREZ, Cesar - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - KOŠČOVÁ, Jana - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - ORTEGA-PAREDES, David - VINUEZA-BURGOS, Christian - LEVKUT, Mikuláš - HERICH, Róbert. Effects of Lactobacillus fermentum supplementation on body weight and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in Campylobacter jejuni-challenged chickens. In: Veterinary sciences. 2020. ISSN 2306-7381, Vol. 7, no. 3 (2020), art. no. 121, p. [1-11]
(2020: 2.304 - IF, 15 - H-index, 0.692 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
5. LEVKUT, Martin - KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - SEMAN, Vladimír - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HERICH, Róbert - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Influence of lacto-immuno-vital on growth performance and gene expression of IgA, MUC-2, and growth factor IGF-2 in the jejunum of broiler chickens. In: Poultry Science. 2020. ISSN 0032-5791, Vol. 99, no. 12 (2020), p. 6569-6575.
(141 - H-index, 1.072 - SJR, Q1 - SJR 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. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HUSÁKOVÁ, Eva - LEVKUT, Martin - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Interaction of TGF-beta 4 and IL-17 with IgA secretion in the intestine of chickens fed with E. faecium AL41 and challenged with S. Enteritidis : [Interakcia TGF-β4 a IL-17 s IgA sekréciou v čreve kurčiat po podaní E. faecium AL41 a infikovaní S. Enteritidis] In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2015. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 100(2015), s. 75-79.
(2015: 1.504 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.571 - IF 5y, 0.774 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] BAXTER, Mikayla F. A. - LATORRE, Juan D. - DRIDI, Sami - MERINO-GUZMAN, Ruben - HERNANDEZ-VELASCO, Xochitl - HARGIS, Billy M. - TELLEZ-ISAIAS, Guillermo. Identification of Serum Biomarkers for Intestinal Integrity in a Broiler Chicken Malabsorption Model. In FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE. ISSN 2297-1769, 2019, vol. 6, no., pp.
2. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HUSÁKOVÁ, Eva - LEVKUT, Martin - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Interaction of TGF-beta 4 and IL-17 with IgA secretion in the intestine of chickens fed with E. faecium AL41 and challenged with S. Enteritidis : [Interakcia TGF-β4 a IL-17 s IgA sekréciou v čreve kurčiat po podaní E. faecium AL41 a infikovaní S. Enteritidis] In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2015. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 100(2015), s. 75-79.
(2015: 1.504 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.571 - IF 5y, 0.774 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] WU, Yuanyuan - ZHEN, Wen Rui - GENG, Yanqiang - WANG, Zhong - GUO, Yuming. Pretreatment with probiotic Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 11181 ameliorates necrotic enteritis-induced intestinal barrier injury in broiler chickens. In SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. ISSN 2045-2322, 2019, vol. 9, no., pp.
3. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HUSÁKOVÁ, Eva - LEVKUT, Martin - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Interaction of TGF-beta 4 and IL-17 with IgA secretion in the intestine of chickens fed with E. faecium AL41 and challenged with S. Enteritidis : [Interakcia TGF-β4 a IL-17 s IgA sekréciou v čreve kurčiat po podaní E. faecium AL41 a infikovaní S. Enteritidis] In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2015. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 100(2015), s. 75-79.
(2015: 1.504 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.571 - IF 5y, 0.774 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] ZHENG, Linna - LIU, Liying - LIN, Lili - TANG, Hui - FAN, Xinzhong - LIN, Hai - LI, Xianyao. Cecal CircRNAs Are Associated With the Response to Salmonella Enterica Serovar Enteritidis Inoculation in the Chicken. In FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. ISSN 1664-3224, 2019, vol. 10, no., pp.
4. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HUSÁKOVÁ, Eva - LEVKUT, Martin - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Interaction of TGF-beta 4 and IL-17 with IgA secretion in the intestine of chickens fed with E. faecium AL41 and challenged with S. Enteritidis : [Interakcia TGF-β4 a IL-17 s IgA sekréciou v čreve kurčiat po podaní E. faecium AL41 a infikovaní S. Enteritidis] In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2015. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 100(2015), s. 75-79.
(2015: 1.504 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.571 - IF 5y, 0.774 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] LIU, Liying - LIN, Lili - ZHENG, Linna - TANG, Hui - FAN, Xinzhong - XUE, Nianguo - LI, Min - LIU, Min - LI, Xianyao. Cecal microbiome profile altered by Salmonella enterica, serovar Enteritidis inoculation in chicken. In GUT PATHOGENS. ISSN 1757-4749, 2018, vol. 10, no., pp.
5. KARAFFOVÁ, Viera - BOBÍKOVÁ, Katarína - HUSÁKOVÁ, Eva - LEVKUT, Martin - HERICH, Róbert - REVAJOVÁ, Viera - LEVKUTOVÁ, Mária - LEVKUT, Mikuláš. Interaction of TGF-beta 4 and IL-17 with IgA secretion in the intestine of chickens fed with E. faecium AL41 and challenged with S. Enteritidis : [Interakcia TGF-β4 a IL-17 s IgA sekréciou v čreve kurčiat po podaní E. faecium AL41 a infikovaní S. Enteritidis] In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2015. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 100(2015), s. 75-79.
(2015: 1.504 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.571 - IF 5y, 0.774 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] CHRISTENSEN, D. - MORTENSEN, R. - ROSENKRANDS, I. - DIETRICH, J. - ANDERSEN, P. Vaccine-induced Th17 cells are established as resident memory cells in the lung and promote local IgA responses. In MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY. ISSN 1933-0219, 2017, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 260-270.
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 1/0098/22 "Use of a functional 3D model of chicken intestine to study the effect of new lactobacillus isolates during infection by major zoonotic foodborne infections", Duration: 2022 - 2025
2. APVV APVV-21-0129 " Influence of intestinal microbiota modulation by probiotic bacteria on stimulation of myogenic stem cell activity in poultry", Duration: 2022 - 2025
3. APVV APVV-20-0099 "Biologically active substances of drone brood to support metabolic processes and the immune response of animals", Duration: 2021 - 2024
4. ŠF EÚ 313011V336 "Demand-driven research for the sustainable and inovative food, Drive4SIFood", Duration: 2019 - 2023
5. VEGA 1/0112/18 "Sledovanie imunologických vlastností nových potenciálnych probiotických laktobacilov v in vitro a in vivo podmienkach pri infekcii Campylobacter jejuni u kurčiat", Duration: 2018 - 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 commission for scientific research activity University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2023 up to now
member of the board of the department of morphological disciplines University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2021 up to now
member of topical advisory panel for animal sciences CC journal Life 2021 up to now
training in the 3rd level of university studies in the field of study 6.3.3. veterinary morphology and physiology and 4.2.15. immunology University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy 2018 up to now
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)
University of Maribor Pivola 10, 2311 Hoče, Slovenia 2021 2021 Staff Mobility For Training
University of Bologna, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology Piazza di Porta San Donato 2, Bologna, Italy 2019 2019 Staff Mobility For Training
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon Av. Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal 2018 2018 Staff Mobility For Training
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon Av. Universidade Técnica, 1300-477 Lisboa, Portugal 2017 2017 Staff Mobility For Training
Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine Hudcova 296/70 621 00 Brno, Czech republic 2011 2011 study internship for doctoral students

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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