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RNDr. Jozef Židzik, PhD.   SK

Email:
jozef.zidzik@upjs.sk
Homepage:
https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/jozef.zidzik
Faculty:
LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
Department:
ULBL - Department of Medical Biology
Office:
MA6O613
Phone:
+421 55 234 3248
ORCID ID:
0000-0002-9863-4217
Since 2018, a university teacher - assistant professor in the position of Deputy Head for Education at the Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, UPJŠ in Košice (UPJŠ FM DMBL). In the period 2013-2018 he was employed as a research specialist and before (2005-2013) as a researcher at UPJŠ FM DMBL. In 2013, he was awarded the Scientific Qualification Level IIa by the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Until July 2011, he worked as an expert in the SF EU OP VaV project (Network of centres of excellence for oncology, ITMS Project Code: 26220120024). He is the author or co-author of 36 scientific and professional publications indexed in WoS/Scopus, which have more than 600 WoS/Scopus citations. He is also a first author or co-author and editor of 5 academic textbooks and 3 textbooks, and a co-author of sample questions from biology for entrance exams for UPJŠ FM.

Higher education and further qualification growth
Second degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Science, 2001, Biology
Third degree of higher education:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, 2005, General Biology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Biológia 2 (in slovak) - Všeobecné lekárstvo, I.+II. degree
Biology 2 - General Medicine, I.+II. degree
Selected publications

ADC - ÜRGEOVÁ A - JAVORSKÝ M - KLIMČÁKOVÁ L - ŽIDZIK J - ŠALAGOVIČ J - HUBÁČEK J - DOUBRAVOVÁ P - GOTTHARDOVÁ I - KVAPIL M - PELIKÁNOVÁ T - TKÁČ I - YALURI A: Genetic variants associated with glycemic response to treatment with dipeptidylpeptidase 4 inhibitors. In: Pharmacogenomics. - ISSN 1462-2416. - Roč. 21, č. 5 (2020), s. 317-323. IF=2.533, Q3 - SJR, Citations: 21x

ADC - RAŠIOVÁ M - HABALOVÁ V - ŽIDZIK J - KOŠČO M - FARKAŠOVÁ Ľ - MOŠČOVIČ M - HUDÁK M - JAVORSKÝ M - TKÁČ I: An association between rs7635818 polymorphism located on chromosome 3p12.3 and the presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm. In: Physiological research. - ISSN 0862-8408. - Roč. 70, č. 2 (2021), s. 193-201. 2021 IF=2.139; 2021 SNIP=0.682; 2021 SJR=0.528; 2021 CiteScore=3.2; 2021 AIS=0.403; 2021 Q2(Medicine (miscellaneous)) Scimago; 2021 Q3(Physiology) Scimago; 2021 Q4(Physiology) JCR; 2021 Q4(Physiology) AIS, Citations: 4x

V3 - JARČUŠKOVÁ - TKÁČ I - HLAVÁČOVÁ N - YALURI A - KOZÁROVÁ M - HABALOVÁ V - KLIMČÁKOVÁ L - ŽIDZIK J - JAVORSKÝ M - BEDNÁŘOVÁ, A: Serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and escitalopram treatment response in patients with major depressive disorder. In: BMC Psychiatry. - ISSN 1471-244X. - Roč. 24, č. 1 (2024), 690, s. 1-7. 2023 IF=3.4, Q1 - SJR, Citations: 3x

V3 - VAŠKOVÁ J - STUPÁK M - VIDOVÁ UGURBAS M - ŽIDZIK J - MIČKOVÁ, H: Therapeutic Uses of Retinol and Retinoid-Related Antioxidants. In: Molecules. - ISSN 1420-3049. - Roč. 30, č. 10 (2025), 2191, s. 1-24. 2024 IF=4.6, Q1 - SJR, Citations: 0x

KOĽVEK G - KLIMČÁKOVÁ L - HRČKOVÁ G - ŽIDZIK J - PODRACKÁ Ľ - BALTESOVÁ T - KUBEJOVÁ K - ROSENBERGER J - BARKAI, L: High Prevalence of Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome in Roma Population of Eastern Slovakia. In: Biomedicines. - ISSN 2227-9059. - Roč. 13, č. 8 (2025), art. no. 1960, s. 1-12. 2024 IF=3.9, Q1 - SJR, Citations: 0x

Selected projects

APVV-16-0158: Obezita, spánkové apnoe a syndróm obezity-hypoventilácie: vplyv hypoxie na kardiovaskulárne parametre pri respiračných chorobách asociovaných s obezitou a možnosti ich liečebného ovplyvnenia. (2017-2021) Role: Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator: MUDr. Pavol Joppa, PhD.

VEGA-1/0183/20: Sledovanie genomických a proteomických markerov progresie aterosklerózy končatinových a karotických artérií pri diabete 2. typu. (2020-2023) Role: Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator: prof. MUDr. Ivan Tkáč, PhD.

MZ SR-2019/29-UPJŠ-1: Sledovanie vzťahu vybraných génových variantov a proteomických markerov u pacientov s psychickými poruchami ako príspevok k ich personalizovanej liečbe. (2019-2021) Role: Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator: MUDr. Miriam Kozárová, PhD.

VEGA-1/0534/23: Cielený genetický skríning u pacientov s Alportovým fenotypom. (2023-2025) Role: Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator: MUDr. Gabriel Koľvek, PhD.

VEGA-1/0050/24: Sledovanie vybraných génových variantov vo vzťahu k účinku agonistov GLP-1 receptorov na zníženie HbA1c a telesnej hmotnosti pri diabete 2. typu. (2024-2027) Role: Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator: prof. MUDr. Ivan Tkáč, PhD.

International mobilities and visits
Department of environmental and Molecular Biology of the H.Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakov, Poľsko, 23. - 27.6.2002, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Human Monitoring for Genetic Effects, The Alex Hollaender Course by EMGS
UK, 2.LF, Ústav biológie a lékařské genetiky, Oddělení lékařské molekulární genetiky, V Úvalu 84, Praha 5 – Motol, 150 06, Česká Republika, 5.8. - 12.8.2012, Erasmus: ID kód SK KOSICE02
Department of Radiation and Environmental Biology of the H. Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakov, Poľsko, 25.6. – 6.7.2012, Vyžiadaná prezentácia a školenie
University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland, 30.8. - 6.9.2023, Erasmus+
University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland, 20. - 25.5.2024, EEA and Norway Grants

Additional information

Projects
- EU contract: QLK4-CT-2000-00091 - Effects of PAHs in environmental pollution on exogenous and endogenous DNA damage (EXPAH), 2001-2004
International collaboration
- Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention Group, University of Leicester, UK
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Institute of Experimental Medicine of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Toxicology, National Center of Hygiene, Medical Ecology and Nutrition, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Genetics Research Institute (ONLUS) Milan, Italy
- Department of environmental and Molecular Biology of the H.Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow, Poland
Other
- member of Network of centres of excellence for oncology (SEPO I)
- in 2013 and 2016 co-author of works included in the collection of most important scientific works of UPJŠ, FM in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences field of research
- first author or co-author and editor of 5 academic textbooks and 3 textbooks
- participation in the creation and tuition of the elective course "Methods in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology" for 2nd year students of UPJŠ FM

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