RNDr. Kristína Čurgali, PhD.

	Email:	kristina.curgali@upjs.sk
	Homepage:	https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/kristina.curgali
	Faculty:	LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
	Department:	UHE - Department of Histology and Embryology
	Office:	RD1O237
	Phone:	+421 55 234 3271
	ORCID ID:	0000-0002-0179-3132

RNDr. Kristína Čurgali, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the Institute of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, UPJŠ Košice. She graduated from the Faculty of Science of UPJŠ Košice in the field of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics, and obtained her Ph.D. degree at the Faculty of Medicine in the field of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. She currently works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Histology and Embryology, where she delivers lectures and lead practical lessons for students of General and Dental Medicine in both Slovak and English. In addition to her pedagogical activities, her research focuses on the ischemic-reperfusion injury of the small intestine. In the field of regenerative medicine, she actively collaborates with the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, and the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences on the complex pre-clinical testing of novel biomaterials, focusing on the analysis and regeneration of damaged articular cartilage and subchondral bone using advanced biocements.

Higher education and further qualification growth

First degree of higher education:

University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Faculty of science, 2006, Biology

Second degree of higher education:

University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Faculty of science, 2009, Cellular and molecular biology and genetics

Third degree of higher education:

University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Faculty of Medicine, 2013, Anatomy, histology and embryology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Histology and embryology 2 - General medicine, 1st and 2nd degree degree
Basic embryology - General medicine, 1st and 2nd degree degree
Histology and embryology 1 - General Medicine, 1st and 2nd degree degree
Histology and embryology 1 - Dental medicine, 1st and 2nd degree degree
Histology and embryology 2 - Dental medicine, 1st and 2nd degree degree
Selected publications
Intestinal mucosal turnover in germ-free piglets infected with E. coli / Tóth, Štefan, jr. [Autor, UPS51030, 25%] ; Fagová, Zuzana [Autor, UPS51030, 25%] ; Holodová, Monika [Autor, UPS51030, 7%] ; Čurgali, Kristína [Autor, UPS51030, 7%] ; Mechírová, Eva [Autor, UPS51030, 1%] ; Kunová, Alexandra [Autor, [Externý doktorand]UPS51030, 1%] ; Maretta, Milan jr. [Autor, [Externý doktorand]UPS51340, 1%] ; Nemcová, Radomíra [Autor, 1%] ; Gancarčíková, Soňa [Autor, 7%] ; Danková, Marianna [Autor, UKOLFUHE, 25%]. – text, graf., tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180 Lekárske, farmaceutické a nelekárske zdravotnícke vedy, 200 Veterinárske vedy]. – [ŠO 5141 všeobecné lekárstvo, 4318 veterinárske lekárstvo]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.1007/s10735-024-10278-2. – CCC ; SCO ; WOS CC ; SCIE ; MEDLINE® ; BIOSIS Citation Index. In: Journal of Molecular Histology [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Dordrecht (Holandsko) : Springer Nature. Springer Verlag. – ISSN 1567-2379. – ISSN (online) 1567-2387. – Roč. 56, č. 1 (2025), art. no. 24, s. [1-14] [tlačená forma] [online]. – IF: 2,6 - 2025 ; SNIP: 0,638 - 2025 ; SJR: 0,708 - 2025 ; CiteScore: 2,6 - 2025 ; AIS: 0,524 - 2025 ; JCI: 0,36 - 2025 Kvartil Q2025, AIS - Cell biology - Q4; 2025, JCI - Cell biology - Q4; 2025, JIF - Cell biology - Q3; 2025, Scimago - Cell biology - Q3; 2025, Scimago - Histology - Q2; 2025, Scimago - Medicine (miscellaneous) - Q2; 2025, Scimago - Physiology - Q2
Tetracalcium phosphate/monetite/calcium sulfate hemihydrate biocement for alveolar bone augmentation after tooth extraction in pig mandible / Vdoviaková, Katarína [Autor, UVLFKMD, 15%] ; Krešáková, Lenka [Autor, UVLFKMD, 7%] ; Humeník, Filip [Autor, UVLFKMD, 7%] ; Danko, Ján [Autor, 1%] ; Čurgali, Kristína [Autor, UPS51030, 8%] ; Jenča, Andrej [Autor, UPS51400, 2%] ; Jenča, Andrej ml. [Autor, UPS51400, 6%] ; Petrášová, Adriana [Autor, UPS51400, 6%] ; Jenčová, Janka [Autor, UPS51400, 6%] ; Vrzgula, Marko [Autor, UPS51020, 7%] ; Giretová, Mária [Korešpondenčný autor, 20%] ; Štulajterová, Radoslava [Autor, 5%] ; Medvecký, Ľubomír [Autor, 10%]. – text, fotogr. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180 Lekárske, farmaceutické a nelekárske zdravotnícke vedy, 120 Chémia, chemická technológia a biotechnológie, 200 Veterinárske vedy]. – [ŠO 4318 veterinárske lekárstvo, 1420 chémia, 5166 zubné lekárstvo]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.3390/bioengineering11111057. – WOS CC ; SCO ; CCC. In: Bioengineering [elektronický dokument] . – Bazilej (Švajčiarsko) : Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute. – ISSN (online) 2306-5354. – Roč. 11, č. 11 (2024), art. no. 1057, s. [1-14] [online]. – IF: 3.7 - 2024 ; SNIP: 1,007 - 2024 ; SJR: 0,735 - 2024 ; CiteScore: 5,3 - 2024 ; AIS: 0.714 - 2024 Kvartil Q2024, AIS - Engineering, biomedical - Q2; 2024, JCI - Engineering, biomedical - Q2; 2024, JIF - Engineering, biomedical - Q2; 2024, Scimago - Bioengineering - Q2
Influence of Escherichia coli infection on intestinal mucosal barrier integrity of germ-free piglets / Tóth, Štefan, jr. [Autor, UPS51030, 30%] ; Fagová, Zuzana [Autor, UPS51030, 13%] ; Holodová, Monika [Autor, UPS51030, 8%] ; Zeidan, Dema [Autor, 0.5%] ; Hartel, Patrick [Autor, 0.5%] ; Čurgali, Kristína [Autor, UPS51030, 8%] ; Mechírová, Eva [Autor, UPS51030, 1%] ; Maretta, Milan jr. [Autor, UPS51340, 3%] ; Nemcová, Radomíra [Autor, 1%] ; Gancarčíková, Soňa [Autor, UVLFKMAI, 5%] ; Danková, Marianna [Korešpondenčný autor, UKOLFUHE, 30%]. – text, fotogr., tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 200 Veterinárske vedy, 180 Lekárske, farmaceutické a nelekárske zdravotnícke vedy]. – [ŠO 4318 veterinárske lekárstvo, 5618 zdravotnícke vedy]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122036. – CCC ; SCO ; WOS CC. In: Life sciences [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Oxford (Veľká Británia) : Elsevier. Pergamon Press. – ISSN 0024-3205. – ISSN (online) 1879-0631. – č. 331 (2023), art. no. 122036, s. [1-11] [tlačená forma] [online]. – IF: 5.2 - 2023 ; SNIP: 1,061 - 2023 ; SJR: 1,257 - 2023 ; CiteScore: 12,2 - 2023 ; AIS: 0.965 - 2023 Kvartil Q2023, AIS - Medicine, research & experimental - Q2; 2023, AIS - Pharmacology & pharmacy - Q1; 2023, JCI - Medicine, research & experimental - Q1; 2023, JCI - Pharmacology & pharmacy - Q1; 2023, JIF - Medicine, research & experimental - Q1; 2023, JIF - Pharmacology & pharmacy - Q1; 2023, Scimago - Biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology (miscellaneous) - Q1; 2023, Scimago - Medicine (miscellaneous) - Q1; 2023, Scimago - Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) - Q1
Immunohistochemical visualisation of the enteric nervous system architecture in the germ-free piglets / Danková, Marianna [Autor, UKOLFUHE, 30%] ; Tóth, Štefan, jr. [Korešpondenčný autor, UPS51030, 30%] ; Holodová, Monika [Autor, UPS51030, 5%] ; Fagová, Zuzana [Autor, UPS51030, 10%] ; Čurgali, Kristína [Autor, UPS51030, 10%] ; Mechírová, Eva [Autor, UPS51030, 1%] ; Maretta, Milan jr. [Autor, UPS51340, 6%] ; Nemcová, Radomíra [Autor, 1%] ; Gancarčíková, Soňa [Autor, UVLFKMAI, 6%] ; Polák, Štefan [Autor, UKOLFUHE, 1%]. – text, tab. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180 Lekárske, farmaceutické a nelekárske zdravotnícke vedy, 200 Veterinárske vedy]. – [ŠO 5141 všeobecné lekárstvo, 4318 veterinárske lekárstvo]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.1007/s10735-022-10079-5. – CCC ; SCO ; WOS CC. In: Journal of Molecular Histology [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – Dordrecht (Holandsko) : Springer Nature. Springer Verlag. – ISSN 1567-2379. – ISSN (online) 1567-2387. – Roč. 53, č. 4 (2022), s. 773-780 [tlačená forma] [online]. – IF: 3.2 - 2022 ; SNIP: 0,557 - 2022 ; SJR: 0,642 - 2022 ; CiteScore: 4,3 - 2022 ; AIS: 0.510 - 2022 Kvartil Q2022, AIS - Cell biology - Q4; 2022, JCI - Cell biology - Q4; 2022, JIF - Cell biology - Q3; 2022, Scimago - Cell biology - Q3; 2022, Scimago - Histology - Q2; 2022, Scimago - Medicine (miscellaneous) - Q2; 2022, Scimago - Physiology - Q2
The presence of glutathione peroxidase 8 (GPx8) in rat male genital organs / Mihalik, Jozef [Autor, UPS51020, 50%] ; Solár, Peter [Autor, UPS51060, 20%] ; Čurgali, Kristína [Autor, UPS51030, 20%] ; Švaňa, Martin [Autor, 1%] ; Kreheľová, Andrea [Autor, [Interný doktorand]UPS51020, 2%] ; Vrzgula, Marko [Autor, UPS51020, 1%] ; Almášiová, Viera [Autor, UVLFKMD, 1%] ; Hodorová, Ingrid [Korešpondenčný autor, UPS51020, 5%]. – text, fotogr. – [angličtina]. – [OV 180 Lekárske, farmaceutické a nelekárske zdravotnícke vedy]. – [ŠO 5618 zdravotnícke vedy, 5214 farmácia]. – [článok]. – [recenzované]. – DOI 10.4149/BLL_2024_008. – SCO ; WOS CC. In: Bratislava medical journal [textový dokument (print)] [elektronický dokument] . – ISSN 0006-9248. – ISSN (online) 1336-0345. – Roč. 125, č. 1 (2024), s. 42-49 [tlačená forma] [online]. – IF: 1,1 - 2024 ; SNIP: 0,577 - 2024 ; SJR: 0,458 - 2024 ; CiteScore: 2,8 - 2024 ; Nordic List: 1 - 2024 ; AIS: 0.279 - 2024 Kvartil Q2024, AIS - Medicine, general & internal - Q3; 2024, JCI - Medicine, general & internal - Q2; 2024, JIF - Medicine, general & internal - Q2; 2024, Scimago - Medicine (miscellaneous) - Q3
Selected projects
KEGA 024UPJŠ-4/2021 Name of project: The integration of the latest forms and technologies in practical education of Histology and Embryology Duration of the project: 2021- 2023
KEGA 08UPJŠ-4/2024 Name of project: Modernization of the pedagogical process and implementation of innovative methods in teaching histology for bachelor fields of study Duration of project: 2024-2026
VEGA 1/0253/25 Name of project: Innovative Approach to the Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – Targeted Probiotics and Synbiotics Duration of project: 2025-2028

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Awards

2nd Prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society (SAS, member of the SLS) for the best publication in 2022 Danková, M., Tóth, Š., Holodová, M., Fagová, Z., Čurgali, K., Mechírová, E., Maretta, M., Nemcová, R., Gancarčíková, S., & Polák, Š. (2022). Immunohistochemical visualisation of the enteric nervous system architecture in the germ-free piglets. Journal of Molecular Histology, 53(4), p. 773–780. 1st Prize of the Slovak Anatomical Society (SAS, member of the SLS) for the best publication in 2023 Tóth, Š., Fagová, Z., Holodová, M., Zeidan, D., Hartel, P., Čurgali, K., Mechírová, E., Maretta, M., Nemcová, R., Gancarčíková, S., Danková, M. (2023) Influence of Escherichia coli infection on intestinal mucosal barrier integrity of germ-free piglets. Life Sciences, 331, 122036.

Projects

KEGA 024UPJŠ-4/2021 Project: The integration of the latest forms and technologies in practical education of Histology and Embryology KEGA 08UPJŠ-4/2024 Project: Modernization of the pedagogical process and implementation of innovative methods in teaching histology for bachelor fields of study VEGA 1/0253/25 Project: Innovative Approach to the Therapy of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – Targeted Probiotics and Synbiotics

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