MVDr. Zuzana Fagová, PhD.

	Email:	zuzana.fagova@upjs.sk
	Homepage:	https://www.upjs.sk/LF/zamestnanec/zuzana.fagova/
	Faculty:	LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
	Department:	UHE - Department of Histology and Embryology
	Office:	RD0O145
	Phone:	+421 55 234 3242
	Faculty:	LF UPJŠ - Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice Faculty of Medicine
	Department:	UHE - Department of Histology and Embryology
	Office:	RD0O145
	Phone:	+421 55 234 3242
	ORCID ID:	0000-0002-1987-239X

MVDr. Zuzana Fagová, PhD. completed her doctoral studies in study programme Anatomy, Histology and Embryology at the Faculty of Medicine UPJŠ in 2019. 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. She is also the course coordinator for Histology and Embryology 1 and 2 for Dental Medicine students in both languages. Since 2024, she has held the position of Deputy Head for Education. She has participated in four VEGA research projects as a researcher and worked as the principal investigator of a GSD project. Her current research activities focus on the comprehensive histological analysis of the intestines of gnotobiotic piglets and regenerative medicine, in collaboration with the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, the Institute of Materials Research of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, and AGEL Hospital in Šaca. She also participates in research in the field of transplantation medicine in collaboration with the 1st Department of Surgery at the Faculty of medicine UPJŠ and L. Pasteur Hospital in Košice and the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice. She is actively involved in the development of teaching materials for medical students as well as students in bachelor's degree programmes, serving as a co-investigator or deputy project leader in KEGA projects. She is the co-author of five university textbooks. Her other publication activities include 82 publications, of which 12 are indexed in Current Contents, with a total of 66 citations as well as 5 scientific articles in domestic journals.

Higher education and further qualification growth

Second degree of higher education:

University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice, 2015, general veterinary medicine

Third degree of higher education:

Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Faculty of medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, 2019, Anatomy, histology and embryology

Research /art/ teacher profile

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Profile courses
Histology and embryology 1 - Dental medicine, spojený 1. a 2. degree
Histology and embryology 2 - Dental medicine, spojený 1. a 2. degree
Histológia a embryológia 1 - Zubné lekárstvo, spojený 1. a 2. degree
Histológia a embryológia 2 - Zubné lekárstvo, spojený 1. a 2. degree
Histológia a embryológia 1 - Všeobecné lekárstvo, spojený 1. a 2. degree
Selected publications
DANKOVÁ, M., DOMORÁKOVÁ, I., FAGOVÁ, Z., STEBNICKÝ, M., MECHÍROVÁ, E. Induction of ischemic tolerance by remote perconditioning or postconditioning as neuroprotective strategy for spinal cord motor neurons. In Life Sciences. ISSN 0024-3205, 2021, vol. 283, art. no. 119789, p. 1-12, Q1 - JCR, Q1 - SJR, IF 6,78
DANKOVÁ, M., TÓTH, Š., HOLODOVÁ, M., FAGOVÁ, Z., ČURGALI, K., MECHÍROVÁ, E., MARETTA, M., NEMCOVÁ, R., GANCARČÍKOVÁ, S., POLÁK, Š. Immunohistochemical visualisation of the enteric nervous system architecture in the germ-free piglets. In Journal of Molecular Histology. ISSN 1567-2379, 2022, vol. 53, no. 4, p. 773-780, Q2 - JCR, Q2 - SJR, IF 3,04
TÓTH, Š., FAGOVÁ, Z., HOLODOVÁ, M., ZEIDAN, D., HARTEL, P., ČURGALI, K., MECHÍROVÁ, E., MARETTA, M., NEMCOVÁ, R., GANCARČÍKOVÁ, S., DANKOVÁ, M. Influence of Escherichia coli infection on intestinal mucosal barrier integrity of germ-free piglets. In Life Sciences. ISSN 1879-0631, 2023, vol. 331, art. no. 122036, p. 1-11, Q1 - JCR, Q1 - SJR, IF 5,2
DOMORÁKOVÁ, I., TÓTH, Š., FAGOVÁ, Z., ČURGALI, K., ELIÁŠOVÁ, V., KUNOVÁ, A., HOLODOVÁ, M. Základy histológie I: Učebnica a mikroskopický atlas buniek a tkanív. 1. vyd. Košice: Univerzita P. J. Šafárika v Košiciach, 2023. 202 s. ISBN 9788057402251, ISBN (elektronické) 9788057402268.
DOMORÁKOVÁ, I., TÓTH, Š., FAGOVÁ, Z., MECHÍROVÁ, E., KUNOVÁ, A., ČURGALI, K., ELIÁŠOVÁ, V., HOLODOVÁ, M., DANKOVÁ, M. Základy histológie II: Učebnica a atlas mikroskopickej anatómie orgánov. 1. vyd. Košice: Univerzita P. J. Šafárika v Košiciach, 2023. 433 s. ISBN (elektronické) 9788057402671.
Selected projects
KEGA 024UPJŠ-4/2021 The integration of the latest forms and technologies in practical education of Histology and Embryology. co-worker
KEGA 008UPJŠ-4/2024 Modernization of the pedagogical process and implementation of innovative methods in the teaching of histology for bachelor's study branches, deputy project leader
VEGA 1/0253/25 Innovative approach in therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases - targeted probiotics and synbiotics, co-worker

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Projects

co-worker in 4 VEGA projects, co-worker in 2 KEGA projects, deputy project leader in 1 KEGA project and project manager in GSD project for PhD students

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Taught courses and supervised study programmes