Stability studies and synthesis of a potential inhibitors of human glycosyltransferases.

PhD student: Jana Jakubčinová, MSc

Supervisor: Marek Baráth, PhD

Modified glycan interfaces and their applications.

PhD student: Filip Květoň, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Regulatory mechanisms of the mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin formation in the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae

PhD student: Lucia Pokorná, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Analysis of complex carbohydrates by biosensors.

PhD student: Erika Došeková, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Antimicrobial substances of honeybee larval jelly: the investigation of their contents in jellies in bee colonies and the efficiency against pathogens of bee brood.

PhD student: Maroš Laho, MSc

Supervisor: Jaroslav Klaudiny, PhD

Synthesis, characterization and properties of potential inhibitors of glycosyltransferases.

PhD student: Mária Spišáková, MSc

Supervisor: Miroslav Koóš, PhD, DSc

Mass spectrometry of flavours and fragrances.

PhD student: Viera Hrivnáková, MSc

Supervisor: Vladimír Pätoprstý, PhD

Characterization of new genes essential for correct meiotic segregation of chromosomes in yeast Schizosaccharamyces pombe.

PhD student: Ivana Mišová, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Phospholipids and their influence on morphology and function of mitochondria.

PhD student: Dominika Čimborová, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Multiparameter characterization of a new generation of immobilized biocatalysts.

PhD student: Tomáš Krajčovič, MSc

Supervisor: Marek Bučko, PhD

Study of the glycosylation changes of proteins as potential biomarkers using biochips.

PhD student: Martina Zámorová, MSc

Supervisor: Jaroslav Katrlík, PhD

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of bioactive glycophenolics.

PhD student: Peter Kis, MSc

Supervisor: Mária Mastihubová, PhD

Synthetic glycoconjugates for various medicinal chemistry studies.

PhD student: Tomáš Klunda, MSc

Supervisor: Monika Poláková, PhD

Biopolymers of microalgae, structure and properties.

PhD student: Michal Halaj, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Capek, PhD

Lipid droplets as multifunctional organelles of eukaryotic cells.

PhD student: Zsófia Csáky, MSc

Supervisor: Ivan Hapala, PhD

Regulatory mechanisms of lipid homeostasis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

PhD student: Veronika Virčíková, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Label-free electrochemical glycoprofiling of prostate cancer biomarkers.

PhD student: Štefan Belický, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Glyco-recognition by microarray and SPR biochips.

PhD student: Pavel Damborský, MSc

Supervisor: Jaroslav Katrlík, PhD

Enzymes required for plant hemicellulose utilization.

PhD student: Lucia Fraňová, MSc

Supervisor: Vladimír Puchart, PhD

Cell mechanism of sterols.

PhD student: Marek Pápay, MSc

Supervisor: Martin Valachovič, PhD

Preparation, characterization and applications of lectin devices in cancer diagnosis.

PhD student: Dominika Damborská, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Synthetic potential of glycosidases.

PhD student: Elena Karnišová Potocká, MSc

Supervisor: Vladimír Mastihuba, PhD

Preparation and utilization of glycan biochips.

PhD student: András Hushegyi, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Application of nanotechnologies in preparation of lectin biosensors.

PhD student: Ľudmila Kluková, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Inhibition of the cell wall formation in yeast.

PhD student: Kristína Vadinová, MSc

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Study of relation between structure and function of glycoconjugates in living systems.

PhD student: Zuzana Pakanová, MSc

Supervisor: Ján Mucha, PhD

Study of immunity responce induced by surface saccharides of microbial pathogens.

PhD student: Zuzana Neščáková, MSc

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Investigation of biomolecular factors of the defense of honeybee colonies against microbial pathogens.

PhD student: Mária Šedivá, MSc

Supervisor: Jaroslav Klaudiny, PhD

Expression and biochemical characterization of selected glycoenzymes.

PhD student: Klaudia Palenčárová (Talafová), MSc

Supervisor: Jozef Nahálka, PhD

Enzymatic acylations of saccharides.

PhD student: Andrej Chyba, MSc

Supervisor: Mária Mastihubová, PhD

Biochips and biosensors based on lectin biorecognition.

PhD student: Alena Holazová (Šedivá), MSc

Supervisor: Jaroslav Katrlík, PhD

Regulatory mechanisms of lipid homeostasis in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

PhD student: Peter Seč, MSc

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Development of new high performance technique for the encapsulation of biocatalysts for production of aromas.

PhD student: Anikó Bertóková (Illésová), MSc

Supervisor: Marek Bučko, PhD

The role of apiculate microflora in vineyard ecosystem and winemaking.

PhD student: Kornélia Nemcová, PhD

Supervisor: Emília Breierová, PhD

Expression and biochemical characterization of selected bioenergetic enzymes.

PhD student: Lucia Achbergerová, PhD

Supervisor: Jozef Nahalka, PhD

Vibrio cholerae antigens. Preparation and immunogenicity of glycoconjugates.

PhD student: Anna Slimáková, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Preparation of nanostructured interfaces and their use in biorecognition.

PhD student: Tomáš Bertók, PhD

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Structure-function relationship of plant transglycosylases.

PhD student: Zuzana Firáková, PhD

Supervisor: Eva Stratilová, PhD

Immunobiological characteristiques of polysaccharidic antigens of pathogenic Candida spp.

PhD student: Ružena Pilišiová, PhD

Supervisor: Ema Paulovičová, PhD

Production of antimicrobial peptides in honeybee colonies.

PhD student: Lenka Kohútová, PhD

Supervisor: Jaroslav Klaudiny, PhD

Úloha kvasinkového fosfatidylinozitol transferového proteínu a jeho homológov vo fyziológii eaukaryotickej bunky.

PhD student: Zuzana Šimová, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Molekulárne mechanizmy kontroly biogenézy neutrálnych lipidov u kvasiniek.

PhD student: Martina Garaiová, PhD

Supervisor: Ivan Hapala, PhD

Construction and application of enzymatic and microbial biofuel cells (biobaterries) using nanotechnological tools.

PhD student: Jaroslav Filip, PhD

Supervisor: Ján Tkáč, PhD, DSc

Diversity of yeasts inhibiting the plant material with emphasis on their characteristics and activity.

PhD student: Jana Molnárová, PhD

Supervisor: Renáta Vadkertiová, PhD

Genetically engineered microorganisms as whole-cell catalysts for enantioselective biooxidations by novel immobilization biotechnologies.

PhD student: Andrea Schenkmayerová, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

Role of the lipid transfer proteins in metabolism of eukaryotic cell.

PhD student: Katarína Poloncová, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Griač, PhD

Study of the affinity interactions of biomolecules on the solid support by quartz crystal microbalance.

PhD student: Alexandra Poturnayová, PhD

Supervisor: Maja Šnejdárková, PhD

NMR study of metabolism of bacteria isolated from clouds water: their role in chemistry of the atmosphere.

PhD student: Slavomíra Husárová, PhD

Supervisor: Mária Matulová, PhD

Supervisor: Anne Marie Delort, PhD (University Blaise Pascal, Clermont Ferrand, France)

Molecular modeling of catalytic mechanism of glycosyltransferases and design of their inhibitors.

PhD student: Michal Raab, PhD

Supervisor: Igor Tvaroška, PhD, DSc

Biological and immunological characterization of antigen dominant mannoproteins of pathogen yeasts Candida; their utilization for preparation of subcellular vaccines.

PhD student: Lucia Paulovičová, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Newly emerging pathogens - vibrios. Study of virulence and possible active immunomodulative prevention.

PhD student: Jana Korcová, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Molecular modeling of the transition state structure of catalytic reactions.

PhD student: Martin Krupička, PhD

Supervisor: Igor Tvaroška, PhD, DSc

Microbial esterases of wooddestroying fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

PhD student: Miroslava Ďuranová, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Biely, PhD, DSc

Regulation of capsule formation in the yeast Cryptococcus.

PhD student: Danka Maceková, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Novel assay methods for transglycosylases.

PhD student: Ondřej Kosík, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Preparation and immunological properties of mannan-protein conjugates of potential pathogenic Candida and Malassezia species.

PhD student: Izabela Medovarská, PhD

Supervisor: Eva Machová, PhD

New flow biosensor systems with amperometric and calorimetric detection for fermentation and biotransformation monitoring.

PhD student: Jana Šefčovičová, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

Structure - function study of Arabidopsis thaliana core α 1,3-fucosyltransferase (FucTA).

PhD student: Peter Both, PhD

Supervisor: Ján Mucha, PhD

Isolation and characterization of plant transglycosylases.

PhD student: Soňa Garajová, PhD

Supervisor: Eva Stratilová, PhD

Synthesis of glycofuranosyl and glycopyranosyl C-nucleosides and their analogs.

PhD student: Michal Vojtech, PhD

Supervisor: Mária Petrušová, PhD

Preparation and structural characterization of bioactive and other functional polysaccharides from economically important agricultural plants.

PhD student: Zuzana Košťálová, PhD

Supervisor: Zdenka Hromádková, PhD

Immobilized biosystems: Potential and limitations of encapsulation of biocatalysts in polymer microcapsules.

PhD student: Marek Bučko, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

The role of transglutaminase in biosynthesis fungal cell walls.

PhD student: Marián Mazáň, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Synthesis and characterization of neoglycoconjugates based on LPS of Vibrio cholerae 01.

Graduate: Pavol Farkaš, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Hyaluronic acid derivatives with biological properties.

Graduate: Petra Šedová, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Regulation of xylogenesis in vitro - effect of GGMOs on tracheary elements differentiation.

Graduate: Anna Kákošová, PhD

Supervisor: Desana Lišková, PhD

Microbial esterases of wooddestroying fungi Schizophylum commune.

Graduate: Silvia Mališková, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Biely, PhD, DSc

The influence of chemical and physical factors on the yeast microflora in winery large production.

Graduate: Ingrid Vajcziková, PhD

Supervisor: Emília Breierová, PhD

Reaction mechanism of glycosyltransferases.

Graduate: Stanislav Kozmon, PhD

Supervisor: Igor Tvaroška, PhD, DSc

Identification and some aspects of expression of larval nutrition antimicrobial peptide - royalisine in various colonies of honeybees Apis mellifera L.

Graduate: Katarína Bachanová, PhD

Supervisor: Jaroslav Klaudiny, PhD

Utilization of MALDI and ESI-MS techniques in the study of biomolecules.

Graduate: Slávka Bekešová, PhD

Supervisor: Vladimír Kováčik, PhD, DSc

Preparation, chemical and immunological characterization of glycoconjugates based on polysaccharidic surface antigens from the yeasts of Candida genus as potential vaccines.

Graduate: Richard Ďurana, PhD

Supervisor: Slavomír Bystrický, PhD, DSc

Conidiation of Trichoderma fungi and its utilization in the culture plants protection.

Graduate: Lucia Jakubíková, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Preparation of mimetics of lipide A.

Graduate: Marek Baráth, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Petruš, PhD, DSc

Assay methods and isolation of xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) isoforms from nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) seeds.

Graduate: Fairouz Ait Mohand, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Xylanolytic system of Schizophyllum communae.

Graduate: Katarína Kolenová, PhD

Supervisor: Mária Vršanská, PhD

Synthesis of anhydronitroalditol-based C-glycosylating agents.

Graduate: Božena Pribulová, PhD

Supervisor: Mária Petrušová, PhD

Synthesis and characterization of aminoderivatives of saccharides structurally related to mannojirimycin.

Graduate: Júlia Mičová, PhD

Supervisor: Miroslav Koóš, PhD, DSc

Use of lignin in polymer blends.

Graduate: Adriána Gregorová, PhD

Supervisor: Prof. Božena Košíková, PhD, DSc

Mechanism of reaction catalyzed by xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET).

Graduate: Richard Baran, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Biophysical study of hyaluronan structure and pahtological processes in cartilage and brain using nuclear magnetic resonance.

Graduate: Peter Bystrický, PhD

Supervisor: Nadežda Kolarova, PhD

Mrjp gene family of honeybee (Apis mellifera L.): computer analysis of putative mrjp promoters and genomic structure of mrjp1 gene coding for the most abundant protein of royal jelly.

Graduate: Barbora Malecová, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jozef Šimúth, PhD, DSc

Synthesis of bioactive proteins of larval nutrition of honey bees by heterologous expression.

Graduate: Jana Júdová, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jozef Šimúth, PhD, DSc

Synthesis of glycoproteins. Preparation, characterization and their interaction with concanavalin A.

Graduate: Jana Masárová, PhD

Supervisor: Danica Mislovičová, PhD

Isolation, characterization and function of lectin from Pinus nigra ARN.

Graduate: Jarmila Nahálková, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

Isolation and characterization of biologically active proteins and antimicrobial peptides of honeybee royal jelly.

Graduate: Katarína Bíliková, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jozef Šimúth, PhD, DSc

Synthesis and properties of model compounds for ester type of lignin-carbohydrate linkage.

Graduate: Monika Poláková, PhD

Supervisor: Dušan Joniak, PhD

Photoinduced conidiation in the fungus Trichoderma viride.

Graduate: Marek Nemčovič, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Vladimír Farkaš, PhD, DSc

Plant β-mannans and their enzymatic degradation.

Graduate: Vladimír Puchart, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Biely, PhD, DSc

Biosynthesis of galactosylated glycoproteins in the yeast Cryptococcus laurentii.

Graduate: Peter Bartek, PhD

Supervisor: Nadezda Kolarova, PhD

Annulated derivatives of purine-2,6-diones.

Graduate: Ondrej Šimo, PhD

Supervisor: Alfonz Rybár, PhD

Synthesis of C-glycosyl analogues of biologically significant saccharides.

Graduate: D.-P. Pham-Huu, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Petruš, PhD, DSc

Biotechnological use of plant cell biomass for production of secondary metabolites.

Graduate: Jozef Nahálka, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

Mutual isomerization of 2-ketoses and 2-C-(hydroxymethyl)aldoses catalyzed by molybdic acid.

Graduate: Zuzana Hricovíniová, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ladislav Petruš, PhD, DSc

Isolation and biochemical characterization of a GTP-ase-activating protein specific for members of Ypt/Rab family of small GTP-ases.

Graduate: Štefan Albert, PhD

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Jozef Šimúth, PhD, DSc

Chemical ionization mass spectrometry of saccharides.

Graduate: Vladimír Pätoprstý, PhD

Supervisor: Vladimír Kováčik, PhD, DSc

Characterization of immobilized biocatalysts using flow microcalorimetry.

Graduate: Alica Vikartovská, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Gemeiner, PhD, DSc

β-Mannanolytic system of Aureobasidium pullulans.

Graduate: Ľubomír Kremnický, PhD

Supervisor: Peter Biely, PhD, DSc