assoc. prof. Pavol Vitovič, PhD.
assoc. prof. Pavol Vitovič, PhD.
Deputy for simulation education.
He graduated from the department "Physics - Biophysics and Chemical Physics" at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics of the Comenius University in Bratislava, where he was also awarded the title of PhD and Docent. From 2013 to 2023, he was the head of the Institute of Medical Education and Simulations, where he participated in the implementation of simulation technologies in medical education. Since 2019, he has been participating in the teaching of the subject "Medical Biophysics" taught in the 1st year and also in the subject "Medical Education.
Publishing activity:
1. Zahradniková P, Babala J, Pechanová R, Smrek M, Vitovič P, Laurovičová M, Bernát T, Nedomová B. Inanimate 3D printed model for thoracoscopic repair ofesophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula. Front Pediatr. 2023 Nov 14;11:1286946. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1286946.
2. Svobodova H, Kosnáč D, Tanila H, Wagner A, Trnka M, Vitovič P, Hlinkova J, Vavrinsky E, Ehrlich H, Polák Š, Kopani M. Iron-oxide minerals in the human tissues. Biometals. 2020 Feb;33(1):1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10534-020-00232-6.
3. Svobodová H, Kosnáč D, Balázsiová Z, Tanila H, Miettinen PO, Sierra A,Vitovič P, Wagner A, Polák Š, Kopáni M. Elevated age-related cortical iron, ferritin and amyloid plaques in APP(swe)/PS1(deltaE9) transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Physiol Res. 2019 Dec 30;68(Suppl 4):S445-S451. doi:10.33549/physiolres.934383.
4. Olejník P, Nosal M, Havran T, Furdova A, Cizmar M, Slabej M, Thurzo A, Vitovic P, Klvac M, Acel T, Masura J. Utilisation of three-dimensional printed heart models for operative planning of complex congenital heart defects. Kardiol Pol. 2017;75(5):495-501. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2017.0033.
5. Vitovič P, Subjaková V, Hianik T. The physical properties of lipid monolayers and bilayers containing calixarenes sensitive to cytochrome c. Gen Physiol Biophys. 2013 Jun;32(2):189-200. doi: 10.4149/gpb_2013024.
6. Sood R, Alakoskela JM, Sood A, Vitovič P, Kinnunen PKJ. Effect of Spacer Length on the Specificity of Counterion-CationicGemini Surfactant Interaction. J. App. Sol. Chem. Modeling 2012 Jan;1:1-4. doi: 10.6000/1929-5030.2012.01.01.3
7. Wrobel D, Kłys A, Ionov M, Vitovic P, Waczulikowa I, Hianik T, Gomez-Ramirez R, de la Mata J, Klajnert B, Bryszewska M. Cationic carbosilane dendrimers-lipidmembrane interactions. Chem Phys Lipids. 2012 May;165(4):401-7. doi: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2012.01.008.
8. Borges MB, Dos Santos CG, Yokomizo CH, Sood R, Vitovic P, Kinnunen PK, Rodrigues T, Nantes IL. Characterization of hydrophobic interaction and antioxidant properties of the phenothiazine nucleus in mitochondrial and model membranes. Free Radic Res. 2010 Sep;44(9):1054-63. doi:10.3109/10715762.2010.498826.
9. Alakoskela JM, Vitovic P, Kinnunen PK. Screening for the drug-phospholipid interaction: correlation to phospholipidosis. ChemMedChem. 2009 Aug;4(8):1224-51. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.200900052.
10. Vitovic P, Alakoskela JM, Kinnunen PK. Assessment of drug-lipid complex formation by a high-throughput Langmuir-balance and correlation to phospholipidosis. J Med Chem. 2008 Mar 27;51(6):1842-8. doi: 10.1021/jm7013953.
11. Vitovic P, Weis M, Tomcík P, Cirák J, Hianik T. Maxwell displacement current allows to study structural changes of gramicidin A in monolayers at the air-water interface. Bioelectrochemistry. 2007 May;70(2):469-80. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2006.07.010.
12. Weis M, Vanco M, Vitovic P, Hianik T, Cirák J. Study of gramicidin A--phospholipid interactions in Langmuir monolayers: analysis of their mechanical, thermodynamical, and electrical properties. J Phys Chem B. 2006 Dec 28;110(51):26272-8. doi: 10.1021/jp064555d.
13. Vitovic P, Nikolelis DP, Hianik T. Study of calix[4]resorcinarene-dopamine complexation in mixed phospholipid monolayers formed at the air-water interface. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Nov;1758(11):1852-61. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.08.011.
14. Vitovic P, Kresák S, Naumann R, Schiller SM, Lewis RN, McElhaney RN, Hianik T. The study of the interaction of a model alpha-helical peptide with lipidbilayers and monolayers. Bioelectrochemistry. 2004 Jun;63(1-2):169-76. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2003.12.005.
15. Hianik T, Vitovic P, Humenik D, Andreev SY, Oretskaya TS, Hall EA, Vadgama P. Hybridization of DNA at the surface of phospholipid monolayers. Effect of orientation of oligonucleotide chains. Bioelectrochemistry. 2003 Apr;59(1-2):35-40. doi: 10.1016/s1567-5394(02)00187-1.