RNDr. Dominika Košútová, PhD.

Slovak Academy of Sciences
Institute of Forest Ecology
Safe Woody Plant Introduction Research Group
Vieska nad Žitavou 178
951 52 Slepčany
Phone: +421 37 6334211, kl. 201
Email: dominika.kosutova@savba.sk

Research interests: plant tissue cultures, in vitro propagation of plants, micropropagation, pharmacologically active compounds in plant tissue cultures

Education:

• in Molecular biology, Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (part time form; 2014-2020)
• in Biology, Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (2013 – 2015)
• (MSc.) in Biology, Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (2008 – 2013)

Teaching experiences:

• Plant biotechnology – in Mlyňany Aboretum IFE SAS – laboratory practice for Biology students of University of Constatine the Philosopher in Nitra (2015-2018)
• Botanical field practice – in Mlyňany Aboretum IFE SAS – field practice for Biology students of University of Constatine the Philosopher in Nitra (2015)
• Anatomy and Morphology of Plants – Department of Botany and Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Constatine the Philosopher in Nitra (2017/2018)

Research stays:

• 2015 – Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2018 – NASU Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Kiev, Ukraine
• 2019 – NASU Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Kiev, Ukraine

Projects (member of research team):

• VEGA 2/0058/18 Invasive potential of non-native maples (Acer) in Slovakia (1/2018 – 12/2021)
• VEGA 2/0100/18 Bioprospecting of microbiome of woody plants with emphasis on endophytic microorganisms potentially usable in medicine and agriculture (1/2018 – 12/2021)
• VEGA 2/0072/16 Bioactive substances in selected species of Magnolia genus (1/2016-12/2019)
• VEGA 2/0025/15 – Endophytic microorganisms in trees and their potential role in stress tolerance enhancement (1/2015-12/2018), principal investigator
• VEGA 2/0183/14 – Environmental risks of rhododendron cultivation in Mlyňany Arboretum SAS (1/2014-12/2017)
• VEGA 2/0159/11 Adaptability of selected evergreen woody plants and their possible uses in garden and landscape architecture (01/2011 – 12/2014)