Tomas Bata University in Zlín

She graduated from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava, where she completed her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral studies in Genetics. After completing her studies, she worked as a research scientist at the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences and later as a lower secondary school teacher. Since 2025, she has been working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of School Pedagogy, Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín. Her professional interests focus on science education, with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning and the development of scientific thinking in children.

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Teaching

Consulting hours

Wednesday 10am - 12am

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Curriculum vitae

Education

• 2011–2017: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Genetics, Ph.D.
• 2006–2011: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Genetics, Mgr.
• 2006–2009: Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Biology, Bc.

Internships and study stays

• 2014: Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Generation of transgenic Drosophila melanogaster lines
• 2014: First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Electron microscopy

Process of employment

• 2025–present: Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Faculty of Humanities, Institute of School Pedagogy, Assistant Professor
• 2024–2025: Slušovice Primary School, Lower Secondary School Teacher
• 2017–2023: Maternity and Parental Leave
• 2014–2018: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Research Scientist

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Creative activities

Publications

Project outputs

Other publications

Beňo, M., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Kostič, I., Šerý, M., Mentelová, L., Procházka, M., Šoltýs, J., Trusinová, Ľ., Ritomský, M., Orovčík, Ľ., Jerigová, M., Velič, D., Machata, P., Omastová, M., Chase, B. A., & Farkaš, R. (2024). Gross morphology and adhesion-associated physical properties of Drosophila larval salivary gland glue secretion. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 9779. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57292-8

Farkaš, R., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Mentelová, L., Beňo, M., Babišová, K., Trusinová-Pečeňová, L., Raška, O., Chase, B. A., & Raška, I. (2018). Endosomal vacuoles of the prepupal salivary glands of Drosophila play an essential role in the metabolic reallocation of iron. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 60(7), 411–430.

Farkaš, R., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Mentelová, L., Beňo, M., Babišová, K., Trusinová, Ľ., & Chase, B. A. (2019). Properties of released and expectorated/solidified secretory Sgs-glue from larval salivary glands of Drosophila. In 60th Annual Drosophila Research Conference: Full abstracts (p. 526). GSA Conferences.

Farkaš, R., Pečeňová, L., Mentelová, L., Beňo, M., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Mahmoodová, S., Tejnecký, V., Raška, O., Juda, P., Svidenská, S., Hornáček, M., Chase, B., & Raška, I. (2016). Massive excretion of calcium oxalate from late prepupal salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster demonstrates active nephridial-like anion transport. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 58(6), 562–574.

Pečeňová, L., & Farkaš, R. (2016). Multiple functions and essential roles of nuclear receptor coactivators of bHLH-PAS family. Endocrine Regulations, 50(3), 165–181.

Farkaš, R., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Mentelová, L., Mahmood, S., Datková, Z., Beňo, M., Pečeňová, L., Raška, O., Smigová, J., Chase, B. A., Raška, I., & Mechler, B. M. (2015). Vacuole dynamics in the salivary glands of Drosophila melanogaster during prepupal development. Development, Growth & Differentiation, 57(1), 74–96.

Pečeňová, L., Beňo, M., & Farkaš, R. (2015). Strong and lethal mutations in Met gene of Drosophila are reflected in the structure of 3D homology models of Met protein. In Book of Contributions: 9th International Conference Structure and Stability of Biomacromolecules (pp. 124–125). SAS. ISBN 978-80-89656-08-0.

Farkaš, R., Beňová-Liszeková, D., Datková, Z., Vlček, D., Beňo, M., Pečeňová, L., Raška, O., Juda, P., Kováčik, L., Raška, I., & Mechler, B. (2013). Endocytotic vacuolation and vacuole acidification act in concert during early-to-mid prepupal development of Drosophila salivary glands. In 54th Annual Drosophila Research Conference [Abstract].

Farkaš, R., Mentelová, L., Datková, Z., Vlček, D., Beňo, M., Mahmood, S., Daniš, P., Pečeňová, L., Čmarko, D., Kováčik, L., Raška, I., Chase, B., & Mechler, B. (2012). Endocytosis, vacuolation, non-lysosomal endosome trafficking and massive calcium release are major activities of Drosophila prepupal salivary glands prior to their ecdysone-triggered programmed histolysis. In 53rd Annual Drosophila Genetics Conference [Abstract].