RNDr. Zuzana Jurašeková, PhD.

Positions:

August 2014 – up to now: Senior scientist (Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic)

October 2013 – July 2014: Researcher (Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic)

September 2011 – September 2013: Researcher – postdoc position (Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic)

September 2010 – December 2010: Researcher – postdoc fellow (Istituto ISOF, CNR, Bologna, Italy)

April 2010 – May 2010: Researcher – specialist ( Of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA)

November 2009 – March 2010: Researcher – postdoc fellow (Istituto ISOF, CNR, Bologna, Italy)

May 2005 – September 2009: Researcher – PhD student (Instituto IEM, CSIC, Madrid, Spain)

December 2002 – May 2005: PhD student (Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic)

Education:

• May 2014: Scientific qualification level IIa
Slovak Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic

• May 2005 – September 2009: PhD. (Scientiæ Doctor, „Cum laude“, Rector’s Special Award, European Doctorate) – Chemistry, specialization: Physical Chemistry
Dissertation Thesis Title: Application of Surface-enhanced Optical Spectroscopies for the study of Flavonoids: Yellow organic pigments used in Cultural and Historical Heritage
Faculty of Science, UNED, Madrid, Spain

• December 2002 – May 2005: RNDr. (Rerum Naturalium Doctor) – Physics, specialization: Biophysics and Chemical Physics
Doctoral Work Title: Studying the interactions of selected structural derivates of hydroxyanthraquinones with serum albumins.
Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic

• September 1997 – June 2002: Mgr. (Master of Science) – Physics, specialization: Biophysics and Chemical Physics; Pedagogical competence
Master Thesis Title: Preparation and optical properties of clays on the base of Laponite
Faculty of Science, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovak Republic

• September 1993 – June 1997: Graduated – School Leaving-Exam: Slovak language, English language, Biology, Chemistry
Secondary Grammar School GK2, Konštantínová 2, Prešov, Slovak Republic

Stages abroad

2015 (2 months): IEM CSIC in Madrid, Spain
2014 (3 months): IEM CSIC in Madrid, Spain
2010 (1,5 month): The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA
2007; 2008; 2009/2010; 2010 (3 months; 1,5 month; 4 months; 4 months): ISOF of CNR in Bologna, Italy
2005–2009 (4 years): IEM of CSIC in Madrid, Spain
2003 (3 weeks): Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Projects

SK-AT-23–0001: Design of modular anticancer nanoparticles for morpho-molecular functional drug response investigation of cells and patient-derived organoids – principal investigator

VEGA 1/0929/16: Non invasive micro-Raman and SERS analysis of coloring materials in paper-based artifacts of cultural and historical interest: It is not a black as a black. (atRAM@Nt) – principal investigator

Publications

• Iványi G.T.; Slabý C.; Kubacková J.; Strejčková A.; Jurašeková Z.; Tomori Z.; Hovan A.; Kelemen L.; Vizsnyiczai G.; Bánó G.: Light-momentum-driven soft optical waveguide micro-actuators. Nature Communications 16 (2025) 9852.

• Marcek Chorvatova A.; Garcia Bucio M. A.; Jurasekova Z.; Noskovicova E.; Nulandaya L; Bondarev D.; Chorvat D.; Miskovsky P.: Identification of microplastics in the aquatic environment, or in the presence of algae Chlorella sp., by comparison of biophotonic methods. Polymer Testing 145 (2025) 108749.

• Vasylyshyn T.; Huntošová V.; Patsula V.; Olejárová S.; Slabý C.; Jurašeková Z.; Bánó G.; Kubacková J.; Šlouf M.; Shapoval O.; Horák D.: Surface-engineered core–shell upconversion nanoparticles for effective hypericin delivery and multimodal imaging. Nanoscale 17 (2025) 5838–5857.

• Jurašeková, Z.; Crespo, A.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Analysis of Iron Gall Inks. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 128(41) (2024) 17492–17502.

• Fuenzalida, F.B.; Slepčíková, P.; Repovská, M.; Jutková, A.; Cañamares, M. V.; Miškovský, P.; Jurašeková, Z.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Selective and ultrasensitive detection of the herbicide glyphosate by means of plasmon catalysis on Ag nanoparticles. Spectrochimica Acta – Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 323 (2024) Article No. 124845.

• Espina, A.; M. V. Cañamares; Jurašeková, Z.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Analysis of Iron Complexes of Tannic Acid and Other Related Polyphenols as Revealed by Spectroscopic Techniques: Implications in the Identification and Characterization of Iron Gall Inks in Historical Manuscripts. ACS Omega 7 (2022) 27937–49.

• Espina, A.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Jurašeková, Z.: Vibrational Study (Raman, SERS, and IR) of Plant Gallnut Polyphenols Related to the Fabrication of Iron Gall Inks. Molecules 27 (2022) 279.

• Jurašeková, Z.; Jutková, A.; Kožár, T.; Staničová, J.: Vibrational characterization of the pesticide molecule Tebuconazole. Spectrochimica Acta – Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 268 (2022) 120629.

• Jurašeková, Z.; Fabriciová, G.; Silveira, L.F.; Lee, Y.-N.; Gutak, J.M.; Ataabadi, M.M.; Kundrát, M.: Raman Spectra and Ancient Life: Vibrational ID Profiles of Fossilized (Bone) Tissues. International Journal of Molecular Science 23(18) (2022) 10689; ISSN 1422–0067; doi: 10.3390/ijms231810689.

• Wang, J.; Hao, X.; Kundrát, M.; Liu, Z.; Uesugi, K.; Jurašeková, Z.; Guo, B.; Hoshino, M.; Li, Y.; Monfroy, Q.; Zhou, B.; Fabriciová, G.; Kang, A.; Wang, M.; Si, Y.; Gao, J.; Xu, G.; Li, Z.: Bone tissue histology of the Early Cretaceous bird Yanornis: evidence for a diphyletic origin of modern avian growth strategies within Ornithuromorpha. Historical Biology 32 (2020) 1421.

• Torreggiani, A.; Tinti, A.; Jurasekova, Z.; Capdevila, M.; Saracino, M.; Di Foggia, M.: Structural Lesions of Proteins Connected to Lipid Membrane Damages Caused by Radical Stress: Assessment by Biomimetic Systems and Raman Spectroscopy. Biomolecules 9(12) (2019) 794.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Garcia-Leis, A.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Tinti, A.; Torreggiani, A.: Structural analysis of the neuropeptide substance P by using vibrational spectroscopy. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 411 (2019) 7419–7430.

• Lenkavska, L.; Blascakova, L.; Jurasekova, Z.; Macajova, M.; Bilcik, B.; Cavarga, I.; Miskovsky, P.; Huntosova, V.: Benefits of hypericin transport and delivery by low- and high-density lipoproteins to cancer cells: From in vitro to ex ovo. Photodiagnosis Photodyn. Ther. 25 (2019) 214–224.

• Orsagova Kralova, Z.; Orinak, A.; Orinakova, R.; Petrus, O.; Macko, J.; Radonak, J.; Sukovska Lakyova, L.; Jurasekova, Z.; Smith, R.; Streckova, M.; Koval, K.: Electrochemically deposited silver detection substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy cancer diagnostics. J. Biomed. Opt. 23 (2018) 1–11.

• Belej, D.; Jurasekova, Z.; Nemergut, M.; Wagnieres, G.; Jancura, D.; Huntosova, V.: Negligible interaction of [Ru(Phen)3]2+ with human serum albumin makes it promising for a reliable in vivo assessment of the tissue oxygenation. J. Inorg. Biochem. 174 (2017) 37–44.

• Garcia-Leis, A.; Jancura, D.; Antalik, M.; Garcia-Ramos, J. V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Jurasekova, Z.: Catalytic effects of silver plasmonic nanoparticles on the redox reaction leading to ABTS˙+ formation studied using UV-visible and Raman spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 26562–26571.

• Verebova, V.; Belej, D.; Joniova, J.; Jurasekova, Z.; Miskovsky, P.; Kozar, T.; Horvath, D.; Stanicova, J.; Huntosova, V.: Deeper insights into the drug defense of glioma cells against hydrophobic molecules. Int. J. Pharm. 503 (2016) 56–67.

• Černák, J.; Helgesen,G.; Čižmár, E.; Kováč, J.; Jurašeková, Z.; Voltr, J.: Magnetic properties of graphene nanodisk and nanocone powders at low temperatures. Phys. Rev. B 92 (2015) 155429–1–7.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Domingo, C.; Garcia-Ramos, J. V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Effect of pH on the chemical modification of quercetin and structurally related flavonoids characterized by optical (UV-Visible and Raman) spectroscopy. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 16 (2014) 12802–12811.

• Guerrini L.; Jurasekova, Z.; del Puerto, E.; Hartsuiker, L.; Domingo, C.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Otto, C.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: The Effect of Metal-Liquid Interface Composition on the Adsorption of a Cyanine Dye onto Gold Nanoparticles. Langmuir 29 (2013) 1139–1147.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Domingo, C.; Garcia-Ramos, J. V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Adsorption and catalysis of flavonoid quercetin on different plasmonic metal nanoparticles monitored by SERS. J. Raman Spectrosc. 43 (2012) 1913–1919.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Tamba, M.; Torreggiani, A.: Silver nanoparticles active as surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates prepared by high energy irradiation. Vib. Spectrosc. 57 (2011) 42–48.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Tinti, A.; Torreggiani, A.: Use of Raman spectroscopy for the identification of radical-mediated damages in human serum albumin. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 400 (2011) 2921–2931.

• Jurasekova, Z.; del Puerto, E.; Bruno, G.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Domingo, C.: Extractionless non-hydrolysis Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic detection of historical mordant dyes on textile fibers. J. Raman Spectrosc. 41 (2010) 1455–1461.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Marconi, M.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Torreggiani, A.: Spectroscopic and molecular modeling studies on the binding of the flavonoid luteolin and human serum albumin. Biopolymers 91 (2009) 917–927.

• Torreggiani, A.; Jurasekova, Z.; D´Angelantonio, M.; Tamba, M.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Fabrication of Ag nanoparticles by γ-irradiation: Application to surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of fungicides. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 339 (2009) 60–67.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Torreggiani, A.; Tamba, M.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Garcia Ramos, J.V.: Raman and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) investigation of the quercetin interaction with metals: Evidence of structural changing processes in aqueous solution and on metal nanoparticles. J. Mol. Struct. 918 (2009) 129–137.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Domingo, C.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: In situ detection of flavonoids weld dyed wool and silk textiles by Surface-enhanced Raman scattering. J. Raman Spectrosc. 39 (2008) 1309–1312.

• Torreggiani, A.; Jurasekova, Z.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.; Tamba, M.: Spectroscopic and pulse radiolysis studies of the antioxidant properties of (+)-catechin: metal chelation and oxidizing radical scavenging. J. Raman Spectrosc. 39 (2008) 265–275.

• Guerrini, L.; Jurasekova, Z.; Domingo, C.; Pérez-Méndez, M.; Leyton, P.; Campos-Vallette, M.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Importance of Metal-Adsorbate Interactions for the Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering of Molecules Adsorbed on Plasmonic Nanoparticles. Plasmonics 2 (2007) 147–156.

• Jurasekova, Z.; Garcia-Ramos, J.V.; Domingo, C.; Sanchez-Cortes, S.: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of Flavonoids. J. Raman Spectrosc. 37 (2006) 1239–1241.

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