Professional activities
2017 - 2021
Collaborator of APVV-16-0398 (“Functional analysis synaptotagmins in responses of plants to environmental stresses")
2016 - 2019
Collaborator of VEGA 1/0792/16 ("Allelopathic effect of lichen secondary metabolites“)
2016 - 2018
Collaborator of KEGA 012UPJŠ-4/2016 ("Biomonitoring of air pollution by using of lichens: Course development and establishment of learning text for the introduction of the new subject“)
2016 - 2017
Project leader of VVGS-PF-2016-72615 (“Biological effect of lichen secondary metabolites focusing on allelopathy and UV-protection”)
2016 - 2017
Collaborator of VVGS-PF-2016-259 (“Secondary metabolites of lichens and effect on hippocampal neurogenesis and depression”)
2014 - 2015
Project leader of VVGS-PF-2014-464 (“Lichenism as an evolutionary adaptation of green algae/cyanobacteria and fungi on physiological changes cause by stress factors”)

Teaching
Teaching assistant
2013 - 2017 "Systematics of Lower Plants"
2017 "Confocal microscopy"
2017 "Plant physiology"
2017 "Ecophysiology"

Research intrests
(1) Secondary Metabolites of Lichens
(2) Plant Environmental Stress Physiology
(3) Lichenology and Bryology

Publications

Peer reviewed Journals
L. T. Ellis, O. M. Afonina, M. Aleffi, R. L. Andriamiarisoa, M. Backor, M. Goga, H. Bednarek-Ochyra, D. A. Callaghan, P. Campisi, M. G. Dia, M. L. Marino, J. Enroth, P. Erzberger, V. Hugonnot, E. A. Ignatova, T. Kiebacher, J. Kucera, M. Lebouvier, G. M. Maria, S. Stefanut, J. Nagy, T. Pócs, S. Poponessi, R. Venanzoni, D. Gigante, F. Prosser, C. Reeb, M. S. Sabovljevic, J. R. Shevock, S. Shirzadian, S. Akhoondi Darzikolaei, E. R. F. Souza, A. Silva Pinto, J. B. Silva, S. F. Lopes, K. Torzewski & A. Kazienko (2018) New national and regional bryophyte records, 55, Journal of Bryology, 40:2, 173-187, DOI: 10.1080/03736687.2018.1454161

Goga, M, Rucová, D, Kolarcik, V, Sabovljevic, M, Backor, M, Lang, I (2018) Usnic acid, as a biotic factor, changes the ploidy level in mosses Ecology and Evolution, 8:2781-2787, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3908

Goga, M, Rucová, D, Marcincinová, M (2018) Lichens in area of meteorological and radar station Kojšovská hola (Volovec mountains, SE Slovakia) Acta Botanica Hungarica 60(1-2), pp 67-74, DOI: 10.1556/034.60.2018.1-2.5

Goga, M, Rucová, D, Backor, M (2017) Biologický a ekologický význam sekundárnych metabolitov lišajníkov (review) Bull. Slov. Bot. Spolocn., roc. 39, c.2

Backor, M, Backorová, M, Goga, M, Hrcka, M (2017) Calcium Toxicity and Tolerance in Lichens: Ca Uptake and Physiological Responses Water Air & Soil Pollution, 228: 56. doi:10.1007/s11270-017-3239-2

Goga, M, Antreich, SJ, Backor, M, Weckwerth, W, Lang, I (2017) Lichen secondary metabolites affect growth of Physcomitrella patens by allelopathy Protoplasma doi:10.1007/s00709-016-1022-7

Goga, M, Pöykkö, H, Adlassnig, W, Backor, M (2016) Response of the lichen-eating moth Cleorodes lichenaria larvae to varying amount of usnic acid in the lichens Arthropod-Plant Interactions, vol 10, pp. 71-77, DOI 10.1007/s11829-015-9409-5

Králiková, I, Goga, M, Bilová, I, Backorová, M, Backor, M (2016) Response of lichens Cladonia arbuscula subsp. mitis and Cladonia furcata to nitrogen excess Biologia, vol 71, pp.632-638, DOI: 10.1515/biology-2016-0078

Maslanáková, I, Bilová, I, Goga, M, Kuchár, M, Backor, M, (2015) Differences between sensitivity of mycobiont and photobiont of Cladonia sp. lichens to different types of nitrogen exposure Water Air & Soil Pollution, 226:243, DOI 10.1007/s11270-015-2512-5

Backor, M, Goga, M, Berta, O, (2015) Hodnotenie znecistenia ovzdušia východného Slovenska z hladiska prevádzkovania vonkajších elektrických vedení a rozvodní Fyzikálne factory prostredia, vol.5, no.3, pp.16-22.

Monography
Bodnár, J, Glashutnerová, D, Goga, M, Hicárová, L, Richnavský, J, (2015) ?Praktická cytodiagnostika? BB Health.s.r.o., Košice, Slovensko, Typopres Košice-Myslava, ISBN: 978-80-8129-037-4

Conference contributions
Badida, M, Dzuro, T, Šebo, J, Fedák, G, Goga, M (2015) ?Effective methods revitalisation eutrophic water ? 15th International multidisciplinary scientific geoconference SGEM, Vol.1, Ecology and Enviromental protection, ISBN: 978-619-7105-39-1, ISSN: 1314-2704, DOI: 10.5593/sgem2015B51

Posters
Goga, M, Pöykkö, H, Adlassnig, W, Backor, M (2016) ?Response of the lichen-eating moth Cleorodes lichenaria larvae to varying amonts of usnic acid in the lichens? 21th Conference of Austrian Society of Plant Biology, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Goga, M, Antreich, SJ, Lang, I, Backor, M (2015) ?Secondary metabolites of lichens and their allelopathic effect on the moss Physcomitrella patens? 14th Conference of Experimental Plant Biology, Brno, Czech Republic
Rucová, D, Goga, M, Kolarcik, V, Sabovljevic, M, Backor, M, Lang, I (2018) ? Does usnic acid influence ploidy levels in mosses? ? 22th Conference of Austrian Society of Plant Biology, Graz, Austria
Marcincinová, M, Goga, M, Rucová, D, Weidinger, M, Backor, M (2018) ?Calcium and iron content in biofilms of active travertine springs in Slovakia? 22th Conference of Austrian Society of Plant Biology, Graz, Austria

Abstracts
Goga, M, Backor, M, Backorová, M (2016) ?Secondary metabolites of lichens as potential allelochemicals? The 8th IAL Symposium Lichens in Deep Time, Helsinki, Finland

Talks
Goga, M (2016) ?Allelochemicals of lichen secondary metabolites cause changes of growth in Physcomitrella patens? 21th Conference of Austrian Society of Plant Biology, Berchtesgaden, Germany
Goga, M (2017) ? Lichens- small organisms with promising biological and ecological potential?, Science Day Biology 2017, Vienna, Austria
Goga, M (2018) ? Localization and identification of calcium oxalate forms in lichens ? 22th Conference of Austrian Society of Plant Biology, Graz, Austria