Activities

Collaboration with the Institute of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and the Institute of Experimental Endocrinology at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava resulted in

We heartily congratulate Associate Professor Peter Celec on receiving the new title of Professor of Medicine at Charles University in Prague!

We are delighted to announce that five medical students have successfully defended their theses, which they prepared at our institute. Their research focused on diverse topics, specifically: Anna Farkašová –

We heartily congratulate several of our colleagues on the published article related to sepsis. The obtained results showed that the concentration of extracellular DNA is almost 5-folder higher in septic

Associate professor Roman Gardlík participated in the prestigious mRNA conference in Szeged, (Hungary, November 7-8, 2024), where new advancements in mRNA technologies were discussed. The keynote speakers included the 2023

Our PhD student Tomáš Strečanský participated in the 9th International Conference of Clinical Metagenomics in Geneva, Switzerland, where he presented his results in the form of a poster on the

Congratulations to doctor Veronika Borbélyová on new publication, developed in collaboration with the Institute of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava. The publication demonstrates that mutations

At the 45th Congress of the Slovak Nephrology Society with international participation, associate professor Šebeková received a prestigious award for the best publication of the past year, reaffirming her top

PhD student Andrej Feješ actively participated in the 6th Congress of the Slovak Obesitological Association and the 22nd Slovak Obesitological Days with international participation in Trenčín on 25-26. October 2024.

Our head, Roman Gardlík, is a coauthor in a new publication, which was published in collaboration with several research teams. This study shows increased Na,K-ATPase activity and oxidative damage in

At the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) conference, which took place on 22-25 October 2024 in Rome, Italy, associate professors Barbora Vlková and Peter Celec also participated.

Dr. Alexandra Gáal Kovalčíková and associate professor Michal Pastorek attended the 14th Conference on Pediatric Nephrology with international participation, which took place on October 18-19, 2024, in Tatranská Lomnica. In

At the XXXIV. Izakovič Memorial, held from October 9 to 11 in Stará Lesná, two contributions from our Institute were also presented. Associate professor Barbora Vlková delivered a presentation on

Recently, our colleagues published two new scientific articles researching autism spectrum disorders using animal models. The first article examined a comparison of social behaviour tests, analyzing various methodologies for assessing

The role of DNA in the pathogenesis of sepsis, as part of the international Beatsepsis project focused on sepsis survival, was presented by associate professor Michal Pastorek at the Working

Doctor Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková, as the main clinical collaborator, presented the joint results from the research on neutrophil extracellular traps and their involvement in induced chronic kidney disease at the

We warmly congratulate several of our colleagues who recently published an article examining the effect of the therapeutic agent – deoxyribonuclease (DNase) on an animal model of collagen antibody-induced arthritis.

Thus, a month ago, September 13, was World Sepsis Day. The BEATsepsis Consortium has organized several events to raise awareness of sepsis and discuss research bridging the gap between bench

We were once again well-represented in the Falling Walls Lab Slovakia 2024 finals. Three of our PhD students presented their innovative ideas to the expert committee. Alena Potočárová presented an

Doctor Veronika Borbélyová, doctor Jakub Szabó, and our two PhD students, Petronela Sušienková and Andrej Feješ, participated in the TEATIME Young Researchers Workshop in Tartu, Estonia, from September 23-24, 2024.

Associate Professor Peter Celec attended the Congress of the Slovak Medical Association, which was dedicated to the 55th anniversary of its founding. He contributed a lecture on “Molecular Biomedicine in

Our two PhD students actively participated in the International Symposium – Neutrophil, which took place from September 17th to 19th in Munich, Germany. Letícia Hudecová presented a study where they

Our PhD student Kristína Lichá and doctor Jakub Janko actively participated in a conference and workshop focused on extracellular vesicle research in Vienna (September 16-17, 2024), organized by the Austrian

Associate professor Katarína Šebeková and PhD student Andrej Feješ took part in the 15th edition of the prestigious IMARS international conference held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on September 16-19, 2024.