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We were also present at the “Days of Health” event, which took place on April 9, 2026, at the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University (FM CU) in Bratislava, with

Professor Peter Celec gave a lecture and discussion on extracellular DNA and on our Institute of Molecular Biomedicine at the Central Slovakia Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Banská Bystrica.

We sincerely congratulate Professor Peter Celec on obtaining the new title of Professor of Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava! Today he was

As is our tradition, this year we supported the NextStep Science 2026 event, where we had the opportunity to meet inspiring students and budding scientists. We were happy to share

On March 19-20, 2026, Professor Peter Celec gave plenary lectures on the topics of Deoxyribonuclease 1l3, and Mitochondria and sterile inflammation at the Martin’s Genetic Conference in Martin, which was

Associate professor Michal Pastorek was a member of the expert jury at the 10th International Young Oncologist Award, which took place on March 9–10, 2026, in Bratislava (Slovak Republic) as part

PhD student Tomáš Strečanský was invited by the organizers of the Romanian Microbiological Society and BIOgenetiX, the local representative of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in Romania, to present PARADiX – a

The long-term collaboration of several of our colleagues with Dr. Barbara Wegiel from Harvard Medical School in Boston (United States) has resulted in a prestigious publication in the journal Proceedings

Our PhD student Petronela Sušienková participated in the 13th International Meeting on Steroids and the Nervous System from 21 to 25 February 2026 in Turin, Italy. At the conference, she

Our PhD student Emma Skybová is currently undertaking a research internship at Harvard Medical School in Dr. Barbara Wegiel’s laboratory, where she is studying the release and removal of extracellular

A new review article summarizing the latest scientific findings on mitochondria as inducers of neutrophil extracellular traps. It is authored by Associate Professor Michal Pastorek and his PhD students Letícia

The Doctors Out Loud Initiative, which includes Professor Peter Celec, held a press conference on February 27, 2026, to highlight the growing trend of spreading medical disinformation and its real

Our Annual Report 2025 for the previous year 2025 is available here. You will learn about our main scientific outputs, where we have been to present science, as well as

The head of our Institute, Associate Professor Roman Gardlík, has prepared a textbook designed as a basic guide for medical students enrolled in the “Introduction to Science” course or an

This year, PhD student Tomáš Strečanský participated in the Central Europe Nanopore Days conference, which took place on February 9-11, 2026 in Telč (Czech Republic). He presented his work entitled:

Long-term cooperation with Doctor Maria Serena Longi from Harvard Medical School in Boston (United States) has resulted in a prestigious publication in the Journal of Hepatology Reports. It shows how

Several of our colleagues attended the 101. Physiological Days in Ostrava (Czech Republic) this week on February 3-5, 2026, where they presented 8 different scientific projects focused on structural brain

PhD student Andrej Feješ participated in an intensive Microsurgery Course (12th – 15th January 2026) at the National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases in Piešťany, where he gained practical knowledge and