Institute of Molecular Biomedicine

IMBM is a research institute of the Faculty of Medicine at the Comenius University in Slovakia. We are located in Bratislava, both in the heart of the capital’s old town at Sasinkova 4, and in the Biomedical research center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences at Dubravská street 9. The mission of IMBM is simple: to do (and enjoy doing) science. As of our staff, we have a vast range of educational background – from molecular biology, biophysics, biotechnology or physiology, up to medicine. While we believe that interdisciplinarity is a key scientific value. Furthermore, our partnerships extend to collaborating with clinicians and complementary research institutes all around the globe (Aachen, Gothenburg, New York, Boston, Hradec Králové…). This is a great enrichment to our  esearch. Of course, our institute is also home for many PhD students that are trained here in experimental and laboratory medicine, as well as undergraduate and graduate students that work on their bachelor/master/doctoral thesis with us. Moreover, our teaching takes place at the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Natural  Sciences of the Comenius University. Ultimately, IMBM is an institute of open-minded people, scientists, who share their devotion to science. If you share this devotion with us, apply and come join us at the Institute of Molecular Biomedicine in Bratislava.

 

News

New Article in the Prestigious Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

We sincerely congratulate our PhD student Kristína Lichej and Dr. Barbora Tamášová on their publication in the prestigious Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. The publication was created in collaboration with Dr. Basant Kumar Thakur’s research group at Universitätsklinikum in Essen, Germany, where Kristína recently completed a research internship. The study explores the significance of vesicle-associated extracellular DNA in cancer biology and its potential clinical applications.

March 31, 2025

VAIA Grant for Sepsis Research!

We sincerely congratulate our colleague, Associate Professor Michal Pastorek, on receiving a new grant from the VAIA agency (Research and Innovation Authority of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan) – a Matching Grant to supplement resources obtained within the Horizon Europe program. The awarded grant will investigate the impact of sepsis risk factors on post-septic syndrome mediated by neutrophil extracellular traps.

March 27, 2025

Tomáš Strečanský won awards for research

Last week, the PhD student Tomáš Strečanský attended the 19th annual RANK conference (Routine Analysis of Nucleic Acids) in Pardubice (March 19-20, 2025), where he presented his work focused on MinION as a method for rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial resistance detection based on nanopore sequencing. For this work, he won the award for the best oral presentation by young authors under 35, as well as the Dalibor Novotný Award for the best work by young authors under 35.

Congratulations!

March 26, 2025

Science

Projects

  • KEGA: KEGA 071UK-4/2022 Innovation of Practical Biomedical Research Courses for Doctoral Students
  • APVV: APVV-20-0472 Rapid identification of pathogens in sepsis patients using third-generation nanopore real-time sequencing
  • APVV: APVV-22-0554 Deoxyribonuclease 1l3 in the biology of extracellular DNA

Published papers

  • Extracellular DNA and Deoxyribonuclease Activity as Potential Biomarkers of Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis
  • Reduced Neurite Arborization in Primary Dopaminergic Neurons in Autism-Like Shank3B-Deficient Mice
  • Unravelling the Significance of Extracellular Vesicle-Associated DNA in Cancer Biology and Its Potential Clinical Applications