Mgr. Miroslav Chovanec, PhD.
Director
Research interest and academic career:
DNA repair mechanisms, Prognostic markers in urogenital malignancies, Tumor cell response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy, Inhibition of DNA repair mechanisms in cancer therapy, Mechanisms of action of various selenium compounds
2016 – up to now, BMC SAS, independent researcher, head of grant projects and head of the working group, head of the Department of Genetics, scientific director of IEO BMC SAS
2011 – 2015, KRD molecular technologies, p. r. o., independent researcher, researcher of grant projects
2002 – 2015, Institute of Experimental Oncology SAS, Head of Grant Projects and Head of Working Group, Head of the Department of Genetics, Deputy Director
2000 – 2002, Genome Damage & Stability Center, Science Park Road, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RQ, UK, a postdoctoral fellow
1995 – 1999, Institute of Experimental Oncology SAS, researcher
Education:
1998 – PhD., Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, specialization: Genetics
1992 – Mgr., Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, specialization: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Genetic Manipulation
Pedagogical Activities:
- Participation in teaching the subject Selected Chapters in Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
- Participation in the teaching of the subject Mutagenesis at the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
Awards:
2013 – Award of the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic for science and technology in the category “Personality of science and technology”
2009 – Premium for three-year scientific response in the category of natural and medical sciences
2007 – Exceptional young personality of Slovakia
2002 – Young Researcher of the Year
DNA repair mechanisms, Prognostic markers in urogenital malignancies, Tumor cell response to cisplatin-based chemotherapy, Inhibition of DNA repair mechanisms in cancer therapy, Mechanisms of action of various selenium compounds
2016 – up to now, BMC SAS, independent researcher, head of grant projects and head of the working group, head of the Department of Genetics, scientific director of IEO BMC SAS
2011 – 2015, KRD molecular technologies, p. r. o., independent researcher, researcher of grant projects
2002 – 2015, Institute of Experimental Oncology SAS, Head of Grant Projects and Head of Working Group, Head of the Department of Genetics, Deputy Director
2000 – 2002, Genome Damage & Stability Center, Science Park Road, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RQ, UK, a postdoctoral fellow
1995 – 1999, Institute of Experimental Oncology SAS, researcher
Education:
1998 – PhD., Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, specialization: Genetics
1992 – Mgr., Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, specialization: Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Genetic Manipulation
Pedagogical Activities:
- Participation in teaching the subject Selected Chapters in Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
- Participation in the teaching of the subject Mutagenesis at the Faculty of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava
Awards:
2013 – Award of the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic for science and technology in the category “Personality of science and technology”
2009 – Premium for three-year scientific response in the category of natural and medical sciences
2007 – Exceptional young personality of Slovakia
2002 – Young Researcher of the Year