Institute of Histology and Embryology
Staff of the institute
Head of the Institute
prof. RNDr. Ivan Varga, PhD. et PhD.
Deputy Head of the Institute
MUDr. Renáta Mikušová, PhD.
Administrative Secretary
Gabriela Valášková
Professors
prof. RNDr. Ivan Varga, PhD. et PhD.
Branch of Science: Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology (Charles University, Prague)
Associate Professors
doc. RNDr. Marianna Danková, PhD.
Branch of Science: Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology (Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice)
Assistant Professors and Assistants
MUDr. Paulína Gálfiová, PhD., VKS IIa
MUDr. Kristína Gonosová (part time)
RNDr. Claudia Feitscher Hudobová (maternity leave)
Mgr. Miroslava Juríková, PhD.
MUDr. Martin Klein, PhD., VKS IIa (part time)
RNDr. Mária Kleinová, PhD., VKS IIa
MUDr. Georgína Kolníková, PhD., MPH (part time)
MVDr. Ján Líška, CSc., VKS IIa
MUDr. Mária Lorencová, PhD.
MUDr. Renáta Mikušová, PhD.
MUDr. Simona Polakovičová, PhD.
MUDr. Vanda Rísová, PhD.
MUDr. RNDr. Rami Saade, PhD., MPH (part time)
Iryna Vikhrova, doctor
Other employees
Ružena Bohoová
Petra Bořutová
Ľubica Bošmanská
Jozef Hanko (part time)
RNDr. Eva Nagyová (maternity leave)
Mgr. Zuzana Sirkovská
PhDr. Klára Škulová (part time)
Center of electron-microscopic laboratory methods (CEMLM)
Center manager:
prof. MUDr. Štefan Polák, Ph.D.
phone to office: +4212 90119 342
cell phone: +421903 708 689
email: stefan.polakfmed.uniba.sk
Staff of the Center:
MUDr. Paulína Gálfiová, Ph.D., galfiova1uniba.sk
MUDr. Mária Lorencová, Ph.D.
Ing. Daniel Kosnáč
Other information:
Instruments needed/offered for sample preparation
Selected publications using CEMLM instrumentation
The Unit of Translational Research in Histology of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, and the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the National Oncology Institute
Head of the Unit:
MUDr. Georgína Kolníková, PhD., MPH. (part time)
Head laboratory technician:
PhDr. Klára Škulová (part time)
Address:
Oddelenie patologickej anatómie NOÚ (Department of Pathological Anatomy of the National Oncology Institute)
Klenová 1
833 01 Bratislava
Mission of the unit:
The Unit of Translational Research in Histology is a specialized workplace of the Institute of Histology and Embryology, established in cooperation with the Department of Pathological Anatomy of the National Cancer Institute in Bratislava. The Unit was founded by a decision of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, on October 21, 2010, with strong support from the management of the National Cancer Institute, and subsequently became part of the Organizational Structure of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University.
Its mission is translational research, i.e., the transfer of knowledge from basic research into clinical and histopathological practice, as well as the feedback-driven resolution of clinically significant problems from the perspective of histology and embryology.
The staff of the Unit of Translational Research in Histology cooperate primarily with the Institute of Experimental Oncology of the Biomedical Research Center of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, the 2nd Department of Oncology of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and the National Cancer Institute, as well as with several departments of pathology of Charles University in Prague. Thanks to this collaboration, in 2025 and 2026, the results of their scientific research were published in prestigious journals such as Molecular Oncology, Cancer Cell International, PLoS One, Laboratory Investigation: A Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology, Seminars in Cancer Biology, and Virchows Archiv: An International Journal of Pathology.
Further development direction of the unit
A further development direction of the unit is the establishment of a centre for routine morphological and molecular-biological research of the fallopian tubes, as well as a translational centre focused on the application of basic research findings to clinical practice in reproductive medicine. The aim of this initiative is to integrate basic research, morphological diagnostics, and clinical reproductive medicine, with a particular focus on the study of tissues of the female reproductive tract and the implementation of new scientific findings into clinical practice.
This development initiative was funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under Project No. 09I03-03-V04-00290. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Histology and Embryology and the Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics, and Clinical Genetics of the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and the University Hospital Bratislava.
Doctoral students
Internal doctoral students
MUDr. Mgr. Kristína Harsányiová
Study program: Anatomy, histology, and embryology
Dissertation topic: Cellular and molecular-biological characterization of physiological and ectopic endometrium.
Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Ivan Varga, PhD., PhD.
Mgr. Hana Kováčová Ilijew
Study program: Anatomy, histology, and embryology
Dissertation topic: The role of extracellular vesicles in the pathogenesis of selected diseases of the female reproductive system.
Supervisor: MUDr. Martin Klein, PhD.
Extrenal doctoral students
RNDr. Claudia Feitscherová
Study program: Anatomy, histology, and embryology
Dissertation topic: Distribution of immune cells within the fallopian tube wall.
Supervisor: prof. RNDr. Ivan Varga, PhD., PhD.
prim. MUDr. Martin Valent
Study program: Anatomy, histology, and embryology
Dissertation topic: Comprehensive histological and molecular-biological characterization of interactions between the fallopian tube wall and gametes.
Supervisor: RNDr. Mária Kleinová, PhD.