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We are looking for PhD students

Medical Health (MedHealth)

Are you interested in science and would you like to conduct research in an academic environment ?

 

For the second academic year, our institute is actively running a research project called MedHealth, which focuses on the physical and mental health of young adults. Therefore, if you are a final year student in the Faculty of Natural Sciences or Faculty of Medicine or a Faculty with a degree in Biomedical Physics and you are planning to continue your education at PhD level with a focus on stress, metabolic or mental health in young adults, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to provide you with more information.

 

 

What will you gain by studying for a PhD with us ?

  • The opportunity to develop your skills in laboratory analysis.
  • The opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary research project in a team of physicians and scientists from different fields of research.
  • The opportunity to attend scientific conferences and workshops.
  • The opportunity to undertake a training period abroad.

 

Current PhD thesis:

1. Metabolic Health of Young Adults

2. Monitoring and Prognosis of diseases using oral markers

3. Stress and its Impact on the Health of Young Adults

Other dissertation thesis

1. Interplay of host genetics and gut microbiota in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Form of study: Full-time 
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. Aleksandra Tomova, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: aleksandra.tomovafmed.uniba.sk

 

2. Association of Biological Markers and Manifestations in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. Aleksandra Tomova, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: aleksandra.tomovafmed.uniba.sk

 

3. Brain Maturation of Hypotrophic Newborns - A Prospective Approach

  • Form of study: part-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. M.Sc. Július Hodosy, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: julius.hodosyfmed.uniba.sk

 

4. Mathematical Modelling of Epileptic Foci Using 3T Magnetic Resonance and Electroencephalography

  • Form of study: part-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. M.Sc. Július Hodosy, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: julius.hodosyfmed.uniba.sk

 

5. New Trends in Diagnostics of Polyneuropathy in Critically Ill Patients

  • Form of study: part-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. M.Sc. Július Hodosy, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: julius.hodosyfmed.uniba.sk

 

6. Exploring the brain's neural circuits: from Drosophila to implications in mammals

  • Form of study: part-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: prof. Boris Mravec, MD, DrSc.
  • Contact: boris.mravecfmed.uniba.sk

 

7. Potential biomarkers of autism spectrum disorders

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. Katarína Babinská, MD, PhD., MSc.
  • Contact: katarina.babinskafmed.uniba.sk

 

8. Study of biological factors in autism spectrum disorders

  • Form of study: part-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. Katarína Babinská, MD, PhD., MSc.
  • Contact: katarina.babinskafmed.uniba.sk

 

9. The influence of genetic and environmental factors on neurodevelopmental changes in an animal model of autism spectrum disorder

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. RNDr. Ján Bakoš, PhD.
  • Contact: jan.bakosfmed.uniba.sk

 

10. Central Regulation of Food Intake in Relation to Neuropeptide Transmission in Selected Models of Civilization Diseases

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Medical Neurosciences 
  • Supervisor: assoc. prof. PharmDr. Zdenko Pirník, PhD.
  • Contact: zdenko.pirnikfmed.uniba.sk

 

11. The role of matrix-metalloproteinases in the pathophysiology of civilization diseases and their relation to oxidative stress markers

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Normal and pathological physiology
  • Supervisor: prof. Jana Radošinská, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: jana.radosinskafmed.uniba.sk

 

12. The role of erythrocytes in the pathophysiology of civilization diseases and their relation to oxidative stress markers

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Normal and pathological physiology
  • Supervisor: prof. Jana Radošinská, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: jana.radosinskafmed.uniba.sk

 

13. The influence of biorhythms and sex on the functional properties of erythrocytes

  • Form of study: full-time
  • Study programme: Normal and pathological physiology
  • Supervisor: prof. Jana Radošinská, MD, PhD.
  • Contact: jana.radosinskafmed.uniba.sk

All topics can be adapted according to the interests of the students after consultation with supervisors.

The deadline for applications is 30. may 2025.

If you have not submitted your application for PhD study by the above-mentioned deadline and the dissertation thesis are not taken up by another student, it is possible to submit an application for PhD study in the second round with a deadline of 15. july 2025.