Institute of Molecular Physiology and Genetics,
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic

Contact
Institute Of Molecular Physiology
and Genetics SAS
Vlarska 5, Bratislava, 833 34
Slovak Republic

Director
Olga Krizanova, D.Sc.
e-mail: olga.krizanova@savba.sk
phone: +421 2 54772211

Vice Director
Lubica Lacinova, D.Sc.
e-mail: lubica.lacinova@savba.sk
phone: +421 2 54772311

Head of Secretary
Dr. Zuzana Klimesova
e-mail: zuzana.klimesova@savba.sk
phone: +421 2 54773326

Secretary
 Katarina Buchova
e-mail: katarina.buchova@savba.sk
phone: +421 2 54775266
fax: +421 2 54773666

Scientific Board

General Physiology and Biophysics
Overview

The Institute was established in 1990 and is composed of 8 laboratories. Scientific orientation is focused on the molecular basis of elementary physiological functions, with main orientation on cardiac muscle physiology, membrane transport and genetics.

Modern methods of research now employed at the institute often have been introduced as first or unique in our country (microelectrode techniques, voltage clamp, patch clamp, planar lipid bilayers, isolated single skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, cell culturing, optical methods of intracellular ion detection, electron microprobe analysis of elemental compositions in cellular compartments, fast freezing techniques for electron microscopy, PCR techniques, monoclonal antibody production, radioisotope techniques, etc.).

The institute introduced the method of DNA fingerprinting in Slovakia and it is currently being used in forensic practice.

The institute, although established as pure basic research facility, engages also in education, mainly at undergraduate and graduate level. Institute is publisher of the physiologically oriented journal - General Physiology and Biophysics.