Description of the organisation:
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University was established in 1959 as the second classical University in Slovakia.
The current structure of P. J. Šafárik University includes four faculties – Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Public Administration. At our University there is studying more than 5 700 students. There are 1250 University staff members (500 teachers and 95 research staff).
The University provides education in three main cycles – bachelor’s, master’s, doctor´s and PhD. studies in different fields. The process of education is provided in both, Slovak and English language. Safarik University in Košice provides higher education based on the newest scientific findings in a wide international context. The Universityco-operates very intensively with academic institutions all around the world.
Institute of Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences is one of the 5 institutions covering the fundamental research activities at the university. Our department of Biochemistry is one of the smallest departments. The department is included in the Section II – The Life and Chemical Sciences. In the frame of the accreditation of all the scientific institutions based on the Act of the universities and Slovak academy of Science the Faculty of Sciences is ranged in the category A*, i. e. the excellent organization with the greater part of research fulfilling the international standard.
The scientific activity of the Institute is currently focused on the biochemistry of nucleic acids research, their interaction with various ligands and developing of biomaterials suitable for design of new biosensors and technologies. The research is associated with the development of new experimental methods. Most activities concentrate to the fundamental, applied and industry oriented research of the biological systems.
Contact person: Prof. assoc. Viktor Viglasky, PhD.
Telephone: +421 55 2341262
e-mail: viktor.viglasky@upjs.sk or vviglasky@yahoo.com
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