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Portrait of Mgr. Miroslav Chovanec, PhD.

Mgr. Miroslav Chovanec, PhD.

Director — Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Centre SAS

Experimental oncology · DNA repair · genome stability · biomarker discovery

25h-index72+Publications2,100+Citations

About

Mgr. Miroslav Chovanec, PhD. is Director of the Cancer Research Institute at the Biomedical Research Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. His group works at the intersection of experimental oncology and molecular genetics, with a long-standing focus on DNA repair, genome stability and the molecular determinants of treatment response.

He brings two decades of senior research leadership and a translational mindset: connecting mechanistic discoveries about DNA damage and repair to biomarkers that have practical value in oncology — from preclinical models to clinically relevant readouts.

Research focus

  • DNA repair pathways and genome stability
  • Mechanisms of DNA damage response in cancer
  • Biomarker discovery for treatment response and prognosis
  • Experimental and translational oncology
  • Integration of molecular and clinical data for actionable readouts

Education & training

  • PhD — Molecular Genetics

    Comenius University in Bratislava / Slovak Academy of Sciences

  • Postdoctoral Fellow

    Genome Damage & Stability Centre, University of Sussex, United Kingdom

Appointments & roles

  • Director

    Cancer Research Institute, Biomedical Research Centre SAS

  • Head of Laboratory

    Laboratory of Molecular Genetics — Cancer Research Institute, BMC SAS

Selected publications

  • Selected first- and senior-author publications across DNA repair, genome stability, and biomarker discovery in international peer-reviewed journals.
  • Full publication list available on request as part of the scoping session.

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