Department of Microbiology and Virology

PRIF UK
Mlynská dolina
Ilkovičova ulica č. 6
842 15 Bratislava 4
Slovakia

Department of Microbiology and Virology at the Commenius University in Bratislava is the only institution in Slovakia, which provides an education in master (MSc) and PhD. studies in two accredited programs - Microbiology and Virology. The Department is involved in many research projects as a leader institution or as a participant, while it cooperates with other reputable Slovak and foreign scientific institutions.

The educational programmes of all laboratories include the following methodological approaches: microscopy, cytology, histology, histopathology, histochemistry, serological methods, recombinant DNA techniques, etc.

The Department of Microbiology and Virology guarantees high quality in education with the opportunity to realize the experimental part of diploma thesis in well equipped laboratories. The study also offers specialized seminars of world-renowned scientists and discussions on current issues in microbiology, virology and molecular biology. The Department organizes excursions for students to the medical and molecular laboratories, as well as to the industrial and food companies. Success in job application is high, including science, clinical diagnostic laboratories, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, national and foreign scientific institutions, specialized industrial laboratories, as well as the laboratories for monitoring water and food.