Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine
The Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine (IPCM) is an organisation for scientific research directed to human health, established by a decision of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic. 307 employees work for IPCM, 139 hold academic or scientific degrees.
IPCM tasks
- targeted epidemiological studies aimed at the identification of alterations of health condition due to certain infectious and non-infectious agents and through nutrition,
- identification and characterization of the environmental factors and life conditions which significantly affect the health condition of the population,
- analyses of the processes of disease spread within the human population,
- clarification of mechanisms of the adverse effects of risk factors and life conditions on the human organism, including action on the progeny,
- clinical pharmacokinetic and clinical pharmacodynamic studies using both healthy individuals and patients,
- supra-standard diagnosis of infectious and non-infectious diseases and nutrition disorders:
- identification and characterization of the key immunological parameters of the population with respect to immune system disorders and organ transplantation,
- maintenance of Registration and Information Center of Chemical Substances,
- provision of health care in clinics, outpatient departments and laboratories of the IPCM based on contracts made with the health insurance companies,
- provision of training to scientific workers in the fields of the Institute´s competence, and participation in pre-gradual and post-gradual training of health professionals.
Project role
IPCM is responsible for the recruitment and follow-up of subjects in 2 Slovak regions, questionnaires development in a cooperation with P5, determination of atopic status, analyses of in utero environmental exposure to selected xenobiotics and the assessment of Th1/Th2 immune balance in the placenta for all groups participating in the recruitment and collecting the biological samples (P2, P3 and P6).The Team
Eva Reichrtova, MD, PhD, DSc, Senior Toxicologist and Research Associate within the Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine. She has extensive experience over 35 years in the fields of occupational and environmental aerosol research, particularly in the area of immunotoxicology. She acted as Project Manager and advisor to the Slovak Ministry of Environment (PHARE project EU/93/AIR/22). In PLUTOCRACY she will have the responsibility for four workpackages.
Dr Lubica Palkovicova, MD, PhD., Scientist/physician, the Head of the Department of Environmental Medicine. She has over7 years experience in epidemiological projects focused on allergy development in early childhood with respect to environmental xenobiotics exposure (allergy risk factor evaluation). Co-responsibility for four workpackages.
Dr Katarina Rausova, MSc, Anthropologist-Epidemiologist at the Department of Environmental Medicine. She has over 6 years experience in environmental epidemiology. Co-responsibility for two workpackages.
Dr Monika Ursinyova, MSc, PhD, Senior Chemist, with over 20 years experience in the field of environmental inorganic chemistry and risk assessment of toxic metals. Currently Head of Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry. Responsibility for a workpackage.
Dr Ladislav Loboda, PharmDr., Pharmacist - toxicologist
Dr Henrieta Patayova, MD, Physician and junior scientist
Dr. Jaroslava Hajasova, MSc. new team member
Anna Dubinova, Senior Technician, Administrator
Katarina Gunisova, Technician – new team member
Dr Vlasta Hladikova, MSc, Chemist
Dr Iveta Carikova, MSc, Chemist
Zusana Husekova, Technician
Anna Witkovska, Senior Technician
Dr Marta Veningerova, MSc, PhD., - Senior Chemist. She has almost 20 years experience in the field of environmental organic chemistry, specialisation for organochlorine compounds. Responsibility for a workpackage.
Bratislava
Stara Lubovna
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