Alfonz Gajdoš

Alfonz Gajdoš serves as an Associate Professor at Matej Bel University in the Department of Geography and Geology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, where he has held a university teacher position since 2004. He additionally holds an Associate Professor appointment at Trnava University's Faculty of Education since 2015.

His academic credentials include:

• MSc. in Chemistry-Biology from Matej Bel University (1999)
• RNDr. degree in Environmental Chemistry (2001)
• PhD. from Matej Bel University (2003)

Dr. Gajdoš's research bridges chemistry education and computational biochemistry, with significant focus on computer-based chemical laboratories for pedagogical applications. His computational work centers on in silico analysis of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFR2) and its inhibitors, contributing to drug discovery methodologies through molecular modeling techniques.

He teaches Biochemistry, Biochemical Experimental Methods, Didactics of Chemistry (Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry), Computer-based Chemical Experiments, and History of Chemistry. Consultation hours are held Wednesday 15:00-16:00. Prior to his university appointment, he conducted ecotoxicology research at the Slovak Academy of Sciences' Institute of Forest Ecology (2002-2004).