Michal Pastorek

Michal Pastorek serves as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Molecular Biomedicine within the Faculty of Medicine at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, while maintaining active research operations at the Slovak Academy of Sciences' B block facility. His academic progression includes earning an MSc in 2009 and PhD in 2014, both in Molecular Biology, culminating in his Associate Professor appointment in 2024.

His educational milestones are:

• MSc in Molecular Biology (2009)
• PhD in Molecular Biology (2014)
• Associate Professor promotion (2024)

Pastorek's research program centers on sterile inflammation pathways with rigorous investigation of neutrophil biology, particularly neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), alongside exosome-mediated vesicular transport mechanisms in critical conditions like sepsis and fever. His work on molecular chaperones provides crucial insights into cellular stress responses during inflammatory cascades, bridging fundamental molecular processes with clinical manifestations of systemic inflammation.

Laboratory operations span two locations: the 5th floor of the Pavilion of Medical Sciences (Sasinkova 4, Bratislava) at Comenius University and the 6th floor of the B block at Slovak Academy of Sciences (Dubravska cesta 9), with dedicated lab lines +421-2-90119-274 and +421-2-90119-350 supporting experimental work.