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Prof. Daniela Ostatníková, MD PhD
Daniela Ostatníková, MD, PhD, is Professor of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Head of the Institute of Physiology and Vice-Dean for International Relations at the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University in Bratislava. She founded the Academic Research Centre for Autism and leads research on the genetic, hormonal and neurobiological factors involved in autism spectrum disorders, cognitive abilities and sexual dimorphism. She also coordinates the doctoral programme in Medical Neuroscience.
Education and Positions
2023–present
Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
2018–present
Head of the Doctoral Study Programme in Medical Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2014–2018
Visiting Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, United States.
2015–2019
Vice-Rector for International Relations, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2012–present
Professor of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2010–present
Head of the Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2007–2015
Vice-Dean for International Relations, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2008
Templeton Fellow, University of Iowa, United States.
2005
Associate Professor of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Comenius University in Bratislava.
2005
Fulbright Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States.
1998
PhD in Normal and Pathological Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
1989–2012
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
1982–1989
Physician, University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia.
1982
MD in General Medicine with Highest Honours, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
Professional Activities
Academic and Institutional Leadership
Head of the Institute of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava.
Vice-Dean for International Relations and former Vice-Rector for International Relations.
Founder of the Academic Research Centre for Autism in 2013.
Responsible for the Doctoral Study Programme in Medical Neuroscience since 2018.
Research Activities
Research focused on normal and pathological physiology, neuroscience and autism spectrum disorders.
Investigation of genetic and hormonal factors involved in autism aetiology.
Study of testosterone effects on cognitive abilities and sexual dimorphism.
Research into biomedical correlates of specific intellectual abilities.
Principal Investigator of national research projects concerning autism spectrum disorders, genotype–phenotype correlations, endocrine mechanisms and gut microbiota.
International Academic Experience
Visiting Professor at Nova Southeastern University, Florida.
Fulbright Fellow at the University of Michigan.
Templeton Fellow at the University of Iowa.
Research and teaching stays at the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development focused on autism research.
Scientific Societies and Memberships
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Member of the Slovak Medical Society and the Slovak Physiological Society.
Board Member of the Slovak Society for Higher Brain Functions.
Board Member of the Collegium Internationale Activitatis Nervosae Superioris.
Awards and Honours
Recipient of the ESET Science Award for Outstanding Academic in Slovakia in 2023.
Recipient of the Crystal Wing Extraordinary Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Winner of the Slovak Woman of the Year Award in the Science and Research category in 2012.
Recipient of the Gold Medal of the Faculty of Medicine of Comenius University and the Gold Medal of the Slovak Physiological Society.
Recipient of several national and international awards for scientific research and publishing activity.
