Mgr. Marcela Bučeková, PhD.
Dúbravská cesta 21
845 51 Bratislava 45
Slovak Republic
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Dr. Marcela Bucekova is currently a researcher at the Laboratory of Apidology and Apitherapy at the IMB SAS. She has graduated from Faculty of Science, Comenius University in the field of biotechnology. For her diploma thesis she worked on antibacterial mechanisms of honey under the supervision of Dr. Juraj Majtan. During her doctoral study at the Institute of Molecular Biology SAS in the field of molecular biology, she focused on the characterization of the immunomodulatory effects of honey and royal jelly on wound healing. As a PhD student, she completed a five-month internship abroad at the University in Italy (Università Piemonte Orientale), which resulted in mutual cooperation. After successful PhD defense, she completed post-doctoral stay abroad at the prestigious University of Singapore - National University of Singapore. In 2018, she was awarded the Student Personality of Slovakia 2017/2018 in the category of natural sciences and chemistry. For her success in research, she received the supporting Stefan Schwarz fund and since June 2020 she has been working as a researcher at IMB SAS. In addition to scientific publishing activities, she is also involved in popularization activities and co-founder of the "Honey Laboratory" project (www.medovelaboratorium.sk/en/).