Ján Tkáč (born 10 May 1972) in Poprad is a Slovak chemist known for being the first Slovak scientist based in Slovakia to receive the European Research Council grant.[1]

Ján Tkáč
Born (1972-05-10) May 10, 1972 (age 52)
Alma materSlovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Known forBeing the first scientist based in Slovakia to receive the European Research Council grant
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsSlovak Academy of Sciences
Glycanostics
Doctoral advisorErnest Šturdík

Tkáč got his PhD in Chemistry in 2000 at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. Following his graduation, he shortly worked at the Slovak Academy of Sciences and then abroad at Linköping University (2001-2003), Lund University (2003-2006, supported by the Marie Curie Individual Fellowship) and at Oxford (2006-2008). In 2012, he returned to the Slovak Academy of Sciences[1] with a European Research Council grant.[2]

Tkáč's research focuses on the research of glycans for the diagnosis of some oncological diseases.[3]

In 2018, he received European Research Council Proof of Concept grant with his new start up Glycanostics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "CV of Ján Tkáč" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Award, ESET Science. "Výnimoční vedci posúvajú Slovensko o krok vpred | ESET Science Award". www.esetscienceaward.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Výnimoční vedci posúvajú Slovensko o krok vpred | Ján Tkáč profile". www.esetscienceaward.sk. Retrieved 13 September 2022.