Assoc. prof. Katarína Babinská, MD, PhD. MSc.

A graduate of the Medical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, where she later defended her dissertation and obtained the PhD degree in the field of normal and pathological physiology. She completed her postgraduate studies at the University of London in Great Britain by obtaining the title of Master of Human Nutrition. After graduating, she has been involved for 12 years in research of human nutrition. She is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Physiology, Comenius University lecturing Human Physiology, as well as Nutrition. During her fellowship in USA, she was trained in research methods of dietary assessment. Since 2010, she has been investigating autism within the Academic Research Center for Autism. Her research interest is focused mainly on digestive problems, nutrition, and dietary issues, as well as sleep impairments associated autism spectrum disorders.