Oliver Štrbák is a graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics at Comenius University in Bratislava. After completing his studies, he worked at several research institutions in both the academic and private sectors, both in Slovakia and abroad. In the past, he received a Marie Curie fellowship, and currently, he leads the Metabolomics Laboratory at the Martin Centre for Biomedicine as part of the Fellowship for Excellent Researchers, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan of Slovakia.
In 2016, he was awarded the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) Prize for research in the field of magnetic resonance, along with his colleagues. His long-term scientific interests also include magnetic nanoparticles and their use in biomedical applications. He is currently focused on researching the pathological accumulation of iron and the mineralization of nanometer-sized biogenic iron oxides in human tissue, seeking potential applications for innovative therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
He has been the principal investigator of several national projects (APVV, Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic) and a co-investigator in projects funded by EU structural funds. Within the "Physical Testing" package, he is also actively involved in the European project TEF-Health, which addresses the implementation of artificial intelligence in medical practice.
He publishes in scientific journals, regularly participates in international scientific conferences, and is a member of the European Astrobiology Network Association.