Prof. Ing. Zdenka Durackova, Ph.D. is a full professor (1999) of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University Bratislava. She acted as the head of the mentioned department (2006–2012). She currently leads a team that deals with the molecular basis of depressive disorder and other diseases, including healthy aging, in cooperation with other academic institutions in Slovakia and abroad. Her scientific interest is focused on oxidative stress under physiological and pathological conditions in relation to various diseases. She is a member of the Society for Free Radical Research International and for Europe.