Education
| 2017 | Professor Molecular biology and genetics |
| 2007 | Assoc. Prof. Physiology of Animals, Masaryk University, Brno |
| 2004 | RNDr. degree Physiology and Developmental Biology of Animals, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno |
| 2000 | Doctorate degree (Ph.D.) Physiology and Developmental Biology of Animals, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno. |
Professional experience
| 2017-now | Head of Laboratory of neurobiology and pathological physiology, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| 2010-2016 | Researcher - Laboratory of animal embryology, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| 2007-now | Forensic Expert for field Medicine, specialization Genetics: molecular genetics and DNA diagnostics, appointed by County Court in Brno |
| 2007-now | Associate Professor - Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno |
| 2005-2008 | Researcher - Institute of Medical Biochemistry, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University |
| 2000-2007 | Scientific Assistant - Department of Comparative Animal Physiology and General Zoology and Institute of biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno |
| 1998-2000 | Assistant at Department of Comparative Animal Physiology and General Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno |
Teaching Activities
Guarantee and lecturer of courses entitled Molecular Psychiatry, Neurobiology, Structure and Function of Cell, The Comparative Biology of Animals, DNA Diagnostics at Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno.
| 2000-2018 | supervision of 50 Bc. theses, 31 diploma theses and 12 Ph.D. theses |
| 1998-2007 | lecturer of histology in courses entitled Practice in General zoology |
Major scientific interests
- Scientific work in the field of molecular biology focused on molecular psychiatry (association studies of Alzheimer´s disease, drug and alcohol dependence, ADHD and schizophrenia) and human genetics (oligodontia and hypodontia mutation screening).
- Scientific work on development of DNA detection and PCR methods for bacterial and viral pathogens like Borrelia sp., eye viral pathogens, M. tuberculosis etc.
- Most of scientific publications are focused on neurobiology and molecular psychiatry.
- More than 30 prototypes of in vitro diagnostic devices that are now CE certified and manufactured.
- Principal investigator of 14 national grant projects.
Fellowships, prizes
| 2001 | awarded by Kuffner foundation for best publication of authors up to 40 years |
| 2000 | Fellowship in the laboratory of molecular biology of University of Dijon, Dijon, France |
| 1999 | Fellowship in the laboratory of electrophysiology of Institute Europeen des Sciences du Gout, CNRS, Dijon, France |
Membership in academic councils and editorial boards
| since 2000 | member Society of Medical Genetics of Czech Medical Association of Jan Evangelista Purkyně |
| since 1999 | member of Society for the biological psychiatry and Psychiatric society of Czech Medical Association of Jan Evangelista Purkyně |
| since 1998 | member of Czech neuropsychopharmacological society |
Scientometry:
- Totally 50 publications according Web of Science
- H index according Web of Science = 14
- Totally 503 citations according Web of Science