Education 
| 1991-1996 | Natural Science Faculty of the Masaryk University in Brno General Biology (state exam 1994 Bc.; 1996, Mgr.) Didactic Biology (state exam 1996) Physiology of Animals and Development Biology (doctor degree – RNDr. – 11/2000) |
| 1996-2000 | University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Morphology and Physiology (state exam 2000 - Ph.D. Degree) Physiology and Pharmacology (2007 - habilitation) Physiology and Pharmacology (2012, prof.) |
Professional experience
- Research scientist ÚŽFG AV ČR, v.v.i.
- Profesor VFU Brno
Major scientific interests
- Physiology of animals
- cell and molecular physiology
- embryology
- intercellular communication
Research fellowships and study visits
| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 and other short term visits | King´s College London, UK |
| short term visits | University of Strasbourg |
| 1999 | University of Vienna, Austria |
| 1999 | University of Cambridge, UK |
| 2002 | University of Texas, USA |
Fellowships, prizes
| 2009 | L'Oréal, UNESCO, CAS Honorary award for a project: Molecular symphony of development focused on teeth and bones. How teeth and bones integrate: can we alterace possible defects? |
| 2005 | European Molecular Biology Organisation Research fellowship: Apoptosis in the primary enamel knot – modulation of caspase machinery using tooth slice cultures (ASTF 195.00-05/2005) |
| 2004 | Ministry of Education, Youths and Sports of the Czech Republic 2 year - sabbatical, King´s College London (1K04101/2004) |
| 2002 | European Molecular Biology Organisation Research fellowship: Tooth primordia explant cultures in apoptosis research (ASTF 53-02/2002) |
International collaborations
- UK (London)
- France (Strasbourg, Paris)
- Germany (Berlin)
- Belgium (Ghent)
- USA (Birmingham/AL, New Haven/CT, Charlottesville/VA)
Publications
- H index = 12
- Web of Knowledge
Grants
- GA ČR/CSF P302/12/J059 (2012-2014): Cellular and molecular mechanisms during formation of tooth-bone complex (bilateral project with Germany) – principal investigator in the CR
- GA ČR/CSF P502/12/1285 (2012-2014): Apoptotic and non-apoptotic functions of caspases in hard tissue formation
- AV ČR/CAS M200451201 (2012-2015): Challenging questions in osteogenesis and odontogenesis – international research
- IGA MinZd/Min. of Health NT 11420-6/2010 (2010-2015): Molecular diagnostics of hypodoncia and tooth autotransplantations
- GA ČR/CSF Centrum of Excellence 14-37368G (2014-2018): Centrum of orofacial development and regeneration - principal investigator at the IAPG
- GA ČR/CSF 16-18430S (2016-2018): Novel physiological functions of apoptotic pathway components in hard tissue cells
- GA ČR/CSF 17-14886S (2017-2019): Molecular and cellular dynamics of tooth-bone interface in model species with acrodont, pleurodont and thecodont dentition