Born in Prague, Czech Republic, married, two children, New Zealand resident

 

EDUCATION

2007 – 2011      PhD at the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University

2002 – 2007      MSc (Zoology), Faculty of Science, Charles University

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

        since 2024         Senior Scientist, Science Haven Limited, New Zealand

2022 – 2024       Microscopy specialist at Manawatū Microscopy and Imaging Centre,

                           Massey University, New Zealand

2014 – 2022       Associate Professor at the Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences,

                           Charles University

2008 – 2022       Researcher at the Laboratory of Fish Genetics, Institute of Animal Physiology

                           and Genetics, The Czech Academy of Sciences (IAPG AS CR)

1999 – 2007       Laboratory Assistant at the Department of Histology and Embryology,

                          1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University

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GRANT PROJECTS

Member of the University Centre of Excellence (UNCE)

Co-applicant of Czech Science Foundation project (2017)

Member of three grant projects of Czech Science Foundation (2010, 2017, 2020) and three projects of Grant Agency of Charles University (2012, 2015)

Principal Investigator of two grant projects of Grant Agency of Charles University (2012, 2015)

Principal Investigator of research and travel project „Thermal adaptation in ectotherms: Linking life history, physiology, behaviour and genetics“ (provided by European Science Foundation; 2009)

Principal Investigator of travel grant Synthesis (provided by European Union; 2008)

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RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

2008 – 2017     Molecular Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Medicine,

                         University of Cambridge, UK (ten months in total)

2009                 CIBIO – Research Centre for Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Porto,

                         Portugal (three weeks)

2008                 Department of Systematics and Evolution, Muséum National d’Histoire                                      Naturelle, Paris, France (two weeks)

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REVIEWS

An Associate Editor in Frontiers in Genetics - Evolutionary and Population Genetics. Reviewer of manuscripts for scientific journals (including Evolution, Genes, Biology Letters, Frontiers in Genetics, and Chromosome Research) and project applications for funding agencies including a project submitted to the National Research, Development and Innovation Office in Hungary. Reviewer of BSc, MSc and PhD theses, participating in Associate Professor degree evaluation.

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MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, European Cytogeneticists Association, Czech Herpetological Society

 

OTHER SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

Pedagogical Qualification of University Lecturing at Charles University

        First Aid – Comprehensive training (NZ Red Cross)

Certificate of Operator training for the BD FACS Aria III cell sorter and BD FACS Diva 6.1.3 software

Qualification for animal protection (certificate number: CZ 02529)

Active in the popularization of science in the media