RNDr., Mgr. Petr Soudek, Ph.D.

Born: 16.03.1971 in Vsetín

Education:

1996 - 2004 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Anatomy and Plant Physiology

Ph.D. thesis entitled: Study of accumulation toxic metals and radionuclides by higher plants and its potential utilization for phytoremediation

Qualification degree: Ph.D.

1994 - 1998 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Catholic Theology

Subject of study: religion

Qualification degree: M.Sc.

1994 - 1995 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Chemistry teaching

Subject of study: teaching qualification of chemistry

Qualification degree: M.Sc.

1989 - 1995 Charles University, Prague, Faculty of Science, Biochemistry

Diploma thesis entitled:Characterization of factors influence of peroxidase production by culture of horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) cultivated in vitro.

Qualification degree: M.Sc.

Experiences abroad:

July 2009 research fellowship, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Germany

Sept. 2008  research fellowship, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel

Sept. - Oct. 2003 ARI fellowship, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel

June 2003 Czech-Germany bilateral cooperation, Leipzig

Oct. 2002 Czech-Germany bilateral cooperation, Sythen, Leipzig

Dec. 2000 - Jan. 2001 11th International Course - Desert Agrobiology, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer, Israel

Professional experiences:

 from 2007 Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR, Prague Laboratory of Plant Biotechnologies

Position: research assistant, deputy head of department

Work activity: remediation and accumulation of xenobiotics, biotransformation of organic compounds, uptake and distribution of radionuclides and heavy metals in plants, plant tissue culture, peroxidases, plant stress response

2005 - 2006 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague Department of Plant Tissue Cultures

Position: research assistant, deputy head of department

Work activity: remediation and accumulation of xenobiotics, biotransformation of organic compounds, uptake and distribution of radionuclides and heavy metals in plants, plant tissue culture, peroxidases, plant stress response

1995 - 2005 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague Department of Plant Tissue Cultures

Position: Ph.D. student, researcher

Work activity: optimization of in vitro cultivation technologies, study of plant accumulation of heavy metals.

1994 - 1995 Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague, Department of Plant Tissue Cultures

Position: diploma student

Work activity: study of influence of conditions of in vitro cultivation on production of peroxidase

Sept. 1994 - June 1995 Teacher of chemistry, Primary school of Jan Masaryk, Prague

Feb. 1994 - June 1994  Professor of chemistry, Private gymnasium of Josef Škvorecký, Prague (secondary school)

1993 - 1994 Science services assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague

Membership:

  • member of "International Phytotechnology Society"
  • member of editorial board of "International Journal of Applied Agricultural Research"
  • member of scientific board of XENOWAC 2009 (International Conference on Xenbiotics in the Urban Water Cycle, Paphos, Cyprus, 11.-13. March 2009)
  • member of M.Sc.examination committee on Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University of Prague

Awards of mine and of students I (co-)supervised:

of mine:
  • The best on "Workshop of COST Action 837", Bordeaux, Francie, (25.-27. April 2002)
  • The best poster on "9th FECS conference and 2nd SFC Meeting on Chemistry and the Environment", Bordeaux, Francie, (29. August - 1. September 2004)
  • Second place in best poster on "International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology 2006", Leipzig, Německo, (13. July 2006)
of students I (co-)supervised:
  • Lucie Víchová: first place in SVOČ 2004 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)
  • Adéla Katrušáková: second place in SVOČ 2005 (Ústav chemie ochrany prostředí, VŠCHT)