Michal Cifra, Ph.D.

Research interests:

Bioelectrodynamics, bioelectromagnetics, nanosensors, microtubules, biological electron excited states and ultraweak photon emission, biosignals.

Professional activities:

Membership:

IEEE (EMBS, MTT, Photonics), URSI, AAAS, Bioelectrochemical Society, Bioelectromagnetics Society, Biophysical Society, European Microwave Association, International Society for Bioelectromagnetism, Czechoslovak Biological Society, Material Research Society, Optical Society of America, SPIE, IUPAC

International research experience:

2014-2015: visiting professor, James Franck Institute/Dept. of Chemistry - University of Chicago, USA, 8 months

2013: Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, 1 month

2010: Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Scholarship, UNICAMP - Campinas, Brazil, 1 month

2006 – 2010: International Institute of Biophysics, Neuss, Germany, 3 months total

2005: Leonardo Da Vinci project Scholarship, RWTH Aachen - Institute of High Frequency Technology & ELCAT, GmbH, 3 months

2004: Socrates/Erasmus Scholarship, RWTH Aachen - Institute of High Frequency Technology, 1 semester

Education:

• PhD., 2009, Radioelectronics, Department of Electromagnetic Field, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czechia 
• Ing. (M.Sc.), 2006, Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Current research projects:

• Nanosecond electric pulses for modulation of microtubule dynamics

Selected past projects:

• Radio-frequency characterization of microtubules using micro- and nanosensors
• Photonic biosignals: measurement and characterization
• Measurement and Analysis of Local Electric Oscillations and Optical Emission of Biomolecular Nanostructures

Awards and honors:

2016 - Otto Wichterle Award from the Czech Academy of Sciences in the field of Mathematics, Physics and Earth Sciences

2015 - IEEE, Senior Member

2014 - European molecular biology laboratory Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme Fellowship

2009 - Diploma from Natural Sciences section of 13th International Student Conference of Electrical Engineering - POSTER

2008 - URSI Young Scientist Award

2008 - Scholarship from foundation of Rectorate of the Czech Technical University in Prague

2007 - Stanislav Hanzl's foundation Scholarship

2007 - Scholarship from Hlávka foundation

2007 - Scholarship from foundation of Rectorate of the  Czech Technical University in Prague

2007 - Scholarship from Czechoslovak section of IEEE

2006 - Student scientific competition - diploma, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Žilina, Slovakia

Selected publications:

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