Staff

Name Ledvina Miroslav
Position Head of the Team

Miroslav Ledvina, Ph.D.

Miroslav Ledvina, Ph.D.

Head of the Team


Laboratory of Glycoconjugates
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 322
Fax: (+420) 224 310 090

 
Education
1979-1983 Ph.D. in organic chemistry, under supervision of Dr. J.Farkaš at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
1970-1976 M.Sc. in organic chemistry, under supervision of Dr. J.Farkaš at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
 
Experience
1992-1993 Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. M.Bobek, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA.
1976-1979 Research associate at Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry.
 
Appointments
since 2007 Head of Technology Transfer Team, Laboratory of Glycoconjugates, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
2005-2006 Head of Group of Glycoconjugates, Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
1993-2005 Head of Laboratory of Saccharides, Department of Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
1976-1992 He has joined the Group Chemistry of Nucleic Acid Components, Department of Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague (formerly Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences).
 
Research interest
Chemistry of saccharides, synthesis of oligosaccharides, glycoconjugates and heteroanalogs of saccharides and immunochemistry.