Staff

Name Berka Karel
Position Ph.D. Student

Karel Berka, MSc.

Postgradual student


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

Phone: (+420) 220 410 318
Fax: (+420) 224 410 320

Education
since 2006 Ph.D.studies at at Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty ASCR, Prague and Charles University in Prague, Molecular Modelling, Czech Republic.
Thesis: Interactions between protein side-chains, supervisors Prof. Pavel Hobza and Dr. Jirí Vondrášek.
2001-2006 University studies: Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University, Prague.
Thesis: Modelling of ligand-binding site structure of the human MT2 melatonin receptor, supervisor Dr. Tomáš Obšil. Graduated with honors.
Scientific Experiences
2008 (1 month) Stage at Thornton Group, European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), Hinxton, United Kingdom (supervisor R. Laskowski).
2005 (3 months) Stage at Structural Biology group, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie et Pharmacologie Genetique Appliquee, LBPA Cachan, France (supervisor Prof. A. Lewit-Bentley).
Appointments
since 2006 Postgradual student at Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty ASCR, Department of Compupational Chemistry, Prague.
2003-2006 Technician at Institute of Physiology ASCR, Department of Structural Biology, Prague.
2002-2003 Technician at Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemisty ASCR, Department of Brassinosteroids, Prague.
Awards and Fellowships
2007 Prize for the second poster at the Prostab 2007, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Teaching
  • General Chemistry course with Prof. K. Procházka at the Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague.
  • Biophysical Chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague.
Research interest
  • Protein Stabilization and Function
  • Inter-residual Interactions in the Protein Core
  • Highly accurate Ab initio calculations of Protein Compartments