Staff

Name Hoskovec Michal
Position Scientist

Dr. Michal Hoskovec

Michal Hoskovec, Ph.D.

Scientist


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

Phone: (+420) 220 183 240 / 220 183 319
Fax: (+420) 224 310 177

 
Education
1988-1992 Ph.D. (CSc.) in organic chemistry, under supervision of Dr. B. Koutek at Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
1982-1987 M.Sc. (Dipl. Ing.) in organic chemistry, under supervision of Prof. M. Ferles at Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague.
 
Experience
2007 (1 month) Visiting scientist at Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
2000-2001 Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung fellow with Prof. W. Boland, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany.
1994 (4 months) Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. R.E.Doolittle and Dr.J. Tumlinson, USDA Agricultural Research Service: Insect Attractants, Behavior and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
 
Appointments
since 2007 Coordinator and Administrator of the new IOCB web portal.
since 2007 Scientist at the Infochemicals Research Team, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
2004-2006 Scientist at the Group of Semiochemicals, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
1993-2003 Scientist at the Group of Insect Chemistry, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
1988-1992 PhD student at the Group of Insect Chemistry, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague (formerly the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences).
 
Awards and Fellowhisps
2002 Otto Wichterle Premium for Younger Scientists.
2000 Alexander von Humboldt scholarship, A. von Humboldt Stiftung, Bonn, Germany.
1998 Alfred Bader Prize for excellent results of young scientist in organic and bioorganic chemistry.
 
Research interest
Chemical ecology, chemical communication of insects, interactions between insects and plants, organic synthesis of infochemicals, insect macrophotography, longhorn beetles biology and ecology, web design & programming.