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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
