Staff

Name Votruba Ivan
Position Scientist
Dr. Ivan Votruba

Ivan Votruba, Ph.D., DSc.


Scientist


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

Phone: (+420) 220 183 209
Fax: (+420) 220 183 560

Education
1964-1969 Ph.D. (CSc.) in biochemistry, under supervision of Dr. Dezider Grunberger at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
1971 RNDr. degree in biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague.
1959-1964 M.Sc. in biochemistry, under supervision of Prof. Josef Koštír at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Prague.
Scholarship
1987 Visiting Scientist at Prof. R. T. Borchardt, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas. 1986 Visiting Scientist at Prof. E. De Clercq, Rega Institute, Leuven, Belgium.
Appointments
1990-2006 Vice-Head of the Department of chemistry and biochemistry of nucleosides and nucleotides analogues, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
since 2001 Doctor of Science.
1983-2006 Head of the Group of Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and biochemistry of nucleosides and nucleotides analogues.
Awards and Fellowhisps
1986 National Prize for Science and Technique.
Research interest
Biochemistry of nucleic acids, antimetabolites and enzymology; mode of action of chiral acyclic nucleoside and nucleotide analogues possessing antiviral and cytostatic activities.