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Education |
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2008 |
Ph.D. in zoology with Thesis: "Biology of the soldier caste in the termite genus Prorhinotermes". |
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2002-2008 |
Ph.D. studies in zoology at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague and at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR v.v.i., Prague. |
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1997-2002 |
M.Sc. in biology (ecology and ethology) at the Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague. |
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Experience |
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2012 (12 months) |
Postdoctoral fellow at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Prof. Y. Roisin, project "Genetic structure of colonies, population genetics and social regulation of reproduction in humivorous termites from French Guiana rainforests." |
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Appointments |
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since 2014 |
Head of Junior Research Group at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR v.v.i., Prague. |
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2010-2013 |
Scientist at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR v.v.i., Prague. |
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2008-2010 |
Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR v.v.i., Prague. |
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2003-2008 |
Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Sciences, Charles University, Prague; and at Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR v.v.i., Prague. |
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Research interest |
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Biology of social insects, chemical communication in social insects, primer and releaser pheromones, biology of termites, chemical ecology of termites, reproductive regulation in termite societies, defensive adaptations of termites, chemistry of defense, caste systems and ontogeny, biology of the soldier caste, hormonal regulation of caste differentiation, juvenile hormones and their analogues, strategies of control of termite pests using juvenile hormone analogues, alternative approaches in imaging of biological samples (x-ray imaging), biostatistics.
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Project supervisons |
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2010-2013 |
Biology, chemical ecology, and phylogeny of critical termite genera of families Rhinotermitidae and Serritermitidae (Czech Science Foundation, 7 research articles, 6 conference presentations). |
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2006-2010 |
Primer and releaser pheromones of termites: a case study (Grant Agency of the AS CR, 9 research articles, 1 invited review, 2 book chapters, 15 conference presentations). |
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Long-term collaborations |
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Collaboration with Prof. Yves Roisin (Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) in biology of termites. 11 joint publications, one running project.
Collaboration with Dr. David Sillam-Dussés (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, IRD France-Nord, Paris, France) in pheromone research and molecular genetics. 9 joint publications, one running project.
Collaboration with Mass Spectrometry Research-Service Team (IOCB, CAS, Prague) in structural elucidation of natural compounds and chemical statistics. 10 joint publications, three running projects.
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Teaching & Supervision |
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Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague - 1. Sense physiology and insect behaviour, 2. Methods in Ethology
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University of South Bohemia - Insect Behaviour
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Supervisor of a Ph.D. Thesis in zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
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Membership in scientific societies |
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International Society of Chemical Ecology
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International Union for the Study of Social Insects
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Field experience |
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Syria (2001), Iran (2002), Egyptian Sahara (2002, 2003), French Guiana (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), West Papua (2011). |
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Publications and communications |
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Author or co-author of 35 original research articles in peer-reviewed journals, 1 invited review, 1 book chapter, 35 conference presentations, 1 invited talk, 6 popular articles, 15 media interviews, 23 article reviews for peer-reviewed journals, significant IOCB publication in 2012. 274 citations, H-index: 12.
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