People

Name Tykvart Jan
Position Ph.D. Student
Jan Tykvart

Jan Tykvart

Ph.D. Student


Proteases of Human Pathogens
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, v.v.i.
Flemingovo nam. 2, CZ-166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic

Phone: (+420) 220 183 518
Fax: (+420) 220 183 578

 
Education
since 2009 Ph.D. student in Jan Konvalinka's laboratory.
since 2009 Ph.D. study of biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Ph.D. thesis being elaborated at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry AS CR, Prague.
2004-2009 Mgr. (M.Sc. equivalent) in biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. Diploma thesis "One-step purification of recombinant GCPII and its homolog" under supervision of Dr. J.Konvalinka at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry ASCR, Prague.
 
Courses
2012 Scholarship from FEBS for 22nd IUBMB & 37th FEBS conference in Sevilla "From single molecules to system biology"
2009 Scholarship from FEBS for 34th FEBS conference in Prague: "Life`s molecular interaction".
 
Research interest
  • Characterization of GCPII as a diagnostic and therapeutic prostate cancer marker
  • Biochemical characterization of close homologs of GCPII