Education:
- 1990 – Degree in Inorganic Chemistry (Mgr. – equivalent of M.Sc.) received at Palacký University, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia
- 1996 – Dr. (equivalent of Ph.D.) in molecular biology awarded by the Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- 2014 – research professorship awarded by Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
Employment:
- 1990-1992 – Junior researcher at the Research and Breeding Institute of Fodder Crops, Troubsko u Brna, Research Station Zubří.
- 1992-1996 – Postgraduate student at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Experimental Botany, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Olomouc.
- 1996 – Researcher – Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacky University & Institute of Experimental Botany AS CR
- 2013 – Head of the Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, – Centre of the Region Hana for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacky University, Olomouc
International experience:
- 1994 – 3 months, Dr. D.E. Hanke, University of Cambridge – 3 month stay at Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge, U.K.
- 1996 – 6 months – prof. Erwin Beck , Bayreuth University, Dept. of Plant Physiology
- 1997 – 1998 – 1 year – Prof. Goran Sandberg , Swedish Agriculture University Umea, Dept. of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Research orientation:
- Analytical chemistry of plant hormone
- Organic synthesis of heterocycles
- Mass spectrometry
- above 145 papers published (142 entries at the Web of Science; ≥ 4000 citations, h-index 24), over 150 conference presentations
- above 65 granted patents
Honours and awards:
- 2003 – The Otto Wichterle Award
Memberships in scientific societies:
- Czech Chemical Society
- Czech Society for Experimental Plant Biology
- Czech Biotechnology Society
- Phytochemical Society of Europe
Teaching:
- Lectures: LRR / CHPB1, LRR / BMTSB
- Seminaries:
- Laboratory Courses:
- Other: