Prof. RNDr. Martin Fellner, Ph.D.

Education:

• 1988 – Degree in Biophysics and chemical physics (RNDr – equivalent of M.Sc.), Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic
• 1997 – Degree Ph.D. in Cellular and molecular physiology, Université de Paris-Sud XI, Orsay, France
• 2009 – Habilitation in Plant Physiology, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic

Employment:

• 1987 – 1988 – Student assistant, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• 1989 – 1990 – Researh technician, Research Institute of Vegetable Growing and Breeding, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• 1991 – Research technician, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• January 1992 – November 1992 – Student research assistant, CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France
• December 1992 – October 1993 – Student research assistant, Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• November 1993 – February 1997 – Ph.D. student, Université de Paris-Sud XI in Orsay and CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France
• March 1997 – August 1997 – Research assistant, Joint Laboratory of Plant Growth Regulators in Institute of Experimental Botany in Olomouc, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Faculty of Natural Sciences, Palacky University in Olomouc
• September 1997 – April 2000 – Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
• May 2000 – July 2003 – Research associate, Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
• August 2003 – 2010 – Research associate, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Palacky University in Olomouc, Czech Republic and Institute of Experimental Botany Academy of Science of the Czech Republic
• From April 2005 – 2010 – Head of Laboratory of Molecular Physiology, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Palacky University in Olomouc
• January 2011 – present – Leader of Group of Molecular Physiology (http://aix-slx.upol.cz/~fellner/), Laboratory of growth regulators, Palacky University and Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, v.v.i, Olomouc

International experience:

• January 1992 – November 1992 – CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France, Professor Jean Guern
• November 1993 – February 1997 – Université de Paris-Sud XI in Orsay and CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France, Professor Jean Guern
• June, August 1996 – Laboratory of Dr. Alain Vavasseur, Group of Signal Transduction and Osmoregulation, Centre of Nuclear Research Cadarache, St. Paul lez Durance, France
• September 1997 – April 2000 – Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, Professor Vipen K. Sawhney
• October – December 1997 – Laboratory of Dr. Raju Datla, Plant Biotechnology Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Saskatoon, Canada
• May 2000 – July 2003 – Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, Professor Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
• December 2002 – July 2003 – Laboratory of Professor Ben Hall, Department of Botany, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Research interests:

• Plant physiology
• Plant hormone and light signaling
• Stress signaling
• Above 34 papers published (28 entries at the Web of Science; about 280 citations, h-index 8), 15 invited seminars and talks

Honors and prices:

• 1992 – Stipendium for EC Training fellowship in Eastern Europe (TEMPUS Program) CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France
• 1993 – Ph.D. scholarship of University of Paris XI (Orsay) and CNRS, Institut des Sciences du Végétal, Gif-sûr-Yvette, France
• 1997 – Postdoctoral fellowship, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Biology, Saskatoon, Canada
• 2000 – Postdoctoral research associate, University of Washington, Department of Botany, Seattle, USA

Memberships in scientific societies:

• 1996 – Present – Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology
• 1998 – Present – Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists
• 1998 – Present – American Society of Plant Biologists
• 2002 – Present – Maize Genetics Cooperation
• 2003 – Present – Tomato Genetics Cooperative
• 2007 – Present – Society for Plant Neurobiology
• 2007 – Present – Czech Society for Experimental Plant Biology

Teaching:

• Lectures: LRR / SFRZ, LRR / MFPSB, LRR / VORF, LRR / RVR, LRR / PMP, LRR / MBR
• Seminars: LRR/OBSE3, LRR/OBSE4, LRR/POS2
• Laboratory Courses:
• Other: