Educational History:
Bachelor of Science, 1974, Faculty of Science, Charles
University, Prague.
Master of Science, 1975, Faculty of Science, Charles
University.
Doctor of Philosophy, 1980, Institute of Molecular
Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the
Czech Republic; thesis “ The Role of Mouse H-2 Complex in
the Immune Response Directed to H-Y Antigen.”
Research Experience:
1975-1980
Graduate Student, Institute of Molecular Genetics,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Studies for obtaining the degree
of Ph.D.
1980-1992
Research Scientist, Institute of
Molecular Genetics, Department of Developmental Genetics and Department of
Mammalian Gene Expression, Prague. Analysis of molecular mechanisms involved
in the expression of developmentally regulated mammalian genes.
1995-now
Research Scientist, Institute of
Molecular Genetics, Department of Molecular Virology, Prague. Study of
various aspects of cellular transformation and molecular mechanisms of cell
death induced by photodynamic therapy. Development of new advanced
strategies for cancer treatment.
Fellowships:
1987
(1 month)
Visiting Research Fellow, Friedrich-Miescher
Laboratorium der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Tubingen, Germany. Methodological
aspects of the transfer of embryonic stem cells into mouse blastocyst.
1988
(6 months)
Visiting Scientist (Award of Medical
Research Council of Canada); Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa,
Canada; Research project: The role of the retinoic acid receptor in
differentiation of embryonal carcinoma cells.
1992-1995
Postdoctoral Fellow; Department of
Microbiology and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology,
University of Texas at Austin, USA; Research project: Transformation of
avian fibroblasts by Rel oncoproteins.
1996-1997
(6 months), 1999 (3 months), 2001 (6
months), 2003 (3 months), 2004 (2 months), 2006 (2
months), 2007 (3 months)
Visiting Scientist- Section of
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and the Institute for Cellular and
Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, USA; Research project: The
role of AP-1 factors and MAP kinases pathways in
v-Rel induced transformation.
She has obtained her broad
experience in molecular and cellular biology during numerous scholarships
and visits abroad (Finland, Germany, Canada, USA).
She is the author or co-author of
more than 50 papers published in international journals. |