Curriculum vitae
ResearcherID: O-4321-2017
ORCID: 0000-0003-4126-3897
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8X_bwqsAAAAJ&hl=cs&oi=ao
EDUCATION
2012 – 2016 Ph.D. degree in Entomology with honours, University of South Bohemia. Supervisor: Vojtěch Novotný, Title: Specificity of insect-plant associations and their role in the formation of plant defences and speciation. Date of defence: October 12, 2016
2010 – 2012 Master´s degree in Zoology with honours, University of South Bohemia. Awarded with the Dean's and the University President's prizes.
2007 – 2010 Bachelor´s degree in Biology with honours, University of South Bohemia.
CURRENT POSITION
2019 – present Group Leader, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2017 – 2019 Postdoc / Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Molecular Interaction Ecology Group, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany
2016 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
2016 – 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian, USA
2016 Predoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian, USA
2012 – 2016 Postgradual Fellow, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
FELLOWSHIPS
2019 – 2020 Humboldt Return Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
2017 – 2019 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
AWARDS
2024 Czech Science Foundation Prezident’s Award for outstanding project results
2022 The Award of the Czech Academy of Sciences for young scientific employees for outstanding results
2021 Otto Wichterle Award for outstanding young researchers, Czech Academy of Sciences
2020 Josef Hlávka Award for outstanding students of Prague universities and young researchers of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
RESEARCH GRANTS
2025-2029 Czech Science Foundation, JUNIOR STAR grant, 25-15736M
2023 - 2025 Czech Science Foundation, Bilateral grant with DFG, 23-06855L
2020 – 2022 Czech Science Foundation, Junior Research Grant, 20-10543Y
2020 – 2021 Czech Academy of Sciences grant within the Programme for Research and Mobility Support of Young Researchers, MSM200962004
2015 University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science Student Grant, 103-016/2015/P
INVITED PLENARY LECTURES
2022 Invited keynote, Chemodiversity conference in Bielefeld, Germany
2022 Invited keynote, Annual meeting of the Long Term Ecological Research Community, Germany
2019 Plenary lecture within a “Rising-Star” category, the annual meeting of the Czech Society for Ecology, Czech Republic.
Invited seminars given at 12 recognized universities and institutions, including Charles University (2024), University of Texas at Austin (2021), City University of New York (2021), University of Göttingen (2020), University of Leipzig (2017), Harvard University (2016), University of Missouri-St. Louis (2016), University of Copenhagen (2016), University of Turku (2015), or Hokkaido University (2014).
SUPERVISION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Postdocs: 2 finished, Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ), Ph.D. supervision: 5 ongoing, University of South Bohemia (CZ) and Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (DE), Ph.D. co-supervision: 1 finished University of South Bohemia (CZ), M.Sc. supervision: 1 finished, 1 ongoing, University of South Bohemia (CZ). M.Sc. co-supervision: 2 finished, University of Leipzig (DE) and PNG University of Technology (PNG). M.Sc. internships: 2 finished, iDiv (DE), B.Sc. supervision: 2 finished, University of South Bohemia (CZ), B.Sc. co-supervision: 1 finished, University of South Bohemia (CZ).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2020-present Guarantor of courses on scientific writing and reading at University of South Bohemia, CZ: Advances in Ecology (course number: KZO/103), Practical Writing and Communication in Biology (KZO/108), Critical Reading in Ecology (KZO/109)
2024-present Lecturer of the Plant-Animal interactions course (KBE/049) at University of South Bohemia, CZ
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2024-present Member of the director՚s advisory board, Institute of Entomology, Czech Republic
2021-present Ph.D. entrance committee member, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
2021-present Ph.D. defence committee member, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
SERVICE TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
2022 Symposium co-organiser, International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland
2015-present Reviewer for 17 research journals such as: Ecology, Ecology Letters, Functional Ecology, Journal of Ecology, New Phytologist, PNAS, or Proc. Royal Soc. B
2017-present Referee for the Grant Agency of Charles University (GA UK), Czech Republic
2017 Referee for the Grant Agency of University of South Bohemia (GAJU), Czech Republic
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2021-present Member, The Czech Society for Ecology
2019-present Member, British Ecological Society
2017-present Member, Humboldt club of the Czech Republic
ResearcherID: O-4321-2017
ORCID: 0000-0003-4126-3897
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8X_bwqsAAAAJ&hl=cs&oi=ao
EDUCATION
2012 – 2016 Ph.D. degree in Entomology with honours, University of South Bohemia. Supervisor: Vojtěch Novotný, Title: Specificity of insect-plant associations and their role in the formation of plant defences and speciation. Date of defence: October 12, 2016
2010 – 2012 Master´s degree in Zoology with honours, University of South Bohemia. Awarded with the Dean's and the University President's prizes.
2007 – 2010 Bachelor´s degree in Biology with honours, University of South Bohemia.
CURRENT POSITION
2019 – present Group Leader, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2017 – 2019 Postdoc / Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Molecular Interaction Ecology Group, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Germany
2016 – 2017 Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
2016 – 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian, USA
2016 Predoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian, USA
2012 – 2016 Postgradual Fellow, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
FELLOWSHIPS
2019 – 2020 Humboldt Return Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
2017 – 2019 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
AWARDS
2024 Czech Science Foundation Prezident’s Award for outstanding project results
2022 The Award of the Czech Academy of Sciences for young scientific employees for outstanding results
2021 Otto Wichterle Award for outstanding young researchers, Czech Academy of Sciences
2020 Josef Hlávka Award for outstanding students of Prague universities and young researchers of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic
RESEARCH GRANTS
2025-2029 Czech Science Foundation, JUNIOR STAR grant, 25-15736M
2023 - 2025 Czech Science Foundation, Bilateral grant with DFG, 23-06855L
2020 – 2022 Czech Science Foundation, Junior Research Grant, 20-10543Y
2020 – 2021 Czech Academy of Sciences grant within the Programme for Research and Mobility Support of Young Researchers, MSM200962004
2015 University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science Student Grant, 103-016/2015/P
INVITED PLENARY LECTURES
2022 Invited keynote, Chemodiversity conference in Bielefeld, Germany
2022 Invited keynote, Annual meeting of the Long Term Ecological Research Community, Germany
2019 Plenary lecture within a “Rising-Star” category, the annual meeting of the Czech Society for Ecology, Czech Republic.
Invited seminars given at 12 recognized universities and institutions, including Charles University (2024), University of Texas at Austin (2021), City University of New York (2021), University of Göttingen (2020), University of Leipzig (2017), Harvard University (2016), University of Missouri-St. Louis (2016), University of Copenhagen (2016), University of Turku (2015), or Hokkaido University (2014).
SUPERVISION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
Postdocs: 2 finished, Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ), Ph.D. supervision: 5 ongoing, University of South Bohemia (CZ) and Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (DE), Ph.D. co-supervision: 1 finished University of South Bohemia (CZ), M.Sc. supervision: 1 finished, 1 ongoing, University of South Bohemia (CZ). M.Sc. co-supervision: 2 finished, University of Leipzig (DE) and PNG University of Technology (PNG). M.Sc. internships: 2 finished, iDiv (DE), B.Sc. supervision: 2 finished, University of South Bohemia (CZ), B.Sc. co-supervision: 1 finished, University of South Bohemia (CZ).
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
2020-present Guarantor of courses on scientific writing and reading at University of South Bohemia, CZ: Advances in Ecology (course number: KZO/103), Practical Writing and Communication in Biology (KZO/108), Critical Reading in Ecology (KZO/109)
2024-present Lecturer of the Plant-Animal interactions course (KBE/049) at University of South Bohemia, CZ
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2024-present Member of the director՚s advisory board, Institute of Entomology, Czech Republic
2021-present Ph.D. entrance committee member, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
2021-present Ph.D. defence committee member, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic
SERVICE TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY
2022 Symposium co-organiser, International Congress of Entomology, Helsinki, Finland
2015-present Reviewer for 17 research journals such as: Ecology, Ecology Letters, Functional Ecology, Journal of Ecology, New Phytologist, PNAS, or Proc. Royal Soc. B
2017-present Referee for the Grant Agency of Charles University (GA UK), Czech Republic
2017 Referee for the Grant Agency of University of South Bohemia (GAJU), Czech Republic
MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2021-present Member, The Czech Society for Ecology
2019-present Member, British Ecological Society
2017-present Member, Humboldt club of the Czech Republic
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