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ORCID: 0000-0002-1314-2249 | Researcher ID: D-4488-2018
Research focus
- Development of methods for isolation and profiling of phytohormone metabolites in various plant species with tissue-, cell-, and organelle resolution
- Development of new approaches for organelle isolation, mapping phytohormone distribution within plant cells
- Studying phytohormone biosynthesis and metabolism using in vivo stable isotope labeling and mass spectrometry
Education
- 2005–2010 – Doctoral studies at the Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science, Department of Botany and Laboratory of Growth Regulators
- 2000–2005 – Master’s studies at the Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Science; Study program – Systemic Biology – Botany
Employment
- Since 2022 – Head of Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University Olomouc & Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic
- Since 2017 – Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
- 2014–2016 – Junior Researcher, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Palacký University in Olomouc
- 2012–2014 – Postdoctoral Researcher, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- 2010–2012 – Junior Researcher, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Palacký University in Olomouc
International Experience
- 2012–2014 – Postdoctoral Researcher, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- 2009 – Visiting Researcher, Technische Universität Dresden, Institute for Botany, Dresden, Germany (3 months)
Professional Activities
- Supervision of students – Ph.D., Master’s, and Bachelor’s students
- Member of the committee of The Czech Society of Experimental Plant Biology (CSEPB)
Teaching
- Lecturer and course coordinator at the Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic