Curriculum vitae: Dr Stanislav Kopriva
Dr. Stanislav Kopriva.
Born:
March 13, 1967 in Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Education:
- Charles University, Department of Biochemistry, Prague
1985-1990
- Graduation with honors, M.Sc., 1990
- Dean´s Award for Outstanding Results, 1990
- Diplom Thesis: Interaction of cytochrom P-450IIB1 with
fluoresceinisothiocyanate
- Research Assistantship, Dept. of Biochemistry,
1987-1989
- Grammar School Prague, 1981-1985
- Student research work: Influence of forest age on the amount of nitrogen in water, 1985
Employment:
- Project leader, John Innes Institute, Norwich, UK, from 9/2004
- Research assistant (C1), Institute of Tree Physiology, Freiburg, Germany, 9/1999 - 7/2004
- Habilitation, Venia legendi for Tree Physiology: July 2004
- Postdoctoral assistant, Institute of Plant Physiology, Bern, Switzerland, 2/1997 - 8/1999
- Research fellow, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Protein Biochemistry group, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany, 1996
- Postgraduate Student, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Photosynthesis group, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben, Germany, 1992-1995
- Ph.D. Thesis: The glycine decarboxylase multienzyme complex of Flaveria: Expression study and phylogenetic analysis, Martin Luther University Halle, 1996, magna cum laude
- Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, Charles University, Prague 1990-1991
Research interests:
Plant nutrition, regulation of sulfur and nitrogen metabolism, regulation of cell-type specific gene expression, mycorrhiza-symbiosis, oxidative stress, phytoremediation, oxidative pentose phosphate cycle, evolution of C4 photosynthesis, phylogenetic analysis, cytochrome P-450.
Other skills:
Good active knowledge of Czech, English, Russian, and German.