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Chemical ecology, chemical communication of insects, interactions between insects and plants, organic synthesis of infochemicals, insect macrophotography, longhorn beetles & jewel beetles biology & ecology, web design & programming, scientific information systems.

Awards
1998
Alfred Bader Prize for excellent results of young scientist in organic and bioorganic chemistry.
2000
Alexander von Humboldt scholarship, A. von Humboldt Stiftung, Bonn, Germany.
2002
Otto Wichterle Premium for Younger Scientists.
Education
1982-1987
M.Sc. (Dipl. Ing.) in organic chemistry, under supervision of Prof. M. Ferles at Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology (UCT), Prague.
1988-1992
PhD (CSc.) in organic chemistry, under supervision of Dr. B. Koutek at Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague.
Appointments
1988-1992
PhD student at the Group of Insect Chemistry, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague (formerly the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences).
1993-2003
Junior Scientist, Group of Insect Chemistry, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague.
1994 (4 months)
Postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Robert E. Doolittle and Dr. Jim Tumlinson, USDA Agricultural Research Service: Insect Attractants, Behavior and Basic Biology Research Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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Latest publications

Cholesteryl esters of ω-(O-acyl)-hydroxy fatty acids in vernix caseosa
Journal of Lipid Research 58 (8): 1579-1590 (2017)
Novel, male-produced aggregation pheromone of the cerambycid beetle Rosalia alpina, a priority species of European conservation concern
PLOS ONE 12 (8): e0183279 (2017)
Analysis of 1,2-diol diesters in vernix caseosa by high-performance liquid chromatography – atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Journal of Chromatography A 1378: 8-18 (2015)
Analyses of volatiles produced by the African fruit fly species complex (Diptera, Tephritidae)
ZooKeys 2015 (540): 385-404