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, photography and graphics.
Michal Hoskovec, PhD
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Masaryk Secondary School of Chemistry in Prague ("Křemencárna")
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.
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.
Alfred Bader Prize for excellent results of young scientist in organic and bioorganic chemistry.
Alexander von Humboldt scholarship, A. von Humboldt Stiftung, Bonn, Germany.
Otto Wichterle Premium for Younger Scientists.
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).
Junior Scientist, Group of Insect Chemistry, Department of Natural Products, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS, Prague.
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.