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Born Prague, Mar. 12, 1958; MS, cytology, Charles U. Prague 1982, CSc. (PhD) Physiology, Charles University 1986, 1986-1990 Inst. Molecular Genet., Prague, 1990-1991 University of Tokyo, 1991- Assistant, 2000- Associate and 2007- Full Professor Faculty of Science, Charles Univ., member of editorial board of Vesmír and Neuroendocrinology Letters, Chairperson of Institutional Review Board of Fac. Science, Charles University

Research activities:

Evolutionary biology -  Theory of frozen plasticity -  Book on frozen plasticity theory, papers 1, 2, 3, and slide show Prague 2008.
                                    -  Theory of r-K discontinuum (Turbidostatic and chemostatic selection) is described here.
                                    -  Origin of Rh factor (blood group) polymorphism Selected papers: 0, 1, 2
                                    -  Miscellaneous Selected papers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5                               
Evolutionary parasitology    - Theory
                                               - Manipulation hypothesis (influence of Toxoplasma on human personality & behavior & morphology & hormones).
                                                 Slide show Annapolis 2000 and 2005. Selected papers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
                                               - Influence of Toxoplasma infection on human reproduction (sex ratio etc.).
                                                 Selected papers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,
Cell physiology  - Theory of intracellular isoelectric focusing. ( Does a cell perform isoelectric focusing? 1 , 2,)
Molecular phylogenetics - List of selected papers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Evolutionary psychology - Selected papers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Development of new methods - One-step method for isolation of ds-RNA
                                                  - Programs for molecular taxonomy  Treept, FreeTree, SlowFaster
                                                  - Programs for ethology and experimental psychology 
Chronological List of papers

Teaching activities:

• Evolutionary biology (2/0 winter)
• Microevolution and macroevolution (3/0 summer)
• Molecular taxonomy (2/0 summer)
• Practical methodology of science (2/0 winter)
• Practical methodology of science (Practicum) (0/3 winter)
• Evolutionary and ecological parasitology (3/0 winter)
• Immunology of parasitic infections (2/0 winter)
• Eco-ethoparasitology - Eko-etoparazitologie

Other:

• "Biologicke Ctvrtky" current program
• "Biologicke Ctvrtky" history

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