Životopis

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• Prof.Dr.Augustin Svoboda,CSc.,born January 1, 1940 in Starý Poddvorov, married, 3 children

Department/Faculty/University

• Department of Biology, Medical Faculty, Masaryk University, Jostova 10, 66243 Brno

Function, current position

• Professor, Head of department

Education and academic qualifications

• 1994: Professor of Biology
• 1991: Habilitation thesis :Induced fusion of somatic cells"
• 1975: CSc.in Medical Sciences; theses: "Cell wall regeneration in Yeast Protoplasts"
• 1963: MUDr. Faculty of Medicine, Brno University, General medicine

Professional experience

• 1994-:Professor of Biology
• 1992-:Head of the Department of Biology Medical Faculty MU
• 1984-1994:Lecturer of Biology
• 1963-1984: Assistant Professor

Teaching activities

• Practical Classes on Cell Biology and Genetics
• Lectures on Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
• Lectures on Human Biology
• Luctures on Yeast Biology

Research activities

• Bacterial cell wall, morphogenesis of yeast cells, yeast cell wall, regeneration of yeast protoplasts, yeast protoplast fusion, mating process in yeasts, cell wall-cytoskeleton relationship, cytoskeleton and apoptosis

Professional stays abroad

• 1970: three-month research stay at the Department of Botany and Microbiology, University College London,UK
• 1980: three month research stay at the Department of Microbiology, University of Szeged, Hungary
• 1992-1993: two-monts research stay in Institute of Microbiology, University of Bern, Switzerland

Other academic activities, research projects, grants

• 1996-:member of the board of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic>li> 1993-1996: President of Academic Senate of the Medical Faculty
• 1992-:member of the Scientific Council of the Medical Faculty

Most significant professional accomplishments

• 1996: Doctor cytobiologiae honoris causa of the Szeged University 1992-:President of the CR Society of Cell Biology
• 1980-: Member of the Yeast Commission of the Czechoslovak Microbiological Society

Major publications

• SVOBODA, Augustin. III.Cytology. In:Fourty years of activity in Czech and Slovak yeast research. Period 1990-1999. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Veda. Publishing House of Slovak Academy of Sciences, 1999, 10 s. ISBN 80-224-0580-9. info
• SVOBODA, Augustin, J. BAHLER a J. KOHLI. Microtubule-driven nuclear movements and linear elements as meiosis specific characteristics of the fission yeasts Schizosaccharomyces versatilis and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Chromosoma. 1995, roč. 104, č. 3, s. 203-214. ISSN 0009-5915. info

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