Prof. RNDr. Jiří Šponer, DrSc.
Workplace
Main workplace: Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Královopolská 135, 612 65 Brno, Czech Republic;
Other workplaces: Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo namesti 2, Prague, Czech Republic; National Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
Employment Position
Head of Laboratory, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno.
Senior Researcher, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc.
Senior Researcher, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague.
Education and Academic Qualifications
Master degree (RNDr), Physics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, 1987.
Ph.D., Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, 1992.
D.Sc. (Doctor of Science), Biophysics/Molecular Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2001.
Associate Professor of Biophysics, Masaryk University, Brno, 2002.
Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry, Masaryk University, Brno, 2009.
Employment Summary
1988-1989: Scholarship, Masaryk University, Faculty of Science, Brno (including one-year army service). 1990 - 1992: Graduate student, Masaryk University, Brno. 1993: Junior researcher, Institute of Biohysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. 1994-2003: Researcher and Senior Research, J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (part time 2001-2003). Since 2001: Senior Researcher and Head of Department, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences, Brno. Since 2004: (part time) Senior researcher, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague. Since 2007 (part time): Senior Researcher, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc.
Pedagogical Activities
Courses - Molecular interactions and their role in biology and chemistry - Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno.
Structure and dynamics of nucleic acids - Faculty of Science, Palacky University, Olomouc.
Structure and dynamics of nucleic acids - Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague.
Scientific and Research Activities
Computational chemistry - atomistic simulations of nucleic acids and advanced quantum-chemical studies of molecular interactions. Structural molecular biology and biophysics on RNA and DNA. Physical chemistry of molecular interactions.
Academical Stays
Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA. 1994 -2001, ca 15 months. Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA 1997 - 2 weeks, 1998 - 2 weeks, 1999 - 2 weeks. Department of Chemistry, University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany, 1999 - 3 weeks, 2000 - 3 weeks. Department of Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, US, 2000, 2 weeks. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, 2000, 1 week, University Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2002, 1 month.
Politics
Member of the Council of the Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno.
Awards and Other Information
Senior Editor, Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, Adenine Press, NY, USA, since 2001. Hlavka Foundation Award, 1995. Prize od the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for junior scientists, 1999. Prize of Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic for senior scientists, 2000. Wichterle Award, 2003. Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellow in Biomedical Science, 2003-2007. 2006 - elected regular member of The Learned Society of the Czech Republic (eq. to NAS or Royal Society).
Publications and Citations
157 papers and reviews in international journals and books. 5,200+ citations including 14 "100+" cited papers (all forms of autocitations excluded; total 6,700+ citations in ISI WOS database, H-index 46).
List of Publications
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