PharmDr. Miroslav Kovařík, Ph.D.

Current Position:

• Assistant Professor on Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy (since 2012)
• Research and Development Worker in Teaching Hospital (since 2011)
• Coordinator for Quality Assurance of Educational Activities (since 2021)
• Member of Group of clinical physiology of nutrition and metabolism 

Previous Employments:

• 2010 - 2012: Assistant on Department of Biological and Medical Sciences at Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové
• 2009 - 2010: Assistant on Department of Physiology at Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové
• 2005 - 2010: Research Worker on Department of Physiology at Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové

Education:

• 2012: Pharm.D. Study of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové
• 2005 - 2011: Ph.D. Study of Physiology and Pathological Physiology at Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Hradec Králové
  Dissertation: Protein and amino acid metabolism in protein catabolic states – effect of leucine metabolites
• 2000 - 2005: Master Study of Pharmacy at Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové
  Diploma thesis: Chiral aspects of amlodipine biotransformation in rat - I.

Research Interests:

• Protein and amino acid metabolism (in vivo and in vitro)
• Body composition
• Energy metabolism and indirect calorimetry
• Clinical nutrition
• Malnutrition and cachexia

Teaching Activities:

• Teacher at Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hradec Králové (Lectures, Practical Classes, Seminars, and Examination in Czech and English Languages)
  • Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology
  • Human Morphology and Physiology
  • Pathological Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Pathological-Medicinal Preparation
• Mentor of 10 bachelor, 38 diploma and 18 rigorous thesis defended so far

Professional Memberships

• Czech Physiological Society JEP

Other professional activities:

• 2023: 3 months internship at Medical University of Warsaw at team of professor Wesolowska (Head of Laboratory of Human Milk and Lactation Research at Regional Human Milk Bank in Holy Family Hospital)
• 2017: Moodle e-learning system training course
• 2012: Kentico training course - the basics of web editing software
• 2011: lecturer at the Physi-Sci-Net seminar: "Some methods of study of protein and amino acid metabolism in rat in in vivo and in vitro conditions"
• 2004: Student Exchange Program of International Pharmaceutical Students Federation  - 1 month at Division of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinky, Finland

Grants received:

• 2012 - 2015: Research co-worker of project UNCE 204026/2012: "Study of Drugs and Other Biologically-Active Substances Perspective in Prevention and Treatment of Important Civilization Diseases" 
• 2011: Research co-worker of project MZO 00179906 "New diagnostic markers and therapeutic procedures based on different periods of life with emphasis on aging"
• 2007: Principal investigator of project GA UK 32207/2007 C - 7322 "Effects of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate treatment on protein and amino acid metabolism in model of sepsis"
• 2005 - 2011: Research co-worker of project MSM 0021620820 "The use of experimental and clinical models of metabolic processes, nutrition and pharmacotherapy for the advancement of knowledge, clinical practice and quality of life improvement"

Publications:

• 18 publications in journals with impact factor, 4 publications in peer reviewed journals (registered in Scopus), 1 textbook, 12 abstracts in journals with impact factor, 2 other publication in peer reviewed journals (not registered in Scopus). For details see here.
• sum of IF: 50.494
• citations (without self-citations): 370 (Web of Science) / 463 (Scopus)
• h-index: 12 (Web of Science) / 12 (Scopus)
  (last update 21^st March 2024)