Prof. PharmDr. Lucie Nováková, Ph.D.

Short bio:

Lucie Nováková is a Full Professor at the Department of Analytical Chemistry, Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. Her research is oriented towards fast LC and SFC techniques, and their coupling to mass spectrometry. She is involved in a wide scope of research projects being focused on pharmaceutical analysis, plant analysis and bioanalytical methods. Therefore, an important part of her research lays also in the sample preparation step, where the focus is put on the current trends enabling facilitation, miniaturization, reduction of time and sample requirements. She has published about 120 scientific articles with more than 3700 citations and is widely involved in teaching and education activities, such as HPLC and SFC training courses, seminars and conferences.

Education and Practice

• 1997-2002: MS at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, CR, diploma thesis on: “HPLC Determination of Cocaine and Its Metabolite Benzoylecgonine in Biological Materials”
• 1999-2002: practical training at Interpharma Praha a. s., CR, Quality Assurance department, Drug Master Files, Batch records and other GMP papers, documents for registration application, (1 month: summer - 1999, 2001, 2002)
• 2003: Practice at Ivax Pharmaceuticals s. r. o. Opava-Komárov, CR, Quality Control department, GC and HPLC instrumentation, (21. 07. – 15. 08. 2003)
• 2002-2005: Ph.D. at Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Drug Control Field, Ph.D. thesis on “Development and validation of HPLC methods for analysis of biologically active substances using new trends in liquid chromatography”
• 2008:  Intensive course of English – LSC Montreal, Montreal, Canada, (28. 07. – 22. 08.2008)
• 2011: Associate Professor on 01. 11. 2011, Charles University in Prague, habilitation thesis: “Modern Liquid Chromatography: application in pharmaceutical analysis”

• 2019: Full Professor in Analytical Chemistry, Charles University (18. 12. 2019)

• 2019: Course: Pedagogical skills, Learning program for university teachers, RUK Charles University

Research fellowships

• 2002 - Specialized fellowship „Liquid chromatography“, IPVZ Praha
• 2003 - Specialized fellowship „Gas Chromatography“, SÚKL Praha
• 2004 – 5 months student exchange stay (Socrates Erasmus), University „La Sapienza“, Rome  in cooperation with Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Italy, HPLC, CEC (03. 03. – 02. 08. 2004)
• 2006 - 3 months research fellowship supported by French Embassy in CR and by French government, Universite de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Chimie des Molécules Bioactives et des Arômes, Nice, France, HPLC, ELSD, MS, NMR, (15. 09. – 15. 12. 2006)
• 2007 - Quattro Micro Operator Training Course, Waters corporation, Manchester, UK
• 2009 - Training seminar “Empower Advanced”, Prague, CR
• 2010 - 6 weeks research fellowship at Université de Genéve, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Pharmaceutique, Laboratoire de spectrométrie de masse du vivant, Geneve, Switzerland, (19. 07. – 27. 08. 2010, Prof. J. L. Veuthey, Dr. Davy Guillarme)
• 2012 - 6 months research fellowship at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Department of Chemical Engineering, Brussels, Belgium, supported by FWOODYS6 (CHISWER90), (01. 03. – 31. 08. 2012, Dr. Sebastiaan Eeltink)
• 2013 – 3 months research fellowship at Université de Genéve, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Pharmaceutique, Laboratoire de spectrométrie de masse du vivant, Geneve, Switzerland, (24. 06. – 15. 09. 2013, Dr. Davy Guillarme)
• 2015 – 3 months research fellowship at Université de Genéve, Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique Pharmaceutique, Laboratoire de spectrométrie de masse du vivant, Geneve, Switzerland, (15. 06. – 11. 09. 2015, Dr. Davy Guillarme)

• 2017 – 7 weeks research fellowship at Université de Genève, Sciences Analytiques, Group des Analyses Pharmaceutiques, Genève, Switzerland, (03. 07. – 18. 08. 2017, Dr. Davy Guillarme, prof. Jean-Luc Veuthey)

• 2019 – 7 weeks research fellowship at Université de Genève, Sciences Analytiques, Group des Analyses Pharmaceutiques, Genève, Switzerland, (01. 07. – 16. 08. 2019, Dr. Davy Guillarme, prof. Jean-Luc Veuthey)

Teaching activities

• Instrumental methods
• Special methods of instrumental analysis
• Selected separation methods
• Mass spectrometry
• Supervisor of diploma, rigorous and Ph.D.  and postdoc projects
• Supervisor of foreign students
• Invited lecturer at regular Czech congress “School of Mass Spectrometry” and at congresses and seminars organized by Czech Chromatographic School

• Lecturer of regular practical training “School of HPLC” – 2 day practical and theoretical course for HPLC users organized by Pragolab s.r.o

Professional Membership

• Ioannes Marcus Marci Spectroscopic Society - IMMSS
• Czech Society for Mass spectrometry
• Editorial Advisory Board of Trends in Analytical Chemistry
• Editorial board of Chromatography Today
• Regular revisions for Journal of Chromatography A, Journal of Chromatography B, Talanta, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis and Journal of Separation Science

Grant projects

• 2003: Principal investigator - FRVŠ 2999/2003: Development of New HPLC Methods for Quantitation  of Impurities in Medical Preparations
• 2004: Principal investigator - FRVŠ 970/2004: Application of New HPLC Columns in Analysis of Topical Formulations
• 2005: Principal investigator - FRVŠ 1239/2005: Application of New Types of Stationary Phases in HPLC Analysis of medicines
• 2007-2009: Principal investigator – GA ČR 203/07/P370: Development of new diagnostic methods for the monitoring of bioactive markers using new trends in separation and detection techniques – UPLC/MS/MS
• 2008: Grant project of Czech Ministry of Education, RP 132-2008-2B (2008)
• 2009-2011: Principal investigator – GAAV ČR KJB601100901: Monitoring of pharmaceuticals in wastewaters using UPLC-MS/MS technique

• 2017-2019: Principal investigator – GA ČR: Development of advanced analytical methods for evaluation of metabolism of natural flavonoids

• 2017-2022: Principal team manager - OPVVV project STARSS: Establishment of specialized team on advanced research in separation science, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000465 co-funded by ERDF.

• 2018-2022: Research program head - OPVVV project EFSA-CDN: Efficiency and safety improvement of current drugs and nutraceuticals: advanced methods-new challenge, Reg. No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000841 co-funded by ERDF.

• 2021-2023: Principal investigator – GA ČR 21-27270S: Supercritical fluid chromatography: Investigation of fundamental aspects of an innovative alternative to current separation techniques.

• Co-worker on Ministry of Health ČR projects IGA NR8048-3 (2004-2006), IGA 1A8689–4 (2007-2008), IGA NR9103 (2007-2009); Grant agency of Charles University project GA-UK 296/2005 (2005-2006); FRVŠ 1164/2007, Research project of Czech Ministry of Education - MSM0021620822 (2005-2011) and MZO 00179906 (2006-2007).

• Supervisor of research projects FRVŠ 1042/2011, 242/2011, 894/2012 and GA-UK 385311/2011, 384111/2011, 1948214/2014 and 274216/2016.

Prizes and awards

• 2005: Prize of Josef Hlávka (Cena Josefa Hlávky) – The prize for the best students and graduates of Prague universities, Technical University of Brno and young scientists of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic (16. 11. 2005)
• 2006: Astra Zeneca Award for the best presentation of young scientist at FIP 2006, Industrial Pharmacy Section, Salvador Bahia, Brazil
• 2006: 3^rd Prize for Pharmacy 2006 organized by Sanofi-Aventis and French Embassy in Czech Republic (08. 06. 2006)
• 2006: Prize of minister of education 2006 - for outstanding students and graduates, MŠMT Prague, CR (27. 11. 2006)
• 2009: Faculty medal – the medal of the Faculty of Pharmacy, for meritorious work and faculty development (27. 11.2009)
• 2010: Prize of Danone Institute  – The prize of a young scientist, Prague, CR (09. 12. 2010)
• 2013: Participation on Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, meeting of Nobel Laureates with selected outstanding young researches, Lindau, Germany (30. 06. – 05. 07. 2013)

• 2014: “TOP 40 under 40” - a ranking of the most influential people in analytical science reported in The Analytical Scientist, 2014, 21, 22-28

• 2015: High Quality UK Monography Award granted for the book “Modern HPLC separation in theory and practice”

• 2016: Best Poster Award, 3rd place at 44th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, 19. – 24. 06. 2016, San Francisco, USA

last update 18. 4. 2023