1994 –1999 graduated at Faculty of chemical-technology, University of Pardubice, Department of Analytical chemistry, Branch: Analysis of biological materials
From 1999 – postgraduate study in the branch of Drug control at the Department of Analytical chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University
From 2002 – lecturer at the Department of Analytical chemistry
2003 - graduated Ph.D.
2008 – habilitated associated professor in Analytical chemistry
2021 - full professor in Analytical chemistry
Research activities
Analytical chemistry, flow methods, chromatography, column – switching techniques, on-line coupling of SPE sorbents into flow systems, sequential injection and flow injection analysis, methods of biological sample pretreatment, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry
Food control and contaminants determination, quality control of food supplements and nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical analysis, environmental analysis
2002 - 3 months research stay at the Department of Physical chemistry, University of Porto, Portugal
2007 – 2 weeks trainee-ship in FIALab company (Seattle) – development of new SIChrom analyser
2014 – 1 month research stay at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
Educational activities
Quantitative a qualitative analytical chemistry – seminaries, practice
Special method of instrumental analysis - seminaries, practice
Food analysis – lectures, practice
Advanced separation methods - lectures
Supervisor of 50 diploma and 12 Ph.D. thesis in area HPLC, Sequential Injection Analysis and on-line sample extraction techniques
Supervisor of > 10 international Erasmus students
Mentor of > 5 post-doctoral research associates
International co-operation
University of Porto, Faculty of Pharmacy, Portugal
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
FIALab Instruments co., Seattle, USA
University of Jaén, Faculty of Experimental Sciences, Spain
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
University of Granada, Spain
Grant projects
Successful principal investigator of 3 projects of GAČR, 6 projects of FRVŠ and 2 projects of GAUK.
Co-worker of 2 projects of IGA MZ, 3 projects of FRVŠ and 1 project of GAČR.
Principal investigator
GAČR 20-19297S – “Nanofibrous polymers with restricted access materials functionality for the on-line chromatographic extraction of complex samples” (2020-2022)
GAČR 17-08738S – „Nanofiber polymers as perspective sorbents for on-line extraction in chromatography systems“ (2017-2019)
GAČR – “Coupling of on-line extraction based on restricted access materials with sequential injection technique for drug analysis in biological matrix” (2005-2007)
FRVŠ 894/2005/F6/A „Innovation of laboratory practice in quantitative method of analysis”.
Grant Agency of Charles University 315/2005/B-CH/FaF „The using of monolithic columns in system of sequential injection chromatography for drug analysis“.
FRVŠ 112/2007/F6/A „New practice in fluorimetry in instrumental methods of analysis”
FRVŠ 313/2010/F6/A „New practice in separation methods –Column switching in HPLC for sample preparation”.
Research co-worker:
Study of Drugs and Other Biologically-Active Substances Perspective in Prevention and Treatment of Important Lifestyle Diseases (Charles University in Prague, UNCE 204026/2012) - (2012-2017)
GAČR 15-10781S – On-line hyphenation of automated extraction processes with liquid chromatography for complete sample analysis - (2015-2017)
Team member of OPVVV project Establishment of Specialized Team for Advanced Research on Separation Science – STARSS (MSMT, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000465 - (2017-2022)
Team member of OPVVV project Efficiency and safety improvement of current drugs and nutraceuticals: advanced methods – new challenge - EFSA-CDN (MSMT, CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000841 - (2018-2022)
Professional Memberships
Scientific Board, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové
Member of Specialist Board of the doctoral study programme Bioanalytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University
Member of Czech Science foundation (GAČR), Rapporteur in panel P206
Member of Grant Agency of Charles University (GA UK), Rapporteur in panel Natural Science - Chemistry