Profile

Research interests

Zbynek Prokop leads research team engaged in the study of fundamental principles of protein chemistry, enzyme mechanism and kinetics. His current research interests are the development of advanced biophysical methods for the structural and functional study of proteins and applications of microfluidics in life and biomedical sciences. He is a co-founder of Enantis Ltd, the first biotechnology spin-off company of Masaryk University operating in the field of enzyme technology and protein therapeutics.

Education

2018 Prof. Environmental Chemistry, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
2011 Assoc. Prof. Environmental Chemistry, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
2001 Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
1998 M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry,

Research stays

4-5/2016 Technische Universität Wien, Austria
7-9/2014 ETH Zurich, Switzerland (EU-ERA Framework Programme)
2/2012 University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
8/2011 University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2/2005 University of Hannover, Germany

Teaching

Molecular Biotechnology
Seminar of Microbiology and Molecular Biotechnology
Biophysical Chemistry
Summer School of Protein Engineering
Seminar of Loschmidt Laboratories

Scientific output

>100 research articles
>3000 citations
H-index 30
8 book chapters
7 international patents

Awards

2021 MUNI Innovation Award, Masaryk University
2020 MUNI Scientist Award, Masaryk University
2015 Werner von Siemens Award for Excellence in Innovation, Siemens
2008 J. V. Kostir Prize, Czech Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2005 Alfred Bader Prize, Czech Chemical Society
2005 Excellence in Innovation Award of the Rector of Masaryk University
2003 Award of the Czechoslovak Microbiological Society

Links

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