Ondřej Štěpánek
Ondřej Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Ondřej Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Address:  Institute of Molecular Genetics
of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Vídeňská 1083
142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Phone:+420 296 442 155
E-mail:ondrej.stepanek@img.cas.cz

Biography

Name:  Ondřej Štěpánek
Nationality:  Czech
E-mail:ondrej.stepanek@img.cas.cz
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Education

2007-2011 Faculty of Science, Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
Immunology, degree: PhD. (no grading or distinctions applicable)
2002-2007 Faculty of Science, Charles University
Prague, Czech Republic
Biology, Molecular Biology, Mgr. (eq. MA), Summa Cum Laude (highest honors, top 2%)
2002-2005 Faculty of International Relations, University of Economics
Prague, Czech Republic
International Economic Relations, Bc. (eq. BA), Summa Cum laude (highest honors)

Research appointments

2016-presentHead, Laboratory of Adaptive Immunity
Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Rep.
2012-2016Postdoc, Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology, Advisor: Prof. Ed Palmer
Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel & University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
2011-2012Postdoc, Department of Molecular Immunology, Advisor: Prof. Václav Hořejší
Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Rep.
2007-2011PhD student, Department of Molecular Immunology, Supervisor: Dr. Tomáš Brdička
Institute of Molecular Genetics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Rep.
2004-2007MA student, Yeast Colony Group, Supervisor: Prof. Zdena Palková
Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep.

Lecturing

2007-2012Molecular and Cell Biology for Biophysicists (contribution: 100%)
MA level, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague
2007-2012Molecular and Cell Biology Methods (contribution: 15%)
BA/MA level, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague
2011Theory of Methods in Immunology (contribution: 15%)
MA level, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague
2005-2006Seminar of Cell Biology (contribution: 100%)
Johannes Kepler Grammar School, Prague, Czech Republic

Grants

2016Forschungsfonds Nachwusforschende, University of Basel, Switzerland
2016-2018Czech Science Agency (GAČR): Junior Grant
2016-2018(ev. to 2020) EMBO Installation Grant
2016Small Grant by EMBO Council
2016-2021PROMYS Grant by Swiss National Science Foundation

Awards

  • Swiss Transplant Research Award 2015: 1st prize for basic research (awarded by Swiss Transplantation Society)
  • Award for the Best Publication at the Department of Biomedicine, University Basel (59 research groups) in 2014
  • Award for the Best Publication in basic research in 2013, awarded by Czech Society for Analytical Cytology
  • Jaroslav Šterzl Award for the Best Publication by a young investigator in 2013, awarded by Czech Immunological Society
  • Award for the 2nd best publication in basic research in 2012, awarded by Czech Society for Analytical Cytology
  • Milan Pospíšil Award for the Best Research Articles in the field of innate and anti-tumor immunity in 2011, 2nd place, awarded by the Czech Immunological Society
  • Annual award for best research articles of the Institute of Molecular Genetics, Prague (23 research groups) in 2011: 1st place (member of the collective of authors), 3rd place (member of the collective of authors)
  • Travel awards: 6th Leukocyte Signal Transduction Workshop, Greece (2011), 7th Leukocyte Signal Transduction Conference, Greece (2013), EMBO conference: Lymphocyte Signaling, Italy (2014)