Previous positions

2006-2013 senior scientist/project leader - Microsensor group,  Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany

2002-2006 post-doctoral researcher - Microsensor group, Max-Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, Germany

Education

2002 PhD - School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

1998 Master in Science - Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

1998 Master in Engineering - Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Fellowships and awards

2010 BIOMARIS Forschungspreis zur Förderung der Meereswissenschaften im Land Bremen

2001 Marie-Curie scholarship, University of Paris-South, Orsay, France

1998-2002 PhD scholarship, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland