Karel Riha

Background

Dr Karel Riha joined the GMI in 2003 as a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Foundation GMI Director, Dr Dieter Schweizer. In 2006, he was appointed a GMI Junior Group Leader and held the position of Deputy Scientific Director from 2007-2010. He was awarded a prestigious START prize from the Austrian Science Fund in 2008.

Nationality: Czech

Academic Qualifications

• MSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics: Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 1995.

• PhD in Genetics: Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 1998.

Postdoctoral Training & Positions Held

• Postdoctoral Research Associate: Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA, 1999-2002. Laboratory: Dr. Dorothy E. Shippen

• Senior Postdoctoral Fellow: Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2003-2005.

• Deputy Scientific Director: Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria, 2007-2010.

Teaching Experience

Karel Riha's teaching at the University of Vienna, Austria.

Honors & Awards

• Award of the Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, 1998

• Award of the Minister of Education of the Czech Republic 'Talent of the year' for achievements in science and technology, 1999

• NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science and Engineering, 2000

• Novartis prize for biology, 2007

• START prize from the Austrian Science Fund, 2008

Publications

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