Curiculum Vitae
Doc. Ing. LUCY VOJTOVÁ, Ph.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Work address:
Central European Institute of Technology
Brno University of Technology
Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00 Brno
E-mail: lucy.vojtova@ceitec.vutbr.cz
Tel: +420 541 149 472
www.polymergroup.cz, www.ceitec.cz
EDUCATION
2015 Assoc. Prof. (Doc.): in Macromolecular Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Czech Republic
2000 Ph.D.: study program Macromolecular Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Material Chemistry, Czech Republic
1995 M.S. (Ing.): University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Wood, Pulp and Paper, Pardubice , Czech Republic
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015 – up to now Associate professor at the Institute of Materials Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
2011- up to now Senior research scientist, the Head of the Advanced polymer syntheses and Biomaterial’s Labs, Advanced polymers and Composites Research Group, Brno University of Technology, Central European Institute of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic.
2005 - 2014 Assistant professor at the Institute of Materials Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
2002 - 2010 Junior Research scientist, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Materials Chemistry, Brno, Czech Republic.
1996 - 1999 Postgraduate study + research worker, Polymer Institute Brno, Czech Republic
FOREIGN STUDY AND RESEARCH STAYS
Sheffield University, UK: Visiting scientist at the Department of Materials Engineering (November 1 – 13, 2015)
Columbia University NY, USA: Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (2000 – 2002)
University of Connecticut, USA: Visiting scientist, Institute of Materials Science, Polymer Program (9/1999 - 12/1999)
McGill University, Canada: Visiting student, Pulp and Paper Research Centre, Montreal (9/1992 - 10/1992)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The advanced synthesis and characterization of a novel polymers (biopolymers, hydrogels) and polymeric composites with controlled life-time, preparation of cell or drug carriers based on natural or synthetic polymers for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
PUBLICATION ACTIVITY
Total publication number in impacted journals: 32 papers
Total publication number in years 2011 – 6/2016: 19 papers
Papers in conference proceedings: 31
Patents: 6 patents (5 CZ, 1 EU) + 2 patent applications, 5 Czech utility models
Hirsch’s index (h-index) = 7,
Sum of Times Cited without self-citations: 125 (ISI Web of Knowledge, 23. 6. 2016)
PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS
2000 - 2002 Collaboration on 3 projects supported by the US NSF and NIH (NSF-CHE01-10655, 5R01RR014171-0, MRSEC-DMR-9809687)
2002 – up to now Co-author and professional collaboration in 7 projects funded by:
EU (CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0068, CZ.1.05/3.1.00/13.0273, 7.RP EU-Sylica)
the Czech Ministry of Education (MSM263100019, MSM0021630501)
Czech Grant Agency (104/07/1631, 15-18495S) amd National Research Program (2B06130)
MEMBER
2015 –up to now Member of the commission at the Conference of young chemists, biologists and biochemists, yearly in Milovy, Czech Republic
2012 – up to now Member of the commission at the students conference „Chemistry is life“, yearly at the Faculty of chemistry, BUT, Brno, Czech Republic
2011 Member of the commission for the Milada Paulová Award for lifetime achievement in chemistry
1997 - up to now Member of The Czech Chemical Society
2011 - up to now Member of The Society for Bioimplantology
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Chief organizer International workshop „Biomatrials for tissue engineering“ Brno, Czech Republic (08/09/2014)
Co-organizer International conference „Create your life in 3D”, Brno, Czech Republic (2-4/09/2015)
AWARDS
BUT Rector’s Award "The successful declarer in 2013"
Best paper Journal: Challanges of modern technology, (Biomedical Engineering Session), Warsaw, PL (2010)
Best poster 5th Chemistry&Life (Materials Chemistry), Brno (2011)
Best poster 4th Chemistry&Life (Materials Chemistry), Brno (2008)
Best poster IV Kopernikanskie Seminárium, Toruń, PL (2010)
Josef‘s Hlavka Aw. Diploma work of L. Michlovska (Head of the work, 2009)
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
Columbia University, NYC, USA, Department of Chemistry (Prof. Laura Kaufman, collagen-biopolymer interactions)
University of Sheffield, UK, Department of Materials Science and Engineering (dr. Chris Holland, biopolymer visco-elastic properties)
KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden, Department of Fiber and Polymer Technology, (Prof. Lars Berglund, biodegradable hydrogels)
University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany, Institute of Environmental Sciences (Assoc. Prof. J. Kučerík, scaffolds hydrolytical stability)
ENEA Portici Research Centre, Italy (dr. Tazziana Di Luccio) on biodegradable composites for medicine applications
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (assoc. Prof. Igor Adameyko – 3D imaging).
