The Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

26. 9. 2011

On September 22, 2011 prof. RNDr. Viktor Brabec, DrSc. was awarded the prestigious Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic for Important Scientific Contributions by the President of the Academy of Sciences of the CR.

On September 22, 2011 prof. RNDr. Viktor Brabec, DrSc. was awarded the prestigious Prize of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic for Important Scientific Contributions by the President of the Academy of Sciences of the CR.

Professor Brabec was nominated for this prestigious Prize by the Programme Council "Nanotechnologies for Society". The Prize was awarded for the scientific result "Nanoparticle and supramolecular systems for targeted transport of drugs", obtained by the research team composed of prof. RNDr. Blanka Říhová, DrSc., RNDr. Miroslav Flieger, CSc. (Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i.), prof. RNDr. Viktor Brabec, DrSc. (Institute of Biophysics AS CR, v.v.i.), doc. Ing. Emil Pollert, DrSc. (Institute of Physiology AS CR, v.v.i.), prof. Ing. Karel Ulbrich, DrSc. (Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR, v.v.i.), RNDr. Jarmila Králová, Ph.D. (Institute of Molecular Genetics AS CR, v.v.i.), RNDr. Ladislav Kohout, DrSc. (Institute of Organic Chemistry AS CR, v.v.i.), prof. MUDr. Pavel Martásek, DrSc. (Charles University, Faculty of Medicine), prof. RNDr. Martin Kotora, Ph.D. (Charles University, Faculty of Science), prof. RNDr. Pavel Anzenbacher, DrSc. (Palacky University, Faculty of Medicine), prof. RNDr. Vladimír Král, DrSc. (Institute of Chemical Technology Prague).

Professor Viktor Brabec is the head of the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Pharmacology of the Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Brno. His research interests are molecular mechanisms of antitumor effects of metallodrugs. The results of these studies are used as theoretical background for design and synthesis of new, more effective anticancer drugs.