Awards - 2016

• Student awards
• Employee awards

Student awards

The Josef Hlávka Award for Best Students and Graduates
The “Nadání Josefa, Marie a Zdenky Hlávkových” Foundation

• PharmDr. Michal Říha, Ph.D. – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Doc. Mladěnka, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Screening of New Iron - and Copper - Chelating Substances - in vivo and in vitro Studies”

The Bolzano Prize 
Charles University        

• Mgr. Zuzana Ptáčková, Ph.D. – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Štaud, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Interactions of Antiretrovirals with Drug Efflux Transporters and their Role in the Transplacental Pharmacokinetics”

The Sanofi Award for Pharmacy (2^nd place)
French Embassy in the Czech Republic

• Mgr. Tomáš Smutný - doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Pávek, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Novel Approaches for the Development of in vitro Liver Cell Models”        

The Dimitris N. Chorafas Prize
The Weizmann Institut

• Mgr. Tomáš Smutný – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Pávek, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Novel Approaches for the Development of in vitro Liver Cell Models”

The ESPEN 2016 Travel Fellowship Award
Congress of the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Copenhagen, Denmark

• Mgr. Anna Patková – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Clinical and Social Pharmacy branch
  Supervisor: Doc. Hronek, The Department of Biological and Medical Sciences
  Dissertation thesis: “Indirect Calorimetry Application in Two Different Insulin-resistant States - Polytrauma and Pregnancy”
• Mgr. Věra Josková – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Clinical and Social Pharmacy branch
  Supervisor: Doc. Hronek, The Department of Biological and Medical Sciences
  Dissertation thesis: “The Clinical Application of Bioimpedance Spectroscopy in Polytrauma Patients and in Pregnant Women”
  Abstract: “The effect of energy and nutritional substrate intake on their oxidation and energy expenditure in polytrauma patients in the ICU”

The Best Publication 2016 – 1^st place in the Experimental Pharmacology section 
The Czech Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

• PharmDr. Lucie Hyršová – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Doc. Trejtnar, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “New Aspects of Pregnane X Receptor Function and Regulation”
• Article: Hyrsova L, Smutny T, Carazo A, Moravcik S, Mandikova J, Trejtnar F, Gerbal-Chaloin S, Pavek P.: The pregnane X receptor down-regulates organic cation transporter 1 (SLC22A1) in human hepatocytes by competing for ("squelching") SRC-1 coactivator. Br J Pharmacol. 2016 May; 173(10):1703-1715.

The Best Publication 2016 – 1^st place in section Toxicology
The Czech Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

• Mgr. Tomáš Smutný – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Pávek, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Novel Approaches for the Development of in vitro Liver Cell Models”
• Article: Smutny T, Nova A, Drechslerová M, Carazo A, Hyrsova L, Hrušková ZR, Kuneš J, Pour M, Špulák M, Pavek P.: 2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)quinazoline Derivatives: A New Class of Direct Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) Agonists. J Med Chem. 2016, 59(10):4601-4610.

The Best Experimental Work 2016
The Czech Medical Society of JEP

• Mgr. Tomáš Smutný – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Pávek, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Novel Approaches for the Development of in vitro Liver Cell Models”
• Article: Smutny T, Nova A, Drechslerová M, Carazo A, Hyrsova L, Hrušková ZR, Kuneš J, Pour M, Špulák M, Pavek P. 2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)quinazoline Derivatives: A New Class of Direct Constitutive Androstane Receptor (CAR) Agonists. J Med Chem. 2016, 59(10):4601-4610.

The Best Poster
20th Congress on Atherosclerosis in Špindlerův Mlýn

• Mgr. Barbora Vitverová – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Nachtigal, The Department of Biological and Medical Sciences
• Dissertation thesis: “The Role of Soluble Endoglin in the Pathogenesis of Endothelial Dysfunction”
• Poster: “Changes of membrane and soluble endoglin levels as a possible biomarker of endothelial dysfunction”

The Best Poster (2^nd place) 
The 10^th International Conference on Packed Column SFC, Vienna

• Mgr. Veronika Pilařová – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmaceutical Analysis branch
• Supervisor: Doc. L. Nováková, The Department of Analytical Chemistry
• Dissertation thesis: “The Development and Optimization of a Sample Preparation Step for Peforming a Fast Chromatographic Analysis”
• Poster: “The development and optimization of a UHPSFC-MS method for the high-throughput determination of tocopherols and tocotrienols in human serum”

The Best Presentation
The Trends in Natural Product Research Conference: A Young Scientists Meeting of PSE and IUNG-PIB under the auspices of the Phytochemical Society of Europe, Puława, Poland

• Mgr. Kateřina Breiterová – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch of Natural Substances
• Supervisor: Doc. Cahlíková, The Department of Pharmaceutical Botany
• Dissertation thesis: “Alkaloids of the Amaryllidaceae Family as Potential Drugs in the Therapy of Diseases of Affluence”
• Lecture: “Alkaloids from Narcissus cv. PROFESSOR EINSTEIN (Amaryllidaceae) – Isolation and Biological Activity”

Best Poster
Advances in Chromatography and Electrophoresis & Chiranal 2016 Conference, Olomouc

• Mgr. Veronika Pilařová - doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmaceutical Analysis branch
• Supervisor: Doc. L. Nováková, The Department of Analytical Chemistry
• Dissertation thesis: “The Development and Optimization of a Sample Preparation Step for Performing a Fast Chromatographic Analysis”
• Poster: “The development and optimization of a UHPSFC-MS method for the high-throughput determination of tocopherols and tocotrienols in human serum”

The Best Poster – main prize in the Cell and Molecular Pharmacology section 
66^th Pharmacology Days, Brno

• Mgr. Daniela Číhalová, Ph.D. – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Prof. Štaud, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Interactions of Cyclin-dependent Kinase Inhibitors with ABC Efflux Transporters in vitro: Their Impact on Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Therapy”
• Poster: “Palbociclib (PD0032991) reverses ABCB1 and ABCG2 transporter-mediated multidrug resistance”

The Best Poster – main prize in the Experimental Pharmacology section
66^th Pharmacology Days, Brno

• Mgr. Ondřej Martinec – doctoral degree programme in Pharmacy, the Pharmacology and Toxicology branch
• Supervisor: Doc. Červený, The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Dissertation thesis: “Interactions between Antiretroviral Drugs and Membrane Transporters”
• Poster: “The optimization of in vitro and ex vivo methods to study the role of drug transporters in intestinal absorption”

Employee awards

The Dr. František Ulrich Prize
The Municipality of Hradec Králové         

• Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Květina, DrSc., dr. h. c. – emeritus dean, founder of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Charles University, lifetime achievement award

The Eduard Skarnitzl Medal
The Czech Pharmaceutical Society of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně - for his lifelong contribution towards the development of pharmacy in science, research and education       

• Prof. RNDr. Luděk Jahodář, CSc.
• Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Květina, DrSc., dr. h. c.
• Prof. RNDr. PhMr. Jan Solich, CSc.

The Commemorative Silver Medal of the Faculty of Chemical Technology, The University of Pardubice
The FChT University of Pardubice    

• Doc. RNDr. Dalibor Šatínský, Ph.D. – awards for the most important graduates
• Unit: The Department of Analytical Chemistry

The Hradec Králové Medal 
The Municipality of Hradec Králové  - award for promoting the idea of creating a joint seat of the faculties of Charles University in Hradec Králové

• Doc. RNDr. Jaroslav Dušek, CSc.
• Prof. PharmDr. Alexandr Hrabálek, CSc.
• Prof. PharmDr. Tomáš Šimůnek, Ph.D.

The Minister of Health of the Czech Republic Award 
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic – award for extraordinary achievements in medical research and development given to researchers of projects supported by the Internal Grant Agency of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic

• Prof. RNDr. Jarmila Vinšová, CSc., Prof. PharmDr. Martin Doležal, Ph.D., PharmDr. Mgr. Martin Krátký, Ph.D., PharmDr. Jan Zitko, Ph.D.
• Unit: The Department of Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry and The Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Project: “Design and enzyme targeting of antibacterial active compounds against multidrug resistant strains”

The CASSS Award for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science
USA

• Ing. František Švec, Dr.Sc. - award for researchers for pedagogical and scientific activities and representation of the school
• Unit: The Department of Analytical Chemistry

The Best Publication 2016 – 1^st place in the Clinical Pharmacology section 
The Czech Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology

• PharmDr. Martin Doseděl, Ph.D., Prof. PharmDr. Petr Pávek, Ph.D., and Prof. RNDr. Jiří Vlček, CSc.
• Unit: The Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy and The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
• Article: Soukup T, Nekvindova J, Dosedel M, Brtkova J, Toms J, Bastecka D, Bradna P, Vlcek J, Pavek P.: The Impact of Methotrexate on Radiographic Progression in Biologic-Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis under Clinical Remission: A Case Report on Monozygotic Caucasian Twins. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2016 Dec; 29(4):790-795.

The Best Poster Award (3^rd place)
44^th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques (HPLC 2016), San Francisco, U.S.

• Doc. PharmDr. Lucie Nováková, Ph.D.
• Unit: The Department of Analytical Chemistry
• Poster: “UHPSFC-MS/MS as a Viable Option in Doping Control Analysis”