Curriculum vitae

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Aleš Soukup

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Born: &= nbsp; &nbs= p; December 19, 1972 in Hořice, Czech Republic

Nationality: &= nbsp; Czech

Marital status: &= nbsp; married

Contact: = &nb= sp; Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 5, CZ-128 44 Prague 2, Czech Republic

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; tel: +420 22195 1697; fax: +420 22195 1704, ICQ:958 585 208

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; e-mail: asoukup@natur.cuni.cz

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Academic title: &= nbsp; RNDr., PhD

Position: &= nbsp; assistant professor

Language skills: Czech, English, Spanish, partly Russian

Professional skills: = ; plant anatomy, optical microscopy, microtechnique, histochemical methods, image analysis,

Member= ships in professional societies:

= ; &n= bsp; FESPP<= /b> - Federation of European Societies for Plant Physiology

= ; &n= bsp; SEBR - Czech Society for Experimental Biology of Plants

Personal history:

1991-1997:      = - MSc studies of biology at Charles University in Prague. Diploma the= sis: Structural adaptations of wetland plant to survival in flooded sediment

1994-1997:      - operator of LSCM in physiological institute the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

1997-2001:     - compulsory civil service in Botanical Institute in Trebon

2001-2005:     - full-time position of asistant in Department of= Plant Physiology

- external PhD student, supervisor Dr. Olga Votrubová, CSc., thesis topic: “Structural adaptations of wetland plants”, defended at 23.11. 2005)

since 2005: &nbs= p;    - assistant professor in Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

Selected foreign experience:

Januar= y 2007 – March 2008, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, IBT Curnavaca,= Dr. Dubrovsky, MX

October 2003, University of = Hull, Dept Biol Sci., prof W. Armstrong, UK

September 2003, University o= f Bonn, Botanical Inst, prof L. Schreiber, BRD

September 2000, University of Bayreuth, Lehrstuhl Pflanzenoekol., prof.E. Steudle, BRD<= /p>
October 1997 (1 week), Insti= tute of Botany, prof. EM Wiedenroth, Humboldt University, Berlin, BRD, student exch= ange

Spring 1997 (1week), Institu= te of Plant Physiology, prof. R Brändle, University of Bern, Swiss

Spring 1995, de Monfort Univ= ersity, prof. MC Elliott, Tempus student exchange, Leicester, UK =

Workshop in lake Gallocanta,= Spain, 1997.

Workshop in Danube delta, pr= oject Eureed, Romania, 1998.

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Lecturing and practical training in Charl= es University: =

B= otanical Microtechnique for master students (lecture and practical training; 1999 – present)

Advanced Course on Plant Ana= tomy (2001 - present),

Ad= visor of several diploma projects

Grants:=

FRVŠ 2773/ 2003 F4

title:innovation of teaching of “Microscopic technique&#= 8221;

Aleš Soukup, Olga Votrubová

GAUK č.145/2003/B-Bio-P= rF (2003)
GAUK č. 274/2004/B-Bio/= PrF (2004 – 2006)

title: Functional aspects of anatomical structure of roots in = their environmental interactions.

Aleš Soukup, Olga Votrubová

Relevant publications:=

Soukup A., Armstrong W., Schreiber L., Franke R., Votrubová O. Apoplastic barriers to radial oxygen loss (ROL) and sol= ute penetration: a chemical and functional comparison of the exodermis of two wetland species - Phragmites australis and Glyceria maxima. N= ew Phytol, 173: 264-278. 2007=

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S= teinbachová-Vojtíšková L., Tylová E., Novická H., Soukup A., Votrubová= O., Lipavská H., Čížková H. Influence of nutrient supply on growth, carbohydrate and nitrogen metabolic relations in Typha angustifolia. Environ Exp Bot, 57: 246-257. 2006

Soukup, A., Votrubová, O.: Wound-induced vascular occlusions in tissues of the reed Phragmites australis: their development and chemical nature.- New Phytol, 167: 415-424. 2005 <= /p>

Sou= kup A., Seago J.L., Votrubova O.: The developmental anatomy of the root cortex of the basal Monocotyledon, Acorus calamus (Acorales, Acoraceae).- Ann Bo= t, 96: 379 - 385. 2005

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Seago = J.L., Jr., Marsh L.C., Stevens K.J., Soukup A., Votrubova O., Enstone D.: Re-examination of the root cortex in wetland flowering plants with respect to aerenchyma.- Ann Bot, 96: 565 - 579. 2005

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<= span lang=3DEN-US style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-famil= y:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Soukup A., Malá J., Hrubcová M., Kálal J., Votrubová O., Cvikrová M.: Differences in anatomical structure and lignin content of roots of pedunculate oak and wild cherry-tree plantlets during acclimation. Biol Plant, 48 (4): 481-489. 2004= .

Sou= kup, A., Votrubová, = O., and Čížková, H. Development of anatomical structure= of roots of Phragmites australis. New Phytol, 153, 277- 287. 2002

Soukup, A., Votrubová, O., Čížková, H.: Internal segmentation of rhizomes of Phragmites australis: protection a= gainst being flooded.- New Phytol, 145: 71-75. 2000

Sou= kup, A.; Votrubová, O.: Testing the permeability of root-wall apoplast. Biologické listy, 65: 287-289. 2000

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Votrub= ová, O., Soukup, A.: Proč mohou mokřadní rostliny žít v zaplavené půdě? (Why can wetland plants = grow in flooded soil? (popular sci. article) - Živa 1: 12-15. 1999

Buckiová D, Kubínová L,= Soukup A, Jel&iac= ute;nek R., Brown NA.: Hyperthermia in the chick embryo: HSP and possible mechanisms of developmen= tal defects. Int J Dev Biol, 5: 737-740. 1998

Votrubová, O., Soukup, A.= , Pecháčková, A., Paul, J., Anatomy of common reed and its importance for survival in eutrophic habitats. Acta Universitatis Carolinae-Biologica, 41: 233-244. 1998

Votrubová O, Pecháčková A, Soukup A. 1996. The changes of root structure of common<= /span> root evoked by eutrophic conditions. Biológia (Bratislava) 51:103

Posters and abstracts:

Smykalova I., Horac= ek J., Smykal P., Soukup A., Gasmanova N., Kubosiova M. & Griga = M.: Detection of dihaploid status using isozyme analysis and fluorescent micros= copy in caraway. In. Touraev A., Forster B. (Ed.) The International Conference Haploids in Higher Plants III. 2006, Vienna, Austria, February 12-15 2006, = p. 43

Soukup A, Seago JL, Votrubová= O. 2003. The developmental anatomy of the root cortex of the basal Monocotyled= on, Acorus calamus.6^th International symposium on structure and func= tion of roots, Stará Lesná 2003, poster.

Soukup A, Votrubová O. 2003. The early development of suberised exodermis - structural adaptation of emergent wetl= and plants. 6^th International symposium on structure and function of roots, Stará Lesná 2003, poster.

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Soukup A; Votrubova O. Lichtenberkova L. 2001. Early development of exodermis = in wetland plants - general structural adaptation? IXth Days of Plant Physiology, České Budějovice, poster.

Soukup A*; Votrubova O. 2001. Development and differentiation of root tissues in Phragmites: effect of nutrient supply IXth Days of Plant Physiology, České Budějovice, lecture.

Soukup A; Votrubova O. 2001.Vascular occlusions in common reed: their developm= ent and chemical nature. IXth Days of Plant Physiology, České Budějovice, poster.

Soukup A, Vo= trubová O. 2000. Testing permeability of the root wall. 2.Methods in Plant Science = II, Červenohorské sedlo, poster.

Soukup= A., Votrubová O., Čížková H. 2000. Development of root ti= ssues of Phragmites australis: effect of nutrient supply. 12^{th
Congress of the FESPP. Budapest, poster.}

Soukup A, Votrubov&aacu= te; O, Čížková H. 1999.Changes of lignification and differentiation rate under various trophic conditions. International Confer= ence on Phragmites-dominated wetlands, their function and sustainable use. Třeboň, poster.

Soukup A, Votrubov&aacu= te; O, Čížková H. 1999. Internal segmentation of rhizomes = of Phragmites australis Trin. ex. Steud.: protection of the internal aeration system against flo= oding. International Conference on Phragmites-dominated wetlands, their function a= nd sustainable use. Třeboň, poster.

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Soukup A, Votrubová= ; O. 1999. Occlusions of vascular tissues induced by injury – their chemical nature and development. International Conference on Phragmites-dominated wetlands, their function and sustainable use. Třeboň, poster.

Votrubová O, <= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Soukup A, Pechá&= #269;ková A, Vojtíšková L. 1998. The influence of eutroficat= ion on growth and structure of the roots of wetland plants. 5^th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots. Stará Lesná, poster.

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Votrubová O, <= span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Soukup A, Vojtíšková L, Paveljic D. 1998. Effect of high nutrient loa= d on roots and rhizomes od wetland plants. In: 5^th International Symposium on Structure and Function of Roots. Stará Lesná, poster.

Soukup A, Votrubová= ; O. 1997. Aplikace konfokální mikroskopie při studiu prostorového uspořádání rostliného pletiva. Methods in Plant Sciences. Vranovská Ves u Znojma 1997, pos= ter.

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Soukup A, Votrubová= ; O. 1997. Histochemické metody při charakterizaci materiálu výplní vodivých pletiv rákosu obecného. In: Methods in Plant Sciences, Vranovská Ves u Znojma, poster.

Soukup A, Votrubová= ; O. 1996.Změny= ve struktuře kořene a oddenku rákosu obecného – následek eutrofizace nebo obecný obranný mechanismus? =

International conference ”Plant in stress conditions” Račkova dolina, poster.

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