
RNDr. Kateřina Hofbauerová, PhD.
Born: Sept. 21, 1974, Broumov
E-mail: hofbauer@karlov.mff.cuni.cz
- Affiliation: Fyzikální ústav UK, Ke Karlovu 5
- Room: F 184, 1st basement
- Phone: +420 221 911 472
- Fax: +420 224 922 797
Fields of interest and research experience:
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Methods of molecular biology for protein expression, purification and crystallization.
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Study of proteins structures and their interactions by methods of optical spectroscopy (Raman, FTIR, UV–VIS and CD\ spectroscopy).
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Computer homology modeling of proteins.
Long term stays:
2000 – 2001 | Půlroční stáž zaměřená na krystalizaci a krystalografii proteinů. Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnétique, l’Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, Francie (Dr. Anita Lewit-Bentley). |
1999 | Jednoměsíční stáž zaměřená na molekulární biologii a expresi proteinů. Institute of Biochemistry and Endocrinology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Německo (Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schoner). |
Curiculum vitae:
2005 – | Scientific researcher, Institute of Physics of Charles University in Prague. |
2002 – | Scientific researcher, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague. |
2000 – 2001 | Sixth month stay – crystallization and crystallography of proteins. Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation du Rayonnement Electromagnétique, l’Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France (Dr. Anita Lewit-Bentley). |
1999 | One month stay – molecular biology and expression of proteins. Institute of Biochemistry and Endocrinology, Justus–Liebig–University Giessen, Germany (Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schoner). |
1998 – 03 | Scientific researcher, Institute of Physiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. |
1998 – 04 | Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague. Theme of the dissertation: “Physico-chemical and structural aspects of stability and function of Na+/K+–ATPase”. |
1993 – 98 | MSc., Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague. Thesis on theme: “Structure and stability of alpha–1–acid–glycoprotein in acid media”. |
1989 – 93 | Study at Prague’s gymnasium Nad aleji ended in year 1993 by a leaving exam. |