prof. Pavel Drašar, DSc.

Education

1966-71

Charles University Prague, Faculty of Science, non-teaching studies, field of organic chemistry

1971-72

Charles University Prague, postgraduate, rigorous examination, RNDr.

1974-77

IOCB CSAV, post-graduate studies, CSc.

2004

Doctor of Sciences (DSc.) Scientific Council of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Employment

1971-1972

assistant professor, PřF UK Prague

1972-1974

specialist, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (then ČSAV)

1977-2002

researcher of the IOCB of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

2001-2004

external teacher UP Olomouc, cat. biochemistry (OCH I and II course)

2002-2004

associate professor of organic chemistry at UCT Prague

2004-

profesor of organic chemistry at UCT Prague

Teaching

Selected chapters from the chemistry of natural substances (2/1 Z+K, winter semester)

Special analysis of natural substances (2/0 Ex, summer semester)

Selected chapters from organic chemistry (2/1, KZ, winter semester)

Chemical modeling seminar (0/3, KZ, winter semester)

Biologically Active Natural Compounds (3/0 Ex, winter semester, Socrates; in part)

Professional interests

chemistry of natural substances

synthesis of steroid heterocycles and non-hormonally active steroids

isolation and synthetic transformations of terpenes

synthesis of supramolecular systems containing chiral natural substances

laboratory methodology, vacuum technique

Professional activities

1974-

Czech Chemical Society, member, 1993- member of the main committee, 1996- vice-chairman

1987-

editor of the ČSCH Bulletin, since 1997 editor of the Chemické listy magazine

1990-

member of the commission for Czech nomenclature in organic chemistry

1994-

member of the committee for awarding the Alfred Bader Prize

1997-2001

representative of the Czech Republic in the European Community Chemistry Council

1997-

Royal Society of Chemistry, London, member (FRSC)

1998-

American Chemical Society, member

1998-

representative of CSCH in the European Chemistry Thematic Network

1999-

International Study Group for Steroid Hormones, member

2001-

American Society for Engineering Education, member

2001-2003

member of the committee of the Czech vacuum company

2001-

member of the commission awarding the Prize (grant) of Sigma-Aldrich s.r.o. for young chemists and biologists in the Czech Republic

2004-2007

European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, Executive Committee elected member, 2007-appointed member

2004-

European Chemist Registration Board, chairman (member since 1993)

2013-

Chemistry EuroBachelor Label Committee past-chair, 2009-2013 chair, 2006-2009 vice-chairman, (ECTNA elected member since 2004)

2013-2017