The Faculty of Science has a new professor
On June 20, 2019, sixty three new professors were invited to Karolinum, Prague, to receive their appointment letters from the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Robert Plaga. One of them was also Kamil Musílek, the Head of the Department of Chemistry and the Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the Faculty of Science of the University of Hradec Králové.
He was appointed professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at the application of the Research Board of Charles University.
“My appointment constitutes 15 years of hard work since my graduation. But my work is far from complete. It is my job now to educate and inspire my young colleagues and my students to push the boundaries of scientific knowledge even further,” says Professor Musílek as he looks back at his academic career.
In his research, Professor Musílek focuses on the development of new molecules that will help against organophosphate poisoning. Together with his team, he also managed to develop a new treatment against poisoning caused by chemical warfare agents (such as sarin, cyclosarin, VX or tabun) or by pesticides. The antidotes that are currently used to treat such poisoning have hardly changed since the 1970’s, which means that the new molecules represent a 50-year research breakthrough. An article about the new substance was published by the prestigious Journal of Medical Chemistry (rated as the third best journal in the field by the Web of Science) on its cover. Professor Musílek and his team also research molecules for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and for the therapy and diagnostics of cancer.
“The turning point of my academic career was the opportunity to study abroad. First, the Erasmus study stay in Heidelberg, Germany. Then a six-month stay at the University of St Andrews, for which I was selected as one of four Czech candidates and for which I received a scholarship from the UK government. And finally a scholarship from the French government and a stay in Grenoble. Each stay enriched me and helped me gain experience and new knowledge, which is why I cordially recommend all my younger colleagues to take a study trip abroad,” Professor Musílek adds as the Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the Faculty of Science.
prof. PharmDr. Kamil Musílek, Ph.D.
Kamil Musílek obtained his Master’s degree at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Charles University in Hradec Králové, where he graduated from the doctoral program in pharmaceutical chemistry (Ph.D. 2007, PharmDr. 2008) and where he habilitated as an Associate Professor in 2012. He is the Head of the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Science of the University of Hradec Králové, and a researcher in the Centre for Biomedical Research of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové. Since March 2019, he has also held the office of Vice-Dean for International Affairs of the Faculty of Science of the University of Hradec Králové.
He holds 4 patents and has published over 170 original articles in the Web of Knowledge (H-index = 30).
Karel Musílek is an ardent traveller and an amateur athlete.
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