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Prof. Jaroslav Doležel

Phone
+420 585 238 703
Fax
+420 585 238 704
E-mail
dolezel@ueb.cas.cz
Address
Šlechtitelů 31, 779 00 Olomouc
Room number
110

Research interests

Jaroslav Doležel, founder of the Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, specializes in plant genome organization, function, and evolution. He pioneered flow cytometry for estimating ploidy and genome size, contributing to its standardization. He also established chromosome genomics, combining flow cytometric chromosome isolation with genomic techniques to aid in genome sequencing and gene cloning in complex crops. Additionally, he developed a program for studying banana heredity and established a genotyping center to characterize and preserve the genetic diversity of cultivated and wild banana species.
 
 
 

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Academic Degrees

  • 2013 – Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
  • 2001 – Doc./Assoc. Prof., Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 2001 – DrSc./DSc. Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 1979–1983 – CSc./Ph.D., Genetics, Institute of Experimental Botany ČSAV, Prague, Czech Republic
  • 1973–1978 – Ing./MSc., Horticulture, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Brno, Czech Republic
 
 

 

 

Position and Employment

  • 2022–present – Senior Research Officer
  • 2013–2021 – Head, Centre of Plant Structural and Functional Genomics, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 2013–present – Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 2010–present – Scientific Director, Centre of the Region Haná for Agricultural and Biotechnological Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 1994–2012 – Head, Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics and Cytometry, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 1986–1994 – Senior Scientist, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 1985–1986 – Postdoctoral Fellow, ENEA, C.R.E. Casaccia, Italy
  • 1983–1985 – Junior Scientist, Institute of Experimental Botany, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 1979-1983 – Ph.D. Student, Institute of Experimental Botany, Department of Plant Biotechnology, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Research Focus

  • Genome structure, evolution and function in polyploid and hybrid plant species
  • Three-dimensional genome architecture and its changes during cell cycle
  • Development of chromosome genomics to facilitate genome mapping, sequencing and gene cloning
  • Application of flow cytometry in plant sciences

Awards

  • 2023 – Honorary Lecture and Medal - The Royal Physiographic Society and Mendelian Society, Lund, Sweden
  • 2022 – Doctor honoris causa (dr.h.c.), Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
  • 2021 – Distinguished Service Award, Czech Society for Analytical Cytology, Brno, Czech Republic
  • 2018 – National prize of the Czech government „Česká hlava“ (Czech Mind), the highest scientific award in the Czech Republic
  • 2014 – Award of the Minister of Education Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic for the contribution to science and research
  • 2013 – „Leadership Award“, International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, Bethesda, USA
  • 2012 – Praemium Academieae, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
  • 2004 – Bronze medal “Pro merito”, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • 2004 – Elected member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic
  • 1999 – Annual Award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

Publication Activity

  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals: 364
  • Books (co/editor): 3
  • Book chapters: 44
  • Number of citations: 26000
  • h-index: 70
  • (Web of Science, March 2024)

Five Selected Publications

  • Zwyrtková, J., Šimková, H., Doležel, J.: Chromosome genomics uncovers plant genome organization and function. – Biotechnology Advances 46: 107659, 2021.
  • Hiebert, C.W., Moscou, M.J., Hewitt, T., Steuernagel, B., Hernández-Pinzón, I., Green, P., Pujol, V., Zhang, P., Rouse, M.N., Jin, Y., McIntosh, R.A, Upadhyaya, N., Zhang, J., Bhavani, S., Vrána, J., Karafiátová, M., Huang, L., Fetch, T., Doležel, J., Wulff, B.B.H., Lagudah, E., Spielmeyer, W.: Stem rust resistance in wheat is suppressed by a subunit of the mediator complex. – Nature Communications 11: 1123, 2020.
  • Kreplak, J., Madoui, M.A., Cápal, P., Novák, P., Labadie, K., Aubert, G., Bayer, P.E., Gali, K.K., Syme, R.A., Main, D, Klein, A., Bérard, A., Vrbová, I., Fournier, C., d'Agata, L., Belser, C., Berrabah, W., Toegelová, H., Milec, Z., Vrána, J., Lee, H., Kougbeadjo, A., Térézol, M., Huneau, C., Turo, C.J., Mohellibi, N., Neumann, P., Falque, M., Gallardo, K., McGee, R., Tar'an, B., Bendahmane, A., Aury, J.M., Batley, J., Le Paslier, M.C., Ellis, N., Warkentin, T.D., Coyne, C.J., Salse, J., Edwards, D., Lichtenzveig J., Macas, J., Doležel, J., Wincker, P., Burstin, J.: A reference genome for pea provides insight into legume genome evolution. – Nature Genetics 51: 1411-1422, 2019.
  • International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC): Shifting the limits in wheat research and breeding using a fully annotated reference genome. - Science 361 (6403): 7191, 2018.
  • Thind, A.K., Wicker, T., Šimková, H., Fossati, D., Moullet, O., Brabant, C., Vrána, J., Doležel, J., Krattinger, S.G.: Rapid cloning of genes in hexaploid wheat using cultivar-specific long-range chromosome assembly. – Nature Biotechnology 35: 793-796, 2017.

Publications

Projects

Biotechnological centre for plant genotyping (BIOCEG)
Leader
Jan Nedělník PhD. (Research Institute for Fodder Crops, Ltd. Troubsko)
The main goal of the project is to exploit the existing and new data on critical phenotypic traits of important crops (e.g., crop establishment, biotic stress, abiotic stress, quality and yield) and use it with genotyping tools. On the other hand, crop genotyping is exploitable for analysing genetic diversity and variety identity that relates to breeding designing and variety property protection.