Jiri Lukas

Jiri Lukas

Executive Director

Member of:

    Jiri Lukas

    Current position 
    May 2012–:

    Executive director, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research (CPR), Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen


    Previous positions 
    2005-2012:

    Director and head of research, Centre for Genotoxic Stress Research, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

    1993-2005:

    Senior scientist and group leader, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark

    1992-1993: 

    Differentiation Program (Giulio Draetta lab), EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany.
    Research topic: cell cycle regulation, mechanisms of cancer

    1991-1992:

    Researcher, Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic

    1990, 1991:

    Department of Biochemistry (Paul Nurse lab), Oxford, UK.
    Research topic: cell cycle regulation

    1990-1991:

    Researcher, Masaryk Institute of Oncology, Brno, Czech Republic


    Education
    1987-1990:

    PhD in Zoology, Institute of Systematic and Ecological Biology, Brno, Czech Republic

    1981-1986:

    D.V.M. in Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary University, Brno, Czech Republic


    Research awards

    2016:    Fernström Foundation Grand Nordic Prize
    2014:    Leopold Griffuel Prize
    2014:    Elected member of the European Academy of Cancer Sciences
    2012:    Elected member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
    2010:    Danish Society for Cancer Research Award
    2008:    Danish Cancer Society Senior Research Prize
    2005:    Honorary member of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic
    2003:    G. J. Mendel Honorary Medal
    2003:    Novo Nordisk Foundation Prize
    2002:    Alfred Benzons Foundation Prize
    2002:    Elected EMBO Member
    1995:    Young Danish Cancer Researcher Prize

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