Curiculum vitae:

• 1984 – MSc. in Biophysics – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• 1984 – RNDr. (rerum naturalium doctor) degree – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• 1991 – PhD. – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• 2002 – Associate Professor – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• 2004-2012 – Scientific secretary – Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• 2012-2019 – Deputy director – Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
• 2015 – Full Professor – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• 2019-on – Director – Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University

Stays:

• 1991-1993 – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
• 1994 – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
• 1998-2001 – University of Maryland at Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• 2005 – NATO Senior research fellow, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, CNR., Naples, Italy
• 2007 – University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA

Professional Activities:

• Current Proteomics – editorial board member since 2007
• Czech Science Foundation – member of the project evaluation board 2013-2017
• ASCB member

Bibliography:      Publons               Scopus        Research Gate

Patents:

• 1998 – Herman, P. and J. Vecer – Způsob určení spektrálního složení elektromagnetického záření a zařízení k jeho provádění – CZ 284282
• 2001 – Herman, P. and J. Vecer – Způsob určení spektrálního složení elektromagnetického záření a zařízení k jeho prováděn – CZ 288303
• 2002 – Herman, P. and J. Vecer – Method and device for the spectral analysis of light – US 6,373,569
• 2003 – Herman, P. and J. Vecer – Method and device for the spectral analysis of light – US 6,646,743
• 2004 – Vecer, J. and P. Herman – Method and device for the spectral analysis of light – US 6,721,050
• 2006 – Vecer, J. and P. Herman – Způsob určení barvy světla – CZ 297523

Fields of interest and research experience:

• Biopolymers – interactions, energetics, structure-function relations
• Biological membranes – lateral organization, adaptation
• Self-organization of biopolymers and cellular components
• Biomedical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy
• Fluorescence sensing
• Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
• Advanced imaging techniques