Background
RaSKová, Helena was born on January 2, 1913 in Zurich, Switzerland. Daughter of Robert and Esta (Sacrev) Heller.
RaSKová, Helena was born on January 2, 1913 in Zurich, Switzerland. Daughter of Robert and Esta (Sacrev) Heller.
Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1937. Doctor of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1957. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Lausanne, Switzerland.
Internal medicine faculty, U. Hospital, Prague, 1937-1939; pharmacologist, B. Fragner, Prague, 1942-1945; assistant department pharmacology, Charles U., Prague, 1945-1948; lecturer pharmacology, Charles U., Prague, 1948-1956; chairman pharmacology faculty of pediatrics medicine, Charles U., Prague, 1955-1971; professor pharmacology, Charles U., Prague, since 1957; director laboratory, Institute Pharmacology, Chech Academy Science, since 1963.
Vice president, secretary general International Union Pharmacology, 1965-1972. Member Association European Pharmaceutical Societies, Czech Academy of Sciences, Belgian Royal Academy Medicine (honorary), Czech Pharmaceutical Society (honorary president since 1993), European Society Toxicology (honorary), Italian Pharmaceutical Society (honorary), French Physiological Society (honorary), European Society for Study of Drug Toxicology (executive board 1963-1969), NIM (executive committee 1987-1993).
Married Karel Raska, September 14, 1938 (deceased 1987). Children: Karel Junior, Ivan.