Jaroslav Pavel Spízek

Background

Spízek, Jaroslav Pavel was born on August 11, 1935 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Karel and Bozena Ruzena (Moravkova) Spízek.

Education

Master of Science, Charles University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Biology, Czech. Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1963.

Career

Postdoctoral research fellow Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1964-1965. Senior research scientist Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Science of Czech Republic, Prague, 1970-1989. Deputy director Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, 1990-1991, director, since 1992.

Visiting professor University Wisconsin, Madison, 1991. Member science counsel University of Chemical Technology, Prague, since 1994, International Committee on Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms, since 1996, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Panel on Security-Related Civil Service and Technology, Brussels, since 1998. Associate professor of molecular biology University South Bohemia.

Achievements

• Jaroslav Pavel Spízek has been listed as a noteworthy microbiologist, institute executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Czech Association of Club of Rome (board directors since 1992), Czechoslovak Society for Microbiology (board directors), Czech and Slovak Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Interests

• Music, literature, tennis.

Connections

Married Jana Ruzena Behounkova. Children: Moravcova Barbora, Ceralova, Katerina.

Father:

Karel Spízek

Mother:

Bozena Ruzena (Moravkova) Spízek

Spouse:

Jana Ruzena Behounkova

child:

Moravcova Barbora Spízek

child:

Ceralova Spízek

child:

Katerina Spízek