Background
Jonak, Jiri Vaclav was born on April 5, 1941 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Son of Vaclav and Marie (Krasova) Jonak.
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Jiri Vaclav Jonak
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Doctor of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1968. Doctor of Science, Charles University, Prague, 1996.
Career
Research scientist Institute Organic Chemistry Czech. Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1968-1977, Institute Molecular Genetics Czech. Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1977-1987, leading research scientist, since 1987, head department protein biosynthesis, since 1990.
Associate professor First Medical Faculty Charles University, since 1995. Visiting teacher Aarhus University, Denmark, 1993, 95. Science secretary Institute Molecular Genetics Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague, 1989—1999.
Chairman medical science board Granting Agency Czech Republic, Prague, 1999—2001. Consultant Board Molecular Biology.
Achievements
Membership
With Czech. Army Medical Branch, 1964-1965. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Czech Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, European Association Cancer Research, Czech Medical Society of J.E. Purkyne, National Geographic Society, Association Czech Gardeners.
Connections
Married Vera Svestkova, January 22, 1970. Children: Michael, Jiri.
