prof. Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr.
Short bio
Prof. Jiri Damborsky holds the Josef Loschmidt Chair Professorship of Biochemistry at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University and International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) in Brno, Czech Republic.
His research group focuses on protein engineering, developing new concepts, microfluidic devices, and software tools for protein engineering (Caver, CaverDock, Hotspot Wizard, FireProt, Calfitter, EnzymeMiner, SoluProt, LoopGrafter, etc.). They utilize these tools for the computational design of enzymes and regularly organize international courses.
With over 300 original articles and 20 book chapters published, Jiri Damborsky's group has also filed 13 international patents. Furthermore, he co-founded the first biotechnology spin-off from Masaryk University, Enantis Ltd.
Among his awards and distinctions are the EMBO/HHMI Scientist of the European Molecular Biology Organization, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and the Czech Government's highest national prize, the Czech Head Invention.