Biography

Michal Holčapek
https://holcapek.upce.cz/

• EDUCATION
1999 Ph.D. thesis “Coupling of HPLC/MS”, supervisor P. Jandera, Faculty of Chemical Technology/ University of Pardubice/ Czech Republic

• CURRENT POSITION
2009 – now Professor of analytical chemistry
Faculty of Chemical Technology/ University of Pardubice/ Czech Republic

• FELLOWSHIPS
2004 Research stay (2 months), group of T. Greibrokk, University of Oslo/ Norway
2003 Research stay (1 month), group of F. Tureček, University of Washington/ USA
2003 Research stay (1 month), group of B.L. Karger, Northeastern University/ USA
2001 Research stay (3 month), group of M. Balazy, New York Medical College/ USA
1997 Research stay (2 month), group of C. Moulin, CEA Saclay/ France

• AWARDS
2020 Power List 2020 - Around the World in 60 Scientists in analytical science/ The Analytical Scientist/ United Kingdom
2015/2013 Power List 2015 and 2013 - The Top 100 most influential people in analytical science/ The Analytical Scientist/ United Kingdom
2020 First recipient of Rector’s Plaque for Exceptional Scientific Achievement/ Czech Republic
2019/2016 Prize of V. Hanuš for best mass spectrometry paper/ Czech Spectroscopic Society J.M.M.
2007/06/03 Co-author of the best work in the clinical pharmacology awarded by the Czech Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology of Czech Medical Society J.E. Purkyně

• SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCS
Supervisor of 7 defended PhD. thesis: M. Chocholoušková (2020), R. Hájek (2019), M. Ovčačíková (2016), E. Cífková (2013), H. Dvořáková (2013), R. Jirásko (2008), M. Lísa (2008), advisor of 2 defended PhD. thesis: D. Vaněrková (2007), L. Česlová (2004), supervisor of 4 running PhD thesis: O. Peterka, K. Hořejší, Z. Vaňková, J. Idkowiak, numerous master and bachelor students.
Supervision of 15 foreign postdocs and visiting fellows working in my group: A. Maccelli (Italy, 2021-now), M. Antonelli (Italy, 2020-now), D. Wolrab (Austria, 2017-now), T. Hrnčiarová (Slovakia, 2017-18), M. Khalikova (Russia, 2015-18), R. Berkécz (Hungary, 2016), D.L. Vu (Vietnam, 2015), V. Chagovets (Ukraine, 2012-15), M. Šala (Slovenia, 2014), P. Pasikowski (Poland, 2012), R. Denev (Bulgaria, 2011), S. Katsikis (Greece, 2009).

• ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
2017 Chairman, HPLC 2017 Prague/ 1350 participants/ Czech Republic
2013 Chairman, 3rd European Lipidomic Meeting (ELM)/ 250 participants/ Czech Republic
2001 – now Chairman of Schools of mass spectrometry and Schools of HPLC/MS (in total 10 national conferences)/ ca. 200 - 250 participants each/ Czech Republic

• PUBLICATIONS
- >140 research articles in international journals
- 15 chapters in textbooks
- Author and co-author of more than 400 presentations at international and national conferences
- H-index 43, >5300 citations

• RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS
[1] M. Holčapek, W.C. Byrdwell, Handbook of Advanced Chromatography /Mass Spectrometry Techniques, 1st Edition, Academic Press/AOCS Press, 2017, 520 pages, ISBN: 9780128117323.
[2] W.C. Byrdwell, M. Holčapek, Extreme Chromatography: Faster, Hotter, Smaller, AOCS Press, 2011, 486 pages, ISBN 978-1-893997-66-0.

• PATENTS
[1] M. Holčapek, E. Cífková, M. Lísa, R. Jirásko, D. Wolrab, T. Hrnčiarová, A method for diagnosing pancreatic cancer based on lipidomic analysis of a body fluid. European patent EP 3514545, priority date 22. 1. 2018, granted.
[2] M. Holčapek, D. Wolrab, R. Jirásko, E. Cífková, A method of diagnosing cancer based on lipidomic analysis of a body fluid. European patent EP 18174963.1, filing date 29. 5. 2018, application pending.

• REVIEWING ACTIVITIES
2019 – now Contributing Editor, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry (IF=12.296, D1)
2014 – now International Advisory Board, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (IF=3.659, Q1)
2010 – now Editorial Board, Lipids (IF=1.88, Q3)
2014 – 2016 Features panel in Editorial advisory board, Analytical Chemistry (IF=6.986, Q1)
2011 – 2021 Czech Science Foundation, chair/member of Analytical chemistry panel (break 2015 – 2019)
Annually Article reviews for various peer reviewed journals including D1 journals Nature Methods, Nature Communications, Cell Reports, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Q1 journals Analytical Chemistry, Scientific Reports, etc. (>50 reviews annually)

• MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
2020 – now COST Action CA19105 EpiLipidNET, vice-leader of working group
2019 – now Vice-President for Conferences, International Lipidomics Society
2019 – now National Representative, Central European Group for Separation Sciences
2018 – now Founding Member, Lipidomics Standards Initiative
2010 – now Founding Member and Member of Steering Committee, Czech Lipidomic Section
2007 – now Chromatography knowledge base Chromedia project, topic owner of Mass Spectrometry
2005 – 2013 National Representative, International Mass Spectrometry Foundation
2005 – 2013 Chair of Mass Spectrometry Section, Spectroscopic Society of J.M.M./ Czech Republic