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![Hana Cahová](/uploads/2018/11/avcr_portrety_uochb_26-11-2020_hana-cahova-3-370x370.jpg)
Scientific CV:

**since 2025 Head of the Senior Research Group**

**2016 -2024 Head of the Junior Research Group**
**2014-2015** **Postdoctoral position** in the group of Prof. Michal Hocek, IOCB, Academy of science of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
**2010-2013 Postdoctoral position** in the group of Prof. Andres Jäschke, IPMB, Heidelberg University, Germany
**2006-2010 Ph.D.** in Bioorganic chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UCT Prague), Czech Republic
and IOCB (supervisor Prof. M. Hocek) Academy of science of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
**2005** study abroad ENSCM, Montpellier, France (group of prof. J. Moreau, supervisor P. Hesemann)
**2001-2006** **M.Sc.** in Organic chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology (supervisor Prof. I. Linhart) University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UCT Prague), Czech Republic

Awards and Grants:

**2022 ERC Starting Grant** **– StressRNaction**

**2022** **Werner von Siemens award** for women scientific work

**2018 Neuron Award** for Young Scientist in Chemistry
**2017 ERC CZ grant** (Czech Ministry of education, youth and sports)
**2016 Alfred Bader prize** for young bioorganic chemist (Czech Chemical Society)
**2015 Junior research grant 2015** (The Czech Science Foundation)
**2015** **Final panel score A in ERC Starting grant** call 2015, not funded as sufficient funds were not available
**2015 Otto Wichterle award** for young scientist
**2011-2013 Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship** for Postdoctoral Researchers


email: [cahova@uochb.cas.cz](mailto:cahova@uochb.cas.cz)

[View publications](/publications/)

[Hana Cahová on ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hana_Cahova)