Katerina Komrskova ESA-SRB-APEG-NZSE 2022

Katerina Komrskova

A/Prof Katerina Komrskova, PhD, studied biology and chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, Czech Republic, where she also obtained the doctoral degree in Developmental Biology. She is currently Head, Group of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences and A/Prof in the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University. Her research is focused on studying the molecular mechanisms of fertilization and the nature of specific sperm proteins that play a key role in sperm maturation, sperm-egg interaction and fusion, and early embryo development. Her expertise covers monitoring of sperm quality in men with infertility issues and in patients with testicular cancer and other pathological challenges. She designs novel diagnostic tools for quality assessment and gamete selection to be utilised in human Assisted Reproduction and livestock breeding strategies.

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