Milan Raska

CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Milan Raska, M.S., M.D., Ph.D. Address: Department of Immunology Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University Olomouc, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic E-mail: milan.raska@upol.cz Country of Citizenship: Czech Republic EDUCATION: 1996-2002 Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Molecular Biology, Ph.D. 1990-1996 Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, General Medicine, M.D. 1985-1990 Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Physical Optics, M.S. ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 2016 - Professor Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2014 - Head of the Department of Immunology, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2009 - 2016 Associate Professor Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2005 - 2009 Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2003 - 2005 Visiting Scientist, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birming-ham, AL, USA 1997 - 2003 Lecturer, Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic MEMBERSHIPS: 2010 - Czech Society for Gene and Cell Therapy 1996- Czech Immunological Society (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) PHD STUDENTS MENTORED: 2022 - Prosenjit Chakraborty, M.S. 2021 - Stephen Ian Walimbwa, M.D. 2020 - Eliska Vroblova, M.S. 2011 - 2023 Jana Jemelková, M.S. (Ph.D. thesis defense 06/13/2023) 2006 - 2015 Kateřina Zachová, M.S. (Ph.D. thesis defense 12/02/2015) 2007 – 2015 Alena Kašperová, M.S. (Ph.D. thesis defense 01/15/2015) 2005 – 2015 Milada Horynová, M.S. (Ph.D. thesis defense 01/15/2015) 2007 – 2013 Zdeněk Novák, M.D. (Ph.D. thesis defense 06/06/2012) 2002 – 2008 Jana Běláková, M.S. (Ph.D. thesis defense 10/15/2008) RESEARCH SUPPORT Ongoing Research Support (Grants): NU23-05-00203 Raska (PI) 05/01/2023 – 12/31/2026 Grant Agency of Ministry of Health, Czech Republic 5.6 M CZK High-affinity protein binders of hepatitis C virus broadly-neutralizing antibodies as a base for preventative vaccine. NU23-05-00095 Raska (Co-PI) 05/01/2023 – 12/31/2026 Grant Agency of Ministry of Health, Czech Republic 2.2 M CZK Early diagnosis of invasive lung aspergilosis of next generation TN02000122 Raska (PI) 01/01/2023 – 12/31/20228 TACR 2.VS NCK (2023-2028) 351 M CZK RETEMED - Recombinant technologies for Medicine NU21-03-00372 Raska (Co-PI) 05/01/2021 - 12/31/2024 Ministry of Health, Czech Republic 5.6 M CZK Small binding proteins targeting PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint proteins as new diagnostic tools 21-16423K Raska (Co-PI) 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2023 Czech Science Fundation, Czech Republic 5.4 M CZK Small protein blockers of IL-23/IL-17 axis as intestinal inflammation inhibitors secreted by probiotic bacteria. Completed grants: PI on 10 grants (Czech science foundation, Grant agency of the Ministry of Health, Czech Republic, KONTAKT Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport, Czech Republic), Co-PI on 7 grants (EU 6th Frame Work, Czech science foundation, National Agency for Agriculture Research Czech Republic, European Structural Fund) plus PI on 4 Palacky University grants.