University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
University lecturer, analytical chemist, researcher in the field of food decomposition, main topic: biogenic amines formation in foods.
Born: Prague, Czech Republic (4.2.1960),
son of Milan Křížek, musicologist and composerEducation:
- M.Sc. in Analytical chemistry, Faculty of chemical engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology , Prague (1983)
- Ph.D. [CSc.] in Plant production, Faculty of Agronomy,
Czech Agricultural University , Prague (1993)
Employment / Professional Positions:
Research interests:
- Chemist, Laboratory of water quality control, The Vltava river basin company, Prague (1983 - 1985)
- Military service, lieutenant (now in the reserve), rocket launching reg. ,Czech Army, Klatovy, Czech Republic (1983 - 1984)
- Chemist, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hospital of the South Bohemian region, Ceske Budejovice (1985 - 1986)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice (1986 - 1996)
- Research stay in Ciba-Geigy laboratories, Basel, Switzerland, (1992 - 1992)
- Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia (since 1996)
- Head of the Department of Applied Chemistry , Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia (1997 - 2006, 2008 - 2022)
- Vice-rector of University of South Bohemia , (department of science and research ) (1998 - 2001)
- Member of Accreditation commission of the Government of the Czech Republic (1998 - 2000)
- Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemistry Teaching (since 2006)
- Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia (2007 - 2008)
- Vice-dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia (external relations) (2008-2011)
- Vice-dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia (research) (2012-2020)
- Analytical chemistry of natural compounds exercising health importance
- Analytical separation methods, especially High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE)
- Chemistry of food decomposition
- Formation of biogenic amines in silage and foods
With my colleague ing. T.Pelikánová in the laboratory
Research activities / solved projects:
- Study of selected hygienically important compounds in the environment (project supported by the Czech Grant Agency (GACR 203/96/0316)
- Responsible researcher (1996 - 1998)
- Biogenically active amines in foods (project supported by the European Union COST 917 )
- Management committee member, Czech national representative (1997 - 2001)
- Organizer of Conference COST 917 in Prague - Průhonice 3.-6.6.1999.
- Biogenic amines in selected foods (project GACR 525/02/1077)
- Responsible researcher (2002 - 2004 )
- Health implications of dietary amines (project supported by the European Union COST 922 )
- Management committee member, Czech national representative (2002 - 2006 )
- Project MSM of the Czech Ministry of Education
- Responsible researcher of WP 06 (2005 - 2010)
- Biogenic amines production in selected lactic acid bacteria strains (project supported by the Czech Grant Agency (GACR P503/11/1417)
- Responsible researcher (2011 - 2014)
- Reduction of biogenic amines content in model systems (project supported by the Czech Grant Agency (GACR 17-09594S)
- Responsible researcher (2017 - 2019)
Publications:Scientific stays / foreign activities:
- More than 100 publications in journals and proceedings.
Switzerland (1992), Hungary (1997)
Tutorial activities:
- University lecturer - since 1986
- Lectures in Analytical chemistry and Special analytical methods given on four faculties of the University of South Bohemia
- Lectures in History of Chemistry
Contact address:
Office and laboratories
Prof. Martin KŘÍŽEK phone: (+ 420) 387 772 655 Department of Applied Chemistry e-mail: krizek@zf.jcu.cz Faculty of Agriculture URL: http://home.zf.jcu.cz/~krizek/ University of South Bohemia
Branišovská 1457
CZ-370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
Last revision: 21.6.2022