On Monday, June 16th, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, appointed new university professors. We are very pleased to announce that among them is a representative of the RECETOX center at Masaryk University, who is a recognized expert in his field. The highest academic title was awarded to Hynek Pikhart, who leads the Environmental Epidemiology research group at the RECETOX center.
Hynek Pikhart has become a professor in the field of Environment and Health and is one of eighty-seven newly appointed professors whose appointment decrees were signed based on the proposals of the scientific and artistic councils of universities. Twelve of these new professors come from Masaryk University.
Hynek’s current and past research has focused on within- and between-countries inequalities in health and determinants of health in European populations including research on the measurement of socioeconomic position across the life-course and its relation to health and developmental outcomes, ageing research with focus on statistical methods to investigate longitudinal changes in cognitive and physical functioning, investigation of the role of health behaviours in explaining social variations in health, and evaluating the role of social, behavioural and biological risk factors in Eastern vs. Western European differences in health.
The ceremonial presentation of the appointment decrees took place in the Great Hall of Karolinum in the presence of the Minister of Education, Mikuláš Bek. We warmly congratulate all the newly appointed professors and wish them much success in their careers and personal lives.
The NIH announced the launch of the Global Exposome Forum, marking the first discovery-driven, international initiative dedicated to understanding how environmental exposures and lifestyle factors influence human health (Exposome Moonshot Forum, Washington Declaration). As part of this global effort, the European Infrastructure project EIRENE were acknowledged as one of the keys partners.
As part of the RECETOX doctoral conference held on May 28 and 29, there was a presentation of posters by doctoral students. The best posters received the "Best Poster Award". This year, the posters were newly evaluated within a single category, which included students from all years. The conference also included state exams, which all seven students successfully passed.
