Research Experience 2008-present Researcher, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice 2006-2008 Postdoctoral Research Assistant, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom 2004-2006 The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship For Foreign Researchers, Division of Molecular Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Japan 2003-2004 Research Associate, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan 1997-2003 Research Assistant, Institute of Entomology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice