Degrees

1976-1983 Charles University, Fac. Med. - MD.
1990 Charles University, Fac. Med. - PhD.
1997 Charles University, 1st Fac. Med. - DSc.

Professional history

1983 - 1995 Institute of Anatomy, 1st Fac. Med. - Assistant Professor
1995 - 2003 Institute of Anatomy, 1st Fac. Med. - Associate Professor
2003 - present Institute of Anatomy, 1st Fac. Med. - Professor

Scholarships

1994 - Dept. Clin. Engn., Univ. Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
1996 - Dept. Synt. Chem. & Biol. Chem., Univ. Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Select publications

1. Dvořánková, B, Szabo P., Kodet, O., Strnad, H., Kolář, M., Lacina, L., Krejčí, E., Naňka, N., Šedo, A., Smetana K. Jr.: Intercellular crosstalk in human malignant melanoma. Protoplasma 254: 1143-1150 (2017) (IF 2.36)


2. Kodet O., Lacina L, Krejčí E., Dvořánková B., Grim M., Štork J., Kodetová D., Vlček Č., Šáchová J., Kolář M., Strnad H., Smetana K. Jr.: Melanoma cells influence the differentiation pattern of human epidermal keratinocytes. Mol. Cancer 14: 1 (2015) (IF 5.396)


3. Lacina L, Kodet O, Dvořánková B, Szabo P, Smetana K Jr.: Ecology of melanoma cell. Histol Histopathol 33: 247-254 (2018) (IF 2.025)


4. Mifková, A., Kodet O., Szabo, P., Kučera, J., Dvořánková, B., André, S., Koripelly, G., Gabius, H.-J., Lehn, J.-M., Smetana, K., Jr.: Synthetic polyamine BPA-C8 inhibits TGF-?1-mediated conversion of human dermal fibroblast to myofibroblasts and establishment of galectin-1-rich extracellular matrix in vitro. ChemBioChem 15: 1465 – 1470 (2014) (IF 3.060)


5. Smetana, K., Jr., André, S., Kaltner, H., Kopitz, J., Gabius, H.-J.: Context-dependent multifunctionality of galectin-1: a challenge for defining the lectin as therapeutic target. Exp Op Therap Targets 17: 379-392 (2013) (IF 4.130)


6. Smetana, K. Jr., Szabo, P., Gál, P., André, S., Gabius, H.-J., Kodet, O., Dvořánková, B.: Emerging role of tissue lectins as microenvironmental effectors in tumors and wounds. Histol. Histopathol. 30: 293-309 (2015) (IF 2.236)

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Main topics and interest

cell biology
non-specific immune response
tissue engineering
glycobiology