Degrees

1998 - 2004 - Charles University, First Faculty Of Medicine - MD.
2004 dosud - postgraduate study in biomedicine - cell biology and pathology: Thesis: Glycobiology of epidermis in physiological and pathologic conditions

Professional history

2004 - present - Institute of Anatomy, First Faculty Of Medicine - Assistant
2004 - present - Dpt.of Dermatovenerology, First Faculty Of Medicine - physician

Scholarships

2003 - Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Servicio de Dermatologia M.Q. i Venerologia
2004 - Katholieke Universitait Nijmegen, Universitair Medisch Centrum St. Radbaud, Istituut voor Pathologie

Select publications

Lacina L, Plzakova Z, Smetana K Jr, Stork J, Kaltner H, Andre S. Glycophenotype of psoriatic skin. Folia Biol (Praha). 2006;52(1-2):10-5. link na PubMed

Lacina L, Smetana K Jr, Dvorankova B, Stork J, Plzakova Z, Gabius HJ. Immunocyto- and histochemical profiling of nucleostemin expression: Marker of epidermal stem cells? J Dermatol Sci. 2006 Sep 23 link na PubMed

Dvorankova B, Smetana K Jr, Chovanec M, Lacina L, Stork J, Plzakova Z, Galovicova M, Gabius HJ. Transient expression of keratin 19 is induced in originally negative interfollicular epidermal cells by adhesion of suspended cells. Int J Mol Med. 2005 Oct;16(4):525-31. link na PubMed

Gál, P., Toporcer, T., Grendel, T., Vidová, Z., Smetana, K., Jr., Dvořánková, B., Gál, T., Mozek, Š., Lenhardt, L., Longauer, F., Sabol, M., Sabo, J., Bačkor, M.: Effect of Atropa belladonna L. on skin wound healing: Biomechanical and histological study in rats and in vitro study in keratinocytes, 3T3 fibroblasts, and human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Wound Rep Regen. 17: 378-386, 2009

Kideryová, L., Lacina, L., Dvořánková, B., Štork, J., Čada, Z., Szabo, P., André, S., Kaltner, H., Gabius, H.-J., Smetana K., Jr.: Phenotypic characterization of human keratinocytes in coculture reveals differential effects of fibroblasts from benign fibrous histiocytoma (dermatofibroma) as compared to cells from its malignant form and to normal fibroblasts. J. Dermatol. Sci. 55: 18-26, 2009

Plzák, J., Lacina, L., Chovanec, M., Dvořánková, B., Szabo, P., Čada, Z., Smetana, K., Jr.: Epithelial – stromal interaction in squamous cell epithelium – derived tumors: an important new player in the control of tumor biological properties. Anticancer Res. 30: 455-462, 2010

Smetana, K., Jr., Dvořánková, B., Lacina, L., Čada, L., Vonka, V.: Human hair follicle and interfollicular keratinocyte reaktivity to mouse HPV16-transformed cells: An in vitro study. Oncol Rep. 20: 75-80, 2008

Strnad, H., Lacina, L., Kolář, M., Čada, Z., Vlček, Č., Dvořánková, B., Betka, J., Plzák, J., Chovanec, M., Šáchová, J., Valach, J., Urbanová, M., Smetana, K., Jr.: Head and nec k squamous cancer fibroblasts produce growth factors influencing phenotype of normal human keratinocytes. Histochem. Cell Biol. 133: 201-211, 2010

Main topics and interest

dermatology
dermatohistopathology