Pavel Skaloud

Personal data

born 8th July 1980, Turnov, Czech Republic
state: married (Magda Škaloudová), 2 sons (Jakub, Jáchym)
contact: Department of Botany, Charles University
                 Benátská 2
                 12801 Praha 2
                 Czech Republic
e-mail: skaloud@natur.cuni.cz
tel.: +420 221 951 648
Skype: pavel.skaloud
ResearcherID: F-3103-2011

Research interests

I am generally interested in genetic and phenotypic diversity in selected groups of algae.
    Specifically, I focus on three groups of autotrophic protists: soil and symbiotic green algae (e.g.
    genera Asterochloris and Klebsormidium), desmids (the genus Micrasterias), and silica-scaled
    chrysophytes (the genus Synura).

Study and practice

since 2005 - curator of the Culture Collection of Algae of Charles University of Prague (CAUP).
since 2005 - assistant position at the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University
of Prague.
2004 - 2008 - Ph.D. study in botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague.

Ph.D. thesis (2008)
Polyphasic approaches in the taxonomy of green aerophytic algae.

1999 - 2004 - undergraduate study in biology, specialisation: systematics and ecology of non-
vascular plants, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague.

M.Sc. thesis (2004)
Aero-terestrické řasy vrcholových partií NPP Boreč. [Aero-terrestrial algae of the Boreč hill.]
This diploma thesis was mainly focused on the algal composition of specific aero-terrestrial habitats – ventarols. The ventarols are the unique localities with characteristic winter warm air flow, occurred in some debris fields as a compound of very complex air circulation.

Bachalor thesis (2002)
Taxonomická studie rodu Klebsormidium Silva, Mattox & Blackwell.
[Taxonomical study of genus Klebsormidium Silva, Mattox & Blackwell.]

Research visits abroad

October 2010 (3 weeks) - Phycology Research Group, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
September 2008 (1 week) - Martin Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
June 2008 (1 week) - CCAP Culture Collection, Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory, Oban, UK.
May 2006 (3 weeks) - Experimental Phycology and Culture Collection of Algae (SAG),
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany.
January-June 2004 (6 months) - Department of Biology, Københavns Universitet, Copenhagen,
Denmark.

	Fagprojekt in marine phytoplankton (2004) Škaloud, P. & Řezáčová, M.: Spatial distribution of phytoplankton in the eastern part of the North Sea (Supervisor: Marianne Ellegaard).
	Biologisk projektarbejde (2004) Řezáčová, M. & Škaloud, P.: Silica-scaled chrysophytes of Ireland (Supervisor: Jørgen Kristiansen).

Membership in scientific organisations

Peer review activity

Peer-reviewer for manuscripts submitted to the following journals:
- Biologia
- Brazilian Journal of Botany
- European Journal of Phycology
- Folia Microbiologica
- Fottea
- Frontiers in Bioscience
- Journal of Phycology
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
- Nova Hedwigia
- Phycologia
- Phycological Research
- Phytotaxa
- Plant Ecology and Diversity
- The Southwestern Naturalist

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