Major Awards

This page features a selection of notable awards in the fields of science, research, and the arts that have been received by our staff. The list below represents only a fraction of our employees‘ achievements and is intended to illustrate the breadth and quality of their work. Every award, regardless of its form or scope, is to us a valuable testament of professional excellence.

Neuron Award – doc. MUDr. Tomáš Jelínek, Ph.D.
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Doc. MUDr. Tomáš Jelínek, Ph.D.
In 2025, Associate Professor Tomáš Jelínek received the Neuron Award for Promising Scientists for his contributions to medicine.

AZV President’s Award – prof. PhDr. Radka Bužgová, Ph.D.
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Prof. PhDr. Radka Bužgová, Ph.D.
In 2024, Prof. Radka Bužgová received the AZV ČR President’s Award for the project Neuropalliative and Rehabilitation Approach for Maintaining Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced Stages of Selected Neurological Diseases.

Göttinger’s Award CSARIM – prof. MUDr. Pavel Ševčík, CSc.
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In 2024, Prof. Pavel Ševčík received the Czech Society of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation, and Intensive Medicine award for his contributions to the field of medicine.

Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal – prof. PhDr. Svatava Urbanová, CSc.
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Prof. PhDr. Svatava Urbanová, CSc.
In 2022, Prof. Svatava Urbanová was awarded the Artis Bohemiae Amicis medal for her many years of scholarly work in the field of Czech literature and literary history.

GA CR President’s Award – prof. Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D.
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Prof. Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D.
In 2021, Prof. Marek Eliáš received the GA ČR President’s Award for the project The dark side of plastic biology: evolution and function of leucoplasts in algae.

Neuron Award – doc. RNDr. Michal Šimíček, PhD.
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Doc. RNDr. Michal Šimíček, PhD.
In 2019, Associate Professor Michal Šimíček received the Neuron Award for Young Scientists for his research into the processes that cause cancer and drug resistance.

Neuron Award – prof. Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D.
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Prof. Mgr. Marek Eliáš, Ph.D.
In 2017, Prof. Marek Eliáš received the Neuron Award for Young Scientists for his contributions to science in the field of biology.

Thalia Awards – doc. MgA. Eva Dřízgová, Ph.D.
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Doc. MgA. Eva Dřízgová, Ph.D.
In 1996, Associate Professor Eva Dřízgová received the Thalia Award for Best Female Performance of the Year in the field of opera for her role as Mimì in Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème. In 1998, she won the same award, this time for the titular role in Claude Debussy’s opera Pelléas et Mélisande.


Updated: 07. 07. 2026