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Professional Profile – Jakub Otáhal
- prof. MUDr. Jakub Otáhal, Ph.D.
Contact Info:
- otahal@palestra.cz
- Department of Biomedical Subjects
- College pedagogue
Career
- 2002 – now Physiological Institute at the AV ČR v.v.i., Department of developmental epileptology, deputy.
- 2019 – now 2nd Faculty of Medicine, scout for technology transfer
- 2018 – now College Palestra, Department of Biomedical Subjects
- 2003 – 2018 Department of Functional Anatomy – Head, FTVS UK.
- 2010 – 2015 Deputy director, Physiological Institute AV ČR v.v.i.,
- 2004 – 2005 post-doc, Charité – Universitats Medizin Berlin, Institute of Physiology, prof. Uwe Heinemann
- 1995 – 2001 Fuctional Anatomy at 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University – assistant, professional assistant
Education
- 1993 – 2000 MUDr., Charles University – 3rd Faculty of Medicine, General Medicine with preventive focus
- 2000 – 2003 Ph.D., Charles University – FTVS, Biomechanics
- 2012 habilitation in Biomechanics, Charles University – FTVS
Notable Activities
- Science & research – epilepsy development, diagnostic methods, personalized medicine
- Popularization activities
- Member of the Czech Physiological Association committee, Czech Biomechanics Association, Czech League Against Epilepsy
- Member of elected councils and organs– Scientific Counsil FTVS UK, Academic Assembly AV ČR etc..
- Organization of Scientific Congresses
Reviewer– Epilepsia, Epilepsy Research, Brain Research, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Neurophysiology, Physiological Research, Československá fyziologie, Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie, European Journal of Neuroscience,
Publications
- Researcher ID: B-5833-2012
- ORCID: 0000-0001-5944-5803
- Total Citation Count: 767 (WoS)
- Total Citation Count (without autocitations): 700 (WoS)
- H-index: 16
The Most Cited Work:
Kann O, Kovacs R, Njunting M, Behrens CJ, Otahal J, Lehmann TN, Gabriel S, Heinemann U. Metabolic dysfunction during neuronal activation in the ex vivo hippocampus from chronic epileptic rats and humans. Brain. 2005, EPub Jun 15, Oct;128(Pt 10):2396-407., Citací (WoS) – 100
Work in a Journal With the Largest Scientific Impact:
Wei-Chih Chang, Jaroslav Hlinka, Andrew D. Powell, Milan Palus, Jakub Otahal, Jan Kudlacek, Vojtech Kumpost, John G.R. Jefferys, Premysl Jiruska. Critical slowing and loss of neuronal network stability underlie the transition to seizure and determine the response to interictal synaptic perturbations. Nature Neuroscience, Vol21, pp1742–1752 (2018). Imapkt Faktor (JCR) 19.912