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