Tomáš Zima
| Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima DrSc. MBA | |
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| 508th Rector of Charles University in Prague | |
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Assumed office 1 February 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Václav Hampl |
| Dean of First Faculty of Medicine | |
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In office 2005–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Štěpán Svačina |
| Succeeded by | Aleksi Šedo |
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July 2, 1966 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | KSČ (1983–1990) |
| Spouse(s) | Olga Zimová |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Charles University in Prague |
| Occupation | Charles University in Prague |
| Profession | Doctor of Medicine, Biochemist |
| Website | tomaszima.cz |
Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima DrSc. MBA (born July 2, 1966) is a Czech chemist, and a teaching professor in the fields of biochemistry, clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. He is the current Rector of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Zima graduated from the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in 1990. He has been a professor of medical chemistry and biochemistry since 2001 and head of the Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine of the First Faculty of Medicine and General University Hospital, Prague. He is a specialist in clinical chemistry, and European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine (EuSpLM). He was the Dean of the First Faculty of Medicine from 2005 to 2012 and then became Rector of the university.
His main research interests include oxidative stress, advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), experimental nephrology, tumor markers, and laboratory management and accreditation. He is the author of more than 440 articles, which are cited more than 2500 times in the Science Citation Index, eight books and co-author of 71 chapters in books, with an H-index of 26. He has given more than 130 lectures outside the Czech Republic. Zima is a member of several scientific societies, including the Czech Medical Academy and Czech Learned Society and serves on Boards including the Executive Board of EFLM, and the Conferences and Congresses Committee of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. He is a member of the European Commission's Scientific Panel for Health (SPH).
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