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Academic title: Pharm.D.
Phone: +420 585632126
Groups: IMTM, LEM, STAFF

About me

Researcher experienced in the field of nuclear medicine/pharmacy with the main research interest in preparation and analysis of radiolabeled compounds for microPET/SPECT/MRI/CT imaging, biodistribution studies of radiolabeled compounds in vivo and studies of behavior of radiolabeled compounds in vitro. Published 32 scientific papers, >50 abstracts, >260 SCI citations, H-index 10.

Zbynek is the contact person and coordinator under umbrella of The UPOL-Bioimaging Facility (BF: https://imtm.cz/core-facilities/bioimaging-core-facility) for the purposes of MRI/PET imaging of small animals (mice, rats). This includes whole process from the initial contact with the client asking for an imaging study via plannig of particular imaging up to evaluation of obtained image data using dedicated software tools. In case of any interest for MRI and/or MRI/PET imaging do not hesitate to contant Zbynek. MRI enables high-resulution imaging of whole body and has an advantage in imaging soft tissues (brain, heart, tumors) over to CT. The combination of MRI and PET imaging is cutting edge technology in preclincal imaging merging the advantages of both modalities, where PET adds more functional information to MRI image (e.g. glucose metabolism, expression of tumor targets, etc.).

Journals

DVOŘÁKOVÁ BENDOVÁ, K., K. KRASULOVÁ, B. NEUŽILOVÁ, M. POPPER, P. MLYNÁRČIK, K. HAJDUOVÁ, Z. NOVÝ, M. HAJDÚCH, M. PETŘÍK
Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection: Comparison of Gallium-68 Labeled Siderophores. ACS Infectious Diseases. 2025, ISSN: 2373-8227, PMID: 40099411,  PDF.
Preclinical characterisation of gallium-68 labeled ferrichrome siderophore stereoisomers for PET imaging applications. EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2024, 9(1), 20, ISSN: 2365-421X, PMID: 38436776,  PDF.
DVOŘÁKOVÁ BENDOVÁ, K., V. RACLAVSKÝ, R. NOVOTNY, D. LUPTAKOVA, M. POPPER, Z. NOVÝ, M. HAJDÚCH, M. PETŘÍK
[68Ga]Ga-Ornibactin for Burkholderia cepacia complex Infection Imaging Using Positron Emission Tomography. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2023, ISSN: 0022-2623, PMID: 37252893,

Bachelor mentorship

Vajdová Sarah

Preclinical testing of novel radiolabeled receptor-specific ligands for tumor imaging

Status: Graduated from 2024 to 2025.

Prokorátová Agáta

Radiolabeled PSMA inhibitors for the diagnosis of prostate cancer

Status: Ongoing from 2026.

Open positions

1 Molecular and Translational Medicine
Project: Multimodal imaging methods for preclinical testing of new bioactive molecules
Supervisors: Nový Zbyněk Ph.D.
Available: 1
Intended for: Doctoral training
Summary: 1 place in full-time study
2 Other specializations
Project: Small animal imaging using microPET/SPECT/CT system in preclinical developement of potential drugs
Supervisors: Nový Zbyněk Ph.D.
Available: 1
Intended for: Bachelor training
Project: Radiolabelled tracers for cancer imaging and therapy
Supervisors: Nový Zbyněk Ph.D.
Available: 1
Intended for: Master training
Summary: -