Governance

The legal framework of ELIXIR is based on the ELIXIR Consortium Agreement (ECA), which has been concluded among the Member States and EMBL and officially entered into force on 12 January 2014. The ECA covers ELIXIR’s mission, membership, obligations of the Members and the ELIXIR Hub, the governance structure between the ELIXIR Hub and the ELIXIR Nodes.

ELIXIR CZ Board

Main decision making body of ELIXIR CZ established based on the Czech Consortium Agreement, partner institutions are represented by their delegates. The ELIXIR CZ Board chair also represents CZ Node at the ELIXIR Board.

• Chair of The ELIXIR CZ board - Prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Koča, DrSc. - Masaryk University – CEITEC and CERIT–SC
• Vicechair of The ELIXIR CZ board  - Ing. Helmut Sverenyák  - CESNET, z.s.p.o.
• Vicechair of The ELIXIR CZ board  - Ing. Lucie Houdová, Ph.D. - University of West Bohemia
• RNDr. Jakub Galgonek, Ph.D. - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
• Prof. Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. - University Hospital at Saint Anna in Brno, FNUSA – ICRC
• Prof. RNDr. Rüdiger Ettrich, Ph.D. - Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• doc. RNDr. Jan Konvalinka, CSc. - Charles University
• RNDr. Jiří Macas, Ph.D. - Biology Centre CAS
• Prof. Ing. Miroslav Oborník, Ph.D. - University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
• doc. Ing. Bohdan Schneider, DrSc. - Institute of Biotechnology CAS, v. v. i.
• Mgr. Michal Kolář, Ph.D. - Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
• doc. Mgr. Daniel Svozil, Ph.D. - University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
• Prof. Ing. Pavel Tvrdík, CSc. - Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Information Technology
• Mgr. Jana Vrbková, Ph.D. - Palacký University Olomouc

ELIXIR CZ Scientific Advisory Board

Body established according to the Czech Consortium Agreement, members are independent scientist who ensure the quality of ELIXIR CZ activities/services. The ELIXIR CZ Board consults with the SAB and acts based on their recommendations.

• Prof. Ron David Appel - Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• Dr. Vladimír Beneš - European Molecular Biology Laboratory
• Prof. Soren Brunak, Ph.D. - University of Copenhagen
• Peter Ertl, Ph.D. - Novartis
• Prof. Carol Anne Goble - University of Manchester
• Prof. Christine Anne Orengo - University College London
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Rattei - University of Vienna

ELIXIR CZ Heads of Nodes Committee

Is an executive body of ELIXIR CZ partnering with the ELIXIR CZ Board in relation to activities of the infrastructure. Consortium partners are represented by their delegates.

• Head of ELIXIR CZ Node - RNDr. Jiří Vondrášek, Ph.D. - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS
• doc. RNDr. Karel Berka, Ph.D. - Palacký University Olomouc
• Mgr. David Bednář - University Hospital at Saint Anna in Brno, FNUSA – ICRC
• Ing. Jiří Černý, Ph.D. - Institute of Biotechnology CAS, v. v. i.
• Mgr. Miroslav Ruda - CESNET, z.s.p.o.
• Ing. Miloš Fetter - University of West Bohemia
• Ing. Tomáš Košňar - CESNET, z.s.p.o.
• Prof. RNDr. Luděk Matyska, CSc. - Masaryk University – CEITEC and CERIT–SC
• Ing. Petr Novák, Ph.D. - Biology Centre CAS
• Mgr. Marian Novotný, Ph.D. - Charles University
• Mgr. Jan Pačes, Ph.D. - Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
• Ing. Robert Pergl, Ph.D. - Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Information Technology
• doc. Ing. Vojtěch Spiwok, Ph.D. - University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague
• RNDr. Radka Svobodová Vařeková, Ph.D. - Masaryk University – CEITEC and CERIT–SC
• Ing. Jiří Vohradský, CSc. - Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, v. v. i.
• Ing. Rudolf Vohnout, Ph.D. - University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

ELIXIR CZ Node Oversight Group 

The Collaboration Agreement between ELIXIR Hub and the ELIXIR CZ Node stipulates establishment of a Collaboration Oversight Group. This Oversight Group comprise of the ELIXIR Director and the Head of CZ Node, who may appoint other members to the group. Representatives nominated by ELIXIR CZ:

• doc. RNDr. Karel Berka, Ph.D.
• Ing. Hana Pergl Šustková