Ivana Křížová studied Enzyme Engineering at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague (UCT Prague), graduating in 1993. She subsequently spent more than two decades at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, working in research before joining the Department of Biotechnology at UCT Prague in 2016. She later began her doctoral studies, focusing on the role of the glycine-rich domain in the life cycle of Mason–Pfizer monkey virus.
Her work focuses on viral proteins and retrovirus biology, including the testing of inhibitors targeting retroviral particle formation. She also brings extensive expertise in flow cytometry and contributes to the organization and management of the group’s research projects.
Ivana is the group’s head lab manager and, in many ways, the person who holds the laboratory together. Whether it is solving an experimental problem, finding something that nobody else can find, or helping with the practical side of research, she is always willing to step in. Beyond keeping the laboratory running, she is a major source of support and morale for the group and very much its heart.