The Scientific Board is the highest professional body of the AZV ČR.

The composition of the Scientific Board, the manner of its activities, the conditions of impartiality of the members of the Scientific Board, the manner of handling the data contained in the project proposals are regulated by the Statute and the Rules of Procedure of the Scientific Board and the Panels of the AZV ČR.

The Scientific Board has a maximum of 16 members, including the Chair and Vice-Chairperson. The Chair of the Scientific Board is appointed and dismissed by the Chair of the AZV ČR on the proposal of the scientific community and the MoH. The other members are appointed and dismissed by the Chair of the AZV ČR on the proposal of the MoH. The members of the Scientific Board are the Chairs of the Panels and other representatives of the scientific community. A member of the Scientific Board may not apply for designated support as a proposer/investigator during their term of office.

The Scientific Board is headed by a Chair and a Vice-Chair. The members of the Scientific Board are entitled to a remuneration for the performance of activities related to the performance of their duties, the proposal for which shall be determined by the AZV ČR Board.

The Scientific Board shall particularly:

a) Consider the expert evaluation of the proposed projects by the individual Panels and determine the overall ranking of the projects for the provision of designated support;

b) Submit the evaluation of the partial and final reports of the projects to the AZV ČR Board for approval;

c) Propose to the AZV ČR Board the focus of medical research and development and the establishment or abolition of Panels, evaluate the scientific level of the Projects and propose the necessary measures to the AZV ČR Board.


Members of the AZV ČR Scientific Board:



Prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (Chair)

prof. MUDr. Luděk Červenka, CSc., MBA (Vice-Chair)

prof. MUDr. Martin Haluzík, DrSc. - 1st panel

prof. MUDr. Milan Štengl, Ph.D. - 2nd panel

doc. Mgr. Jiří Šána, Ph.D. - 3rd panel

prof. MUDr. Evžen Růžička, DrSc., FCMA, FEAN - 4th panel

prof. Ing. Jaroslav Hrabák, Ph.D. - 5th panel

doc. MUDr. František Duška, Ph.D. - 6th panel

prof. MUDr. Jan Lebl, CSc. - 7th panel

doc. MUDr. Marek Mechl, Ph.D., MBA. - 8th panel

prof. MUDr. Roman Chlíbek, Ph.D. - 9th panel

prof. MUDr. Jiří Chomiak, CSc. - 10th panel


Additional members members of the AZV ČR Scientific Board:

prof. MUDr. Vladimír Beneš, DrSc.

doc. MUDr. Regina Demlová, Ph.D.

prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Kala, CSc.

prof. MUDr. Jiří Vítovec, CSc.