Professor Oren and Damjanov received Doctor honoris causa degrees












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            Professor Aharon Oren, Ph.D. (*1952), professor of the The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 

            Ivan Damjanov, M.D., Ph.D. (*1941) of the University of Kansas, have today received the ho
            Doctor honoris causa in the Big Hall of the historical building of Carolinum. Both researc
            title for their extraordinary lifetime work and for significant contribution to the develo

            at Charles University.
            Professor Aharon Oren, Ph.D., is one of the most important Israeli researchers and univers
            microbiology. He’s also one of the world’s best experts in the microbiology of extremophil

            halophiles. In his research, he primarily focuses on the life strategies of many of these 
            adaptation to the environment, and its colonization. Professor Aharon Oren is an internati

            expert, teacher, and popularizer of science. An author of 5 books and editor of 11 other p
            published in the most prestigious houses in the world, he’s also member of numerous scient
            conference organizer.

            Professor Oren has cooperated with the staff and students of the astrobiology group, geolo
            the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, since 2009. Every year he comes to v
            Republic to take part in research activities, and also in training students of master’s an

            programs. He also organizes summer microbiology courses and workshops focused on hypersali
            involving students and staff members of the geological section. Together with Professor Ja
            Professor Oren co-organized exobiology-focused sections at the international geochemical c

            Goldschmidt (2013, 2015).  So far, the outcomes of the cooperation include over 12 joint p
            international journals, including renowned titles such as Philosophical Transactions of th
            A or Applied Environmental Microbiology. For a long time, Professor Oren has been struggli

            cooperation and exchange of students and experts between Czech and Israeli academic sites.

            Ivan Damjanov, M.D., Ph.D., is one of the world’s best pathologists. He significantly cont

            understanding the origin and behavior of germinal tumors, and thus to the development and 
            patient care in this area. During his career, he has published many important original sci
            and monographs. His books affected several generations of young pathologists, not only in 

            Ivan Damjanov has cooperated with Charles University pathologists since 1987. During the p
            has participated in many important expert meetings in Prague; between 1987 and 2014, he al
            contributed to the development of research cooperation between the Czech pathologic sites 

            University of Kansas, where he was in charge of the pathological institute for years.