The purpose of the award is to draw attention to and appreciate the scientific work of important Czech female researchers and through their example to inspire female scientists or students at the start of their careers. This was the fifth year that this prize has been awarded, this time in the field of pharmacology, specifically experimental and clinical pharmacology and toxicology.
Alexandra Šulcová has been involved in research in the field of experimental neuropsychopharmacology and ethopharmacology. The focus of her professional interest is the neuropsychotropic effects of substances contained in cannabis and generally research into the neurobiology of drug addiction and the effects of drugs on motoric skills, emotionality and cognition. Professor Šulcová cooperates with many international teams in science and she is the organizer of important international conferences. For her erudition in the research fields she pursues, she has won recognition from scientists around the world as well as from renowned international professional societies where she has been, and remains, involved in their executive committees.
