**Josef Zicha**

Josef Zicha (born in 1950) studied at the Faculty of Pediatric Medicine, Charles University, Prague. Since the end of his study he was employed at the Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences (IP CAS) in Prague. His early research was focused on experimental salt hypertension for which he received Young Investigator Award of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH 1984). He continued his studies within the frame of Alexander von Humboldtstiftung (Munich 1987-1988) and Franz Volhard Fellowship (Paris 1990-1992). In 1994-2002 he was the Secretary of the Organizing Committee and the Chair of Program Committee of the Joint Meeting of International and European Societies of Hypertension held in Prague 2002. Thereafter he became a member of the Scientific Council of ISH (2002-2010). Since 2008 he is a Member of the International Committee of SHR Meetings. In 2007-2015 he was the head of the Laboratory of Experimental Hypertension (IP CAS) where he is working up to now.
