Professor Roman Prymula

Professor Prymula is Professor of Preventive Medicine at School of Medicine, Charles University, Czech Republic and former director of University Hospital in Hradec Kralove. He is involved in various research activities in preventive medicine, including clinical development of new vaccines, such as those for pneumococcus; rotavirus; measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); and human papillomavirus. In addition to his active research and teaching activities, he has served as a member of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) management board, Chairman of the Central European Vaccination Awareness Group, and Chairman of the Czech Vaccinological Society JEP. He is also on the editorial board of several scientific journals and serves as a consultant for several national and international organizations. He is currently serving as deputy Minister of Health in the Czech Republic.