At the ceremony, held on 6 April 2020 on the eve of the 674th anniversary of the founding of Charles University, the rector, Prof. Milena Králíčková, handed over the Donatio Universitatis Carolinae award. One of the recipients was Prof. Jan Trka, head of the CLIP laboratory (Childhood Leukemia Investigation Prague) at the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital. The aim of Donatio is to support outstanding scientists who make an extraordinary contribution to the prestige of Charles University.
In 2020, Professor Jan Starý, head of the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the time of the takeover, also received the Donatio award for the Second Faculty of Medicine.
Photograph: Vladimír Šigut, Charles University
