Order of the White Lion for Helena Illnerová

President Petr Pavel has awarded the Czech Republic’s highest state honor, the Order of the White Lion, to Professor Helena Illnerová for particularly outstanding service to the state in the field of science.

A physiologist and biochemist, Helena Illnerová is a former president of the Czech Academy of Sciences, a member (and from 2008 to 2010 president) of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic, our wonderful colleague, and a prominent figure in public life.

Our heartfelt congratulations!