dr Miroslav Petr

Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University

Lecture topic: Decoding Physical Potential: A Genomic Path to Personalized Exercise Regimens

Specialization

Sports Genomics, Nutrigenomics, Sports Nutrition, Exercise Physiology

Sports and practical experience

From a young age, he devoted himself to sports, later to athletics, for which he went through sports training from primary and secondary school to university in the Czech Republic. He reached broader representation in the junior category in the discus throw. His training in sports led him to be interested in sports science, especially in sports nutrition and strength training. He devoted himself to scientific activities at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of Charles University. He later worked as vice dean for eight years and is now the dean of this faculty.

Scientific/sports career

Track and field – discus throw

The most important scientific publications

Petr, M., Thiel, D., Kateřina, K., Brož, P., Malý, T., Zahálka, F., . . . Stastny, P. (2022). Speed and power-related gene polymorphisms associated with playing position in elite soccer players. Biology of Sport, 355-366. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2022.105333
Petr, M., Maciejewska-Skrendo, A., Zajac, A., Chycki, J., & Stastny, P. (2020). Association of Elite Sports Status with Gene Variants of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors and Their Transcriptional Coactivator. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(1), 162. doi:ARTN 162 10.3390/ijms21010162
Steffl, M., Kinkorova, I., Kokstejn, J., & Petr, M. (2019). Macronutrient Intake in Soccer Players—A Meta-Analysis. Nutrients, 11(6), 1305. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1305
Stastny, P., Lehnert, M., De Ste Croix, M., Petr, M., Svoboda, Z., Maixnerova, E., . . . Cieszczyk, P. (2019). Effect of COL5A1, GDF5, and PPARA Genes on a Movement Screen and Neuromuscular Performance in Adolescent Team Sport Athletes. J Strength Cond Res, 33(8), 2057-2065. doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000003142
Blazek, D., Stastny, P., Maszczyk, A., Krawczyk, M., Matykiewicz, P., & Petr, M. (2019). Systematic review of intra-abdominal and intrathoracic pressures initiated by the Valsalva manoeuvre during high-intensity resistance exercises. Biology of Sport, 36(4), 373-386. doi:10.5114/biolsport.2019.88759