Vaclav Ourednik

Their work described plastic processes governing the development and regeneration of the central nervous system (CNS) and the design of innovative therapeutic approaches towards injury and degenerative disease of the spinal cord and brain.

In 2005, the scientist couple was invited to present their new ideas and findings during the prestigious Nobel-Forum lectures for young investigators at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

Finally, during the International Year of Astronomy 2009, the two researchers founded the Alpine Astrovillage, a center for astrophotography and stargazing.

It is situated in the Eastern Swiss Alps, in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Val Müstair -Swiss National Park".

Since then, the two have dedicated themselves exclusively to popular science and educative work and the running of the AAV Center in Switzerland.

Václav Ourednik at Harvard Medical School, 2002
Vaclav Ourednik with its Dobson telescope
Vaclav Ourednik with the Dobson telescope at Alpine Astrovillage, in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve "Val Müstair - Swiss National Park", 2014