Kateřina Skálová works as a researcher at the Sleep and Chronobiology Research Centre. She graduated from Charles University with a master’s degree in animal Physiology, particularly in neurobiology. Within the Centre she participates in studies of circadian rhythms conducted in the Sleep and Tissue Laboratory of the NIMH. She also closely cooperates with the Biorhythms Laboratory at the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague. She is currently working on her dissertation thesis, which is primarily focused on sleep deprivation. Her hobbies include traveling, nature, climbing walls, motorcycles and music festivals.