We are delighted to announce that the new Editor in Chief of our journal will be Professor Miroslav Toman.

Prof. Toman will take over from Professor Dagmar Zendulkov� who has done a great job at the helm of Veterin�rn� Medic�na over the last 4 years.

Miroslav Toman is a professor of immunology and microbiology at the Veterinary University of Brno. He has been working at the University and at the Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Brno for more than 45 years. His main research interest is immunoprophylaxis of infectious diseases of farm animals and immune-mediated diseases of animals. He published several papers in this area and was the main editor of the Veterinary Immunology textbook (Veterin�rn� imunologie, in Czech). He held a number of important positions, for more than ten years he was the director of the Veterinary Research Institute in Brno. He is a member of a number of professional societies, e.g. he was a member of the board of the European Veterinary Immunology Group under European Federation of Immunology Societes or a board member of the Czech Immunological Society. He also participates in the evaluation of research activities in the field of Veterinary science under the Council of the Government of the Czech Republic.

Prof. Toman has been an Associate Editor of Veterin�rn� Medic�na for many years and so is very well placed to take on the role of Editor in Chief.