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Congratulations on success in the "Science is Beautiful" competition

Congratulations on success in the "Science is Beautiful" competition

Published: Wednesday 11.12.2024

Anežka Konupková from our department is among the winners of the faculty picture contest "Science is Beautiful". Her euglenas won the first prize for scientific microphotography.

Parasitologists help develop vaccines against poultry diseases

Parasitologists help develop vaccines against poultry diseases

Published: Thursday 28.11.2024

Parasitologists from Prof. Jan Tachezy's team help uncover the molecular basis of the pathogenicity of parasites from the species Eimeria tenella. These parasites (coccidia) cause the deadly poultry disease coccidiosis, the clinical outbreak of which has a significant impact on the food industry.

Students mapped the diversity of Mediterranean microbes

Students mapped the diversity of Mediterranean microbes

Published: Monday 25.11.2024

From November 13 to 21, an international course organized by Charles University, the University of Warsaw, and Sorbonne University took place at the BIOCEV center. Twelve students from these universities learned the method of studying the diversity of microbial communities in the environment (known as metabarcoding).

Presentation of new Bachelor's theses

Presentation of new Bachelor's theses

Published: Thursday 21.11.2024

The last two seminars, on December 17, 2024, and January 7, 2025, will be dedicated to presenting new bachelor’s theses. Additional information regarding the distribution into specific sessions will be published in due time. For any questions, please contact roman.leontovyc@natur.cuni.cz.

Invitation to the Master's Poster Session at Biocev

Invitation to the Master's Poster Session at Biocev

Published: Tuesday 19.11.2024

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 3:00 PM, a presentation of the progress of master's theses by second-year n-para students will take place at BIOCEV. The presentation will be in the form of a poster session, preceded by a brief introduction of each poster in the form of a "flash talk."

Eight Czech parasitologists ranked among "Top Scholars"

Published: Wednesday 6.11.2024

According to the ScholarGPS ranking, eight Czech researchers are among the top 0.5% in the field of parasitology, including Professor Petr Volf from our department.

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