Monday 19.5.2025

The awards are presented by the Czech Society for Parasitology, in two categories: for the best master’s thesis and for the best first-author publication.

The 2024 awardees are:

Best Master's Thesis: Mgr. Jan Procházka for his thesis "Molecular detection of cercarial dermatitis causative agents".

Best First-Author Publication: Mgr. Kristýna Peterková for her paper "Winners vs. losers: Schistosoma mansoni intestinal and liver eggs exhibit striking differences in gene expression and immunogenicity".

The works were evaluated by an independent jury composed of representatives from five different Czech institutions.