Mgr. Kateřina Marková
Department of Zoology
Viničná 7, 3NP, room 213
Animal evolutionary biology unit
Laboratory for Evolutionary and Ecological Immunology
Web: https://web.natur.cuni.cz/zoology/eei/
I study the gut microbiota of birds, primarily parrots, and its interactions with the immune system. I am interested in how gut bacteria influence health, condition, and behavior of their hosts. In our research team, we investigate the impact of peripheral inflammation and bacterial dysbiosis on the development of neuroinflammation and we also focus on the long-term effects of early-life immune system activation on behavior. In collaboration with veterinarians, we study behavioral disorders in parrots and the long-term stability of gut microbiota composition.
- ORCID ID:
- 0009-0009-1397-6516
- ResearcherID:
- KFR-1770-2024