Assoc. Prof. Hana Čížková Takes over Life Sciences

The Czech Government has appointed Assoc. Prof. Hana Čížková to the GACR Presidium effective 10 December 2024 to take charge of the field of Life Sciences.  She is replacing RNDr. Alice Valkárová, DrSc., whose second term of office has ended after eight years. A Presidium member may serve a maximum of two terms.

doc. RNDr. Hana Čížková, Ph.D. Assoc. Prof. Hana Čížková, Ph.D., graduated in geophysics from the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the Charles University. She focuses on numerical modelling of convection in the Earth’s mantle. She is the head of the Geophysics Department at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. She is a member of the Board of the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, and has been its Vice-Chair since 2013. She participates in projects with colleagues from the United States and the Netherlands within the Visiting Research Fellowship funded by a research centre in the Netherlands. At the Charles University, she is a lecturer, supervisor and doctoral program supervisor in the Physics of the Earth and Planets. She has served as a member of the evaluation panels and the OK2 discipline committee (and has chaired it since 2023).

About the Presidium of the Czech Science Foundation

The Presidium of GACR is appointed by the government of the Czech Republic upon the nomination of the Council for Research, Development and Innovation. It is composed of five members representing five basic scientific disciplines – Technical Sciences (prof. Ing. Martin Hartl, Ph.D.), Life Sciences (Assoc. Prof. Hana Čížková, Ph.D.), Medical and Biological Sciences (prof. MUDr. Mgr. Milan Jirsa, CSc.), Social Sciences and Humanities (assoc. prof. PhDr. Martina Hřebíčková, DSc.), and Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences (assoc. prof. RNDr. Petr Baldrian, Ph.D. – President of the Czech Science Foundation). The term in office of the members of the Presidium is four years, and a maximum of two consecutive terms is possible. GACR President is the governing body of the Czech Science Foundation.

The Presidium approves the publication of public tenders in research and development, and decides on the execution of contracts for the provision of funding, i.e. on the award of grants to scientific projects on the basis of the evaluation of the discipline committees and panels of the Czech Science Foundation. The Presidium also coordinates the activities of these advisory bodies, and appoints and removes their members.

GACR to Fund New Scientific Projects Worth €186 Million Starting January 2025

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR), the leading Czech provider of basic research grants, will fund 474 new scientific projects starting in January 2025. More projects involving international scientists will be announced over time.

“We are delighted that from next year on, we will be able to fund more new scientific ideas than this year,” said GACR President Prof. Petr Baldrian. “We hope that the increase in the budget, and therefore the increase in the number of projects funded, will continue in the coming years to harvest the potential of Czech science. The potential for excellent projects in Czech science is much higher  not only in our opinion but also in the opinion of our advisory bodies.”

All project proposals undergo a two-phase evaluation, carried out exclusively by leading Czech and international scientists. More than 500 of them serve on expert panels and discipline committees, and thousands of external researchers from other countries prepare reviews in the second phase of evaluation.

GACR tailors grant schemes to scientists at different stages of their careers. The POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP grants are designed for early-career researchers to gain international experience. The second grant scheme is the JUNIOR STAR, which allows scientists to achieve scientific independence from their current team or supervisor. “Next year, we plan to launch a Restart Grants scheme. These will be especially designed for parents with young children who are returning to scientific work after a career break,” adds Prof. Petr Baldrian.

The highly selective EXPRO grants are designed to fund higher-risk research by seasoned scientists with a high potential for scientific breakthroughs. They also aim to enhance the success rate of Czech projects in prestigious European Research Council (ERC) calls. The most-widely used grant scheme, Standard Projects, covers the full scope of basic research. Czech science draws a high value from the funding of International Projects, which allow Czech scientists to conduct research together with teams from abroad.

Standard Projects

Standard Projects are the basis of grant funding for basic research in the Czech Republic. Starting in 2025, GACR will fund 410 new Standard Projects worth CZK 3.4 billion. All researchers and their teams, regardless of age and experience, may submit proposals for projects of up to three years. This type of project scheme has been funded since 1993.

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25-15195Sdoc. Fatma Yalcinkaya, MSc., Ph.D.New chiral composite magnetic membranes combined with rotational and magnetic levitation forces for racemic mixture separationTechnická univerzita v Liberci, Ústav pro nanomateriály, pokročilé technologie a inovace31. Technical Sciences
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25-15501Sprof. Ing. Vít Šmilauer, Ph.D., DSc.A multiphysics nonlinear model for whitetoppingČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta stavební31. Technical Sciences
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25-15579SIng. Jiří Čapek, Ph.D.Experimental and numerical research on relaxation of residual stresses induced by selective laser meltingČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská31. Technical Sciences
25-15590Sdoc. RNDr. Karolína Šišková, Ph.D.Recyclable Magnetic Plasmonic Bimetallic Nanomaterials Enveloped by Smart Polymers for SERS-Detection and Removal of Selected Pollutants from WaterUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-15635SIng. Petr Knotek, Ph.D.Photoinduced effects in glasses transmitting infrared radiationUniverzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická31. Technical Sciences
25-15644SRNDr. Pavel Solař, PhD.The development and study of unconventional nanoparticle gas aggregation sourcesUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
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25-15700SIng. Michal Cifra, Ph.D.MiPEF – Microwave sensors for unraveling biomolecular effects of pulsed electric fieldÚstav fotoniky a elektroniky AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
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25-15763Sprof. Ing. Martin Krejsa, Ph.D.Structural steels behavior of thin-walled load-bearing elements during cold joiningVysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, Fakulta stavební31. Technical Sciences
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25-15862Sdoc. Ing. Martin Štumpf, Ph.D.Space-Time Electromagnetic Field Modeling of 4D MetasurfacesVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií31. Technical Sciences
25-15933Sdoc. Ing. Filip Šroubek, Ph.D., DSc.Dynamic Inverse Problems in Time-Lapse MicroscopyÚstav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-15972SIng. Jiří Henych, Ph.D.Surface chemical reactivity of ceria in environmentally and biologically relevant reactionsÚstav anorganické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-15993SIng. Tomáš Vojíř, PhD.Detection of anomalous or out-of-distribution inputs in deep neural network modelsČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická31. Technical Sciences
25-15996SXiaohui Ju, Ph.D.A robust reactive-oxygen-species scavenging nanomedicine for antioxidant therapyMendelova univerzita v Brně, Agronomická fakulta31. Technical Sciences
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25-16024SIng. Oleg Kikhtyanin, Ph.D.Advancing Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalysts: From Synthesis Strategies to Catalytic PerformanceVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta technologie ochrany prostředí31. Technical Sciences
25-16071Sprof. Ing. Michal Šejnoha, Ph.D., DSc.Experimental testing and advanced modeling of laminated glass subjected to combine effects of blast and fragment impactČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta stavební31. Technical Sciences
25-16097Sdoc. Mgr. Jaroslav Kohout, Dr.Magnetic ordering and ME coupling in BaREFeO4Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-16144SRNDr. Peter Minárik, Ph.D.Novel zinc-based biodegradable material with harmonic microstructure for medical applicationsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
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25-16242SMgr. Jindřich Libovický, Ph.D.Better Tokenization for Multilingual Language Models and Machine TranslationUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
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25-16769SFilipa Oliveira, Ph.D.Engineered Chlorine-Terminated MXenes for Electromagnetic ShieldingVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie31. Technical Sciences
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25-16894Sdoc. Ing. Miroslav Bartošík, Ph.D.Stability of Hydrogenated Graphene in Nanoelectronics Studied by Scanning Probe MicroscopyVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství31. Technical Sciences
25-16935Sdoc. Ing. Lubomír Klimeš, Ph.D.Machine learning-based surrogate modeling for conjugate heat transfer enhancement with complex surface geometryVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství31. Technical Sciences
25-16980SIng. Ivan Nemec, Ph.D.Passivation of layered black phosphorous with single-molecule magnetsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-17110SIng. Roman Svoboda, Ph.D.Phase transformations in ultra-thin chalcogenide films: From in-situ calorimetric monitoring to advanced modeling of the confined process kinetics.Univerzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická31. Technical Sciences
25-17332SIng. Ondřej Kučera, Ph.D.DREAM - Directed & Responsive Electro-Active MaterialsÚstav fotoniky a elektroniky AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-17383Sdoc. RNDr. Martin Pivokonský, Ph.D.Life of a floc: Effect of hydrodynamic and physicochemical conditions in water treatment process on aggregate formation, morphology, and separationÚstav pro hydrodynamiku AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
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25-17495Sprof. Ing. Milan Jirásek, DrSc.Advanced models for quasibrittle failureČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta stavební31. Technical Sciences
25-17500SIng. Petr Dvořák, Ph.D.Tunable perovskite metasurfaces for a new generation of optical quantum technologiesVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství31. Technical Sciences
25-17542Sprof. Ing. Tomáš Polcar, Ph.D.High entropy disulfides: simulation-driven fabrication of a new class of 2D materialsČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická31. Technical Sciences
25-17552SIng. Štěpán Dyk, Ph.D.Investigating Internal Resonances in Nonlinear Mechanical Systems with Multiple Autoparametric CouplingsZápadočeská univerzita v Plzni, Fakulta aplikovaných věd31. Technical Sciences
25-17624SIng. Tomáš Hartman, Ph.D.Group 14 Two-dimensional Composites for Calcium and Magnesium-ion BatteriesVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie31. Technical Sciences
25-17718Sprof. Ing. Petr Humpolíček, Ph.D.EXIT & SIT; EX VIVO TISSUE MODELS FOR SMALL INTESTINE TISSUEUniverzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta technologická31. Technical Sciences
25-17746Sprof. Ing. David Kubička, Ph.D., MBAUnlocking Hydrogenolysis Performance Potential Through Tailored Modular Design for Cu Hydrogenolysis Catalysts and Their Active Sites ControlVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta technologie ochrany prostředí31. Technical Sciences
25-17759Sprof. Ing. Jan Jedelský, Ph.D.Thin-layer nanoparticle spray-coating of structured surfacesVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství31. Technical Sciences
25-17815Sdoc. RNDr. Petr Filip, CSc.Modelling of coarse-grained suspension flow considering non-spherical particles morphologyÚstav pro hydrodynamiku AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-17822Sdoc. RNDr. Karel Žídek, Ph.D.Understanding optical coating on micro- and macro-scale via metal-layer-amplified second-harmonic generationÚstav fyziky plazmatu AV ČR, v. v. i.31. Technical Sciences
25-17853SIng. Jaroslav Nejdl, Ph.D.Coherent EUV light source for compact lens-less microscopy and precision metrologyČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská31. Technical Sciences
25-17904Sprof. Dr. Ing. Zdeněk HanzálekEnergy-Aware Scheduling to Minimize Cost and Consumption of Manufacturing Main Panel P103-Cybernetics, artificial intelligence and information procesČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Český institut informatiky, robotiky a kybernetiky31. Technical Sciences
25-17934Sdoc. Mgr. Lukáš Holík, Ph.D.STRINGS: String Constraints for Security AnalysisVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta informačních technologií31. Technical Sciences
25-18031SMgr. Martin Schmid, Ph.D.Self-learning methods in imperfect information environmentsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-18077Sprof. Mgr. Jakub Čížek, Ph.D.Hydrogen-induced defects in transition metal complex concentrated alloys for hydrogen storageUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-18105SRNDr. Milan Paluš, DrSc.Information-theoretic approaches to prediction of transitions in complex systemsÚstav informatiky AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-18111Sdoc. Ing. Zdeněk Slouka, Ph.D.Transport processes on ion-exchange membranes induced by electric and gravitational fieldsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská31. Technical Sciences
25-18144SIng. Václav Sebera, Ph.D.Change of wood properties on nano-to-meso scale from perspective of climate changeMendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-18154SProf. Ing. Pavlo Bekhta, DrScResearch on renewable thermoplastically bonded wood composites as new formaldehyde-free materials in constructionMendelova univerzita v Brně, Lesnická a dřevařská fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-18209SIng. Petr Koudelka, Ph.D.Penetration dynamics of 3D lattice structures: simulations and flash X-ray imagingČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta dopravní31. Technical Sciences
25-18221SIng. Alice Hospodková, Ph.D.Structures for fast, energy-efficient and logic electronics based on GaN (FEELGaN)Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-18265Sprof. Ing. Jiří Mikyška, Ph.D.Computational models of hydraulic fracturing in geothermal energy productionČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská31. Technical Sciences
25-18280SIng Hana Uhlířová, PhDFluorescence lifetime micro-endoscopy for in-vivo deep brain studiesÚstav přístrojové techniky AV ČR, v.v.i.31. Technical Sciences
25-18353SMgr. Viliam Lisý, M.Sc. Ph.D.Advancing Large Language Model Agents through Game PlayingČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická31. Technical Sciences
25-18485Sprof. Ing. Zbyněk Koldovský, Ph.D.Hybrid Source Extraction: Synergy of physical, information-theoretical and data-based knowledgeTechnická univerzita v Liberci, Fakulta mechatroniky, informatiky a mezioborových studií31. Technical Sciences
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25-15358Sdoc. Mgr. Dominik Heger, Ph.D.Spectroscopic Investigation of Environmentally Relevant Compounds in Highly Concentrated SolutionsMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15366SMgr. Michal Doucha, Ph.D.Symbolic methods in topological dynamics of groupsMatematický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15408SRNDr. Eva Muchová, Ph.D.Modelling of photochemistry in UV-Vis and X-ray domains in complex molecular systemsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská32. Physical Sciences
25-15428Sdoc. RNDr. Michal Kolář, Ph.D.The role of peptides in the emergence of primordial ribosomesVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská32. Physical Sciences
25-15447Sprof. RNDr. Karel Hron, Ph.D.Distributional data analysis for geochemical mappingUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15448SRNDr. Jiří Pospíšil, Ph.D.Quasiparticles in van der Waals magnets: Q-MAGUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15473SMgr. Petr Brož, Ph.D.Effusive CryOvolcanism: the battle of PHases in a watER table freezing under reduced atmospheric pressure (COPHER)Geofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15495SRNDr. Petr Ježek, DrSc.The role of mitochondrial ATP-sensitive K+ channel and redox status in mitochondrial cristae morphology changes monitored by nanoscopyFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15544SMgr. Vojtěch Pravda, Ph.D., DSc.Black holes and double copy in theories of gravityMatematický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15571SMgr. Jan Hubička, Ph.D.Trees and structures: Ramsey properties, symmetries and applicationsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15592Sprof. Ing. Michal Hocek, CSc., DSc.DNA Display of Ligands or Reactive Groups for Multivalent Spatial Recognition, Recruitment and Arrangement of ProteinsÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15609SMgr. Tomáš Galia, Ph.D.Hydrogeomorphological Dynamics in the Face of Climate Change: Impacts of consecutive floods on Mediterranean River ChannelsOstravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15726Sprof. RNDr. Petr Bouř, DSc.Exploration of new forms of Raman optical activityÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15887SRNDr. Drahomír Hnyk, CSc., DSc.The magnetic and bonding properties of metallaboranes as a function of bonded metal cations: An interplay between the theory and experimentÚstav anorganické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15910Sdoc. RNDr. Jiří Kubát, CSc.Hot star winds: solving uncertainties of mass loss near the Eddington limitAstronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15990SMgr. Martin Bartošík, Ph.D.Integrating new nucleic acid amplification techniques and electrode biochips for advanced cancer diagnosticsMasarykův onkologický ústav32. Physical Sciences
25-15999Sprof. Ing. Jan Čechal, Ph.D.Topological 2D Metal-Organic Frameworks on GrapheneVysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut32. Physical Sciences
25-16056Sprof. RNDr. Pavel Cejnar, Dr.Critical effects in quantum dynamicsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16074SMgr. Jiří Kaleta, Ph.D.Multiphotochromic Molecular DevicesÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16109Sdoc. RNDr. Jan Řezáč, Ph.D.Machine-learning enhanced quantum chemistry for biomolecules in solutionÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16117SMario VazdarControlled Transport of Cell-penetrating Peptides across Biological Membranes – Synergy of Simulations and Single Molecule Fluorescence ExperimentsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská32. Physical Sciences
25-16134SRNDr. Miroslav Krepl, Ph.D.Fascinating Structure of Holliday Junction: The Crux of DNA Biophysics Studied by Molecular Dynamics SimulationsBiofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16216SRNDr. Bohumír Grüner, CSc.Overlooked phenomenon with significant impact - the chirality in cluster (metalla)carboranes.Ústav anorganické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16244SDr. Renann Lipinski JusinskasFinite spectrum strings and their applications to field theoryFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16267SDr. Jan Meinderts SwartDynamical phase transitions and metastabilityÚstav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16311SMgr. Pavel Hrubeš, Ph. D.Complexity of computation, communication, and searchMatematický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16324SRNDr. Jakub Bulín, Ph.D.Characterization and tractability of constraint languages via logical methodsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16339Sdoc. RNDr. Ladislav Havela, CSc.Layered Zintl phases at the verge of metallicity: metals, non-metals, semi-metals, and half-metals tuned by polar bondsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16386SMgr. Emil Varga, Ph.D.Thermodynamics of quantum liquid investigated through parametric interaction of nonclassical soundsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16420Sdoc. Mgr. Lukáš Ackerman, Ph.D.Archean supercontinents: myth or reality?Geologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16442SRNDr. Jan Demel, Ph.D.Application of Molecular Dynamics and 3D Electron Diffraction in Crystalline Sponge Method for Small Molecule Structure DeterminationÚstav anorganické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16507Sprof. RNDr. David Vokrouhlický, DrSc.Early dynamics of planets and analysis of asteroid populationsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16569SIng. Bohdan Josypčuk, Ph.D.Electrochemical biosensors based on reusable mini-immunoreactors for automated flow-through immunoassay of diagnostically relevant cancer biomarkersÚstav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16588Sprof. RNDr. Ladislav Skrbek, DrSc.Quantum turbulence in rotating superfluid 4HeUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16592SMiroslav BulíčekLong-time behaviour of open complex systems in continuum mechanicsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16610SMgr. Valéria Vaškaninová, PhD.The past as a key to the present: A unique ‘reverse actualistic’ approach to synchrotron imaged snapshots of Early Palaeozoic life and deathUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16617SMgr. Anna Týčová, Ph.D.Comprehensive characterization of therapeutic peptides: Two perspectives on one structureÚstav analytické chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16627Sdoc. Mgr. Robert Šámal, Ph.D.Flows, cycles, surfaces and polynomialsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16683Sprof. Ing. Pavel Lhoták, CSc.New calixarene ligands for selective complexation of fullerenesVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie32. Physical Sciences
25-16698SRNDr. Zdeněk Futera, Ph.D.Mechanisms and dynamics of charge transport in biomolecular junctionsJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16789SRNDr. Josef Hanuš, Ph.D.The Gaia – Xshooter survey of 'promising' asteroid familiesUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16801Sprof. RNDr. Ondřej Čadek, CSc.Interaction between the ice crust and the ocean on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn: Insight from the geophysical modellingUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16812SMgr. Michal Macek, PhDUltimate regimes of turbulent convection in nonideal fluids revisitedÚstav přístrojové techniky AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-16847Sdoc. RNDr. Martin Tancer, Ph.D.Combinatorial structures, continuous mathematics and their impact on the design of efficient algorithmsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16877SIurii KarpenkoQCD phase diagram and medium properties in heavy-ion collisions from few GeV to few TeV energiesČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská32. Physical Sciences
25-16913SMgr. Jakub Švenda, Ph.D.Novel building blocks for assembly of complex diterpene scaffolds.Masarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16958Sprof. RNDr. Stanislav Opluštil, Ph.D.Tropical climate and vegetation response during the Late Paleozoic Ice Age; an integrated study of spatial and temporal variabilityUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17221SMgr. Martin Koutecký, Ph.D.New Models of Trust and Voting Robustness in Large Multiagent SystemsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17253Sdoc. Mgr. Karel Lemr, Ph.D.Collective entanglement witnesses enabling new discoveries and applicationsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17377SMykhaylo TyomkynDeterministic processes on graphs and hypergraphsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17434Sprof. Ing. Aleš Růžička, Ph.D.Dissymmetric multitopic ligands for metal-metal and metal-ligand cooperativityUniverzita Pardubice, Fakulta chemicko-technologická32. Physical Sciences
25-17472Sdoc. Mgr. Petr Marek, Ph.D.Grid states for optical quantum computationUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17490SKyohoon Ahn, Ph.D.Transverse transport effects in collinear and canted antiferromagnetic hexagonal alloysFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17532SDr. Michaela KrausRevealing the pulsation-induced mass loss of blue supergiants and its interplay with the interstellar mediumAstronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17534SProf. Gerhard Lammel, Ph.D.Pesticides in the atmosphere - characterisation of their distribution and fateMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17543SMgr. Zdeněk Kameník, Ph.D.Metabolomics toolkit for polar compounds developed using mouse-microbiota modelsMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17546SIng. Jan Dohnálek, Ph.D.Protonation and coordination states critical for metallonuclease catalysisBiotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17563Sdoc. RNDr. Jan Petr, Ph.D.Advanced characterization of nanoparticles and nanoclusters via capillary electrophoresis and related microtechniquesUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17587SMgr. Aleš Urban, Ph.D.Climate change impacts on seasonal mortality variationsČeská zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta životního prostředí32. Physical Sciences
25-17664SMgr. Jan Blahůt, Ph.D.Patterns and trends of rock slope instability explained with thermal forcing in temperate climateÚstav struktury a mechaniky hornin AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17683SMgr. Anahí Villalba Pradas, PhDUnravelling Subgrid-Scale Orography Effects on Composition in the Free Atmosphere (SCOPE)Univerzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17802SMgr. Petr Hellinger, Dr.Plasma turbulence in the solar windAstronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17841SMgr. Michael Komm, Ph.D.Can we achieve the inverse sheath in tokamak plasmas? Redefining the paradigm for plasma-wall interaction in future thermonuclear reactorsÚstav fyziky plazmatu AV ČR, v. v. i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17964Sprof. RNDr. Petr Hermann, Ph.D.Large polyaza macrocycles with coordinating pendant arms as ligands for large metal ionsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17976SMgr. Martin Margold, Ph.D.Quaternary glaciation of the central European uplands and its palaeoclimate implicationsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-18001SMgr. Jiří Konopásek, Ph.D.Geodynamic evolution of western Gondwana – insights from central Hoggar (Algeria) and the Kaoko Belt (Namibia)Česká geologická služba32. Physical Sciences
25-18003Sprof. RNDr. Roman Barták, Ph.D.Using formal grammars and automata to acquire and verify domain control knowledge in planningUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-18042Sprof. RNDr. Miroslav Engliš, DrSc.Reproducing kernels in complex analysisSlezská univerzita v Opavě, Matematický ústav v Opavě32. Physical Sciences
25-18076Sprof. RNDr. Martin Kotora, CSc.Molecular Editing of Aromatic CompoundsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-18078Sprof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr.Space weather variability reflected in properties of magnetospheric whistler mode wavesÚstav fyziky atmosféry AV ČR, v. v. i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18181SRNDr. Petr Novák, Ph.D.Mapping Accessible Surface Area of Soluble and Membrane Proteins by Employing Reactive ProbesMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18244SMgr. Jan Zemen, Ph.D.Spin Dynamics of Non-collinear Antiferromagents and FerrimagnetsČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická32. Physical Sciences
25-18247Sdoc. Ing. Pavel Jelínek, Ph.D.Synthesis of 2D metal-organic/inorganic van der Waals heterostructures.Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18272SRNDr. Tomáš Uxa, Ph.D.Determining the influence of frost heave and thaw settlement on the thermal regime of frozen ground and its implementation in freeze-thaw modelsGeofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18282Sprof. RNDr. Petr Heinzel, DrSc.ESA space coronagraphy with Czech participationAstronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18318SIng. Ondřej Lengál, Ph.D.QUAK: Quantum Program Analysis using Automata ToolkitVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta informačních technologií32. Physical Sciences
25-18326SRNDr. Lukáš Ondič, Ph.D.Ensembles of silicon-vacancy color centers in diamond with narrow emission lines at cryogenic temperaturesFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18335SDaniel GazdaInference of strange baryon strong interactions from their bound states and scattering: a novel approachÚstav jaderné fyziky AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18370SMgr. Igor Soejono, Ph.D.Origin and evolution of the oldest crust in the European Variscides – do the “Northern Gondwana” detrital age patterns work as a provenance tool?Česká geologická služba32. Physical Sciences
25-18408Sdoc. Ing. Petr Neugebauer, Ph.D.Control of the Quantum State of Molecular Magnets with graphene Field-Effect TransistorsVysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut32. Physical Sciences
25-18467SMgr. Markéta Paloncýová, Ph.D.In-silico Workflow for Lipid-Mediated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Delivery SystemsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Český institut výzkumu a pokročilých technologií32. Physical Sciences
25-18486SRNDr. Libor Veis, Ph.D.Multiscale chemical simulations on noisy quantum computersÚstav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-18493SDr. Anabella AraudoKey to Cosmic Rays: A novel approach to a classical problemFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-15199SMgr. Hana Hanzlíková, Ph.D.The DNA Damage Response and RNA Processing in Neurological DisordersÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15222Sprof. RNDr. Tomáš Obšil, Ph.D.Molecular basis of regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase CDK16 by 14-3-3 proteinsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15252SRNDr. Jan Neckář, Ph.D.Effect of partial HIF-1 alpha deficiency on the progression of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: new pharmacological therapies.Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15298Sprof. M.Sc. Vjačeslav Jurčenko, Ph.D.Digging deeper: the endosymbiotic systems of trypanosomatids and diplonemidsOstravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15318Sprof. RNDr. Petr Volf, CSc.Sand fly-Leishmania interaction: Two types of attachment as critical steps in parasite life cycle.Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15339Sprof. PharmDr. Kamil Musílek, Ph.D.Encapsulation of bisquaternary oxime reactivators into solid lipid nanoparticles for enhanced reactivation of cholinesterases in CNSUniverzita Hradec Králové, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15404SMgr. Dalibor Košek, Ph.D.Nucleoprotein complexes in copy-out-paste-in DNA transpositionFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15418Sprof. MUDr. David Sedmera, DSc.Orchestrating the connections of the cardiac conduction systemUniverzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15510SRNDr. Daniel Sojka, Ph.D.Hemoglobin as a source of iron, heme and amino acids during the asexual development of Babesia in host erythrocytesBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15542SRNDr. Pavel Janščák, CSc.Molecular mechanisms involved in removing R-loops at sites of interference between DNA transcription and replicationÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15674Sprof. RNDr. Viktor Brabec, DrSc.New generation of metal-based drugs for photocatalytic cancer therapyUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15684SRNDr. Rostislav Tureček, Ph.D.The role of auxiliary subunits of GABAB receptors in pathological conditions of the mouse sensory nervous system.Ústav experimentální medicíny AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15690SRNDr. Martin Gregor, PhD.Pathogenic mechanism and novel therapeutic approaches for plectin-related muscular dystrophyÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15768SRNDr. Petr Chytil, Ph.D.Advanced polymer-based drug delivery systems bearing mitoxantrone and taxanes for the treatment of androgen-independent prostate carcinomaÚstav makromolekulární chemie AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15821SJan Mašek, Ph.D.Focused on the liver portal triad: understanding the Jagged1 signaling within the periportal mesenchymeUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15876SRNDr. Gabriela Pavlínková, Ph.D.Deciphering pancreas development and function at the single-cell levelBiotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15913SMeritxell Alberich Jorda, Ph.D.Deciphering transcriptional regulation and metabolic adaptations in hematopoietic stem cells during emergency granulopoiesisÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15918Sprof. RNDr. Michal Masařík, Ph.D.Unraveling the potential of new generation polymethinium salts for migrastatic and photoactivated therapiesMasarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16037Sprof. Mgr. Lukáš Žídek, Ph.D.Protein liquid-liquid phase separation and intrinsic disorder in bacterial transcriptionMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16094SMUDr. Martin Rossmeisl, Ph.D.The role of mesenteric adipose tissue as a barrier affecting the development of MASLDFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16166SMgr. Michaela Kuchynka, Ph.D.Advanced stroke diagnostics: specific detection of biodegradable nanoparticles and their visualization in brain tissue by correlative imagingMasarykova univerzita, Farmaceutická fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16227SRNDr. Jan Svoboda, Ph.D.Navigating the Social Memories: Oxytocin’s Multifaceted Role in Alzheimer's DiseaseFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16251SRNDr. Jan Bobek, Ph.D.Antimycotic potential of commensal streptomycetes to combat multidrug-resistant pathogenic micromycetesUniverzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16337Sprof. PharmDr. Alena Sumová, CSc., DSc.Impact of chronodisruption on the function of choroid plexus and the possibility of intervention by diet regime in both sexesFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16348SRNDr. Marek Kovář, Ph.D.Distinct roles of IL-2 for antigen-primed CD8+ and CD4+ T cells: a paradigm shift in T cell biology and implication for cancer immunotherapyMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16433SRNDr. Aleš Balík, Ph.D.Study of mouse models carrying clinically relevant missense or frameshift Grin2b gene variants associated with neurodevelopmental disordersFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16481Sprof. Martin Hof, Dr.rer.nat., DSc.Subcellular Biogenesis and Trafficking of Exosomes in the Context of Alzheimer´s Disease with a Specific Focus on SORL1Ústav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16530SIng. Petra Matoušková, Ph.D.How are drug-metabolizing enzymes regulated in parasitic nematodes?Univerzita Karlova, Farmaceutická fakulta v Hradci Králové33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16629SRNDr. Jan Škoda, Ph.D.Synthetic lethal interactions of the mitochondrial integrated stress response in MYC-driven tumorsMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16634SProf. RNDr. Vladimír Kryštof, Ph.D.Pteridine modulators of oncogenic protein kinasesUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16671SMarcus Braun, Ph.D.CKAP5-mediated actin-microtubule crosstalk in axonal growth cone steeringBiotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16845Sdoc. Mgr. Pavel Dvořák, Ph.D.A new strategy for the assembly of biocatalytic scaffolds on bacterial surface for facilitated processing of polymeric wasteMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16873Sprof. MUDr. Mgr. Marek Mráz, Ph.D.NON-CODING RNAS IN BCR SIGNALLING OF MALIGNANT B CELLSMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16906Sprof. RNDr. Jan Tachezy, Ph.D.Molecular mechanisms of Trichomonas vaginalis impact on Lactobacillus species: Implication for Vaginal Microbiota DynamicsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16907SMgr. Miroslav Hons, PhDThe role of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 in B cell mechanosensitivity.Univerzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16937Sdoc. PharmDr. Jan Korábečný, Ph.D.Toxicity-Driven Drug Optimization in Novel Antitubercular AgentsFakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-16979SIng. Lukáš Valihrach, Ph.D.Spatially resolved single-cell transcriptomic map of human ischemic brainBiotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17203Sdoc. Mgr. Jarmila Zbytovská, Dr. rer. natUnderstanding the mechanisms of epidermal lipid barrier formation, damage and repair: implications for skin diseasesVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemické technologie33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17207SRNDr. Tomáš Valenta, PhD.Pushing the limits of the cellular plasticity in the intestinal epithelium by altering the cellular fates of differentiated cellsÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17258SKonstantinos Tripsianes, Ph.D.Structural insights into the function of the key planar cell polarity regulator Vangl2Masarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17299SMgr, Karel Říha, Ph.D.Development and characterization of small molecules modulating activity of DNA-PKMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17326Sdoc. Mgr. Lumír Krejčí, Ph.D.Structural characterisation of RAD51-G4 complex and its biological roleMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17343SRNDr. Stanislava Bezdíček Králová, Ph.D.Exploration of ribosomally synthesized natural product diversity in Antarctic extremophilesMendelova univerzita v Brně, Agronomická fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17360Sprof. Mgr. Vítězslav Bryja, Ph.D.Deciphering cellular and molecular principles of choroid plexus developmentMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17400SMgr. Tomáš Pánek, Ph.D.Anaerobic ciliates as a model group to study alternative nuclear genetic codesUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17423Sprof. Mgr. Roman Tůma, Ph.D.Molecular mechanism of juvenile hormone receptor activationJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17451SMgr. Pavel Doležal, Ph.D.How does Giardia intestinalis build its cyst wall?Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17578SMgr. Iva Mozgová, PhDGreen PRC2 – unexpected diversity on the path of Polycomb evolutionBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17580SMUDr. Helena Pivoňková, Ph.D.The effect of epilepsy and seizures of different etiology on activity-dependent myelinationUniverzita Karlova, 2. lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17600SDaniel RozbeskýMolecular mechanisms of MICAL-mediated F-actin disassemblyÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17745Sdoc. RNDr. Jiří Novotný, DSc.Mechanismy neuroprotektivního účinku inhibitorů FTO při poškození mozkových mitochondrií a v Alzheimerově chorobeUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17766SMgr. Stjepan Uldrijan, CSc.Mechanistic insight into the eIF4F contribution to the development of melanoma resistance to clinical BRAF and MEK inhibitorsMasarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17789SM.Sc. Pavel Flegontov, CSc.An archaeogenetic window on the Slavic dispersal in the first millennium CE: Leveraging the power of cultural outliers and haplotype-sharing networksOstravská univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17813SMgr. Martin Balaštík, Ph.D.Adaptor proteins in control of mitochondrial transport, dynamics, brain development and diseaseFyziologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17860SMgr. Robert Černý, Ph.D.Evo-devo of the vertebrate pituitary on trial: pharyngeal and secretory proto-pituitary gland in basal fish embryosUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-17940SProfessor John Jefferys, PhD FMedSciInfra-slow brain potentials: properties, mechanisms, and functional implications in healthy and epileptic brains.Univerzita Karlova, 2. lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18052SMgr. Jaroslav Truksa, Ph.D.Metabolic adaptations of cancer cells: The role of amino acid metabolism in cancer resistance and treatmentBiotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18085SLukáš Čermák, PhD.Deciphering DCAF12: A Key Player in Genomic Stability and CancerÚstav molekulární genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18087Sdoc. Mgr. Jan Křivánek, Ph.D.Cellular Basis of Dental HealingMasarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18102Sprof. Ing. Peter Šebo, CSc.Suppression of the airway mucosa antimicrobial defense by the whooping cough agentMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18205SIng. RNDr. Martin Marek, Ph.D.Decoding the molecular principles of marine bioluminescenceMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18241SRNDr. Dávid Drutovič, Ph.D.Signaling pathways regulating genome integrity during oocyte-to-embryo transitionÚstav živočišné fyziologie a genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18368SRNDr. Zdeněk Andrysík, Ph.D.Empowering the p53 to trigger cell death in tumorsMasarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-18490SRNDr. Ondřej Vaněk, Ph.D.Structural immunology of NK cell recognition: from tumor evasion to its eradicationUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta33. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15229Sdoc. Mgr. Pavel Skopal, Ph.D.Social Networks, Art Worlds and Cultural Transfers in Czechoslovak Animated Film (1939-1992)Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15267Sdoc. Mgr. David Fiedor, Ph.D.Borders in the gambling landscape: impacts on society and its at-risk groupsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15301SJaroslav Weinfurter, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D.International Relations and the ‘Great Immunological Transformation’: Adapting Thought and Practice to the Challenges of the AnthropoceneVysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15341SVratislav Havlík, Ph.D.Governance of Metropolitan Regions – Who Actually Governs Them and How?Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15350Sprof. PhDr. Jan Radimský, Ph.D.How do word formation patterns emerge? An empirical diachronic analysis of Italian N+N compoundsJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15405Sprof. Ing. Petr Hájek, Ph.D.Multimodal Financial Sentiment Analysis for Predicting Financial MarketsUniverzita Pardubice, Fakulta ekonomicko-správní34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15417SPhDr. Martin Kuna, CSc., DSc.A form of social integration or a glitch in the matrix? The early medieval ‘megasite’ of Roztoky (6th-7th century AD)Archeologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15433SMgr. Marie Buňatová, Dr.phil.Prague as one of the centres of the Italian trade and financial network (1611-1627)Historický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15472SPhDr. Ondřej Žíla, Ph.D.Negotiating ‘Serbhood’: Layers of memories among the Serbs in the post-Yugoslav and post-war spaceUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15503SMgr. Šárka Kolmašová, Ph.D.Transmission of Anti-Gender Radicalism within Right-Wing Parties, Movements, and Communities across V4 CountriesMetropolitní univerzita Praha, o.p.s.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15505SJozef Miškolci, M.A., PhD.Exploring Teacher-Centred and Student-Centred Teaching as Contradictory Paths towards Inclusive Education in Primary SchoolsMasarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15514Sdoc. Mgr. Ing. Lukáš Zagata, Ph.D.Eco-habitus: farmers’ adaptive strategies for increasing resilience to climate changeČeská zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Provozně ekonomická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15529SMgr. Tomáš Havelka, Ph.D.Manuscript Practices and the Textuality of Exile Communities from the Czech Lands in the 1620s and 1630sFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15545SPhDr. Markéta Holubová, Ph.D.Christological Broadside Ballads in oral traditionEtnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15601SMgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D.Stem morphology (STEMOR)Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15612Sprof. PhDr. Tomáš Katrňák, Ph.D.Values at the Crossroads: Czech and European values in times of new societal challengesMasarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15625SIng. Miloš Fišar, Ph.D.Auctions and Innovations: Experimental Approach to Study Auction Mechanism DesignsMasarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15640SKristína Czekóová, Ph.D.Neurocognitive foundations of social cognition and interpersonal behaviourPsychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15645SMgr. Péter Szabó, Ph.D.Constant crisis: an environmental history of Czech forestry in the long 19th centuryBotanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15668SPh.Dr. Katarína Zvončáková, Ph.D.Graphomotor skills: Between Maturity and ReadinessPsychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15697SMgr. Adam Klocek, Ph.D.The Moment of Change: How Peer-relationships Become Toxic and Healthy Again Using a Catastrophe Theory.Psychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15714Sdoc. Mgr. Milan Hladík, Ph.D.Advanced theory of robustness in operations research and optimization modelsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15735SMichal Šoltés, PhDSentencing Disparities: Causes, Consequences, and RemediesUniverzita Karlova, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15751Sdoc. RNDr. Martin Branda, Ph.D.New methods in operations research for managerial decisions in waste managementUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15794SMgr. Marcela Slavíková, Ph.D.Europa Humanistica III. Sigismundus Gelenius (1497–1554) and His Editions and Translations of Ancient ClassicsFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15818Sdoc. PhDr. Martin Musílek, Ph.D.Rental Housing in Medieval and Early Modern Prague in an International PerspectiveFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15844SRNDr. Šárka Hudecová, Ph.D.Structural tests based on the optimal transportUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15848SMgr. Martin Moník, Ph.D.Tracing mobility patterns of Gravettian hunter-gatherers through chemical fingerprinting of exotic flints and chertsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15880SMgr. et Mgr. Markéta Dudziková, Ph.D.The Desire for Good and the Anticipation of the Future in the Alexandrian Exegetical TraditionUniverzita Pardubice, Fakulta filozofická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15886SMarek BrčákReligious Orders’ "Studia" as an Alternative to University Education. Case Study of the Bohemian-Moravian Capuchin Province, 1673–1783Univerzita Karlova, Ústav dějin Univerzity Karlovy a Archiv Univerzity Karlovy34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15975Sdoc. Mgr. Radim Bělohrad, Ph.D.Identity Politics – Metaphysics and EpistemologyMasarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15980SMgr. et Mgr. Lukáš Tichý, Ph.D.The Transformation of the EU neighbourhood and the Associated Changes of Energy InterdependenceMetropolitní univerzita Praha, o.p.s.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16014SPhDr. Roman Doušek, Ph.D.Uranium miners and local communities in West Moravia, 1957-2017Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16018SMgr. Lukáš Friedl, Ph.D.Phylogenetic reconstruction and long bone functional morphology in South African homininsZápadočeská univerzita v Plzni, Fakulta filozofická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16092Sdoc. Mgr. Hynek Bartoš, Ph.D.Balanced mixtures and mixed constitutionsUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta humanitních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16125SPhDr. Lenka Vochocová, Ph.D.Gender aspects of disinformation dissemination and reception from the perspective of the theory of social media performativity and identity theoryUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16132Sdoc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.Recontextualization strategies in new multimodal genres of research disseminationMasarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16148Sdoc. JUDr. Jana Ondřejková, Ph.D.Political Parties and the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic: Theory and PracticeUniverzita Karlova, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16159SMgr. Doubravka Olšáková, Ph.D.Forging Peace in the Shadows: Czechoslovak Pugwash and Pugwash in CzechoslovakiaUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16174SMgr. Dana Hradcová, Ph.D.Overcoming (total) institutions: Strategies for dis/ablement and de/institutionalisationUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta humanitních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16186SMgr. Jakub Mihálik, Ph.D.Monism and the Subjectivity ChallengeFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16187SBartłomiej BednarekDeath and the Youth: A Study of Dionysian EschatologyUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16197Sprof. Ing. et Ing. Ondřej Machek, Ph.D.A dynamic capability perspective of SME innovativeness: The role of the dominant coalitionVysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta podnikohospodářská34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16279SRNDr. Eva Landová, Ph.D.Comparing fear of snakes and spiders: developmental or evolutionary origin of specific animal phobias?Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16298SRobert RoreitnerAristotle on the Nature of Human ThinkingUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16317Sprof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.Linguistic construction of authenticity in mediatized discourseMasarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16349SPhDr. Hana Maříková, Ph.D.Gender pay gap in an organisational perspectiveSociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16383Sdoc. Mgr. Tomáš Jirsa, Ph.D.The Aesthetic and Political Practices of East-Central European Music Videos after 2000Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16434Sdoc. David Vopřada, Dr.Philo’s ‘Sober Intoxication’ in Christian Philosophy and TheologyUniverzita Hradec Králové, Pedagogická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16436SPhDr. Jaroslava Hasmanová Marhánková, Ph.D.Local Lives of Antibiotics: Antibiotic Prescription and Consumption as Cultural PracticesUniverzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16437Sprof. Matthew Rampley, B.A., Ph.D.Across the Wide World: The ‘Exotic’ in Czechoslovak Popular Illustrated Magazines, 1900-1989Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16478SRNDr. Lenka Krajňáková, Ph.D.Is certainty in wrong answers the best non-cognitive predictor of misconceptions in pupils of various ages?Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16489SRNDr. Zuzana Haniková, Ph.D.Modern Czech Logic within the Philosophy of MathematicsÚstav informatiky AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16496SDoc. Mgr. Anna Pumprová, Ph.D.Books about theological and philosophical questions by John of Jenstein: a critical edition and literary analysisOstravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16501Sdoc. Mgr. Šárka Bubíková, Ph.D.British and American Crime Fiction from the Perspective of Non-PlacesUniverzita Pardubice, Fakulta filozofická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16515SMgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D.The emperor’s city between diplomacy and war. The communication between Sigismund of Luxembourg and the imperial city of Nuremberg.Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16528Sdoc. PhDr. Mlada Holá, PhD.„Neuböhmen" in the Transformations of the Bohemian Crown in the Late Middle AgesUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16561SIng. Martin Srholec, Ph.D.Studies on human resources, mobility and academic inbreeding in higher educationNárodohospodářský ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16604SPhDr. Ondřej Schmidt, Ph.D.Fragmented Memory: Decoding Visconti Correspondence from the Court of King WenceslasMasarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16668SMgr. Alena Pokorná Bičáková, M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.The Impact of Economic Conditions on Human Capital Investment Choices and Future Labor Market OutcomesUniverzita Karlova, Centrum pro ekonomický výzkum a doktorská studia34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16716SMgr. Veronika Kolářová, Ph.D.Czech non-verbal predicates motivated by nouns and their syntactic behaviorUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16761SRNDr. Šárka Kaňková, Ph.D. Exploring disgust sensitivity during major transitions across non-pregnant women’s reproductive lifecycleUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16771Sdoc.Mgr. Daniel Heider, Ph.D.The Notion of Attention in Francisco Suárez and Other Second ScholasticsJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Teologická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16870SIng. Dušan Hrabec, Ph.D.Stochastic and dynamic models in logisticsUniverzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta aplikované informatiky34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16883Sprof.PhDr. Tomáš Kasper, Ph.D.For a New Model of Educational Sciences - Totalitarianism, Ideology and Political Instrumentalization in Educational Sciences in the Communist PeriodTechnická univerzita v Liberci, Fakulta přírodovědně-humanitní a pedagogická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16933SMgr. Klára Bártová, Ph.D. et Ph.D.The influence of gender nonconformity on minority stress and well-being in individuals of diverse sexual orientationsNárodní ústav duševního zdraví34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16951Sdoc. RNDr. Patrícia Martinková, Ph.D.Complex analysis of educational measurement data to understand cognitive demands of assessment tasksÚstav informatiky AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16961SMgr. Jakub Jirsa, PhD.Aristotle on the best life and its structureUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17089Sdr. hab. Mirosław JankowiakDialect Contact on the West and East Slavonic BorderlandSlovanský ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17190SPhDr. Ondřej Vojtěchovský, Ph.D.The Break-up of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia in Mutual Reflections. Stereotypes – Interpretations – ComparisonsUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17198SMgr. Karolina Jirkalová, Ph.D.The Challenges of Czech Architecture after 1989Univerzita Karlova, Centrum pro teoretická studia34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17216SAleš Karmazin, Ph.D., M.Sc. et M.Sc.Fabricating Anti-Western and Post-Colonial (Dis)order: China, Russia, India and Politics beyond the Liberal International OrderMetropolitní univerzita Praha, o.p.s.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17273SMgr. Tereza Hadravová, Ph.D.Susanne K. Langer: Cognitive AestheticsUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17304Sdoc. PhDr. Alice Jedličková, CSc.Mythologization, Folklorization, Re-interpretation:Illustrated Editions of Erben’s Kytice 1861–2024 in Intermedial and Cultural-Historical PerspectiveÚstav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17339SMaxim Senkov, Ph.D.Economic Theories of Informational Incentives: Dynamics, Policy, InstitutionsEvropská výzkumná univerzita, z.ú.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17369Sdoc. Mgr. Hynek Böhm, Ph.D.Analysing Resilience of Trilateral Borderlands in the Period of PolycrisisTechnická univerzita v Liberci, Fakulta přírodovědně-humanitní a pedagogická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17417SMgr. et Mgr Lea Takács, Ph.D.Examining the effects of psychosocial stress in pregnancy on child temperament from the social-ecological model perspective – a Big Data studyAMBIS vysoká škola, a.s.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17430SMgr. Ondřej Tichý, Ph.D.Countability in the History of EnglishUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17442Sprof. Ing. Štěpán Jurajda, Ph.D.Geographical Wage Premia Based on McWagesUniverzita Karlova, Centrum pro ekonomický výzkum a doktorská studia34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17471SRadim ChvajaWar-induced insecurity, religiosity, and social support among Ukrainian refugee mothers in the Czech RepublicEvropská výzkumná univerzita, z.ú.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17477SPreston Stovall, Ph.D.Adopting the Perspectives of Others: Empathy and Shared Intentionality in Human Social LifeUniverzita Hradec Králové, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17479STomáš MurárMax Dvořák's opera inedita. Institutionalization, self-identification and affectivity in the history of art.Ústav dějin umění AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17485SMgr. Daniela Iwashita, Ph.D.The Silenced Poet? Jakub Deml’s “Private” Manuscripts, Letters and Correspondence Network Under Political Censorship in the 1940s and 1950sÚstav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17533SMarián SlobodaCzech-Slovak contact and communication in the period since the split of the federationUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17561Sdoc. JUDr. Petr Lavický, Ph.D.Model European Rules of Civil Procedure as a Source of Inspiration for Civil Procedure ReformMasarykova univerzita, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17638Sdoc. Ing. Martin Hodula, Ph.D.Geopolitical Risks, Pandemics and Macro-Financial StabilityVysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, Ekonomická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17644SMgr. Marie Krappmann, PhD.Little Big Translation Literature – Czech and German Translations of Yiddish Literature as a Reflection of Changing Politics and SocietyUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17679Sdoc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D.Online Platforms and Copyright EnforcementMasarykova univerzita, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17711SMiriam Matejova, PhDHow do environmental disasters affect political behaviour?Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17726SMgr. Klára Kudlová, Ph.D.The transition of two Czechoslovak Čapek's plays in the US and the UK in the1920s/1930s: Intercultural Contexts, Contents and Political ImpactsÚstav pro českou literaturu AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17757SMarta Edith HolečkováPrivatization of the housing stock and changes in housing policy 1990-2006 in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17769SPhDr. Jaromír Baxa, Ph.D.Understanding Household Responses to Inflation: Insights from Randomized Controlled Trials after High InflationÚstav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17777SPhDr. et Mgr. Pavel Horák, Ph.D.Protest Culture in the Bohemian Lands between 1890 and 1938Masarykův ústav a Archiv AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17787Sdoc. Ing. Petr Houdek, Ph.D.Strategic Moralization in Organizations: Experiments in the Lab and Virtual RealityVysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta podnikohospodářská34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17796SPetr OcelíkTracing the Policy Change: How Policy Networks Affect the Making of Czech Climate Policy?Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17801SGabriela Gore-Gorszewska, Ph.DSexual health and well-being among adults 50+ in Czechia and Poland: Information and support seeking.Masarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17834SJUDr., Mgr. Filip Horák, Ph.D.The Omitted Prongs of the Proportionality Test: Theoretical and Empirical Framework for Judicial Review of Rational Connection and Permissible PurposeUniverzita Karlova, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17884SMSc. Kateřina Klapilová, Ph.D.How early sexual trauma relates to offense-supportive cognitions and vulnerability to sexual perpetration/victimization in adulthoodNárodní ústav duševního zdraví34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17902SMgr. Milan Hain, Ph.D.Miloš Forman: Constructing Film Authorship Across Two ContinentsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18000SDr. Lucie Ryzova, D.Phil.Chronicles of Hosni: Love, Texts and Selfhood in Late Colonial EgyptOrientální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18028Sprof. RNDr. Ing. Michal Černý, Ph.D.Dynamic ranking and scoringVysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta informatiky a statistiky34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18063SMgr. Jiří Malý, Ph.D.Urban space renewal as a path to socially just mobilities? A multi-scalar approachÚstav geoniky AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18070SIng. Petr Tichavský, CSc.Solving High-Dimensional Dynamic Programming Problems in EconomicsÚstav teorie informace a automatizace AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18101Sdoc. Mgr. Dagmar Sigmundová, Ph.D.A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF CHANGES IN 24-HOUR MOVEMENT BEHAVIOUR OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG SCHOOL-AGED CHILDRENUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Fakulta tělesné kultury34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18113Sdoc. Mgr. Matěj Hoffmann, Ph.D.Understanding infant body know-how development through baby humanoid robotsČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18120Sprof. PhDr. Filip Smolík, Ph.D. DSc.Sentence structure prediction and prediction error in Czech language acquisitionPsychologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18176SMgr. Jan Kolář, Ph.D.Grazing through time: Human-herbivore dynamics in woodland ecosystems from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze AgeArcheologický ústav AV ČR, Praha, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18424Sdoc. RNDr. Jiřina Kocourková, Ph.D.Contemporary reproduction challenges: fertility in Czechia at a time of multiple crisesUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18457SProf. Ing. Evžen Kočenda, Ph.D.Dynamics in ownership patterns of multinational banksMendelova univerzita v Brně, Provozně ekonomická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18461SAssoc. prof. Alla Fedorova, Ph.D.Social Rights of Temporary Protected Persons from Ukraine in the EU Countries: the Evolution and Key Challenges of Further DevelopmentUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Právnická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18528Sdoc. JUDr. Tomáš Doležal, Ph.D. LL.M.Protection of personality rights in tort lawÚstav státu a práva AV ČR, v.v.i.34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18562SDr. Phil. Anna Michalík Kvíčalová, MASound as evidence: Listening in the field and the laboratory in 20th-century Czech scienceUniverzita Karlova, Centrum pro teoretická studia34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15186Sdoc. Mgr. Aleš Pečinka, Ph.D.Role of DNA clamp complexes in the maintenance of genome stability in ArabidopsisÚstav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15190Sdoc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.Urbanized landscape as a human contribution to the diversity of nature: integrating urban ecology and urban biologyMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15192SIng. Václav Mahelka, Ph.D.Driver or hitchhiker? The role of horizontal gene transfer in the climate adaptation of a wild Hordeum speciesBotanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15226Sprof. Ing. Ondřej Uhlík, Ph.D.Hidden Gems of Microbial Diversity: Geothermally Heated Groundwaters as a Source of Phylogenetically Novel and Metabolically Rare ProkaryotesVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta potravinářské a biochemické technologie35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15235SProf. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.European hotspots of local plant community species richness: origin and current changesMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15251STomáš VětrovskýBiogeography of soil bacteria from local to global scaleMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15450SMgr. Martina Réblová, Ph.D.Unveiling the hidden nature of Cephalothecales: Partners or Pathogens?Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15453SIng. Marcela Nouzová, Ph.D.Regulation of juvenile hormone synthesis in mosquitoesBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15506SRNDr. Petr Klimeš, Ph.D.Impacts of drought on the community structure of subtropical leaf litter arthropods and their food-web interactionsBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15551SDoc. Mgr. Lumír Gvoždík, Ph.D.Vulnerability of ectotherms to extreme temperatures: from mechanisms to climate change projectionsÚstav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15569Sdoc Jeffrey Nekola, Ph.D.Biodiversity related to environmental stability: A novel test based on boreal oceanic land-snail communities and their geneticsMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15611Sprof. Ing. Miroslav Oborník, Ph.D.Heterotrophic growth of chromerid algae: metabolic adaptation to growth without access to light.Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15627SRNDr. Ondřej Mudrák, Ph.D.Two in one: Can grassland biodiversity be restored through soil carbon sequestration?Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15633SDocent Michael Wrzaczek, PhDRLK-mediated control of sugar transport in development and stress responses in plantsBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15727SRNDr. Jan Altman, Ph.D.Can poleward migration of tropical cyclones boost temperate forest expansion to compensate for the warming-induced decline of southern boreal forests?Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15809SIng. Pavel Neumann, Ph.D.Composition of plant kinetochores and its evolutionary plasticity in the context of centromere organizationBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15813SMSc. Michaela Salcher, Ph.D.Mechanisms of growth and survival in freshwater oligotrophs (MEGASO)Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15831SMgr. Veronika Horsáková, Ph.D.Understanding the current threats to wetland biodiversity: from micro- to macroorganisms, and fossils to population geneticsMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15900SMgr. Zuzana Kolaříková, Ph.D.Is seasonality a trait of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the temperate zone?Botanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15920SDr. Paul-Adrian BulzuPolinton-like Viruses: Guardians or Predators of Protists?Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-15952SProf. RNDr. Jan Lepš, CSc.Coupling of the plant leaf economic spectrum, litter decomposition, and soil biota: When do they fit together?Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16047SRNDr. Pavla Sojková, Ph.D.Hidden in the honeycomb: Microsporidian and trypanosomatid parasites in bees identified by metabarcoding approachBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16062SRNDr. Martin Volf, Ph.D.Are tropical plants chemically diverse of just different? Exploring Latitudinal Turnover in Plant Chemical StrategiesBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16064SRNDr. Ondřej Hajdušek, Ph.D.Borrelia elimination in ticks: unveiling vaccine mechanismsBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16142Sprof. Mgr. Martin Lysák, Ph.D., DSc.The giants among Lilliputians: genome obesity in crucifersMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16176SRNDr. Jan Divíšek, Ph.D.Functional traits and phylogeny as determinants of invasion success in European plant communitiesMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16195SAlbert Cairo CalzadaRegulation of translation during plant stress responseMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16238SPetra StrakováIntegrating Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) into Peatland Carbon Models: From Local to Global PerspectiveJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16274SMgr. Filip Harabiš, Ph.D.Maladaptive behavior and species turnover as a key to understanding the vulnerability of freshwater communities to rapid environmental changes Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta životního prostředí35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16290SMgr. Jan Bartoš, Ph.D.Characterization of selected candidate factors contributing to nondisjunction of the maize B chromosomeÚstav experimentální botaniky AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16341Sprof. RNDr. Michael Komárek, Ph.D.Forever Chemicals in the Food Chain: Lessons from Remote AreasČeská zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta životního prostředí35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16449SMgr. Ivan Kulich, Ph.D.Fantastic CNGC channels and how to open themBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16506SIng. Marcel Karabín, Ph.D.Interaction of polyphenol antioxidants with cereal starch and proteins under extrusion conditionsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta potravinářské a biochemické technologie35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16558Sprof. RNDr. Ivan Čepička, Ph.D.Long way to the rumen: Evolution and syntrophic symbioses of anaerobic predatory ciliates from the class LitostomateaUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16674SMichail Rovatsos, Ph.D.How does the genome feel the heat? Effect of incubation temperatures on gene expression, transposon activity and recombination in squamate reptiles.Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16796SRNDr. Aleš Kovařík, CSc.Building Barbara McClintock’s legacy: Evolution of ribosomal DNA in chromosomal contextBiofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16833Sdoc. Mgr. Michal Koblížek, Ph.D.Dual phototrophy (DualPhoto)Mikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17195SRNDr. Radka Reifová, Ph.D.The fate of immortality: Understanding the mechanisms of germline-soma distinction in birdsUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17229SRNDr. Pavel Rössner, Ph.D.A study of epigenetic memory as a tool to reduce negative impacts of exposure to nanoparticlesÚstav experimentální medicíny AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17301SMSc. Nataliia Rudenko, Ph.D.Vector-free transmission of Lyme borreliosis spirochetesBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17315Sdoc. RNDr. Kateřina Komrsková, Ph.D.Deciphering crosstalk of protein networks in fertilisation success.Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17320SRNDr. Antonín Macháč, Ph.D.Diversity dynamics in climate spaceMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17336SDr Anne DaebelerUndercover under anoxia: Investigating the understudied anaerobic metabolic activity of nitrifiersBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17362Sdoc. Ing. Markéta Zárybnická, Ph.D.Small mammals as key indicators of sublethal impacts of air pollution and metal(loid) deposition in terrestrial ecosystemsČeská zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta životního prostředí35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17373SRNDr. Jan Brabec, PhD.Understanding the evolution of amphizoic organisms: genomic basis and metabolic potential of organisms capable of living freely and inside hostsBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17469Sprof. MVDr. Ivo Pavlík, CSc.Bats and mycobacteria: New and surpring vector?Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Fakulta regionálního rozvoje a mezinárodních studií35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17470SIng. Kateřina Grabicová, Ph.D.Consequences of pharmaceuticals present in the aquatic environment: can laboratory results be transferred into the real ecosystem? Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Fakulta rybářství a ochrany vod35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17492Sdoc. Ing. Hana Stiborová, Ph.D.Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in relation to emerging contaminants in soil-plant systemVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta potravinářské a biochemické technologie35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17499SYves Basset, PhDAre insect population dynamics driven by bottom-up resource availability, top-down predation, or climate variation in a tropical rainforest?Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17505Sprof. Mgr. Tomáš Albrecht, Ph.D.Postcopulatory sexual selection: mechanisms and evolutionary consequences in sexually promiscuous passerinesÚstav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17553SMgr. Miroslav Kolařík, PhD.Disentangling the role of gut microbiome in Lepidoptera trophic niche diversification through taxa with unconventional feeding strategiesMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17569SVendula KrynickáReprogramming the NtcA global regulatory pathway in cyanobacteriaMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17736SIng. et Mgr. Jiří Šmíd, Ph.D.Evolutionary diversity of desert reptiles across phylogenetic and spatial scales: hotspots, refugia, and their conservationUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17755SRNDr. Petr Kotlík, Ph.D.From refugia to resilience: origins of adaptations to climate changeÚstav živočišné fyziologie a genetiky AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17835SElisabeth HehenbergerUsing Kleptoplasty to illuminate the evolution of plastids and the order of steps during endosymbiosisBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17888SMgr. Vlastimil Smýkal, Ph.D.Is insect TAIMAN conserved clock protein?Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18138Sprof. RNDr. Viktor Žárský, CSc.Exocyst in plant root-shoot junction and hypocotyl developmental plasticity regulationUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18143SIng. Petr Sedláček, Ph.D.All Magic Comes with a Price – Investigating the Ecological Trade-offs of Biodegradable PolyestersVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta chemická35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18207SMgr. Václav Jelínek, Ph.D.Infanticide in a colonially breeding passerineÚstav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18210SINDRANIL MUKHERJEE, PhDDeep ecosystem exploration: probing food web connectivity in the hypolimnion (DEEPWEB)Biologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18237SDr. rer. nat Roey AngelThe millipede holobiont: Microbiome, metabolic functions, and trophic levels in a central global detritivoreBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18351Sprof. RNDr. Karel Prach, CSc.Role of alien species in vegetation succession - from local to global scalesJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18352SLisa Emily Melymuk, Ph.D.ChemTrace: Chemicals in plastic products: tracing hazardous compounds from supply chain through to children’s exposureMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18392SRNDr. Jindřich Chmelař, Ph.D.Molecular and cellular mechanisms of immunomodulatory activities of tick salivary serpinsJihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-18519Sdoc. Ing. Radim Matula, Ph.D.Unravelling shifts in tree growth dynamics and carbon uptake in European forests under climate changeČeská zemědělská univerzita v Praze, Fakulta lesnická a dřevařská35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences

 

POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP

The POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP (PIF) grant scheme is announced in OUTGOING and INCOMING sub-schemes. The first option allows early-career scientists to undertake a two-year fellowship abroad where they gain valuable experience at an early stage of their career. In the third year, they will capitalize on this experience at a Czech institution. The second grant sub-scheme (PIF INCOMING) allows foreign researchers to work at a scientific institution in the Czech Republic. This grant scheme is also used to facilitate the return of young Czech scientists from abroad. A total of 30 early-careers researchers who completed their PhD studies no more than four years ago have been awarded these three-year grants to kick off projects in January.

Projects funded from 2025 – PIF INCOMING

Registration No.ApplicantTitleOrganizationNumber of yearsDiscipline Committee
25-15839IRNDr. Valdemar Švábenský, Ph.D.Algorithmic Biases in Machine Learning Models in EducationMasarykova univerzita, Fakulta informatiky41. Technical Sciences
25-15272IMisbah ShahzadiGravitational waves from an extended body with a spin-induced quadrupoleAstronomický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.42. Physical Sciences
25-16027IDr Gabriel Andres PiovanoMeasuring spin effects in extreme mass-ratio binaries for precision gravitational-wave astronomyUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16632IDr. Benjamin LoweFerromagnetic van der Waals Monolayers for SpintronicsFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.32. Physical Sciences
25-17640IJán Pulmann, Ph.D.Lagrangian relations and quantum field theoriesUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-17712IMgr. Jaromír BěhalMachine-learning assisted tomographic phase imaging flow cytometry (MAGICY)Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-15373IIng. Vladimír Sobota, Ph.D.Mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced arrhythmias – in silico analysis using human heart modelsMasarykova univerzita, Lékařská fakulta43. Medical and Biological Sciences
25-15708IJan Kotýnek Krotký, PhDFrom depoliticization to empowering dissensus: the potential of participatory innovations to facilitate inclusive politicization of the European UnionMasarykova univerzita, Fakulta sociálních studií44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15914IDr Joanna MarkiewiczBetween the Celts and the northern people: interactions between the middle and late La Tène societies in central EuropeUniverzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16141IDr. Toni Romani, PhDThe importance of undocumented chimpanzee populations in filling hominin evolutionary gapsÚstav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v.v.i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17281IAdam KlimešIdentifying effects of within-species variability in trait-based ecologyBotanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences

Projects funded from 2025 – PIF OUTGOING

Registration No.ApplicantTitleOrganizationNumber of yearsDiscipline Committee
25-16126ORNDr. Dalibor Preisler, Ph.D.Nanodomain evolution and phase-change dynamics in metastable beta-Ti alloysUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta31. Technical Sciences
25-18194OIng. Tomáš Landovský, Ph.D.Organic ligands for the stabilization of magnetic nanoparticles in liquid crystalline mediaFyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.41. Technical Sciences
25-15746OIng. Martin Schäfer, Ph.D.Ab Initio calculations of nuclear processes for Big Bang Nucleosynthesis and fusion powerÚstav jaderné fyziky AV ČR, v.v.i.42. Physical Sciences
25-16846OMilan PeštaExploring Astronomical Time Series with Machine LearningUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta32. Physical Sciences
25-16928OMgr. Debora Lančová, Ph.D.Numerical simulations of accretion disks in X-ray binariesSlezská univerzita v Opavě, Fyzikální ústav v Opavě32. Physical Sciences
25-17173OIng. Karolína SalvadoriAzacalixarenes and their utilisation for recognition of anionsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská32. Physical Sciences
25-17501OIng. Ondřej WojewodaFerrite heterostructures for integrated magnonicsVysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut42. Physical Sciences
25-15786OMgr. Jakub Jauernig, Ph.D.Heraldic Treatise for Anne of Bohemia. Attributed Arms and Historiography as Part of the Medieval Political StruggleFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16223OMgr. Kateřina Kutarňová, Ph.D.Mystical Knowledge and Cognition in Baroque EpistemologyFilosofický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-16291OPhDr. Nikola Doubková, Ph.D.Underpinning transdiagnostic dimensions and clinical targets of psychopathology: the role of personality and emotionsNárodní ústav duševního zdraví44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-17179OIng. Michal StrnadThe neglected actor behind regional emancipation: objectives, strategies and structure of ethno-regionalist movements in contemporary EuropeVysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, Fakulta mezinárodních vztahů44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18162OMgr. Dominik Macháček, Ph.D.Live Speech Translation with ConfidenceUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta34. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-18472OMgr. Martin Rudiš, Ph.D.The Influence of Pre-Modern Traditions of Islamic Architecture on 20th and 21st Century Mosque Architecture in the Middle EastOrientální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.44. Social Sciences and Humanities
25-15905OKristýna BieleszováSubcellular control of endogenous auxin phenylacetic acid in plantsUniverzita Palackého v Olomouci, Přírodovědecká fakulta35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-16628OPhD Diana Libeth Aparicio VasquezOn the origin of Andean plant species: the role of climate change, historical connectivity and plant dispersal in producing hyperdiverse florasBotanický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17193OMgr. Jakub Štenc, Ph.D.Long-term spatiotemporal dynamics in a plant-pollinator community and consequences for pollen transfer in a changing worldUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta45. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17288OPatrícia SinghClimate-driven future ecosystem loss and range shift in ombrotrophic bogs and implications for conservation, restoration, and carbon storageMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta45. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17668OTomáš GalicaMicrobial interactions in the time of iron starvation: how can siderophores shape cyanobacteria-dominated microbial communitiesMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.45. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences
25-17927OIng. Jakub Papík, Ph.D.Impact of sustainable agriculture on the interactions between soil microbial and molecular diversityVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta potravinářské a biochemické technologie35. Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences

EXPRO

The aim of EXPRO grants is to facilitate the development of excellent research, to set standards for excellent science, and to help overcome barriers that reduce the success rates of project proposals to the highly prestigious European ERC grant tenders. The EXPRO grant scheme is only open in even-numbered years. A total of 15 new projects will be funded from 2025 onwards, drawing on a budget of nearly CZK 712 million.

JUNIOR STAR

JUNIOR STAR grants are targeted at excellent early-career scientists who completed their PhD studies no more than 8 years ago and who have already published in prestigious international journals and have significant international experience. Thanks to the five-year project with a budget of up to CZK 25 million, they will have the opportunity to become scientifically independent and possibly start their own research group, which can introduce new research topics to Czech science. In 2025, a total of 19 early-career scientists will start working on these projects. Over CZK 443 million has been allocated to these projects over the next 5 years.

International Projects

GACR currently collaborates with 11 agencies from around the world, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), German Research Foundation (DFG), and more. The results of these tenders and calls will be announced after approval by the cooperating agency.

Training: Using the Data Stewardship Wizard for your scientific data management

For projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation from this year onwards, new rules on scientific data management apply – investigators submit their Data Management Plans latest along with the first Interim Project Report. One of the ways to create this plan is the Data Stewardship Wizard open-source platform. The Czech Science Foundation has prepared a training course in cooperation with this platform.

“Thinking about research data and how to deal with it is an important part of research. We believe that the development of a research data management plan will lead to greater transparency, prevent data loss and also allow data to be re-used by other researchers. This will increase the effectiveness of the funding we provide, ” said GACR President Prof. Petr Baldrian.

Data Stewardship Wizard (DSW) training

The training will be introduced by GACR President, Prof. Petr Baldrian, who will explain GACR’s approach to scientific data management. Next, Jana Martínková from DSW will take over with practical demonstrations of how to use this tool from the perspective of scientists.

An alternative option for creating a scientific Data Management Plan is, for example, to complete a template.

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GACR and Open Science

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) is actively involved in the promotion of Open Science with the aim of increasing transparency and accessibility of the results of scientific research projects it funds. The costs associated with the principles of Open Science can be covered from the budget of the grant.

Open Data

Research data is necessary to enable verification and further use of research results. In order to comply with its legal obligations in the area of open data, GACR has included research data management in its grant funding policy. The objectives of this policy are:

Data Management Plan

The Data Management Plan is submitted to GACR latest along with the first Interim Project Report (for projects starting in 2024 and later) and must be updated, if necessary, in the next Interim or Final Project Reports.

As a minimum, the data management plan should include information on:

 

GACR recommends the use of the following tools, as well as other appropriate tools such as:

Alternatively, other appropriate tools can be used to prepare a data management plan.

Open Access

Scientific publications published in the form of open access can be read, downloaded and used by the research community and the general public without restrictions. Although there is usually a financial cost associated with this form of publishing scientific results, GACR encourages its use because it makes new knowledge more usable and thereby increases the efficiency of the project funding. GACR supports Open Access in all its formats, i.e. Green Open Access, Gold Open Access and Diamond Open Access. Grant funding can be used to cover the costs of open access publishing.

Over the last 10 years, the number of GACR-funded projects published in open access has doubled.

GACR respects the free choice of the investigators to choose in which form and in which publication media they will publish their results. Publishing in open access form is encouraged, not mandatory, for investigators of GACR-funded projects. It is the responsibility of each researcher to consider in which scientific journal it is appropriate to publish the results of their research, also taking into account the expected impact of the publication in the scientific community, the quality of the peer review process and the practice of the scientific field, etc.

Free Open Access Publishing with CzechELib

GACR is a member institution of the National Centre CzechELib of the National Technical Library, which among its other activities supports open access publishing. Through CzechELib, authors from virtually all the key institutions that are part of this consortium have the opportunity to publish for free in open access in selected journals. CzechELib brings together a total of 130 institutions. To be able to publish for free, the publisher of the selected journal must have what is known as a Transformative Agreement with the NTK and the corresponding author’s institution must be part of this agreement with the publisher – in total, the agreements cover almost 9,000 journals from 14 publishers.

See the list of all journals and detailed conditions for getting a free publishing token.

 

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Restart Grants to Offer a Restart for Scientific Careers

At its 6 November session, the Government of the Czech Republic approved a new type of funding prepared by the Czech Science Foundation (GACR). Restart Grants will allow female and male scientists to restart their careers after a break for parental leave or caring for a dependent person. The tender will be announced along with the other GACR tenders early next year.

“In the Czech environment, returning to an active career after parental leave is, in many respects, more challenging than in several other countries. Therefore, we decided to develop grants that will facilitate this return for outstanding scientists, female and male,” stated GACR President Professor Petr Baldrian. “This unique form of funding is offered by GACR as the only grant agency in Europe.”

Restart Grants present another option for GACR to promote work-life balance in science, advance gender equality, and harness the potential of Czech female and male scientists. GACR intends to announce the tender in February next year, with annual funding anticipated for approximately 25 new projects. For subsequent years, GACR budget earmarks approx. CZK 50 million annually for Restart Grants.

Restart Grants are designed to address female and male scientists affiliated with Czech institutions who have completed their doctoral studies within the past ten years (this period is extended by the duration of career breaks). Project proposals will be accepted within two years following the end of a career break related to the care of a child or another dependent person, lasting from one to five years. The duration of funding will depend on the selected workload, and can range from two to four years. Principal investigators may also include students and technical staff in their projects.

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EXPRO and JUNIOR STAR: New Excellent Projects

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) will fund 15 EXPRO projects and 19 JUNIOR STAR projects starting next year. The aim of these tenders is to provide exceptional conditions for excellent scientists who have been carefully selected by experts from other countries. JUNIOR STAR grants will help early-career scientists establish their own research teams, while EXPRO will enable experienced scientists to undertake riskier projects with the potential to achieve groundbreaking discoveries.

“The EXPRO and JUNIOR STAR tenders are flagship initiatives of the Czech Science Foundation. Succeeding in them is greatly difficult, but if a scientist manages to do so, they obtain a unique opportunity to implement their ideas and, in the case of early-career scientists, to achieve scientific independence. They will have five years to complete the project, and in the case of JUNIOR STAR, up to CZK 25 million, while for EXPRO the amount is double,” says GACR President, Professor Petr Baldrian.

EXPRO

The aim of EXPRO grants is to create conditions for the development of excellent research, set standards for excellent science, and help overcome barriers that reduce the success of project proposals in the highly prestigious ERC grant scheme. One of the obligations for project leaders is to apply for an ERC grant. The costs for EXPRO projects, which are primarily aimed at experienced scientists, can reach up to CZK 50 million for five years. The EXPRO grant will now only be announced in even years.

Registration No.ApplicantTitleOrganizationNumber of yearsDiscipline Committee
25-16408XRNDr. Jan Burjánek, Ph.D.Comprehensive geophysical analysis of the ongoing volcanic eruption at the Reykjanes peninsulaGeofyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX1
25-18095Xprof. RNDr. Ondřej Santolík, Dr.Unusual propagation modes of electromagnetic waves in the Solar systemÚstav fyziky atmosféry AV ČR, v. v. i.5EX1
25-18184XDr. techn. Eric Glowacki, MSc.Orthogonal electrical neuromodulation (ORTHOMOD)Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut5EX2
25-16818Xprof. Ing. Jiří Čejka, DrSc.Beyond conventional zeolite catalysisUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta5EX3
25-17866Xdoc. Ing. Pavel Jelínek, Ph.D.Single adatom on-surface synthesis of 2D organic/inorganic van der Walls heterostructures.Fyzikální ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX3
25-15254XDavid Sabatini, M.D., Ph.D.Understand the physiological roles of nutrient-sensing by the mTORC1 pathway in vivoÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX4
25-15368Xprof. MUDr. Mgr. Marek Mráz, Ph.D.NON-CODING RNAS IN MICROENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS OF B CELL CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIAMasarykova univerzita, Středoevropský technologický institut5EX4
25-15442Xdoc. Ing. Václav Veverka, Ph.D.Disentangling transient interactions in transcription elongationÚstav organické chemie a biochemie AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX5
25-17329XIng. RNDr. Martin Marek, Ph.D.Resolving the puzzle of resonance energy transfer in bioluminescenceMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta5EX5
25-18104Xprof. Ing. Peter Šebo, CSc.Interaction of the pertussis agent with ciliated epithelia of nasal mucosaMikrobiologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX5
25-15237XPetr Janský, Ph.D.Global minimum taxation and investment of multinationals (MINITAX)Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd5EX6
25-15630Xprof. Matthew Rampley, B.A., Ph.D.Czechs and the Colonial World: Design and Visual Culture since 1848Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta5EX7
25-15764Xdoc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D.Frontiers and Empires. The Case of Moymirid MoraviaMasarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta5EX7
25-15484Xprof. RNDr. Martin Pumera, Ph.D.Smart micro- and nanorobots for water purificationVysoké učení technické v Brně, Středoevropský technologický institut5EX8
25-17929XMgr. Josef Urban, Ph.D.NextReason: Next Generation Computer Assisted ReasoningČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Český institut informatiky, robotiky a kybernetiky5EX8

In this year’s tender, out of the fifteen projects funded, six will be carried out at the institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences, four at the Masaryk University, two each at the Charles University and the Brno University of Technology, and one at the Czech Technical University in Prague. In total, three of the above projects will be carried out at the Central European Institute of Technology.

JUNIOR STAR

JUNIOR STAR grants are designed for excellent early-career scientists within 8 years of obtaining their Ph.D. who have already published in prestigious international journals and have significant international experience. The five-year project that has a budget of up to CZK 25 million will give them the opportunity to achieve scientific independence and potentially establish their own research teams, which can bring new research topics to Czech science.

Reg. No.ApplicantTitleOrganizationNumber of yearsDiscipline Committee
25-16662MMartin JirkaLight Utilization for Matter EmergenceČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská5EX1
25-17250MAssoc. Prof. Dominik Šafránek, Ph.D.Adaptive quantum tomography based on quantum Bayes’ theoremUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta5EX1
25-18306MDr. Daniel Wesley FussnerInterpolation, Amalgamation, and ComputationÚstav informatiky AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX1
25-15534MIng. Peter Švihra, Ph.D.Quantum AstrometryČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská5EX2
25-18336MIng. Filip Ligmajer, Ph.D.Phase-change materials for photonic neural networks and neuromorphic computingVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta strojního inženýrství5EX2
25-17760MDaniel BímTailoring Nickel Catalysts for Improved Stability and Catalytic Efficiency under Photochemical and Electrochemical Reaction ConditionsVysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Fakulta chemicko-inženýrská5EX3
25-18196MPrzemyslaw RzepkaUnraveling Mechanisms of Coke Deposition within Zeolite Micropores through Advanced Neutron Powder Diffraction AnalysisÚstav fyzikální chemie J. Heyrovského AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX3
25-16606MMatouš VobořilInflammation Related Transitional Dendritic Cells as Key Players in T Cell ToleranceUniverzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta5EX4
25-18233MMgr. David Bednář, Ph.D.Engineering next-generation thrombolytics for the treatment of strokeMasarykova univerzita, Přírodovědecká fakulta5EX4
25-18359MIng. Milan NěmýQuantitative Structural and Functional Imaging of the Human Cholinergic System with Applications in Cognitive Science and Neurodegenerative DisordersČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Český institut informatiky, robotiky a kybernetiky5EX4
25-15736MRNDr. Martin Volf, Ph.D.Potent, rich, or different: Investigating eco-evolutionary drivers of the astonishing diversity of plant apecialized metabolites at the global scaleBiologické centrum AV ČR, v.v.i.5EX5
25-17643MRNDr. Jiri Zahradnik, Ph.D.Unveiling Divergence and Convergence Points in Coronavirus Evolution for Host Receptor RecognitionUniverzita Karlova, 1. lékařská fakulta5EX5
25-16030MMgr Oksana Stupak, Phd, DrSOn the road to inclusion of Ukrainian refugees in the environment of Czech Lower-Secondary schoolsMasarykova univerzita, Pedagogická fakulta5EX6
25-16848MJUDr. Jakub Drápal, M.Phil., Ph.D.Just Sentences: Analyzing and Enhancing Proportionality and Consistency Using Typical CrimesUniverzita Karlova, Právnická fakulta5EX6
25-16410MMgr. Patrik Paštrnák, M.A., D.Phil.Reconfiguring Bohemian Queenship: Power, Resources, and Effects in ca. 1300-1500Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Filozofická fakulta5EX7
25-16749MRNDr. Jan Čapek, Ph.D.Microstructure control to optimise the properties of 3D printed steelsUniverzita Karlova, Matematicko-fyzikální fakulta5EX8
25-17459Mdoc. Mgr. Ing. Karel Sedlář, Ph.D.Computational and Experimental Characterization of Enzymes for Sustainable Design of BioplasticsVysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií5EX8
25-17779MIng. Tomáš Báča, Ph.D.TOMSNAV: Topological Multi-modal and Semantic Navigation for Aerial VehiclesČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta elektrotechnická5EX8
25-17788MIng. Karel Tesař, Ph.D.Dynamic testing and in vitro-in vivo correlation of magnesium implants: multidisciplinary challengesČeské vysoké učení technické v Praze, Fakulta jaderná a fyzikálně inženýrská5EX8

Starting next year, a total of nineteen JUNIOR STAR projects will be newly funded, with the most being carried out at the Charles University (6 projects), the Czech Technical University in Prague (5 projects), and the institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences (3 projects), with two projects each at the Masaryk University and the Brno University of Technology. One project will be undertaken by scientists from the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.

 

The evaluation process for the tenders involves only scientists from other countries. It takes place in two phases – each project funded is first assessed by six experts in the relevant field and then thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the discipline committee. The evaluation of project proposals for EXPRO and JUNIOR STAR will be made available to applicants in the GRIS application in the coming days.

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New Panel Member Appointments: Evaluators Wanted for All Panels

The Czech Science Foundation (GACR) receives approximately 3,000 project proposals each year for its tenders and calls in all areas of basic research. More than 400 distinguished experts from the Czech Republic and other countries help to select the best ones. With the terms of office of a large number of them coming to an end, the Czech Science Foundation is looking for outstanding scientists to serve on the evaluation panels starting in April 2025. We accept applications until 16 December 2024.

„The work of the panel members is crucial for the Czech Science Foundation, much the same as it is for science foundations in other countries. Through panel reviews and discussions, expert scientists evaluate the quality of project proposals submitted to our tenders, and recommend those that deserve funding. It is thanks to our well-established system of expert evaluation of projects, inspired by the ERC evaluation, that the Czech Science Foundation preserves its credibility and the high standard of the projects funded,“ says prof. Petr Baldrian, GACR President.

Starting next year, the Czech Science Foundation will operate 38 evaluation panels grouped into 5 Discipline Committees based on 5 fields of science. In total, there are over 400 experts in their respective fields, who evaluate proposals for basic research projects in the Standard Projects, POSTDOC INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIP, and International Projects tenders each year. Both individual scientists and their institutions can submit nominations to the Czech Science Foundation panels by filling in the online form below. The panels are mostly composed of Czech and international experts from Czech scientific institutions.

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BECOME A MEMBER OF AN EVALUATION PANEL – send your application by 16 December 2024

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Panel members are selected from among the nominations submitted by a task force consisting of a member of the GACR Presidium responsible for the relevant area of research, a representative of the Research, Development and Innovation Council (RDC) and a representative of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Czech Science Foundation. In addition to the professional qualifications of the nominees, the panels are composed taking into account the discipline, gender, and regional balance of the panel and the representation of panelists from various institutions.

 

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The best scientists received the Czech Science Foundation President’s Award

The President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) Petr Baldrian awarded the five best scientific projects this evening at the Strahov Monastery. The awarded basic research has significantly contributed to the deepening of knowledge in the given disciplines and opened the way to further practical application.

The winning projects and their results have contributed to the discovery of new alloys with unique properties, increased our ability to divert the orbits of potentially dangerous asteroids threatening the Earth, opened new pathways for cancer treatment research, but also focused on the link between poverty and ethical decision-making or plant chemistry strategies.

“Selecting five award-winning projects from dozens of top projects was very challenging this year: just like in the years before, there were many results that were reflected in the most prestigious scientific media. The selected projects benefit from prestigious international collaboration and also have the potential to extend into applied research. With their results, the project investigators show that it is possible to do world-class science in the Czech Republic and are an inspiration for future generations,” said the President of the Czech Science Foundation, Prof. Petr Baldrian.

The Czech Science Foundation President’s Award has been regularly awarded since 2003 in recognition of outstanding results achieved in grant projects completed in the previous year. Recipients are selected on the recommendation of several hundred scientists who evaluate projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation. The awards are presented in five areas of basic research: Technical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Medical and Biological Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences.

This year, for the first time, the laureates received a trophy depicting the foundation’s motif along with their award. The trophy was created from recycled glass and 3D printing by designers from Plastenco design in cooperation with the Czech Science Foundation. “The design and production of a unique trophy linked to science and basic research is a highly prestigious matter for us. The dominant part is made up of circles inspired by the logo of the Czech Science Foundation, rendered in the colour of bronze. We have applied a small element of playfulness: the circles can be moved, taken out, bent and inserted according to one’s own imagination,” says Kateřina Sýsová, co-founder of the company.

The award ceremony was attended by representatives of the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, the Ministry of Education, the Research, Development and Innovation Council, universities, the Czech Academy of Sciences and dozens of other distinguished guests.

Laureáti Ceny předsedy GA ČR 2024

Award-Winning Projects

Technical Sciences

Prof. Ing. Hanuš Seiner, Ph.D., DSc., Institute of Thermomechanics of the CAS

Laser and ultrasound to revolutionize materials engineering: Revealing hidden structures in alloys for new technologies (project: Advanced laser-ultrasonic characterization of structural transitions in metals – analysis beyond the homogeneity assumption)

Scientists have designed laser-ultrasonic methods to characterize newly developed generations of alloys, which often have complex microstructures and unusual elastic properties. These materials have a wide range of applications, for example in optical devices or joint implants. The project has also contributed to the discovery of several new alloys with unique properties.

Physical Sciences

Mgr. Petr Pravec, Dr., Astronomical Institute of the CAS

Asteroids on a collision course: How space probes and new discoveries help protect Earth from collision  

project: Physical and dynamical properties of space mission target asteroids, and their evolutionary paths

Scientists have analyzed the physical properties and parameters of asteroids based on changes in their luminous flux. This has been crucial for space missions to these objects and the subsequent interpretation of the obtained data. They were also involved in the US DART mission, which tested technology to deflect potentially dangerous asteroids by impacting the asteroid Dimorphos.

Medical and Biological Sciences

Mgr. et Mgr. Dalibor Blažek, Ph.D., Masaryk University – CEITEC

An important enzyme in the fight against cancer: How CDK11 opens up new possibilities for cancer treatment

project: Characterization of kinase activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 11 (CDK11), an essential enzyme for the growth of cancer

Enzymes from the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) family control important functions in the cell. CDK-blocking substances are important in cancer research and treatment. Scientists have discovered that the overlooked enzyme CDK11 plays a key role in RNA editing. The substance OTS964, which has anti-cancer activity and blocks CDK11, prevents RNA editing in the cell. The research has revealed a new mechanism of RNA editing in the cell, providing new opportunities for cancer treatment research.

Social Sciences and Humanities

Doc. PhDr. Julie Chytilová, Ph.D., Economics Institute of the CAS

Poverty and behavior: How financial distress affects ethics and decision-making

project: Determinants of Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behavior: Field Experimental Evidence

Research among Ugandan farmers shows that poverty and financial distress lead to impatient behavior – people prefer immediate consumption and do not want to wait for longer-term results. This can worsen their future situation and keep them in a ‘vicious cycle of poverty’. Financial distress also increases the risk of unethical behavior. Research findings suggest that even short-term assistance can improve the decision-making and economic situation of the poor in the long term.

Agricultural and Biological-Environmental Sciences

RNDr. Martin Volf, Ph.D., Biology Centre of the CAS

How insect invaders shape the chemical defences of plants: Secrets of the diverse chemical makeup of willows

project: Why is there such high diversity of chemical defences: role of insect herbivory in promoting chemical diversity in willows

Plants produce hundreds of thousands of chemicals. They are able to tailor their production to survive in different environments. In harsh climates, they produce high concentrations of a narrow range of substances, while when insects attack, they produce a large number of chemicals, including those that attract the predators of the insects in question. Research has revealed how the chemical strategies of plants evolve and how the vast amounts of substances they produce are created.

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Even plants know that two is better than one, say scientists

Terezie Mandáková from CEITEC, a research institute of Masaryk University, received the Czech Science Foundation President’s Award in 2020. We present an interview with her and her colleague Ales Kovařík from the Institute of Biophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, with whom she jointly works on projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation. In this interview, prepared by CEITEC, you will learn how their research on plants is progressing, how this research can help to face global challenges, and how humour and sense of perspective help to cope with the enormous burden that research can mean for personal life.

Some growers talk to their plants. Beyond the psychological impact on humans, does this also affect plants? Do you also talk to plants in the lab?

Terezie Mandáková (TM): While plants likely don’t “hear” words the way we do, they are sensitive to their environmental, including sound. Research has shown that sound vibrations can influence plant growth. For instance, studies suggest that exposing plants to certain sound frequencies can stimulate their development. Sounds akin to human conversation may promote fluid movement within plants, potentially benefiting their metabolism. As for me, do I talk to them? Well, sometimes I sing in the lab (laughs). It lightens the mood and creates a more relaxed atmosphere.

Aleš Kovařík (AK): You observe them more closely, checking on how they’re doing, and you strive to provide the best possible conditions. This added care definitely has a positive effect on plant health. It’s similar to raising children – the more time, love, and attention you give them, the better the outcome. So, from both a scientific and psychological perspectives, it’s a lovely way to connect with nature.

Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton Plant) has chromosomes from both parents. It has a higher fibre yield and drought resistance

Gossypium hirsutum (Cotton Plant) has chromosomes from both parents. It has a higher fibre yield and drought resistance

It seems that the combination of feminine and masculine elements in your research partnership works remarkably well. What makes you such effective collaborators?

TM: What truly enhances our project is how our different perspectives enrich our work. It’s not about whether the team is exclusively male, female, or mixed – what matters is maintaining an open mind and welcoming diverse opinions. This approach fosters team energy and creativity. While we sometimes feel pressure to boost the number of women in projects at all costs, I believe research should not focus on quotas. Ultimately, it’s the talent and skills each individual brings to the team that lead to innovative outcomes.

AK: We have been working together for several years, and we complement each other perfectly, despite the generation gap. The younger CEITEC team brings knowledge of modern technologies and innovative methods, while I contribute experience and best practices. This blend of youth and experience creates unique opportunities for research development. For instance, when we worked on a project funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GACR), this dynamic proved highly effective. We successfully secured two grant projects and are currently working on another.

Both of you are involved in joint research on hybrid and allopolyploid plants. I understand that a hybrid plant is an offspring resulting from the crossing of two different species or varieties, but what exactly is an allopolyploid?

AK: Generally, hybrids tend to be infertile. A classic example is the mule or the hinny, which are crossbreeds between horses and donkeys. While these hybrids are strong and vigorous, they cannot produce offspring. This is where allopolyploidy comes into play, as it can ensure the fertility of hybrids, potentially leading to the creation of new species. In a typical hybrid, the offspring receives one set of chromosomes from each parent. In contrast, an allopolyploid has duplicated sets, meaning it has two complete sets of chromosomes. This “double dose” of genetic material often gives plants unique characteristics. A prime example is wheat, which results from crossing three different grass species, leading to six sets of chromosomes. This genetic complexity contributes to wheat’ greater resistance and improved growth traits.

What exactly are you focusing on with hybrid and allopolyploid plants?

TM: We’re interested in how their genes change and adapt. We study the mechanisms that influence the function of ribosomal DNA and ribosomes. In simple terms, we examinate how genetic differences between the parent plants are expressed in allopolyploids and how this impacts ribosome formation and the plants’ adaptability to various conditions. Our research contributes to better understanding of plant evolution, the origin of new species, and the factors that influence their genetic diversity.

Examples of cytogentic study of bittercress

Examples of cytogentic study of bittercress

How are ribosomes and ribosomal DNA related?

TM: Imagine that in every cell, whether in your body or in plants, there is a little factory that constantly produces the essential building blocks – proteins. This factory is called a ribosome. To function properly, ribosomes need instructions, and that’s where ribosomal DNA, or rDNA, comes in. It serves as a library that stores the blueprints ribosomes use to assemble proteins.

AK: We recently published a paper in The Plant Journal exploring why nature has provided these factories with two different types of blueprints and the significance of each. While we know quite a bit about 35S rDNA, the 5S rDNA we study remains largely a mystery, particularly in hybrid and allopolyploid plants where the genomes of different species are combined.

How do you unravel this mystery, and what have you found in your research?

TM: Our research focuses on three species of bittercress, a meadow plant that serves as a “lab mouse” for our studies. We have discovered something akin to a revolution in the ribosomal factory. Imagine two factories producing similar products merging to create innovative new ones, using the best components from both. In allopolyploid plants, the genetic materials from both parent species combine to form what we call chimeric ribosomes. Interestingly, during this process, some genes are often “switched off”. This likely happens because the cell needs to simplify its genetic makeup and stabilise its functions.

AK: When a cell receives multiple copies of the same or similar genes during hybridisation or polyploidisation, it can lead to overload and unbalanced activity. This is where epigenetic regulation comes into play, helping cells avoid issues like overproduction of molecules or malfunctioning cellular processes. By silencing certain genes, plants can more effectively process genetic information from both parents and adapt to new conditions.

T. Mandáková, A. Kovařík

T. Mandáková, A. Kovařík

Gene switching likely did not emerge overnight; rather, it is probably an integral part of plant evolution. What are the implications for the plant kingdom?

AK: The implications are significant. Gene silencing acts like a silent conductor, guiding how a plant responds to environmental changes. It can silence genes from one parent while activating genes from the other, allowing the plant to optimize its adaptability in a given environment. This process can even cause different populations of the same species to activate or silence distinct combinations of genes, ultimately leading to genetically unique lineages. Such mechanisms promote evolutionary diversification and can lead to the origin of new species that are better adapted to specific conditions.

Listening to you, it seems almost impossible to fit research into a standard eight-hour workday. How do you manage to juggle your demanding scientific work with your personal life?

TM: The key is balance and effective time management. When science is also your hobby, you find joy in it, which helps recharge you during challenging moments. However, it’s crucial to maintain clear boundaries between work and personal life, set priorities, and sometimes even laugh at your own mistakes. Humour and perspective, in my opinion, are essential for success and satisfaction both at work and at home.

AK: I completely agree with Teri. However, like any hobby, a passion for science must be tempered. If you become overly zealous, you can easily get lost in research that leads nowhere. Having a strong background in family, engaging in cultural activities, or participating in sports not only provides balance, but also fosters important self-reflection that helps clarify what truly matters. For instance, I love volunteering at a kids’ summer camp; it reminds me that the challenges at work aren’t as overwhelming as they may seem. Conversely, a scientific approach can enhance your ability to critically evaluate information in the media and on social networks.

Strawberry cultivars are derived from Fragaria × ananassa which arose in 17th century by a chance interspecific hybridisation

Strawberry cultivars are derived from Fragaria × ananassa which arose in 17th century by a chance interspecific hybridisation

Most people don’t find plant research as attractive as, say, developing a cure for cancer. What draws you to the study of plants?

TM: Plants are literally the cornerstones of life on Earth. Without them, we wouldn’t have food or oxygen. Plant research is vital for our future because it helps us understand how to ensure food security and protect the environment. What many people may not realize is that many medicines, including those for cancer, are derived from plants, which provide essential raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. Thus, studying plants is not only fascinating but also crucial for sustaining life on Earth.

AK: Our work is a piece of a mosaic that reveals the bigger picture of how plants function and how they can help address global challenges. We study how ribosomes and genetic diversity enable plants to survive and thrive even in extreme conditions. This research is essential for developing crops that can meet challenges like climate change and food security for a growing population. Additionally, we recognise that our research intersects with other fields; for instance, we know that ribosomes in cancer cells differ from those in healthy cells, which could lead to more targeted cancer treatments. Ultimately, our work offers hope that we may one day discover plants with remarkable properties that we can hardly predict today. That’s what keeps us moving forward.

 

Source and photos: CEITEC MUNI

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Discovering Pharmaceuticals: Sustainable Synthesis of Atropisomers

Dr. Paioti from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS leads a prestigious JUNIOR STAR project investigating atropisomers — molecules with potential to revolutionize drug development. He and his team are developing innovative synthesis methods to discover and produce vital pharmaceuticals in more sustainable ways.

Precision of molecular interactions

Dr. Paioti, the principal investigator of the project, became fascinated with chemistry during his university studies, when he discovered the intricate dance of molecules and their effects on the properties of substances. “Much of the beauty in chemistry,” he says, “comes from understanding how molecules interact at the molecular level and how this affects a property that can actually be seen or felt.” One example he is impressed with is that of vincristine, a structurally complex organic molecule that after entering the human body specifically chooses to target cancer cells, showcasing the precision of these molecular interactions.

Atropisomers: key to sustainable drug development?

Dr. Paioti and his team focus on atropisomers — a class of molecules with significant potential in pharmaceutical applications. More accurately, their goal is to develop new methods for synthesizing these molecules while minimizing environmental harm. “Atropisomers are crucial for the future of drug development, and our work aims to expand the repertoire of available compounds, potentially leading to groundbreaking treatments for various diseases,” explains the scientist.

If successful, Dr. Paioti’s project could have a profound impact on both health and sustainability. “In the long term, the project can lead to new pharmaceuticals that can fight deadly diseases such as cancer,” he notes. Additionally, the research could pioneer more eco-friendly chemical processes. For instance, he and his team are developing nickel-catalyzed reactions as a much less toxic alternative to palladium-catalyzed processes, which are also more costly and less common in nature. By utilizing nickel, Dr. Paioti hopes to create more sustainable and accessible methods for producing vital pharmaceuticals.

The importance of international collaboration

This JUNIOR STAR project is inherently international, reflecting Dr. Paioti’s belief that “science should have no borders”. After studying chemistry in Brazil, completing his PhD in the USA, followed by a postdoc in France, his career path led him to Czechia. After all these experiences, he deeply values the diverse perspectives that come from a multicultural team. His current group includes members of five different nationalities. “The project will only be truly successful if we collaborate with researchers from abroad as well from here,” he says, emphasizing the importance of global cooperation in scientific success and progress.

Paioti and Team

Dr. Paioti with his team

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