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Secretion-regulating proteins in plants influence resistance to pathogens

The first joint author of a recently published study in the prestigious journal Plant Cell is PhD student from the Faculty of Science, George Caldarescu.

Conference: Let's Transfer Science - Technology Transfer at the Faculty of Science

We cordially invite all interested parties to the conference "Let´s Transfer Science - Technology Transfer at the Faculty of Science", which will take place on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. in the Large Geology Auditorium at Albertov 6. Its aim is to raise awareness of technology transfer, its importance and benefits for our faculty. The conference will include networking of research teams with each other or with investors. Seating capacity is limited, please register. Refreshments are provided for registered participants.

Unveiling Nature's Patterns

A new review on repeated adaptation has just been published in the prestigious journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. The paper is a result of a collaborative effort between the Faculty of Science, Charles University and the University of Bern and the main author is Magdalena Bohutínská. The article also appeared as a "cover story" in the April print edition of the journal, in which the text itself constitutes "featured content".

The faculty is involved in Research and Enterprise Network for Infrastructures

The Faculty of Science, Charles University will be involved in a cooperation project under the Czech-Saxon Interreg programme starting this year. The principal investigator for the Faculty of Science, Charles University is doc. RNDr. Jiří Mls, CSc. from the Institute of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics.

Coordinative Chain Transfer and Chain Shuttling Polymerization

Robert Mundil (Soft Matter research group from the Dept. of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry) with Catarina Bravo, Nicolas Merle and Philippe Zinck (University of Lille, France) published a paper in Chemical Reviews, which is the most cited chemical journal with impact factor 62.1. The published review provides the state of the art in the field with a focus on the last 10 years. Congratulations!

Single-atom engineering revolutionizes medicine, chemistry and energy

New materials for energy acquisition and storage, nano-robots detecting or eliminating germs in the human body or substances accelerating and streamlining a number of chemical reactions in industrial production will be developed by a revolutionary method of single-atom engineering as part of the Technology Beyond Nanoscale (TECHSCALE) project. Palacký University (UP) has succeeded in the prestigious Excellent Research call in the Jan Amos Komenský Operational Programme, with partners from Charles University and CEITEC-VUT. The five-year research received funding of almost half a billion Czech koruna.

PhD STARS program 2024 is open for applications

Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague has launched its program supporting talented PhD research students from all over the world. During the STARS 2024 call, prospective students can apply to 63 PhD research topics announced on the web page on January 8th, 2024. Deadline for application is March 13th, 2024.

Possibility to process your samples in the new histoprocessor

Vinicna Microscopy Core Facility offers the possibility to process samples in the Leica ASP200 tissue processor. A reservation form must be filled out in advance.

Workshop BioImage Analysis Fundamentals

The Vinicna Microscopy Core Facility (VMCF) cordially invites all interested parties to a workshop on Fundamentals of Bioimage Analysis. Taking place from 5 to 9 February 2024, it will introduce you to the world of bioimage analysis, introduce the capabilities of image processing and evaluation tools, and teach you how to effectively visualize, analyze, and interpret your own data. Registration required.

Communication to students of the Faculty of Science

The management of the Faculty of Science monitors the current situation at the Faculty of Arts and at Charles University as a whole. There are quite a few students who, in addition to teaching at the Faculty, also have classes at the Faculty of Arts, which is currently subject to a special regime. Click on this news item to find the guidelines for the organisation of examinations and studies that currently apply to the Faculty of Arts.