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Small mountain lake opens a window to the pastThe team centered around Associate Professor Petr Kuneš from the Faculty of Science of the Charles University in Prague has been researching the prehistory of Bohemian Forest (Šumava) lakes for seven years. The sediments collected have been unravelling new stories and now part of the results have been published in a prestigious journal Science of the Total Environment. The unusual quality of the record from a small mountain lake (Prášilské jezero) has made it possible to reconstruct changes in the lake ecosystem in great detail, revealing processes associated with the brownification of the water that go beyond the scope of a local study. Published Nov 15, 2022 |
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Snow Leopards in Nepal by professor Pavel KindlmannSnow leopards in Nepal, is the title of a new book produced by Springer, edited by Prof. Pavel Kindlmann from the Institute for Environment of the Charles University. The publication is the only one so far to provide comprehensive information on population dynamics and presents not only a comprehensive overview but also new, previously unpublished data from 15 years of intensive photo-trapping combined with sampling and analysis. These data could be useful for other researchers working on the snow leopard. In addition to the editor, the co-authors are former or current PhD students of the Institute of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Charles University. Published Nov 15, 2022 |
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New book "Atlas of the Gravity and Magnetic Fields of the Moon"Günther Kletetschka, Associate Professor at the Department of Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics, has become one of the co-authors of a major new monographic publication from Springer. The book contains information on the geology of the Moon together with basic information on magnetic fields, mapping and topographic models. Published Nov 12, 2022 |
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GA CR awarded prestigious grants, one of them goes to our facultyThe Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (GA CR) will fund 10 new EXPRO projects and 23 JUNIOR STAR projects from next year. Both prestigious competitions aim to promote scientific excellence through superior conditions - EXPRO is designed for experienced scientists who have a breakthrough idea, while JUNIOR STAR will allow outstanding budding scientists to pursue their own research topics. One of the JUNIOR STAR grants goes to our faculty - it was awarded to Dr. Filip Kolář from the Department of Botany. Congratulations! Published Nov 05, 2022 |
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What are reduced mitochondria for?A few years ago, scientists discovered a curious case of protozoa (oxymonads) that do not have mitochondria. Since then, the research group of Associate Professor Hampl from the Faculty of Science of Charles University and the BIOCEV research centre has been asking how the unique loss of mitochondria occurred. In a paper, which has just been published in the prestigious journal Current Biology, Associate Professor Hampl's team with Justyna Zítek as the first author used the closest known relative of the oxymonads, a free living flagellate Paratrimastix pyriformis, as a model species. Published Nov 04, 2022 |
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What's keeping global biodiversity at bay?An article in the prestigious journal Science Advances, published by scientists from Prague´s Charles University (Center for Theoretical Study and Faculty of Science), shows that the Earth's biodiversity is regulated on the scale of tens of millions of years by a feedback loop between diversity on the one hand and the origination and extinction of species on the other, so that it cannot grow indefinitely. This sheds new light on the current biodiversity crisis. Published Nov 01, 2022 |
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Sports events offer for our international studentsWe are very pleased, that you have joined our university. We would like to offer you the possibility to meet with other international students during sport events prepared by the students from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. You can join regular sports activities happening every week. This is a great opportunity to socialize with others and be active concerning your healthy life style. More details you can find below. Published Oct 25, 2022 |
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Conference: Microbial communities: function, structure and complexityWe cordially invite all interested parties to attend the conference MIcrobial Communitied: Function, Structure, and Complexity, which will be organized by BIOCEV on 2-4 November 2022. The conference will be divided into several sessions and will feature a number of outstanding experts from several countries. Admission to the conference is free. Registration is required. Published Oct 18, 2022 |
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Neuron Award 2022 for Mariya ShamzhyMariya Shamzhy from the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry (CUCAM Research Centre) is tackling one of the long-standing key challenges for materials scientists - understanding how heterogeneous catalysts facilitate chemical reactions, at the atomic level. In particular, it is focused on the synthesis of new types of zeolites, their characterization and the explanation of their catalytic properties. The results so far promise new concepts for inorganic chemistry or chemical engineering. Mariya Shamzhy graduated from Lomonosov University and received her PhD degree from the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Published Oct 16, 2022 |
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The Science is Beautiful photography and art competition is now openThe popular Science is Beautiful photography and art competition begins on Monday, October 10, 2022. Starting at 12 p.m., you can register your photos or illustrations on the competition website until midnight on October 31, 2022. Traditionally, there are three academic categories for faculty and a Discovery category for the general public. Winners of all categories will be announced on Dec. 7 in the Carolina Grand Auditorium. We look forward to seeing all who attend Published Oct 14, 2022 |
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4EU+ Flagships and our participationThe 4EU+ European University Alliance brings together seven comprehensive, research-intensive, public universities from four regions of Europe to strengthen the European vision of deepened cooperation and mutual enrichment. What are the flagships and how do our university and faculty participate in them? Published Oct 08, 2022 |
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Multidimensional solid-state NMR spectroscopy for the study of protein structureJan Blahut and Zdeněk Tošner (NMR Laboratory, Department of Chemistry), together with colleagues from the Technical University of Munich, have published a paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, which focuses on increasing the sensitivity of multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra used to study the structure of insoluble proteins. Published Sep 21, 2022 |
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From the atom to NK cell: the story of an unexpected protein structureThe discovery of a peculiar protein structure and the quest to confirm it led to the description of interacting receptor clusters on NK cells. The study by the research teams of Dr. Ondřej Vaněk from the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Dr. Jan Dohnálek from the Institute of Biotechnology of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the center BIOCEV was recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications. Published Sep 19, 2022 |
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The story of evolution written in phosphorusPhosphorus is one of the elements that is crucial for the construction of organisms and their metabolism. Its cycle across the environments is also one of the best understood. That there could still be a lot of white spaces on the map of our understanding of such a fundamental process occurred to the Czech paleontologists Peter Kraft and Michal Mergl. The publication, which takes a new view to the changes in the phosphorus cycle over geological time, was recently published by the prestigious journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Published Aug 29, 2022 |
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Tau protein on the trailThe tau protein is an important factor linked to the development of human neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Yet there is still much we do not know about tau and other similar proteins. The most recent discoveries come from the work of an international team (Siahaan et al.) including co-authors from the Department of Cell Biology, Lenka Libusova, Ph.D. and graduate student Tereza Humhalová. The study has been published in Nature Chemical Biology. Published Aug 19, 2022 |
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Global analysis reveals the planet's most diverse forestsThe number of tree species in local ecosystems is a key measure of biodiversity. A well-known ecological rule states that species numbers increase from the poles to the equator. But why is this trend not completely universal, and what can influence local biodiversity? The scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution has just published a study that, by analysing an unrivalled database, compared the species richness of forests across virtually the entire planet and shed light on the reasons responsible for differences in tree diversity in different places. Scientists from our faculty, specifically the research group of the Department of Ecology led by Dr. Robert Tropek and Dr. Štěpán Janeček, also participated in the study published in this most prestigious ecological journal. Published Aug 09, 2022 |
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A student of our faculty has been admitted to the most prestigious international PhD program EMBLThe EMBL International Doctoral Programme (EIPP) is the most prestigious postgraduate programme in Europe. It aims to promote excellence in the molecular life sciences and to train young talented scientists. One of them will be Pavlina Marková, a student of our faculty from the Soft Matter research group at the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, starting this October. Congratulations on the acceptance! Published Aug 08, 2022 |
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Social mobility of elites in the Central European regions (1861–1926)On what foundations did modern European societies grow? Who were the people who fundamentally directed and influenced the development of these societies? How did the position and selection of elites change in different regimes? What were the differences between elites in various Central European regions? Finding answers to these questions is the focus of the project Social mobility of elites in the Central European regions (1861–1926). Published Jul 26, 2022 |
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The prestigious EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship was awarded to a graduate of our facultyEMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support outstanding graduate students from all over the world. With a scientific breadth of research, a wide geographical reach and more than 1800 top experts from around the world, EMBO members help young scientists to further their research, promote their international reputation and ensure their mobility. We are honoured that one of the recipients of the prestigious EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship is Vedrana Marković Ph.D. , a PhD graduate from the Department of Experimental Plant Biology of our Faculty. Congratulations! Published Jul 19, 2022 |
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The first ever Science in Shorts competition has its winnersThe first ever Science in Shorts competition has its winners. We are very honoured that one of them is Mgr. Pavel Doležal, Ph.D. from the Department of Parasitology at the Faculty of Science of Charles University and BIOCEV. Congratulations! The Science in Shorts competition, organised by the Nature Awards and Springer Nature in collaboration with Merc KGaA, aims to provide young scientists with a new platform to present their research to the widest possible audience in an accessible, fun and engaging way. Published Jul 14, 2022 |