30 May 2023

Martin Toul: MUNI Mendel Doctorandus is an opportunity to move and develop

The first of the fabled first swallows to graduate from the MUNI Mendel Doctorandus (MMD) programme was a student of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, RNDr. Martin Toul, Ph.D. Martin completed the program, fulfilled all the requirements and defended his dissertation in the European Doctorate mode. In addition to the diploma and the International Certificate, thanks to the support of the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. Tomáš Kašparovský, he will also receive an incentive scholarship for successful MMD graduates.

22 May 2023

Ten interdisciplinary lectures under the auspices of the Life Science Seminar

As the spring semester slowly comes to an end, we would like to look back and sum up the last semester as part of the Life Science Seminar Series.

18 May 2023

Dies academicus: Awards for outstanding scientists and successful students affiliated with our faculty

Today, the Karel Engliš Great Hall at the MU Faculty of Law hosted the Dies Ademicus Assembly of the Academic Community associated with the presentation of the Masaryk University Rector's Awards. The MU Silver Medal was awarded to Ludvík Kunz, the MU Rector's Award to Pavel Plevka, Martin Toul and Barbara Kubičková. Congratulations!

16 May 2023

My book shows that cooperation for the good of the whole and other principles that govern the functioning of cells in the human body are meaningful

Jana Šmardová received her RNDr. degree after graduating from Masaryk University’s (MU, earlier known as UJEP) Faculty of Science . Between 1989 and 1993, she worked at the Institute of Entomology of the Academy of Sciences in České Budějovice. In 1991, she moved to the USA for two years, where she worked at the State University of New York. After returning to the Czech Republic, she worked at the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute in Brno from 1996 to 2003, and from 2003 to 2019 she was the head of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory at the Department of Pathology, University Hospital Brno-Bohunice. Since 2005, she has been working at the Faculty of Science MU. After her habilitation in Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2005, she was promoted to the Associate Professor and appointed Professor in 2010. Her scientific work focuses on the study of aberrations in selected molecular mechanisms related to the development of tumours.

15 May 2023

Peter Fabian Wins Prestigious 2023 Chi-Bin Chien Award for Contributions to Zebrafish Community

Peter Fabian, a researcher at the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Chi-Bin Chien Award by the International Zebrafish Society (IZFS). This international award, recognizes Dr. Fabian's outstanding scientific work in the field of zebrafish research. Dr. Fabian, who joined the Department of Experimental Biology as a new research group leader last year, is a developmental biologist with a focus on understanding the fundamental processes that underlie the development and maintenance of vertebrate organs, particularly their importance for human health. His research aims to understand the role of stem cell maintenance and metabolism in human health, as well as to study the basic mechanisms of how different cell types arise and contribute to the formation of complex organs in vertebrate bodies.

11 May 2023

Jana Klánová received an honorary doctorate from the University of Örebro

Professor Jana Klánová, Director of the RECETOX Centre at the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, was awarded an honorary doctorate (doctor honoris causa) at Örebro University in Sweden. On this occasion, she presented her research at a public lecture and discussed collaboration with several research teams.

26 Apr 2023

Pavel Hyršl has received the MUNI Innovation Award 2023

The research of Pavel Hyršl has made a positive contribution in the fields of beekeeping, ecological relationships and agriculture. The results have provided an overview of the changes in parasitised bee bodies that result in impaired health and the death of bee colonies. Congratulations on the award.

24 Apr 2023

Johann Gregor Mendel inspires − the basis of success is an idea

The author of the final part of our podcast serie is the Dean of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University, Professor Tomáš Kašparovský. He talks about why Mendel is inspiring for him personally, as a scientist and educator, and about pushing the boundaries of knowledge and science.