Days of Electron Microscopy Brno 2026

We invite you to the Days of Electron Microscopy Brno 2026! Take a look at what is planned. Activities at the MU Faculty of Science are organized by the CEPLANT Centre, the Department of Plasma Physics and Technology, and for the new study program "Microscopy" the Department of Condensed Matter Physics.

Animal Venom: From evolutionary innovation to translational application (INNOLEC | MUNI SCI)

1:00 PM

Tim Lüddecke

Botanical seminar: Epigenetic memory in plants

4:00 PM

Epigenetic memory allows plants to “remember” past periods of stress or environmental conditions and adjust their functioning accordingly in the future. In this lecture, we will explore how these experiences are encoded in gene regulation without altering DNA, and how they enable plants to respond more quickly, more precisely, and with surprising sophistication. We will share examples from our research, and I hope to convince you that memory is crucial for plant survival in a changing world.

Basic and Applied Systems Biology in Honey Bees to Improve Honey Bee Health and Climate Change Resilience (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

LEONARD FOSTER

Lecture will be held in English

Microsecond Time-Resolved Cryo-EM & Water in No Man’s Land (INNOLEC | MUNI SCI)

8:00 AM

Ulrich Lorenz

PI FORUM: Financing your research

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Financing research is getting harder every year. This PI Forum is not about writing another grant, but about open discussion on how to move in the funding system and survive the grant jungle in 2026. We will also show and discuss real data on changes in Czech funding, success rates, and project costs.

Decoding Embryonic Fates: Lineages, Mechanisms, and Spatial Context (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

EMMA R. ANDERSSON

Lecture will be held in English

Understanding the impact of anthropogenic stressors on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (INNOLEC | MUNI SCI)

4:00 PM

Marc Cadotte

UPCON 2026

6:00 PM – 1:00 PM

The Fifth International UPCON Conference, focused on the preparation, properties, and applications of upconversion nanomaterials (UPCON 2026), will take place on April 12–17, 2026, at the Hotel Continental in Brno.

Biochmelie 2026

3:00 PM

You're warmly invited to Biochmelie – an event organized by students, for students! Come learn more about the biochemistry Master’s programs, ask anything you're curious about, and get to know fellow students from different years. There will also be some light refreshments waiting for you!

Accelerating Antibiotic Discovery with AI (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

CÉSAR DE LA FUENTE

Lecture will be held in English

Gaining Insight Into Pre-mRNA Splicing by the Spliceosome (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

REINHARD LÜHRMANN

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

Tough threads, ballistic webs and bungee-jumps: evolutionary biomechanics of spider extended phenotypes (INNOLEC | MUNI SCI)

1:00 PM

Jonas Wolff

Exploiting the Polyamine Dependency of MYC-driven Tumors (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

MICHAEL HOGARTY

Lecture will be held in English

The Evolution of Wnt/beta-catenin Signaling: A View From the Bottom (Seminar Series)

4:00 PM

MARK Q. MARTINDALE

Lecture will be held in English

Ubiquitination and Autophagy – Quality Control of Life Processes (Seminar Series)

5:00 PM

IVAN ĐIKIĆ

Mendel´s refectory in the Mendel Museum Brno

CEPLANT International Summer School on Plasma-Surface Engineering

The summer school programme introduces the fundamentals of low-temperature plasmas, the development of cold plasma sources, plasma–surface interactions, and modern diagnostic and characterisation techniques. It also presents cutting-edge applications of plasma technologies in nanomaterials, energy systems, environmental remediation, agriculture, and biomedicine. The programme includes approximately 15 lectures, a guided tour of CEPLANT laboratories, and an opportunity to discuss research in a friendly and informal atmosphere.