23 Feb 2021

When you do your own experiments, you’ll appreciate the great laboratory equipment

Sabina Fronková graduated from the Brno-Bystrc Grammar School and then applied to us for a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. Having successfully completed her degree, she is now continuing her studies with a follow-up Master's degree in Biotechnology. She is also a member of the Generation Mendel team.

Maintain or improve interpersonal relationships. That, in my view, is the basis of any meaningful collective action.

Milan Novák studied professional geology at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (PřF MU). Professionally, his main focus is systematic mineralogy and minerogenetic processes. He has published widely, has organised a number of international scientific conferences and has long been involved in international scientific cooperation.  

19 Feb 2021

If students show enthusiasm and interest, they will not be short of practical research opportunities

Lucka Pifková comes from Kroměříž and studies Molecular Biology and Genetics at our faculty. She is also a member of the Generation Mendel team, which last autumn celebrated great success with its synthetic biology project in the international iGEM competition.

18 Feb 2021

For Women in Science

The 15th year of the L'Oréal-UNESCO talent program For Women in Science, supported by the international organization UNESCO and the company L‘Oréal Czech Republic in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is starting. 

17 Feb 2021

I enjoy the optional subjects most as these often discuss narrower issues in more depth

Klára Odehnalová came to us after graduating from the grammar school in Brno-Řečkovice and she is currently undertaking her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. She is a member of the Generation Mendel student association

16 Feb 2021

The Louis-Jeantet Prizes

The Louis-Jeantet Prizes are awarded each year to experienced researchers who have distinguished themselves in the field of biomedical research in one of the member states of the Council of Europe. The prizes are awarded to fully active researchers whose scientific efforts are focused on biomedical research.

15 Feb 2021

I really appreciate that the teachers are real “brainboxes” in their fields

David Zimčík comes from Uherské Hradiště. After graduating from the local grammar school, his steps were directed to our faculty, and specifically to the field of Biochemistry. He is currently studying a follow-up Master's degree with a specialisation in Genomics and Proteomics. In addition, he is a member of the Generation Mendel student association.

15 Feb 2021

Rewriting seaweed DNA to eat plastics

Beaches covered with tons of PET bottles, seabirds with stomachs full of plastic, fish suffocating in a free-floating plastic bag. Human waste decimates not only nature but also its originators. Paradoxically, the smallest seaweed may contribute to solving this gigantic problem. Kristýna Jankůjová, from the CEITEC research centre in Brno, is currently addressing the question of how to “reprogram” seaweed to decompose plastics.