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Celebration of Our Latest Scientific Achievements
Today, we celebrated several exciting achievements together over a glass of champagne. Newly accepted publications: • Rosinska, M., et al. (2026) — EnzymeMiner 2.0: advancing automated enzyme discovery with expansive sequence mining and smart property analysis, Nucleic Acids Research • Majerova, M., et al. (2026) — Structural Insights into the Evolution of Alpha/Beta-Hydrolase Fold Luciferases, […]
MUNI Day at Loschmidt Laboratories
Today’s MUNI Day at the Loschmidt Laboratories featured two excursions for 10 participants. First, the participants were introduced to proteins and protein engineering, then they toured the laboratories and were informed about the preparation of bacterial proteins.Many thanks to Martin Havlasek and Magdalena Votapkova for organizing the excursions. Photos by Sarka Nevolova
Environmental Excursions
As part of the course Environmental Excursions, students from the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, had the opportunity to visit the information center at the Dukovany Nuclear Power Plant, tour the Respono waste sorting facility, and the adjacent composting plant at the Kozlany landfill. They also learned about the biogas plant in Velesovice and explored […]
Our Students at Czech PhD Bioinformatics Conference
Five of our doctoral students participated in the Czech PhD Bioinformatics Conference in Olomouc on April 23–24, 2026. Martin Havlasek and Monika Rosinska, both recipients of the Brno PhD Talent Award, delivered oral presentations. Martin introduced the AggreProt tool for predicting protein aggregation, while Monika presented the EnzymeMiner platform for discovering new biocatalysts. Pavel Kohout, […]
Exploring Protein Structures at ESRF Synchrotron
Our team members Martin Marek, Martin Sitte, Kaja Sedlackova, and Sasa Kursit recently traveled to the European Synchrotron ESRF in Grenoble, France, for two exciting scientific missions. On beamline ID29, they focused on preparing and optimizing microcrystals of bioluminescent proteins for serial crystallography experiments. Their second mission took place on beamline ID23, where they collected […]
Spring Outreach Seminar
The spring outreach seminar of the Loschmidt Labs took place at Bowling Brno on April 24, 2026. Participants engaged in scientific discussions on the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, research on staphylokinases for stroke treatment, machine learning in drug discovery, and the reaction mechanisms of luciferases. They also enjoyed spending time together and connecting with colleagues […]
Zbynek at HTCD Conference 2026
Our team leader, Zbynek Prokop, attended the HTCD Conference 2026 in Lille, France, on March 30–31. Zbynek delivered his plenary lecture, “From Semi-Automated Screens to AI-Driven Autonomous Platforms: High-Throughput Strategies for Next-Generation Biocatalyst Discovery and Optimization,” to nearly 150 researchers from more than 20 countries worldwide. He also appreciated the opportunity to visit the REALCAT […]
Niek’s Research Stay
Over the past five months, Niek Fraaije (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) has been working in the Loschmidt Laboratories research group on his master’s project, focusing on gaining hands-on experience with machine learning in molecular biology. During this time, Niek developed a strong understanding of a wide range of machine learning tools and methodologies, and […]
Monika Among Finalists of “Bystre hlavy” Competition
Monika Dlouha, a high school student from Matyas Lerch Grammar School, has been selected as a finalist in the “Bystre hlavy” competition organized by the Goethe-Institut! Her project, “Rational engineering of spectral properties of green fluorescent protein from Renilla purpurea,” was carried out at the Loschmidt Laboratories (Masaryk University & ICRC) under the supervision of […]
Teambuilding: Bowling
Our bowling team-building event took place at Bowling Brno on Monday, 30 March. It was a great opportunity to enjoy some friendly competition and spend time together! Many thanks to Martin Sitte for organizing this event. Photo by Jiri Damborsky