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Ivana’s Research Stay at LL
It was a pleasure to host Ivana Timkova from the Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences at Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovakia, for a research stay at the Loschmidt Laboratories! Working with David Kovar, Ivana focused on gaining expertise in ultrasensitive fluorescence assays for halide detection and enzymatic dehalogenation—skills she will now implement at her […]
Celebrating Achievements: Awards, Publications, and Tech Upgrade!
We recently gathered to celebrate the achievements of Loschmidt Labs over the past period: Award Winners: Huge congratulations to Daniel Pluskal for receiving the Government Prize for Talented Students, and to Martin Sitte for winning the Best Poster Award! First Presentation: A fantastic job by Karolina Sedlackova on delivering her very first presentation at the […]
Autumn Outreach Seminar at FNUSA
We successfully held our autumn outreach seminar on October 10, 2025, at St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno! The day featured excellent talks and in-depth scientific discussions on the progress and results of the CLARA project. We tackled challenging research areas, including Alzheimer’s disease, the application of AI and machine learning for protein design, and […]
7th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course Open for Registration
The 7th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course is officially open for registration! Ready to become a protein design wizard? This course is designed to give you practical, hands-on experience and a solid foundation, regardless of your current background. Regardless of your current career stage, you’ll acquire valuable and applicable skills. Register ASAP to secure your […]
Daniel Received Government Award for Talented Students
Our doctoral student, Daniel Pluskal, has received the 2024 Government Award for Talented Students. Daniel Pluskal studied Biochemistry at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, where he is now pursuing his doctoral studies in the Loschmidt Laboratories at the Department of Experimental Biology and the RECETOX Centre. His research focuses on bioluminescence and its practical […]
7th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course
We are thrilled to invite you to the 7th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course! 9–13 February 2026 | OnlineRegistration opens on 14 October! Ready to engineer your protein of interest?Imagine designing mutations and building libraries with powerful, user-friendly software — no tedious installations, no Unix command lines. Just one streamlined platform bringing everything together. – […]
Our Perspective in Nature Catalysis
Our new article, “Quantum Computing for Faster Enzyme Discovery and Engineering,” has been accepted by Nature Catalysis! This perspective, co-authored with Petr Kouba and Josef Sivic (CIIRC, CTU Prague), explores how quantum algorithms can tackle biocatalysis challenges that are impossible for classical computing. We highlight quantum’s potential to revolutionize enzyme simulation and design. Although current […]
2025 Researchers’ Night
The 2025 Researchers’ Night on the theme of Wealth was a huge success! Thank you to all the curious visitors who stopped by, tried our experiments, and showed us just how much fun and educational science can be. We appreciate your interest and look forward to welcoming you back next time! Photos by Karolina Sedlackova
Farewell Party of Anthony
We recently said goodbye to Anthony Legrand, who is moving on from his postdoctoral research role at LL after four and a half years with Zbynek Prokop’s team. We celebrated his time with a Hawaiian-themed barbecue. We’re grateful for his contributions and wish him the very best in his future endeavours! Photos by Karolina Sedlackova
Success in Biochemistry Congress 2025
The Loschmidt Laboratories successfully participated in the Biochemistry Congress 2025 in Prague! Karolina Sedlackova and Zbynek Prokop delivered great talks that sparked significant discussions. Martin Marek co-chaired the “Enzymes” session with Erik Sedlak from the University of Pavol Jozef Safarik in Kosice. In the poster session, Daniel Pluskal and Martin Sitte presented and discussed their […]