News
Zbynek: Invited Speaker at HTCD2026
Our team leader, Zbynek Prokop, is a plenary speaker at the High-Throughput Catalysts Design (HTCD) international symposium in Lille, France! Don’t miss his lecture on the latest advances in microfluidics combined with machine learning for discovering and engineering novel biocatalysts on March 30-31, 2026! The #CLARA project supports conference participation.
Our researchers are in Zurich!
Our PhD students, Alan Strunga and Hana Faldynova, and postdoc Michal Vasina are working with the deMello group at ETH Zurich. They’re developing new lab-on-a-chip methods to improve the enzyme staphylokinase that could help treat ischemic stroke. A big thank you to Stavros Stavrakis and Eunhee Cho for the collaboration! Photo by Michal Vasina
Loschmidt Laboratories at the BioML Symposium
Members of the Loschmidt Laboratories theoretical teams recently attended the BioML Symposium in Prague, hosted by the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences.This two-day event brought together leading researchers and professionals to discuss the latest advancements in machine learning and data-driven research in biochemistry. The symposium was an excellent […]
Martin to Present at Symposium of Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence
Our team leader, Martin Marek, has been invited to deliver a talk at the XXIII International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence (ISBC) and the XXI International Symposium on Luminescence Spectrometry (ISLS)! The conference, chaired by Prof. Pimchai Chaiyen, will take place from May 25–29, 2026, in Rayong, Thailand. This marks the first time the ISBC […]
Karolina to Present at Biochemistry Congress
Our doctoral student Karolina Sedlackova will be giving a short oral presentation at the XXVIII. Biochemistry Congress (CSBMB 2025) in Prague. Congratulations, Karolina! And a special thank you to her supervisor, Martin Marek, for his great work.
Martin at International Course on Protein Quality Control
Our doctoral student, Martin Sitte, recently attended the International Course on Protein Quality Control (icPQC 2025) at the University of Siena, Italy. This course is key for ensuring the quality of purified proteins, vital for reliable research. Martin gained valuable theoretical knowledge and hands-on training, and he’s now bringing fresh ideas back to the Loschmidt […]
Make Our Planet Great Again Prize for Honza
Jan Mican has been awarded the Make Our Planet Great Again Prize for environmental research! This prestigious award is presented by the Embassy of the Republic of France in Prague and BNP Paribas bank. Jan, a doctoral student at RECETOX, focuses on the computational analysis of enzymes against toxic environmental pollutants. His research, a collaboration […]
Summer Teambuilding
Our lab teamed up with members of the Microbial Bioengineering Laboratory, led by Pavel Dvorak, for fun beach volleyball. After some friendly matches, we cooled off with refreshments and enjoyed a great evening at Sokolak by the Brno Reservoir. Big thanks to Martin Sitte for organising! Photo by Jan Velecky
Faraneh to Present at Enzyme Engineering Conference
Big congratulations to Faraneh Haddadi for her accepted talk at the Enzyme Engineering Conference in Helsingør, Denmark! Catch her presentation on “Capturing protein dynamics and its determinants using explainable artificial intelligence” on Monday morning, October 20, 2025. Well done, Faraneh!
Look Back at the 6th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course
A look back at the 6th Hands-on Computational Enzyme Design Course and the announcement of a new course date – read the press release here. Photo by David Damborsky