News
Martin Received Brno PhD Talent Award
Our PhD student, Martin Sitte, is among the 25 recipients of the prestigious Brno PhD Talent Award! His research focuses on the intriguing luminous apparatus of glowing sea pens under the guidance of Martin Marek. Congratulations to both of them!A big thank you to Brno for supporting young scientists! Read more here.
Honoring Genetics: A Visit at the Mendel Museum
We had the pleasure of hosting our esteemed international guests, Prof. Joelle Pelletier from Université Montreal and Eunhee Cho from ETH Zurich, at the Mendel Museum. They had the unique opportunity to explore the very locations where the visionary Gregor Johann Mendel, known as the “father of genetics,” conducted his groundbreaking discoveries they’ve only read […]
Joan as a Guest on the Webinar COZYME
Don’t miss the upcoming COZYME Webinar on the topic of “Computationally Assisted Design of Enzymes,” hosted by Sergio Marques! Join us on March 20, 2025, at 16:00 (CET), where the postdoc Joan Planas-Iglesias will showcase LoopGrafter, a novel web tool for protein engineering. This innovative tool allows for the transfer of dynamic loops from one […]
Jonathan’s Research Internship
Loschmidt Labs recently had the pleasure of hosting Jonathan Besna from the Université de Montréal for two months. During his time here, he dove into machine-learning methods under the supervision of Stanislav Mazurenko and Jiri Damborsky. Jonathan shared his thoughts as his stay draws to a close: “I’m wrapping up my time here and can’t […]
LL Participated in CzecHopes Conference
Loschmidt Laboratories participated in the CzecHopes conference for high school students in mid-February!During our workshop on Customized Proteins with AI, students explored the process of protein creation — from gene sequencing to selecting the optimal variant. They even got hands-on experience by cultivating their bacteria on agar plates and exploring the fascinating world of bioluminescence. […]
Pavel to Lead a Session During V4SDB Meeting
Our doctoral student, Pavel Kohout, has been invited to lead a session at a student workshop during the V4SDB Meeting 2025! He’ll be presenting on AlphaFold, covering the machine learning principles behind this powerful tool, as well as its applications, potential, and limitations. Congrats, Pavel!
Interview with Martin about His Bioluminescent Research
Our team leader Martin Marek has received an EXPRO grant to study how bioluminescent energy is transferred in marine organisms. Check out his interview for more insights!
Zbynek Invited to “Kinetics 2025”
Our team leader, Zbynek Prokop, will be attending the “Kinetics 2025” course on Biophysical Methods for Real-Time Characterization of Biomolecular Interactions in Paris, France, from March 31 to April 4, 2025. Zbynek will deliver two lectures on rapid mixing techniques and the analysis of kinetics data, along with practical sessions. Be sure to catch his […]
Open Position – Lab Technician
Excursions for Students
Students of Experimental and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (Faculty of Science, Masaryk University) visited a number of interesting companies and plants during Biotechnological and Microbiological excursions: Biovendor, Enantis, Arxada, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Czech Collection of Microorganisms, Biobank at RECETOX, TestLine Clinical Diagnostics, biogas station in Velesovice and EPS Biotechnology. We would like to thank the […]