News
FEBS Poster Prize for Martin
Our former lab member, Martin Toul, attended the FEBS3+ meeting in Pula, Croatia, at the end of September. He showcased his research on luciferases and took home the FEBS Poster Prize for the best poster at the conference. Congratulations, Martin!
Jan’s Clinical Stay
Our medical student, Jan Cesnek, completed a 1-month clinical stay in Tanzania. He gained valuable hands-on experience at the Surgery and Emergency Departments of the Arusha Lutheran Medical Centre, and the Mount Meru Regional Referral Hospital, both located in the beautiful city of Arusha near Mount Kilimanjaro. This break from lab work was very enriching […]
New Baby in LL
Congratulations to Marie Hamsikova and her husband on the birth of their son Mikulasek (8th October 2024, 4030 g and 52 cm)!
Celebration of Achievements
Last Friday was a special day as we celebrated:
Research Internship of Andre Taborda
We were excited to welcome doctoral student Andre Taborda from NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, to the Loschmidt Laboratories! His research was focused on the stability analysis of glycoside oxidases using our web-based computational tools. This project was made possible with the support of COZYME – COST Action CA21162. We hope to collaborate again in […]
Pavel’s Research Internship in Girona
Our PhD student, Pavel Kohout, is currently visiting Silvia Osuna’s Lab at the IQCC University of Girona in Spain. He is exploring the application of machine learning in the design of allosterically regulated proteins. Pavel is appreciating the beautiful setting of Girona and the warm welcome from the team of allosteric specialists!
Daniel and Michal to Present at ASBE7 Conference
Congratulations to Daniel Pluskal and Michal Vasina for being selected to present their research at the ASBE7 Conference in Brno, which will take place on November 6-8, 2024. Daniel will give an oral talk on IRrIS, a revolutionary bioimaging tool inspired by native bioluminescence resonance energy transfer, while Michal will showcase a poster on using […]
Jiri to Present at Conference of Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
We’re thrilled to announce that Jiri Damborsky will be a keynote speaker at the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB) Conference in South Korea on September 26-27, 2024. Join us today at 9:40 (CET) for Jiri’s online lecture on web-based tools for computational enzyme design. Don’t miss out! Credit: AK Seibel
Tuesday’s Teambuilding
We had a great time at Tuesday’s pub meeting at the Pivní burza Jánská. Many thanks to Sergio Marques for organising this event!Photo by Sergio Marques
New Tool for Automated Querying of Web-Based Stability Predictors
Exciting news for protein design enthusiasts! We’re thrilled to introduce BenchStab, a new console tool that simplifies the process of evaluating how mutations affect protein stability. With BenchStab, one can easily execute 19 different prediction methods and collect results for multiple mutants using a single tool. Plus, it’s designed for easy expansion with additional predictors […]