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Jiri to Present at Beilstein Enzymology Symposium 2025
Jiri Damborsky will be a speaker at the Beilstein Enzymology Symposium 2025 in Rudesheim, Germany. This event will delve into a variety of enzymology topics, such as ancestral reconstruction, the evolution of artificial biocatalysis, dynamics of enzyme conformation, enzyme cascades and pathways, and structure-function relationships. Mark your calendars for September 9-11, 2025, and don’t miss […]
Tereza Received the Government Prize for Talented Students
Tereza Sustrova has been honoured with the Government Prize for Talented Students! During her time at the Gymnasium in Brno, she conducted her Secondary School Activity (SOČ) at Loschmidt Laboratories, guided by Martin Marek. Tereza stood out in the category for secondary and higher vocational school students with her research on bioluminescent enzymes. Congratulations, Tereza! […]
Martin to Present at AIST conference
Martin Marek will speak at the AIST conference at Keio University in Japan on November 15th. This event, organized by the Japan Association for Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence, is centered around the link between luciferase structures and luminescence reactions. Congratulations to Martin and his team!
Celebration of Successes
After the summer break, we had plenty of reasons to celebrate! Honza Velecky, along with Matej Berezny, Milos Musil, Stanislav Mazurenko, and David Bednar, announced that their BenchStab manuscript has been accepted for publication in the Bioinformatics journal. Honza shares: “The paper went through a very critical peer review process, but we addressed all the […]
Martin’s Speech on Webinar
Join us for the 9th COZYME Webinar next Thursday, September 19th, at 4:00 PM (CET)! One of our talented students, Martin Havlasek, will be speaking about our new web server, AggreProt, which helps predict protein aggregation propensity and assists in the design of soluble proteins. Here’s the Zoom link to join: https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/91708185075#success Feel free to […]
Hanka at Prague-Weizmann Summer School
Our doctoral student Hana Faldynova recently attended the 10th Prague – Weizmann Summer School at the start of September. The event featured 35 speakers discussing everything from basic research to clinical trials in drug discovery, showcasing the latest innovations and challenges in getting new therapies to market. This jubilee summer school saw a record number […]
Book from Prof Holoubek
Professor Ivan Holoubek, former director and one of the founders of the RECETOX center, devoted his whole professional life to protecting the environment from the effects of toxic exposures. During his tenure, his research focus on toxic substances and a strong emphasis on cooperation with the public and private spheres impressed the center. He transformed […]
BBQ Party in LL
Last Wednesday, we came together at the campus grill to celebrate the milestone anniversaries of Irena, Martina, David, Michal, and Zbynek. Honza M. delivered an unforgettable “composite” speech, and we had a fun lab game organized by Veronika, Honza C., Dan, and Marie. We feasted on delicious food and drinks, just like a proper barbecue […]
LL at the Festival of Science and Technology
On Friday afternoon, we presented our research under the auspices of the International Clinical Research Center at the Festival of Science and Technology at the Brno Exhibition Centre. The kids were fascinated by the glowing marine bacteria, while the older generation was intrigued by our stroke treatment research. Visitors even had the chance to try […]