4 Aug 2021 He discovered a Czech dinosaur: Winning the lottery, its bone was a paleontological superstar Paleontologist Daniel Madzia started his scientific career at our faculty. Watch his interview with Martin Veselovsky for DVTV. (In Czech only.)
2 Aug 2021 The same point of view: MU Faculty of Science then and now – The botanical garden greenhouses. The photo below shows the botanical garden greenhouses as they would have looked in 1995. However, the actual photo was most likely taken in the late 19 60s, given that the greenhouse for ferns and cycads (far left) , which was built in 1965 , has not yet been completely filled with plants.
28 Jul 2021 The Czech Republic is on the lower limit of collective immunity, says immunologist. Autumn is looking good. Experts in the Czech Republic are arguing over testing for Covid antibodies. In an interview with Seznam News, immunologist Vojtěch Thon from our Faculty of Science explains why more attention should be paid to the so-called ‘memory immune defence’. (In Czech only.)
28 Jul 2021 Let’s not use children to boost the vaccination numbers. The vaccine could be risky for them, says immunologist Thon Listen to the interview with immunologist Vojtěch Thon from our RECETOX centre on the Czech Radio program ‘For and Against’, in which he explains why he would rather give Covid vaccines intended for children under 12 years of age to risk groups from other countries. (Available in Czech only.)
26 Jul 2021 Instead of vaccination, antibodies gained after having the disease may be enough, says immunologist Not everyone who has had Covid necessarily needs to be vaccinated; and if so, one dose should suffice. This is according to immunologist Vojtěch Thon from the RECETOX research centre of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno. (Interview in Czech only.)
TIP 26 Jul 2021 Martin Toul scores big at FEBS 2021 Martin Toul’s poster, dedicated to luciferase protein dynamics, was named the best poster of the day at the 45th FEBS 2021 Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and subsequently received the award for the outstanding poster.
20 Jul 2021 Shadowing Programme 2021 Want to gain exciting insights into the world of the United Nations in Vienna? A virtual edition of the Shadowing Programme will take place from 24 October to 24 November 2021.
19 Jul 2021 Launch of the MUNI spin-off platform In September, a new spin-off platform of Masaryk University will start operating. The launch ceremony will take place on Monday, 20 September 2021 in the Botanical Garden of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, at 3:30 pm.
19 Jul 2021 After a year’s break, anthropologists from Brno are again set to explore the cemetery in Přibice Scientists and students from the Department of Anthropology at the Faculty of Science, MU, are once again preparing for their traditional anthropological and archaeological field research trip to the Hutterite Cemetery in Přibice, Brno region, which will take place in August.
15 Jul 2021 Use the grills at Kotlářská Students and employees of our faculty have the opportunity to use two grills located in front of the library on Kotlářská. Just fill out the booking form and wait for approval from the faculty bursar.
14 Jul 2021 The EIRENE project coordinated by Masaryk University is included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 Last week, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) published a list of 11 European research infrastructures that will be newly included in its Roadmap from 2021. The EIRENE project, coordinated by Masaryk University, is also on the list. (The article is available on Vedavyzkum.cz...
13 Jul 2021 The main weapon against covid is binding. After the summer, there will be a problem in the Czech Republic, a scientist suspects The Czech Republic continues to lag behind in coronavirus sequencing. The process makes it possible to map which mutations and variants are spreading in the population. Read the article on Seznam Zprávy, which is also based on a statement by Omar Šerý, a specialist in DNA diagnostics at the Faculty of...
