The international portal Research.com has published its latest rankings of the most cited scientists for 2025. More than 20 researchers from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences appear among the Czech scientific elite across several disciplines. Notably, two of them – Julius Lukeš and Jiří Macas – secured leading positions in the fields of genetics and molecular biology.
How does a cell measure its current activity in order to ask its neighborhood for an adequate supply of nutrients? Pavla Nedbalova and Tomas Dolezal's team from the Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, have found a possible mechanism where adenosin could be at the center. The discovery, The discovery, in which scientists from the Biology Centre CAS contributed significantly, was...
A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral candidate from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the University of South Bohemia. František Vejmělka has become the first person to scientifically document in the wild Mallomys istapantap, one of the largest murine rodents in the world. This elusive...
At the beginning of March 2025, our colleague Jan Černý got the Dean's Award for his successfully defended PhD dissertation. This thesis, entitled - Hormonal Control of Defense Reactions Against Natural Toxins - explores the hormonal and physiological responses of insect models to natural hymenopteran toxins, particularly focusing on the honeybee Apis mellifera and the minute wasp...
An image by Hana Sehadová, a scientist from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, has received an Honorable Mention in the Evident Image of the Year 2024 competition recognizing the world’s best in scientific microscopic imaging. The contest is organized by the Evident (former Scientific Solutions division of Olympus Corporation), a company that designs and manufactures a diverse...
Professor Tim Flannery, a renowned scientist, climatologist and explorer, is coming to České Budějovice at the invitation of the Biology Centre of the CAS and the Faculty of Science of the USB. On 11 and 12 November, he will meet students and experts from both institutions and give two talks to which the general public is invited, too.
Danny Haelewaters, a mycologist originally from Belgium, focuses on multitrophic symbiosis, which involves relationships at multiple levels of the food chain. In his group's biodiversity monitoring project, he will investigate the symbiosis between bats, flies that live on the bodies of bats and fungi that parasitise flies.
The President of the Czech Science Foundation (GACR) Petr Baldrian awarded the five best scientific projects this evening at the Strahov Monastery. The awarded basic research has significantly contributed to the deepening of knowledge in the given disciplines and opened the way to further practical application.
Ecdysteroids represent an interesting group of polyhydroxylated steroids produced by many plants as well as arthropods, where regulate their molting, development and reproduction. Additionally, their anabolic properties have been observed in humans and domestic animals, and their use as dietary supplements has received much attention in athletes, horse racing and livestock nutrition. In our...
In the 18th year of L'Oréal-UNESCO's prestigious For Women in Science programme, the jury was most impressed by three female experts focusing on physics and microbial and systems ecology. Among them is Kateřina Sam from the Biology Centre of the CAS. The programme focuses on supporting talented women scientists at the start of their research careers and aims to recognise the work they do...
