Conferences of the BRS Conventions: Two weeks, three conventions, and many decisions
The Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions (BRS Conventions) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, for the first time in three years. And representatives of the research center RECETOX were there too.
Ludovic Mayer: Don’t be scared to go far for new experience
Ludovic Mayer is originaly from France. He has studied a doctoral program in Environment and Health at RECETOX for over two years. For his research project, he received a prestigious Brno PhD scholarship. Talent (2020 - 2021).
Is it about genes? Check out the last episode of the series "Get to know your scientist".
How much do genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors contribute to our health? Petra Linhartová Bořilová, a molecular geneticist, studies the relationship between genes, environment, and complex diseases.
Bachelor's degree students in Environment and Health spent a week-long internship at the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute's observatory in Košetice in the Vysočina Region. They had an ideal opportunity to try the application of theoretical knowledge in practice.
Lead Agency grants - GA CR in the role of the partner organization (deadline according to the foreign agency - currently, it is still possible to submit project proposals in cooperation with the German agency DFG/ongoing call, Austrian agency FWF/ongoing call, American NSF/ongoing call and the Swiss SNSF agency/deadline 1 October 2022 for the Czech Republic).
If you are interested in this call, please get in touch with Nikola Stejskalová.
Ministry for Education, Culture, and Science
INTER-EXCELLENCE II – INTER-ACTION LUAUS23 - LUAUS23 intends to select joint research projects in the category of basic research, industrial research and experimental development, focusing on all scientific areas. The duration of supported projects is set to be 3-5 years. The deadline for this call is July 25, 2022.
EIG CONCERT Japan – the topic is ”Design of Materials with Atomic Precision” and the deadline for this call is July 18, 2022.
If you are interested in these calls, please get in touch with Nikola Stejskalová.
Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
Environment for life program - the sixth public competition to support applied research, experimental development and innovation in the field of the environment: Sub program 1 Operational research in the public interest (PP1), Sub program 2 Eco-innovation, technologies and procedures for environmental protection (PP2). The deadline for this call is September 14, 2022.
If you are interested in these calls, please get in touch with Nikola Stejskalová.
Ministry of Health – AZV projects call 2022 – 2025 will be announced in the middle of May.
Successful grants
HORIZON EUROPE
Ing. RNDr. Marek Martin, Ph.D. - Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostics Innovation and Translation to Clinical Practice in Central Europe
Podané projekty
AZV
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. - Studies of oxidative stress during phototherapy of neonatal jaundice
doc. RNDr. Petra Bořilová Linhartová, Ph.D., MBA - Dynamics of microbiome changes and molecular markers for stratification of the risk of developing infectious complications in patients with inhalation injury
prof. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D. - Characterisation of intrathecal antibody response in correlation with other biomarkers and their significance for differential diagnosis and prediction of clinical course of neurological diseases
Mgr. Jiří Kohoutek, Ph.D. - Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated substances, their detection and influence on human reproduction
Mgr. Eva Budinská, Ph.D. - Comprehensive in vitro and in vivo evaluation of biodegradable hydrogel with thermostable FGF2 for fat graft survival improvement (part of MUDr. Hoboubek team)
The new TAČR SIGMA program was approved, which is designed as a broadly focused tool to support applied research and innovation. The first competition will be announced at the end of this year.
Below you will find selected publications already available at WoS in last month. The list of other publications is available HERE.
T10:
Sekhar, A. R., Chitose, Y., Janoš, J., Dangoor, S. I., Ramundo, A., Satchi-Fainaro, R., Slavíček, P., Klán, P., & Weinstain, R. , Porphyrin as a versatile visible-light-activatable organic/metal hybrid photoremovable protecting group. (2022) Nature Communications, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31288-2
Sobotka, J., Smedes, F., & Vrana, B., Performance comparison of silicone and low-density polyethylene as passive samplers in a global monitoring network for aquatic organic contaminants. (2022) Environmental Pollution, doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119050
Sychrova, E., Smutna, M., Novakova, K., & Hilscherova, K.,Potential estrogenic background in aquatic laboratory cultivations. (2022) Aquatic Toxicology, doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106169
Q1:
Pauls, C., Dalecká, A., Lu, W., Hubáček, J., Pikhart, H., & Bobák, M., Educational gradients in all-cause mortality in two cohorts in the Czech Republic during the early stage of the postcommunist transition. (2022) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, doi.org/10.1136/jech-2022-218986
van der Schyff, V., Suchánková, L., Kademoglou, K., Melymuk, L., & Klánová, J., Parabens and antimicrobial compounds in conventional and “green” personal care products. (2022) Chemosphere, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134019
We would be grateful for sharing them as well, or if you already know about a great candidate for one or a few of the positions, feel free to recommend them to us by sending their CV to rcx-hr@recetox.muni.cz
Newcomers at RECETOX
We welcome new colleagues to the center and wish them a lot of work success!
