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department

As the Department name indicates, the Department of Biotechnology is engaged in education, science, and consultancy activities in biotechnologies from the chemical, technical, and engineering points of view. The Department's core activities are in brewing, biotechnologies for environmental protection, alternative fuel production, issues of biofilms, and the production of biodetergents and enzymes.

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Our Department offers higher education in fields of traditional as well as modern biotechnologies, e.g. chemical and pharmaceutical industries and environmental protection, and bioengineering. The Department is accredited to provide three-year Bachelor programmes, two-year Master programmes, and Doctoral programmes.

studies

Interested students can participate in scientific and research work at the Department from the outset of their studies.

Given a wide range of contacts in Europe and worldwide, it is possible to apply for study or research fellowships.

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Research focuses on biotechnological processes in their entireties—including the behavior of biological agents; the study of unit operations which are involved in modern biotechnology, including downstream processing; aspects of bioengineering and the modeling and simulation of bioprocesses; the application of biotechnological processes in the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries; and environmental protection.

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 partners

Collaboration with domestic and international industrial and research partners on a wide range of joint projects involving basic and applied research, scaling of technologies and reactors, solution of technological problems by form of grants or cooperation contracts is an essential part of our scientific and research work. An integral part of this cooperation is the involvement of students of all learning levels in such projects to improve their knowledge and skills.

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Professor of Biotechnology

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Contact

Room: 

Building B, entrance from Zikova Street, 1st floor, room 439 / new Z B2-226 (temporary location)

Phone: 

 +420 220 44 4035

E-mail:  

 jan.masak@vscht.cz

 

Education and Employment

1977–1982 Engineering studies, UCT Prague, Department of Biotechnology (formerly Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering)
1984–2003 Assistant professor, UCT Prague, Department of Biotechnology
1989 Scientific degree PhD, UCT Prague
 2003-2009 Associate professor of  Biotechnology, UCT Prague, Department of Biotechnology
 2009 Professor of  Biotechnology, UCT Prague, Department of Biotechnology
 2010-2012 Vice-Dean for International Relations and PR, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, UCT Prague
 2012 to present Vice-Dean for Education, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, UCT Prague
2012 to present Head of the Department of Biotechnology

 

Teaching Activity

Biotechnology (Bachelor's course), Biochemistry of Secondary Metabolites, Biotechnology in Pharmaceutical Production, Biotechnology in the Environment (Master's courses); Supervisor of Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral theses

Current Research Topics

Microbial Physiology, Signaling and Intercellular Communication, Biofilm, Biotechnology

Selected Publications (since 2010)

Rezanka, T., Matoulkova, D., Kolouchova, I., Masak, J., Viden, I., Sigler, K. 2015. Extraction of brewer's yeasts using different methods of cell disruption for practical biodiesel production. Folia Microbiologica, 60(3), 225-234.

Kolouchova, I., Sigler, K., Schreiberova, O., Masak, J., Rezanka, T. 2015. New yeast-based approaches in production of palmitoleic acid. Bioresource Technology, 192, 726-734.

Jirků, V., Čejková, A., Schreiberová, O., Ježdík, R., Masák, J. 2015. Multicomponent biosurfactants - A "Green Toolbox" extension. Biotechnology Advances.

Hoskova, M., Jezdik, R., Schreiberova, O., Chudoba, J., Sir, M., Cejkova, A., Masak, J., Jirku, V., Rezanka, T. 2015. Structural and physiochemical characterization of rhamnolipids produced by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Enterobacter asburiae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in single strain and mixed cultures. Journal of Biotechnology, 193, 45-51.

Masak, J., Cejkova, A., Schreiberova, O., Rezanka, T. 2014. Pseudomonas biofilms: possibilities of their control. Fems Microbiology Ecology, 89(1), 1-14.

Řezanka, T., Matoulková, D., Kolouchová, I., Masák, J., Viden, I., Sigler, K. 2014. Extraction of brewer’s yeasts using different methods of cell disruption for practical biodiesel production. Folia Microbiologica.

Cejkova, A., Schreiberova, O., Jezdik, R., Chudoba, J., Jirku, V., Rezanka, T., Masak, J. 2014. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Enterobacter asburiae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as producers of rhamnolipids. Journal of Biotechnology, 185, S119-S120.

Dvorak, L., Lederer, T., Jirku, V., Masak, J., Novak, L. 2014. Removal of aniline, cyanides and diphenylguanidine from industrial wastewater using a full-scale moving bed biofilm reactor. Process Biochemistry, 49(1), 102-109.

Rezanka, T., Matoulkova, D., Kolouchova, I., Masak, J., Sigler, K. 2013. Brewer's Yeast as a New Source of Palmitoleic Acid-Analysis of Triacylglycerols by LC-MS. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 90(9), 1327-1342.

Schreiberova, O., Pospisilova, D., Padrova, K., Masak, J. 2013. Development of biocatalyzator for phenolic substances. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Chemical Technology, 360-363.

Hoelzl, E., Hahn, L., Pollai, M., Masak, J. 2013. The Effect of Feedback on Process and Outcome of Loan Negotiations: Consequences on Risk Aversion and the Willingness to Compromise. Group Decision and Negotiation, 22(3), 541-559.

Hoskova, M., Schreiberova, O., Jezdik, R., Chudoba, J., Masak, J., Sigler, K., Rezanka, T. 2013. Characterization of rhamnolipids produced by non-pathogenic Acinetobacter and Enterobacter bacteria. Bioresource Technology, 130, 510-516.

Jezdik, R., Padrova, K., Masak, J. 2013. Production of biosurfactants for remediation processes. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Chemical Technology, 339-344.

Jirku, V., Lovecka, P., Cejkova, A., Mackova, M., Demnerova, K., Masak, J. 2012. Remediative Function of Microorganisms and Plants. Chemicke Listy, 106(10), 931-935.

Kolouchova, I., Schreiberova, O., Masak, J., Sigler, K., Rezanka, T. 2012. Structural analysis of mycolic acids from phenol-degrading strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Folia Microbiologica, 57(6), 473-483.

Schreiberova, O., Hedbavna, P., Cejkova, A., Jirku, V., Masak, J. 2012. Effect of surfactants on the biofilm of Rhodococcus erythropolis, a potent degrader of aromatic pollutants. New Biotechnology, 30(1), 62-68.

Rezanka, T., Siristova, L., Schreiberova, O., Rezanka, M., Masak, J., Melzoch, K., Sigler, K. 2011. Pivalic acid acts as a starter unit in a fatty acid and antibiotic biosynthetic pathway in Alicyclobacillus, Rhodococcus and Streptomyces. Environmental Microbiology, 13(6), 1577-1589.

Rezanka, T., Schreiberova, O., Krulikovska, T., Masak, J., Sigler, K. 2010. RP-HPLC/MS-APCI analysis of odd-chain TAGs from Rhodococcus erythropolis including some regioisomers. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 163(4-5), 373-380.

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