- Jan Masák, Prof., PhD (contact person)
- Alena Čejková, Prof., PhD
- Vladimír Jirků, Prof., DSc
- Irena Kolouchová, Assoc. Prof., PhD
- Olga Maťátková, Assoc. Prof., PhD
- Eva Vaňková, PhD
- Jana Michailidu, PhD
- Anna Miškovská, MSc (doctoral student)
- Dominik Maršík, MSc (doctoral student)
- Markéta Kulišová, MSc (doctoral student)
- Elizaveta Timkina, MSc (doctoral student)
- Undergraduate students
We are focused on a variety of topics, which have a common denominator: trying to understand the underlying mechanisms of biological activity of microorganisms and microbial communities. The main goal is to apply the combined knowledge of biotechnology and medicine to engineer inhibitors of microbial growth or finding new ways to inhibit biofilm formation, protect the environment or utilize new biologically active substances. Another topic of interest of our laboratory is nanoparticles: we study both their production by physicochemical or biological means and their antimicrobial activity. An inherent part of our work is cooperation with the industry, particularly wine industry, with a focus on plant waste valorisation. Our laboratory is well equipped for performing microbiological and biochemical techniques, as well as image analysis. We also have access to analytical equipment such as transmission electron microscope, confocal microscope or mass-spectrometer.
