Laboratory of Fish Protistology

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Research projects

• ECIP - European Centre of Ichtyoparasitology. Center of Excellence, Czech Science Foundation (505/12/G112; Coordinator: M. Gelnar, Masaryk University, Brno; 2012–2018)
• Opening new chapter: Diversity, biology and phylogeny of Myxozoa parasitizing Amphibia. Czech Science Foundation (GAP506/10/2330; P.I. M. Jirků; 2010-2013)
• Biology and phylogeny of spaherosporid myxosporeans from economically important fish: application of molecular tools. Czech Science Foundation (GPP506/11/P724; P.I.: P. Bartošová; 2011–2013)
• Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome of Myxozoa and Polypodium hydriforme. Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (204/09/P519; P.I.: I. Fiala; 2009-2011)
• Generic and species characterisation of fish-isolated amoebae focused on molecular markers as tools for diagnosis of amoebae in tissue lesions. Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (524/09/0137; P.I. I. Dyková; 2009–2011)
• Phylogenetic relationships within Myxosporea inferred from combined analysis of ribosomal and protein gene sequences: evolution of important fish parasites. Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (KJB600960701; P.I.: I. Fiala; 2007-2009)

Conferences in 2012

• 42. Jírovcovy protozoologické dny http://www.parazitologie.cz/protozoologie/Protodny2012/protodny2012.htm
• European Multicolloquium of Parasitology (EMOP): http://www.zooparaz.net/emop11/
• World Aquaculture Society - AQUA 2012: https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/

Important LINKs

• Myxozoan network: http://www.myxozoa.org/
• Tree of life – Myxozoa: http://tolweb.org/Myxozoa/2460
• Tree of life – Amoebae: http://tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=51
• Czech Society for Parasitology: http://www.parazitologie.cz/

Open positions

We are continuously looking for students of all levels. We are also searching for a postdoc with profound knowledge in transcriptomic data mining. Interested? Please contact the head of laboratory Dr. Astrid Holzer (astrid.holzer@paru.cas.cz).

 

 

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