Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he is living with a dead worm in his brain, according to court documents obtained by the New York Times. Kennedy, 70, said the remains of the parasite were discovered in 2010 after he saw a neurologist for memory loss and brain fog, amid fears he could have brain cancer like his late uncle, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. He claimed in a...
This course aims to cover various relevant aspects of fish health, welfare, and disease management, such as fish anatomy, fish responses to diseases, good welfare practices, and operational welfare indicators. Updated information on key diseases affecting trout farming in Europe will be provided. Additionally, the course will emphasise the importance of optimal biosecurity practices and their...
Julius Lukeš of the Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, CAS, was elected among international members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States. The NAS is a private nongovernmental institution to advise the nation on issues related to science and technology. This year´s elected 120 members and 24 international members bring the total number of active members to 2,617...
Coordinated by the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Institute of Parasitology), Project Cure4Aqua—entitled "Curing EU Aquaculture by Co-Creating Health and Welfare Innovations"—was chosen for funding under Cluster 6, which focuses on aquaculture innovations. The project commenced in November 2022.
The conference "Through Academic Culture to Scientific Excellence" organized by "Czexpats in Science" will take place on the second Wednesday of June.
Department of Parasitology invites you to the seminars: Kateřina Hniličková (Mgr. student) - Produkce rekombinantního proteinu CSL ze signální dráhy Notch u druhu Sphaerospora molnari (Cnidaria: Myxozoa). [in Czech, slides in English] Caroline Jepkorir Kibet (Ph.D. student) - Metabarcoding of Avian Schistosomes in Europe. [in English] Petra Kundid (Ph.D. student) - Post-mining...
Eukaryotic cells are notably complex—for example, they have various organelles, which are membrane-bound structures with specific functions. Two of these organelles, mitochondria and chloroplasts, which function in respiration and photosynthesis, evolved from the integration of endosymbiotic bacteria to the eukaryotic cell (1). In marine systems, some nitrogen-fixing bacteria are endosymbionts...
Department of Parasitology invites you to the seminars: Veronika Rybaříková (Bc. student): Hodnocení intenzity kolonizace Blastocystis v hostitelském střevě s- a bez- zánětu pomocí qPCR a dPCR. [in Czech] Tamás Dobai (Ph.D. student): The hemoglobinolytic potential of Sphaerospora molnari Cathepsin L2. [in English] Masoud...
SIAM Student Chapter Prague would like to invite you to a visiting lecturer programme by Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb