Years ago, he inadvertently made a name for himself by swallowing tapeworm eggs, nurturing the parasite inside his body for years. Julius Lukeš lives and breathes parasitology and is considered one of the world’s leading experts in the field. He is not one to stick to conventions, though, nor is he afraid to stir the pot. Read our interview with the parasitologist, first published in the 2/2024...
Department of Parasitology invites you to the seminars: Klára Lengálová (BSc. student) - Výskyt a diverzita bakterií komplexu Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato a Borrelia miyamotoi u klíšťat Ixodes ricinus v městském parku Stromovka [in Czech]. Supervisor: RNDr. Jan Kamiš Jan Kamiš (Ph.D. student) - Tick borne encephalitis...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of three landmark publications on latent toxoplasmosis: one on its impact on human psychology (Folia Parasitologica 41: 122-126, 1994) and two seminal studies that launched research into its effect on animal behavior (Parasitology 109: 37-43, 583-589, 1994). Over three decades, research in these areas has grown substantially, leading to hundreds of studies...
Diseases such as West Nile virus and dengue are becoming increasingly common as the insects that spread them move north.
Invitation to a 1-3 day course for those who want to learn the principles of TEM and SEM and selected advanced techniques EM
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant on a project developing Trypanosoma carassii as a model for whole host-pathogen interaction studies
