Research projects

1. - Use of model organisms to resolve crucial biological problems on the path to innovations. European Commission, call: FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1 (Coordinator: F. Sehnal, 2013-2015)
2. Novel approaches for comparative study of myxozoan life cycle stages - Identifying genes as well as cellular components of biological relevance for parasite proliferation. AS CR Program for international collaboration (M200961205; P.I.: A. S. Holzer; 2012-2014)
3. ECIP - European Centre of Ichtyoparasitology. Center of Excellence, Czech Science Foundation (505/12/G112; Coordinator: M. Gelnar, Masaryk University, Brno; 2012–2018)
4. Opening new chapter: Diversity, biology and phylogeny of Myxozoa parasitizing Amphibia.,/b> Czech Science Foundation (GAP506/10/2330; P.I. M. Jirků; 2010-2013)
5. 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)
6. 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)

Commercial contracts

1. Identification of agents of gill disease in Northern European Atlantic salmon and experimental trials using selected antiparasitic substances. Contractor: Skretting Aquaculture Reasearch Centre R&D, 2013.

Identification of agents of gill disease in Northern European Atlantic salmon and experimental trials using selected antiparasitic substances. Contractor: Skretting Aquaculture Reasearch Centre R&D, 2013.

1. 16th International Conference on Diseases and Shellfish, Tampere, Finland, 2th-6th Sept. 2013
2. 13th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA), Mexico, 2014

Important LINKs

1. Watch our scholar movie on myxozoan life cycles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU4N4xSwKVE
2. Myxozoan network: http://www.myxozoa.org/
3. Tree of life – Myxozoa: http://tolweb.org/Myxozoa/2460
4. Tree of life – Amoebae: http://tolweb.org/notes/?note_id=51
5. 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