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Filip Kolář
Group leader
I am interested in evolution of vascular plant diversity in nature. By leveraging cytometrical, genetic, genomic and ecological tools in a synthetic way, my research focuses on evolutionary consequences of recent whole genome duplication (polyploidy) in natural populations.
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Mahnaz Nezamivand Chegini
Postdoctoral researcher
I am a computation biologist specialized in plant transcriptomics, gene co-expression networks, and comparative genomics. In the group I study convergent evolution among Brassicaceae, contributing with expertise in transcriptomics, genome assembly and annotation.
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Sonia Celestini
Doctoral student
My biggest passion has always been evolutionary biology. Specifically, I'm mostly interested in the fields of ecology, conservation and population genetics. My current PhD project aims to address the adaptive value of polyploidy in natural plant populations. .
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Eliška Petříková
Doctoral student
The main interest of my research lies in the evolutionary consequences of whole genome duplication. Polyploid plants and especially the ones that occur in nature as so-called mixed-ploidy species have been my greatest interest ever since I started my university studies.
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Karolína Havlíková
Master student
My main interest in ecology is driven by passion for discovering the responses of particular organisms to the environment. Varying and changing environments trigger adaptation of plants to specific conditions, such as challenging naturally toxic serpentine soils.
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Alžběta Poštulková
Master student
I am interested in repeated adaptation to the alpine environment. I focus on functional validation of candidate adaptive alleles found in selection scans in Arabidopsis arenosa, specifically on the effect of variation in FAR5 and MAP18 genes on phenotype and fitness in alpine environment.
My project is supervised by Majda Bohutínská
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Denisa Nerandžičová
Master student
I am broadly interested in ecology and evolution, particularly in linking molecular data with ecology. I focus on the impact of whole genome duplication on the resistance of plants to biotic stress, to uncover a possible reason for the evolutionary success of polyploid lineages of so many plant species.
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Jana Nosková
Technician
I support the team regarding lab work (DNA and RNA extractions, preparation of libraries).
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Marek Brindzák
Technician
I provide support for the team with regards to experimental cultivation in growth chambers, greenhouse and outdoors
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Veronika Vlčková
Technician
I support the team regarding plant cultivation, crossing experiments and flow cytometric analyses
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Jana Vítová
Technician
My job is primarily lab work: DNA extraction, preparation of libraries for sequencing.
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Hanka Šípková
Lab manager
My work includes the every day management of the flow cytometry laboratory and support for research activities and student projects within the team.
Lab alumni
Gabriela Šrámková
(researcher 2020-2023) - now Postdoctoral researcher with Levi Yant.
Alena Voltrová
(master student 2021-2023) - now PhD student with Martin Čertner, Charles Uni, CZ.
Cristina Vives Cobo
(postdoc 2020-2023).
Josselin Clo
(postdoc 2020-2023) - now Researcher at CNRS at University of Lille, FR. Google Scholar
Nélida Padilla-García
(postdoc 2021-2023) - now Assistant Professor at University of Salamanca, ES. Google Scholar
Veronika Lipánová (Konečná)
(PhD student 2017-2022) - now postdoctoral fellow with Alex Widmer at ETH Zurich, CH. Google Scholar
Magdalena Bohutínská (Holcová)
(PhD student 2017-2021) - now Individual Marie Curie fellow with Katie Peichel at University of Bern, CH. Google Scholar
Juan Manuel Gorospe
(PhD student 2020-) Continues within his PhD study at Charles University in Prague and Institute of Botany, CZ. ResearchGate
Martha Kandziora
(Researcher 2020-2021) - now independent researcher at Charles University in Prague, CZ. Google Scholar
Martin Čertner
(Researcher 2017-2021) - now postdoctoral fellow with Christian Parisod at University of Fribourg, CH. Google Scholar
Guillaume Wos
(Postdoctoral researcher 2017-2021) - now postdoctoral researcher at University of Krakow, PL. Google Scholar
Doubravka Požárová
(Master student 2018-2021)
Timothée Lamotte
(Master student 2019-2021)
Emma Jane Morgan
(Postdoctoral researcher 2017-2020) - now program Manager at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK.
Magdalena Lučanová
(Researcher 2017-2020) - now researcher at University of South Bohemia, České Budejovice, CZ. Google Scholar