Klára Kohoutová receives BIOCEV award for study of proteins involved in cellular ageing
Klára Kohoutová from the Laboratory of Structural Biology of Signaling Proteins of IPHYS has received BIOCEV’s 2026 PhD student publication award. The award recognises her first-author study in Nature Communications exploring how two proteins involved in cellular ageing interact. She received the award and presented the research at the 9th BIOCEV DAYS conference on October […]
Kateryna Semenovykh Receives Purkyně Foundation Fund Award for Best Scientific Paper
MMed. Kateryna Semenovykh from the Laboratory of Biological Rhythms of IPHYS has received an award from the Purkyně Foundation Fund for the best scientific paper published in 2025 in the category Theoretical disciplines. She received the award on 15 September at the Waldstein Palace in Prague. She was recognised for her first-author study, Tert Deletion Impairs […]
Daniel Benák was awarded the Otto Wichterle Premium
Daniel Benák, PhD. of IPHYS received the 2026 Otto Wichterle Award on June 24. The award was presented by the President of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Radomír Pánek. The Otto Wichterle Award is granted annually to outstanding early-career researchers who achieve excellent results in their fields and demonstrate significant potential for further development. Daniel […]
Tomáš Čajka ranks among the top 1% of the most cited scientists in the world
Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Čajka, PhD., head of the research Laboratory of Translational Metabolism and service Department of Metabolomics, has been named to the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers List, recognizing scientists whose work ranks among the top 1% by citations worldwide. This honour highlights Tomáš’s long-term and meaningful contributions to analytical chemistry and metabolomics. Tomáš […]
3rd place for Petr Ondrašík and Tomáš Kysela, Open Science interns in the Laboratory of Pancreatic Islet Research
Young interns Petr Ondrašík and Tomáš Kysela from Gymnazium Chodovická, who participated in the Open Science program of the Czech Academy of Sciences, shone with their project “Insulin secretion is a key function of pancreatic beta cells.” Under the guidance of Lydia Plecitá and Monika Křivonosková from the Laboratory of Pancreatic Islets Research of IPHYS, […]
Professor Bohuslav Ošťádal was awarded the Josef Hlávka Medal for his lifelong contribution to Czech science and education
On November 16, 2025, Professor M.D. Bohuslav Ošťádal, D.Sc., received the prestigious Josef Hlávka Medal at the Lužany Chateau. The award was presented to him for his lifelong contribution to Czech science, particularly in experimental cardiology, as well as for his inspiring teaching activities that have profoundly influenced several generations of scientists and physicians. Professor […]
