Biomedicine attracted more than 900 visitors to the Researchers’ Night
The Wealth of Biomedicine brought more than 900 visitors to the Krč campus for the Researchers’ Night, roughly a third more than last year! In cooperation with the Institute of Microbiology CAS and the Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS, we prepared a series of nine lectures that attracted a large audience both on site and […]
Researchers’ night – The Wealth of Biomedicine – Friday September 26th, 5:00 p.m – 9:30 p.m
You are warmly invited to an unforgettable evening filled with science, entertainment, and interactive experiences. Engage in fascinating lectures on topics such as the heart, fat, the genome, or fungi, and discover the latest knowledge about the workings of the human body. Try out interactive memory and orientation tests, walk through a simulated intestine, or take […]
Institute of Physiology at the Science Fair: The human body in the spotlight
The Science Fair 2025 is successfully over and the stand of the Institute of Physiology of the CAS was again in great attendance of science fans of all ages. We showed visitors how we study the human body – from molecules to whole organisms – and offered an interactive experience of the world of physiology. […]
Structural basis of the interaction of transcription factors p53 and FOXO4
The teams of Tomáš Obšil from the Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Doc. Václav Veverka from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS and Veronika Obšilová from the Institute of Physiology of the CAS have elucidated the structural basis of the interaction of key transcription factors […]
Lecture reveals facts and myths about obesity
On Wednesday 23 April, another lecture from the series Human Body in Health and Disease took place in the building of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, this time on the topic “Obesity – the killer of the 21st century”. Leading Czech experts Jaroslav Kuneš (IPHYS) and Martin Haluzík (IKEM) presented the latest […]
Innovative stem cell growth-promoting biopolymer surfaces: The path to regenerative medicine
Scientists from the Laboratory of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering at the Institute of Physiology of the CAS have been involved in developing an innovative method for preparing stem cell growth-promoting surfaces. The work focused on a construct based on perfluoroethylene propylene (FEP) as a load-bearing primary substrate, coated with the biopolymer poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), which […]
