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Open Science

The Open Science project aims to support talented students interested in science and research. Through scientific internships for high school students, it enables students to gain valuable experience in scientific practice, motivating them to pursue higher studies in scientific fields and subsequently to choose a scientific career. The interns are involved in the activities of the top departments of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the internships expose them to current scientific research.

You can try out how science is done, under the direct guidance of scientists. The Institute of Physiology offers talented high school students the opportunity to participate in the Institute’s research activities for a year.

Achievements of students under the guidance of supervisors from IPHYS

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, they investigated the principles of beta cell function and the importance of their role in glucose regulation. Their meticulous work and scientific enthusiasm earned them third place at the final students’ conference in the category “Life Sciences and Chemical Sciences. The students’ success is a great example of how young researchers can achieve exceptional results when given space and quality professional guidance.

Tereza Przeczková

Tereza Przeczková from Mendel Gymnasium in Opava became the winner of the 18th year of the prestigious České hlavičky competition. The project is aimed at supporting young students of technical and natural sciences. Tereza won in the GENUS category – Prizes of the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University with her work “Structural analysis of the binding site for the inhibitor phloretin in the human Na+/H+ antiporter NHA2”. The work was carried out within the Open Science project of the CAS at the Institute of Physiology of the CAS in the Laboratory of the Membrane Transport under the supervision of Olga Zimmermannová.

Are you interested in how internships at IPHYS are evaluated by their graduates from previous years?

Secondary School Expert Activity (SOČ)

Secondary School Expert Activity (SOČ) is a prestigious, multidisciplinary competition for talented high school students. It is not only about knowledge, but equally important is the ability to work independently, which the finalists defend before a jury of experts. Students gain comprehensive experience in designing experiments, interpreting results and presenting data.

The Institute of Physiology regularly awards the “Prize of the Director of the Institute of Physiology of the CAS” in the Healthcare category.