Prof. Éva Hideg, former Head of the Department of Plant Biology at University of Pécs, accepted the position of Excellent Researcher in the “Life Environment Research Center Ostrava (LERCO) project (reg. no. CZ.10.03.01/00/22_003/0000003). She became a member of research team of Research Program 2 “Biochemical and biophysical methods of living systems analysis, Part 2 –…
Members of the research team “The involvement of low-molecular-weight protective compounds (LMWPCs) in processes enhancing plant resistance to abiotic stress” participated in research conducted at the UVGZ, the results of which were published in the professional journal Plnat Stress. The study is entitled “Acclimation of barley plants to elevated CO2 concentration and high light intensity…
We would like to invite any interested people to another seminar of the department of physics. This time the talk will be given by Dr. Ladislav Šigut, Global Change Research Institute (CAS). The topic is “The effect of drought and forest clear-cut on ecosystem and energy exchange”. Seminar will be held on friday 18th October,…
Head of the Department of Physics Doc. RNDr. Vladimír Špunda, CSc. regularly awards students who have completed their first year with excellent results. This year, students Patrik Pecina, Jakub Sedlák and Antonín Polách were awarded for their excellent results in the first year. Congratulations and we wish the entire course of study to be successful…
Transformation of the environment through the perspective of biophysics at Scientists’ Night, 27/09/2024 The traditional nationwide event Noc Vedců, this year on the theme “TRANSFORMATION”, brought visitors to the PřF building in Hladnov, where the organizers managed to create a unique atmosphere in the dark with colored spotlights. Our group has prepared several activities for…
We would like to invite you to a seminar od Dr. Radek Kaňa (Microbiology Institute of the CAS), introducing his research on the organization of pigment-protein complexes of cyanobacteria.
Our team dedicated to the research “The involvement of low-molecular-weight protective compounds (LMWPCs) in processes enhancing plant resistance to abiotic stress” published an article in scientific journal Environmental and Experimental Botany with the title “Blue light as an important factor increasing plant tolerance to acute photooxidative stress”, which you can find on the following website:…
On August 21, 2024, Bc. Aleš Vocílka successfully graduated from the Applied Physics program, specialization Biophysics and can therefore be proud of the acquired Master’s degree (Mgr.). His diploma thesis was entitled “Regulation of phenolic metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana mutant lines by light of different spectral composition”, supervisor: Mgr. Adriana Volná, PhD., opponent Mgr. Jiří…
Our team dedicated to the research “The involvement of low-molecular-weight protective compounds (LMWPCs) in processes enhancing plant resistance to abiotic stress” published an article in scientific journal International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS) with the title “Bridging the Gap: From Photoperception to the Transcription Control of Genes Related to the Production of Phenolic Compounds”, which…
Our team focused on the research of “Role of non-bilayer lipid phases in the structure and function of thylakoid membranes” published an article in the sscientfi journal Photosynthesis Research with the title “Role of isotropic lipid phase in the fusion of photosystem II membranes”, which you can find on the following website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11120-024-01097-3 The significance…
The European Congress for Photosynthesis Research is organized every four years by ISPR (International Society of Photosynthesis Research). This year it took place in Padua, Italy and it was attended by our colleagues Garab, Dlouhý, Böde, Vrábl and Pleva – all participants presented their research through poster presentations. Before the congress itself, there was also…
The EJTEMM conference, which took place this year on 12-14 June in Debrecen, Hungary, was attended by our colleagues Ondřej Dlouhý, Kinga Böde and Győző Garab, all of whom contributed to the conference program with their presentations in the “Non-lamellar lipid phases” section. The conference was also attended by other colleagues from abroad – Prof.…
The SGS project has been announced for many years to support students (mainly master’s and doctoral programs) in their research, where they can receive significant funds for the purchase of material, business trips (mainly attendance at conferences) as well as for services and scholarships. This year, the SGS project includes our doctoral students Radomír Pech…
The state final exams (SZZ), including the defense of the final theses of Biophysics students in the regular June term, are shortly behind us, and we are pleased to state that with 100% success rate! Bc. Daniel Duda, 17. 6. 2024, he successfully defended his diploma thesis entitled “Influence of photoacclimation of higher plants on…
This year, the University of Ostrava was for the first time an active participant in the Science Fair held in Prague at the exhibition grounds in Letňany. Our department had the honor to represent our university here, along with several other OU representatives. On behalf of the biophysics group, our doctoral student Jan Pleva and…
Venue: Göttingen, Germany Date: 20-22 March 2024 In March of this year, four members of our team (V. Špunda, J. Nezval, R. Pech, A. Volná) actively engaged in the international UV4Plants conference. Their contributions included the presentation of two posters (Biosynthesis dynamics and stability of phenolic compounds under varying light and temperature conditions, Pech R.,…
On February 21 – 23, 2024, an international Workshop on “Structural Dynamics of Lipid Model Systems and Thylakoid Membranes” was held. In addition to members of the Biophysics group, this Workshop was attended by colleagues from Palacký University in Olomouc, the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France, University of Leiden and Vrije, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, as…
Recently (November 30 – December 1, 2023), our research group had the honor of hosting Prof. Éva Hideg from the University of Pécs (Hungary). Prof. Hideg is an internationally recognized expert in the field dealing with the impact of ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) on plants and is among the most cited Hungarian scientists in the field…
Although Győző Garab has been employed as a “visiting professor” at KFY for a few years, in the context of his professional life, he has only been connected with OU for a short time. Therefore, not only colleagues from KFY, but also listeners from other departments listened to his lecture on “Beyond the Fluid-Mosaic Membrane…
We are happy to announce that today we presented the award of the head of the physics department to four students of the bachelor’s program in Physics for their excellent academic results, and among the awardees is the student of Biophysics Ms. Kateřina Loučková (now in 2nd year). The more solemn handing over took place…
Although our PhD students Mgr. Adriana Volná and Mgr. Ondřej Dlouhý defended their dissertation theses already in February of this year, the graduation of doctoral students takes place only once a year, at a ceremonial meeting of the Scientific Council, where appointment decrees are also handed over to new associate professors and emeritus professors. This…
The traditional nation-wide event Scientists’ Night, this year on the topic of “MYSTERIES”, introduced visitors to the new City Campus of the University of Ostrava. The selected stands of the Faculty of Science were placed in a darkened tent – including the stand of the biophysics group. Because of the darkened environment we were able…
During a one-month foreign internship in Sweden, our doctoral student Radomír Pech had the opportunity to deepen his knowledge in the field of non-target HPLC-MS analysis at the specialized metabolomics laboratories of Örebro University. Student was deeply impressed by not only the modern campus environment, laboratory equipment, and research facilities but also by the individual…
The 6th Leaf Optics Workshop was held again under the patronage of Prof. Wolfgang Bilger (Kiel University) and Prof. Uwe Rascher (Forschungszentrum Jülich) from October 4 to 6, 2023, after a forced break of several years (due to covid measures). Traditionally, this workshop took place at the Ebernburg Castle near the German town of Bad…
On Friday, September 22, 2023, a large group of Mensa CR members (106 participants aged 12-20) met with representatives of the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava in the afternoon. Young Mensans were introduced to the possibilities of study and scientific research across the physics disciplines offered by…
Physics in the main role (main researcher Doc. PaedDr. Jana Škrabánková, Ph.D. from the Department of Physics) is a project that aims to deepen the interest in physics among talented secondary school students. In biophysics, we offered a total of five activities – (i) an introductory lecture containing the research topics of our group, (ii)…
Physics in the main role (principal researcher Doc. PaedDr. Jana Škrabánková, Ph.D. from the Department of Physics) is a project that aims to deepen the interest in physics among talented secondary school students. In biophysics, we offered a total of five activities – (i) an introductory lecture containing the research topics of our group, (ii)…
Place: Camping Rožnov, Rožnov pod Radhoštěm Date: 11 – 12. 9. 2023 On 11.-12. 9. 2023 adaptation course for first year Bc. students took place at Camping Rožnov in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. Attendance of our students was: 7 students, out of which 5 were biophysics students, 1 physics of nanostructures student and 1 physics-maior student.…
Place: BAU Future Campus, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 3 – 9 July 2023 Part of the scientific work is the presentation of the results of their research at international conferences. One of the conferences we regularly attend is the International Conference on Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability, which was held this year in Istanbul,…
In March this year, the book “Plant Abiotic Stress Signaling” edited by Ivan Couée (University of Rennes, France) was published. The members of Biophysics team (A. Volná, J. Nezval, R. Pech, V. Špunda; Department of Physics) and colleagues from Department of Biology (M. Bartas, P. Pečinka, J. Červeň) contributed to this book by a chapter:…
In the middle of June this year, defence of bachelor theses took place at the Department of Biology. One of the successfully defended theses was the thesis of Nela Klusová entitled “Differences in morphology, tissue structure and distribution of phenolic substances in plants caused by different spectral composition of light”, which was supervised by Mgr.…
On 22nd and 24th February 2023, the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Science of the University of Ostrava held the defence of the dissertation theses of students Mgr. Ondřej Dlouhý and Mgr. Adriana Volná. Thesis of Mgr. Dlouhý was titled „Structural and functional plasticity of thylakoid membranes. Role of lipid polymorphism“, and it…
Workshop name: UV4Pigments Workshop – From Invisible to Colourful: Interactions of Plant Pigments and UV Light Date: 17th-18th April Place: Szekszárd, Hungary Vladimír Špunda – The effect of PAR irradiance and its spectral composition in combination with different temperatures on accumulation of phenolic compounds in barley leaves and their antioxidant activity Jakub Nezval – Modulation…
