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14.12.2021

Cover on ACS Nano

We used computer simulations and cryoEM experiments to show that viral genome can be released from the virus in various ways/paths and how these ways depend on physical properties of genom and viral…
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27.11.2021

MUNI scientist award

Robert Vacha has got MUNI scientist awardhttps://www.ceitec.eu/7-ceitec-researchers-received-muni-scientist-awards-2021/t10867https://www.em.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/14507-uspechy-univerzitnich-vedcu…
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01.06.2021

Selected for the cover

Our latest paper was selected for the cover of Biophysical Journal. Lukáš created a beautiful rendered image of a peptide passing through the lipid membrane along the scramblase inside the cell.…
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01.05.2021

Accounts of Chemical Research

We published a summary of our recent work in prestigeous Accounts of Chemical Research. Enjoy reading it here.
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06.04.2021

Expanding again

During first months of year 2021, our group welcomed three new members - postdocs Jalim Singh and Ondřej Kroutil and a PhD student Sushmita Pal. Here is place for your content.
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09.12.2020

ERC Consolidator Grant

Christmas came early for us this year. We were awarded by ERC Consolidator Grant for 5 years. There is a press release at CEITEC in Czech and in English. The project was also higlighted by ERC.
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07.12.2020

New Postdoc

In November, we have welcomed a new Postdoc in our group - Mehrnoosh Khodam Hazrati.Box titleHere is place for your content.
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07.10.2020

New additions to our group

In September our group increased in two new members.Timothée Emmanuel J. Rivel postdocSofia BlascoPhD student
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23.07.2020

New group member Michal Bubeník

Our group has welcomed a new member, Michal Bubeník.
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13.07.2020

Dean Award to Ladislav Bartoš

Congratulations to Ladislav Bartoš, who has been warded with Dean Award for the best students! Read more...
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10.07.2020

Congratulations to our three Master students

Congratulations to our students Peter Pajtinka, Martin Babáš, and Radim Brožek, who have sucessfuly finished their studies with state exam and great defense of the thesis.
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03.07.2020

New JPC B

We have published a new article in Journal of Physical Chemistry B abouttranslocation of peptides across phospholipid membranes. We have showen that the proline induced kink in the amphiphilic…
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29.06.2020

New JMB

We have shown that C-terminal domain (CTD) from RNA polymerase II binds to Spt6, a transcription elongation factor. This binding is mainly determined by multivalency of phosphorylation state of CTD.…
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15.04.2020

Hiring postdoc

We have open position for a postdoc working on antimicrobial peptidesDescription of project:The cellular interior is separated from an external environment by a selectively-permeable cytoplasmic…
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15.04.2020

New grant - ERC CZ!

We were awarded ERC CZ grant to study antimicrobial peptides! The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic published results of CZECH ERC competition (here) and our project is the…
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13.03.2020

New eLife: Effect of helical kink in antimicrobial peptides on…

We used computer simulations and fluorescence experiments to show that a kink in amphipathic helices affects the formation of leaky transmembrane pores by stabilizing toroidal pores but disrupting…
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04.02.2020

New article: Magainin 2 and PGLa in Bacterial Membrane Mimics II…

We addressed the synergistic activity of the two well-studied antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 (MG2a) and PGLa using lipid-only mimics of Gram-negative cytoplasmic membranes. Specifically, we…
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29.10.2019

New article: Magainin 2 and PGLa in Bacterial Membrane Mimics I:…

We addressed the onset of synergistic activity of the two well-studied antimicrobial peptides magainin 2 (MG2a) and PGLa using lipid-only mimics of Gram-negative cytoplasmic membranes. Specifically,…
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02.09.2019

Students claim Brno is one of the best cities in the world

The rankings are based on the answers of 87,000 students and recent graduates from all over the world, who shared their experiences of studying in the city.The survey encompasses several factors:…
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28.05.2019

Congratulations on winning the Biophysical competition!

We CONGRATULATE to our students succeeding in the biophysical competition. Ladislav Bartoš has won the category of bachelor students. Radim Brožek and Peter Pajtinka have got gold and silver in the…
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26.04.2019

New article: Dishevelled-3 conformation dynamics analyzed by…

The Wnt signaling pathways are a group of ancient signal transduction pathways which regulate crucial aspects of cell fate determination, cell migration, cell polarity, neural patterning and…
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11.03.2019

New article: Enterovirus particles expel capsid pentamers to…

Viruses from the genus Enterovirus are important human pathogens. Receptor binding or exposure to acidic pH in endosomes converts enterovirus particles to an activated state that is required for…
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18.02.2019

Congratulations: Daniel Jaroň has got MSc

Congratulations to our student Daniel Jaroň who has got this MSc with thesis “Calculations of free energy of interaction of amphiphilic peptides”. We wish him a lot of success and all the best …
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14.11.2018

New member Martin Babáš

​Martin Babáš joined our team as a master student. Welcome!"
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01.11.2018

New member

Ladislav Bartoš joined our team as a undergraduate student. Welcome!
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01.10.2018

NOC VĚDCŮ! Co dokáže strach z vody aneb hydrofóbní efekt

Vyzkoušej si experimenty s makroskopicky pozorovatelným hydrofóbním efektem.Nauč se jednoduchý test, jak pomocí mincí porovnat povrchové napětí kapalin.Na nemísitelných kapalinách pozoruj…
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29.08.2018

New paper!

​New paper! Some antimicrobial peptides can translocate across lipid bilayers without disrupting the membrane structure. The molecular properties required for efficient translocation are not fully…
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27.06.2018

Rahul Deb won JCMM scholarship for foreign student!

​Our doctoral student Rahul Deb has recently won JCMM scholarship for foreign university student for the entire duration of his Ph.D. studies. The student has started his full-time Ph.D. study…
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27.06.2018

Ivo Kabelka obtained Levi4 Award

Our colleague Ivo Kabelka obtained Levi4 awards for the best student lecture. The theme of his lecture was: "Optimizing Peptide Properties For Translocation Across Lipid Membranes".Congratulations,…
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18.01.2018

Langmuir paper

We have published a new Langmuir paper on amyloid adsorption onto charged interfaces and the asorption size dependence  - specific size can be preferred due to competition between…
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02.01.2018

New Postdoc and PhD student

Arnošt Mládek joined our team as a postdoc and Rahul Deb has become a new PhD student. Welcome!
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15.09.2017

New papers

​Our new article was accepted in Scientific Reports. It is about design of multivalent inhibitrs, which could be way more effective than monovalent inhibitors. The second article descirbing…
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14.09.2017

New members

Tereza Králova is our new lab manager and Radim Brožek, Peter Pajtinka, and Pavol Mikulaj joined our team as bachelor students. Welcome!
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12.06.2017

Graduation

​Congratulations to Alžběta Türková and Terez Gerguri, who have got their MSc today! I wish them a lot of success and all the best in their future career at Francis Crick Institute and…
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28.04.2017

SoMoPro Grant

​With Michael Owen we were awarded a SoMoPro grant for investigation of the role of various lipids in Alzheimer's disease.
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01.04.2017

New GAMU grant

​We were awarded with a grant from Czech Agency of Masaryk University (GAMU) to investigate protein from Wnt signalling pathway and its membrane interactions.
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18.01.2017

Protein Dynamic Center

​We have become part of the Protein Dynamic Center.
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