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Newsletters for Early Stage Researchers
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 5/2026
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 4/2026
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 3/2026
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 2/2026
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 12/2025
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 11/2025
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 10/2025
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Newsletter for PhD students and Postdocs of the Faculty of Science MU 9/2025
Events of the Week
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 18–25 May
18–21 May Mon–Thu 19 May Tue Molecular Medicine Seminar TOPIC: Advanced Molecular Testing in DLBCL: From Bench to Clinic SPEAKER: Veronika Navrkalová WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 9:30–10:30 19 May Tue Doctoral Thesis Defence TOPIC: Novel Biological Roles of ADAR Proteins SPEAKER: Anna Cherian WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 145 & Online WHEN: 10:30–12:30 19 May Tue Mendel Centre Seminar TOPIC: TBA SPEAKER: Piotr Ziolkowski WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00–15:00 20 May Wed How Cilia Are Built, How They Function, and What Happens When They Go Awry SPEAKER: Barbara Tanos WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 206 WHEN: 11:00–12:00 22 May Fri Principal Investigator Seminar TOPIC: Mechanisms and Biomechanics of Tooth Development and Healing SPEAKER: Jan Křivánek WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 22 May Fri How I Turned My PhD into a Global Business (Life after PhD Special Workshop Edition) with Jan Neuman WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 145 WHEN: 14:00–16:00 WHERE: WHEN: Save the Date: * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Structure, Dynamics and Interactions Of Mycobacterial Transcription Factors, 27 May * 120 Seconds: Meet Brnoregion Microscopy, 28 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Adding Dynamics to Structural Biology, 3 June * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Functional Characterization Of ADAR in Drosophila, 5 June * CEITEC MUNI PhD School Conference 2026, 8 June * Konference podnikavosti: Jak rozvíjet podnikavost napříč univerzitou, 17 June * Start Your Business Live: Slavnostní vyhlášení studentské soutěže, 17 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * Mendel Festival, 18 July * Multimodal Microscopy Workshop 2026, 31 August–1 September * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Summer School on Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * MUNI HR DAY 2026, 7 October * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 11–18 May
12 May Tue Molecular Medicine Seminar TOPIC: An Unexpected Twist in m6a-Mediated mRNA Metabolism SPEAKER: Praveenkumar Rengaraj WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 9:30–10:30 12 May Tue Mendel Centre Seminar TOPIC: Exploiting DNA Repair Mechanisms for (Plant) Genome Engineering SPEAKER: Marcel Tijsterman WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00–15:00 13 May Wed MUNI DAY 2026 WHERE: University Campus Bohunice, Various Locations 13 May Wed NTK Coffee Lecture TOPIC: Data Authorship & Credit - What Constitutes Authorship? That Is the Question. WHERE: Online WHEN: 12:30–13:00 13 May Wed Sip of Science TOPIC: A Tale of Tails SPEAKER: Maryna Zlatohurska & Lucie Nepovímová WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Atrium WHEN: 15:30–17:30 13 May Wed What Is Fake About a Fake Rembrandt? WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 132 WHEN: 17:00–19:00 14 May Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: Studying Biomolecular Structures, Interactions, and Molecular Mechanisms Using Advanced NMR Techniques (habilitation lecture) SPEAKER: Konstantinos Tripsianes WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 14 May Thu Innovation Lecture (INNOLEC) TOPIC: Electrocatalysis and Electrosynthesis: Insights and Developments Through Reaction Monitoring SPEAKER: Jana Roithová WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 132 WHEN: 14:00–15:00 14 May Thu Mendel Lectures TOPIC: Ubiquitination and Autophagy – Quality Control of Life Processes SPEAKER: Ivan Đikić WHERE: Brno, Mendel Square 157/1, Augustinian Abbey, Chapter Hall WHEN: 17:00 Save the Date: * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Novel Biological Roles of ADAR Proteins, 19 May * Life After PhD Special Workshop Edition With Jan Neuman, 22 May * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Structure, Dynamics and Interactions Of Mycobacterial Transcription Factors, 27 May * 120 Seconds: Meet Brnoregion Microscopy, 28 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Functional Characterization Of ADAR in Drosophila, 5 June * Konference podnikavosti: Jak rozvíjet podnikavost napříč univerzitou, 17 June * Start Your Business Live: Slavnostní vyhlášení studentské soutěže, 17 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * Mendel Festival, 18 July * Multimodal Microscopy Workshop 2026, 31 August–1 September * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Summer School on Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * MUNI HR DAY 2026, 7 October * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 4–11 May
5 May Tue Molecular Medicine Seminar TOPIC: IFNγ/IL21-JAK-STAT1 Signaling Axis Drives T-Cell–Mediated CLL Proliferation and Venetoclax Resistance SPEAKER: Miroslav Boudný WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 9:30–10:30 6 May Wed CERPEK Kurz TOPIC: Smysluplná komunikace: Umění naslouchat – základ důvěry a respektu SPEAKER: Miloslav Zimmermann WHERE: Brno, Komenského náměstí 2, CERPEK, Room 328 WHEN: 13:00–16:00 6 May Wed Bioinformatics Seminar Series TOPIC: Hidden in the Genome: The Bioinformatic Revolution in Natural Product Research SPEAKER: Stanislava Bezdíček Králová WHERE: Online WHEN: 16:00–17:00 7 May Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: 14-3-3 Interactions with Intrinsically Disordered Proteins: Implications for Amyloid Formation SPEAKER: Jozef Hritz WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 7 May Thu Life Sciences Seminar TOPIC: The Evolution of Wnt/beta-catenin Signaling: A View From the Bottom SPEAKER: Mark Q. Martindale WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 132 WHEN: 16:00 Save the Date: * MUNI DAY 2026, 13 May * Mendel Lecture: Ubiquitination and Autophagy - Quality Control of Life Processes, 14 May * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Novel Biological Roles of ADAR Proteins, 19 May * Life After PhD Special Workshop Edition With Jan Neuman, 22 May * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Structure, Dynamics and Interactions Of Mycobacterial Transcription Factors, 27 May * 120 Seconds: Meet Brnoregion Microscopy, 28 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Doctoral Thesis Defence: Functional Characterization Of ADAR in Drosophila, 5 June * Konference podnikavosti: Jak rozvíjet podnikavost napříč univerzitou, 17 June * Start Your Business Live: Slavnostní vyhlášení studentské soutěže, 17 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * Mendel Festival, 18 July * Multimodal Microscopy Workshop 2026, 31 August–1 September * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Summer School on Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 30 March – 6 April
30–31 Mar Mon–Tue Off the ADAR Radar Conference WHERE: Brno, Mendel Square 157/1, Augustinian Abbey, Chapter Hall 1 Apr Wed NTK Webinar Searching for and Evaluating Journals and Conferences WHERE: Online WHEN: 10:00–11:00 1 Apr Wed Bioinformatics Seminar Series TOPIC: Data Management for Bioinfomaticians - How Not to Get Lost in Your Data and Give Them a Second Life SPEAKER: Jan Vališ WHERE: Brno, Faculty of Informatics, Botanická 68a, Room A319 & Online WHEN: 16:00–17:00 2 Apr Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: Replication and Repair of Structure-Forming Repeats: Role of Repositioning to the Nuclear Periphery SPEAKER: Catherine Freudenreich WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 2 Apr Thu Webinář Knihovny univerzitního kampusu (KUK) TOPIC: Základy psaní odborného článku: příprava na psaní a redakční proces SPEAKER: Jiří Kratochvíl WHERE: University Campus, Library, Building B09, Room 119 WHEN: 15:00–16:30 2 Apr Thu Botanical Seminar TOPIC: Chile Expedition 2024 SPEAKER: Jan Doležal WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 114 WHEN: 16:00 Save the Date: * PI Forum Brno #8: Financing Your Research, 7 April * Life after PhD with John Mitchels, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 17 April * * Kurz Mikroskopie Materiálů 2026, 20–24 April * 5th Soft Skills Workshop: The AI-Enhanced Scientist: Practical Use of Large Language Models in Research and Coding, 21 April * JobNEST: Conference of Public Administration and Non-Profit Organisations, 22 April * IRONMAN or Fe-MALE?: Resources for All of Us 2026, 22 April * Mendel Lecture: Gaining Insight Into Pre-mRNA Splicing by the Spliceosome, 23 April * MUNI DAY 2026, 13 May * Mendel Lecture: Ubiquitination and Autophagy - Quality Control of Life Processes, 14 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 27 April – 4 May
27 Apr Mon Invitation to a lecture by Assoc. Prof. Daniel Nývlt TOPIC: Postglacial Climatic and Environmental Evolution of James Ross Archipelago, Eastern Antarctic Peninsula Based On Deglaciation Chronologies and Palaeolimnological Records SPEAKER: Daniel Nývlt WHERE: Brno, Kotlářská 2, Faculty of Science Masaryk University, Building 5, Lecture Room Z4 & Online WHEN: 11:00 28 Apr Tue Molecular Medicine Seminar TOPIC: From Sequence to Insights: Developing Bioinformatics Workflows for Ngs Data Analysis SPEAKER: Alejandro Antonio Medaglia Mata WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 9:30–10:30 29 Apr Wed How to ERC and Beyond WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 234 WHEN: 10:00–11:00 29 Apr Wed Science ON F5210 Popularizace fyziky SPEAKER: Aleš Pilgr WHERE: Brno, Kotlářská 2, Faculty of Science Masaryk University, Building 6, Lecture Room Fs1 WHEN: 13:00–15:00 29 Apr Wed Sip of Science TOPIC: Ancient Proteins: Rotten, but Not Forgotten SPEAKER: Eva Chocholová WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Atrium WHEN: 15:30–17:30 29 Apr Wed Bioinformatics Seminar Series TOPIC: Unlocking Barley’s Genetic Diversity: Pangenomics and GWAS for a Resilient Future SPEAKER: Radim Čegan WHERE: Brno, Faculty of Informatics, Botanická 68a, Room A319 WHEN: 16:00–17:00 30 Apr Thu EMBL Skills & Careers Webinar - Illuminating the Dark Forest: How to Bring Your Community Together WHERE: Online WHEN: 11:00–12:00 30 Apr Thu Innovation Lecture (INNOLEC) TOPIC: Tough Threads, Ballistic Webs and Bungee-Jumps: Evolutionary Biomechanics of Spider Extended Phenotypes SPEAKER: Jonas Wolff WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 114 WHEN: 13:00 30 Apr Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: Ribosome Assembly Regulation SPEAKER: Gabriel Demo WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 30 Apr Thu Life Sciences Seminar TOPIC: Exploiting the Polyamine Dependency of MYC-driven Tumors SPEAKER: Michael Hogarty WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 132 WHEN: 16:00 Save the Date: * MUNI DAY 2026, 13 May * Mendel Lecture: Ubiquitination and Autophagy - Quality Control of Life Processes, 14 May * 120 Seconds: Meet Brnoregion Microscopy, 28 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * Mendel Festival, 18 July * Multimodal Microscopy Workshop 2026, 31 August–1 September * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Summer School on Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 7–13 April
7 Apr Tue PI Forum Brno #8: Financing Your Research WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 17:30 8 Apr Wed NTK Webinar Introduction to Research Data Management WHERE: Online WHEN: 10:00–11:30 8 Apr Wed F5210 - Popularization with ÚDiF II. WHERE: Brno, Kotlářská 2, Faculty of Science Masaryk University, Building 6, Room Fs1 WHEN: 13:00–15:00 9 Apr Thu TTO Seminar Research Commercialisation through Spin-off Companies WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 13:00–14:00 9 Apr Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: On the Crosstalk Between Transcription and DNA Repair SPEAKER: Marek Šebesta WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 9 Apr Thu Webinář Knihovny univerzitního kampusu (KUK) TOPIC: Recenzní řízení a příprava recenzního posudku SPEAKER: Jiří Kratochvíl WHERE: University Campus, Library, Building B09, Room 119 WHEN: 15:00–16:30 9 Apr Thu CERPEK Online kurz TOPIC: Umělá inteligence při výuce a studiu na MU: pravidla, etika a dobrá praxe SPEAKER: Jakub Havlíček WHERE: Online WHEN: 15:00–16:00 9 Apr Thu Life Sciences Seminar TOPIC: Decoding Embryonic Fates: Lineages, Mechanisms, and Spatial Context SPEAKER: Emma R. Andersson WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 132 WHEN: 16:00 9 Apr Thu Innovation Lecture (INNOLEC) TOPIC: Understanding the Impact of Anthropogenic Stressors on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning SPEAKER: Marc Cadotte WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 114 WHEN: 16:00 10 Apr Fri Principal Investigator Seminar TOPIC: From Egg to Embryo: Cellular Mechanisms Guiding the Beginnings of Human Life SPEAKER: Zuzana Holubcová WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 13:00–14:00 11 Apr Sat Botanical Excursion 50 Years of the Pálava Protected Landscape Area: A View from Děvín WHERE: Bus stop „Klentnice, rozcestí“, Klentnice, Mikulov na Moravě WHEN: 10:00 12–17 Apr Sun–Fri UPCON 2026 WHERE: Brno, Kounicova 680/6, Hotel Continental Brno 13 Apr Mon CERPEK Online kurz TOPIC: AI obrázky ve vzdělávání SPEAKER: Vítězslav Kříž & Kateřina Balíková WHERE: Online WHEN: 09:00–12:00 13 Apr Mon Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies Seminar TOPIC: Dissecting the Mechanisms of Sensory Encoding to Develop Biomimetic Electrical Stimulation Therapies SPEAKER: Beatrice Barra WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 145 & Online WHEN: 13:00–14:30 13 Apr Mon Advanced Materials and Nanotechnologies Seminar TOPIC: A Multi-Scale Dissection of Transcranial Ultrasound Neuromodulation SPEAKER: Theo Lemaire WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 145 & Online WHEN: 14:30–16:00 Save the Date: * Life after PhD with John Mitchels, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 17 April * * Kurz Mikroskopie Materiálů 2026, 20–24 April * 5th Soft Skills Workshop: The AI-Enhanced Scientist: Practical Use of Large Language Models in Research and Coding, 21 April * Dny dobrovolnictví 2026: Cítíte to v kostech? Přijďte darovat naději!, 21 April * JobNEST: Conference of Public Administration and Non-Profit Organisations, 22 April * IRONMAN or Fe-MALE?: Resources for All of Us 2026, 22 April * Mendel Lecture: Gaining Insight Into Pre-mRNA Splicing by the Spliceosome, 23 April * MUNI DAY 2026, 13 May * Mendel Lecture: Ubiquitination and Autophagy - Quality Control of Life Processes, 14 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December
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Kristýna Šárková: Reminder: Today's Principal Investigator Seminar
We are reminding you about the next seminar, Study of Electrophysiology on the Cellular and Tissue Level as a Source of Essential Clinically Relevant Databy Markéta Bébarová (MUNI MED). WHEN: Friday, 24 April, at 13:00 WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 Best regards, CEITEC MU, Events Team
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Kristýna Šárková: Events of the Week 20–27 April
20–24 Apr Mon–Fri Kurz Mikroskopie Materiálů 2026 WHERE: Prague, Various Locations 21 Apr Mon Dny dobrovolnictví 2026: Cítíte to v kostech? Přijďte darovat naději? WHERE: Brno, Arne Nováka 1, Čítárna FF WHEN: 09:00–17:00 21 Apr Tue CERPEK Workshop TOPIC: AI Toolbox for Teaching SPEAKER: Kateřina Chudová WHERE: Brno, Komenského náměstí 2, CERPEK, Room 328 WHEN: 09:00–13:00 21 Apr Tue Molecular Medicine Seminar TOPIC: RNA Demethylation Protects Genome Integrity in Mammalian Cells SPEAKER: Shwetha Krishna WHERE: University Campus, Building E35, Room 211 WHEN: 9:30–10:30 21 Apr Tue 5th Soft Skills Workshop TOPIC: The AI-Enhanced Scientist: Practical Use of Large Language Models in Research and Coding SPEAKER: Michal Gala & Filip Németh WHERE: Online WHEN: 11:00–13:00 22 Apr Wed IRONMAN or Fe-MALE? Resources for All of Us 2026 WHERE: Brno, Purkyňova 123, CEITEC VUT, Building S, Meeting Room S2.02 & Online WHEN: 09:00 22 Apr Wed NTK Webinar TOPIC: Dataset Preparation and Publishing – Zenodo and Other Repositories SPEAKER: Jan Vališ WHERE: Online WHEN: 10:00–11:30 22 Apr Wed JobNEST Conference of Public Administration and Non-Profit Organisations WHERE: Brno, Údolní 19, Kumst WHEN: 10:00–16:00 22 Apr Wed The Evening About Physics and Life With Tomáš Tyc WHERE: Brno, Moravian Library, Kounicova 996/65a WHEN: 19:00–21:00 23 Apr Thu Structural Biology Seminar TOPIC: Structural Basis of Eukaryotic Ribosome Assembly SPEAKER: Matthias Thoms WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 14:00 23 Apr Thu Botanical Seminar TOPIC: Impacts of Observation Error on Estimates of Vegetation Dynamics and Biodiversity Change WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 114 WHEN: 16:00–18:00 23 Apr Thu New Directions in Cosmology SPEAKER: Rikard von Unge WHERE: Brno, Kotlářská 2, Faculty of Science Masaryk University, Building 6, Room F2 WHEN: 17:15–18:30 24 Apr Fri Principal Investigator Seminar TOPIC: Study of Electrophysiology on the Cellular and Tissue Level as a Source of Essential Clinically Relevant Data SPEAKER: Markéta Bebarová WHERE: University Campus, Building B11, Room 205 WHEN: 13:00–14:00 Save the Date: * MUNI DAY 2026, 13 May * Mendel Lecture: Ubiquitination and Autophagy - Quality Control of Life Processes, 14 May * EUROPIC 2026, 31 May–4 June * Fundamentals of Light Microscopy, 23–25 June * COST Action CA22157 RECROP Workshop: Epigenetic and Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation for Stress Response and Memory During Plant Reproduction, 30 June–1 July * Multimodal Microscopy Workshop 2026, 31 August–1 September * INSTRUCT Course on Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biomolecules, 7–11 September * Advanced Light Microscopy Methods 2026, 8–11 September * Processing and Analysis of Biological Images 2026, 1–4 December