Department of Experimental Biology
Research at the Department focuses on the study of processes and phenomena related to the organization and functioning of living cells, tissues and organisms.
The Department of Experimental Biology includes various laboratories and teams that provide teaching and scientific training to students of experimentally oriented biological disciplines at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University.
We get a real up-close look at life
We carry out both basic and applied research
In addition to basic research, the Institute of Experimental Biology also conducts applied research, which contributes to our understanding of the nature of certain genetic and infectious diseases in humans and to improving their diagnosis, as well as to the development of new biotechnological processes.
Departments of the Institute
The individual laboratories and research groups are organised into departments, which, through their scientific and teaching work, specialise in specific fields of experimental biology. These are:
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Our graduates
Doc. Mgr. Jan Bouchal, Ph.D
He graduated in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Masaryk University. He subsequently applied his knowledge of molecular biology to research into cancer and built a successful scientific career in the field of molecular pathology. He currently works at the Faculty of Medicine, Palacký University, and at Olomouc University Hospital, where he heads the Department of Clinical and Molecular Pathology. His research focuses primarily on the identification and use of biomarkers for cancer, particularly prostate cancer, with the aim of improving diagnosis, prognosis and treatment for patients.
Anna Štaud
She graduated in Microbiology, where her dissertation focused on the use of methanogenic microorganisms in biogas production. She continues to work in the field of biotechnology at Bene Meat Technologies a.s., where she is involved in the production of ethical and sustainable food for both humans and pets – cultured meat. Here, she is part of a team focused on the production and optimisation of culture media for mammalian cells and is responsible for the development of cell lines for Pet Food products.
Mgr. Jana Staveníková
A graduate of the Experimental Plant Biology programme at Masaryk University, she now works on forage crop breeding at the Agricultural Research Institute in Troubsko. In her work, she utilises both traditional breeding approaches and modern methods of molecular biology and microbiology.