Projects

Running projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Role of bacteriophages in the shaping of primate gut microbiome (2024–2026)
Co-investigator: Klára Petrželková
Tick-borne microsporidiosis: ticks as a neglected source of human microsporidian infection? (2024–2026)
Investigator: Ivo Rudolf
Genetic networks in the Congolian forests: Unexplored biodiversity archive, herpetological aspect (2023–2025)
Investigator: Václav Gvoždík
Impact of non-native species on parasite diversity in aquatic ecosystems (2023–2025)
Investigator: Markéta Ondračková
Interplay between genetics, ecology and symbionts in two adaptive radiations of New Guinean rodents (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Dagmar Čížková
Phyloregions of sub-Saharan Africa: Small mammals as a suitable model group for unbiased quantification of evolutionary diversity and uniqueness (2023–2025)
Investigator: Josef Bryja
The causes and evolutionary consequences of programmed DNA elimination in songbirds (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Tomáš Albrecht
The role of coevolution ecological speciation (2021–2025)
Investigator: Martin Reichard
Coevolutionary struggle between a highly virulent brood parasite and its major host (2022–2024)
Investigator: Marcel Honza
Gastrointestinal symbiont communities of great apes: bioindicators for tropical ecosystem health (2022–2024)
Investigator: Klára Petrželková
Ongoing global invasion of zoonotic parasitic nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis: an assessment of risks of its emergence in Europe (2022–2024)
Co-investigator: Barbora Červená
Parental senescence effects and their mechanisms in a short-lived vertebrate (2022–2024)
Investigator: Milan Vrtílek
Viromics of the European house mouse hybrid zone: a model to understand how viruses cross host species barriers (2022–2024)
Investigator: Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq

International projects

COST - CA23121 Genetic Nature Observation and Action (GENOA) (2024–2028)
Co-investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
HABITRACK: Habitat tracking for the conservation of huntable bird species | Horizon Europe (2024–2027)
Co-investigator: Petr Procházka

Ministry of Agriculture

Aquaculture of the 21st century - modern, smart and environmentally friendly (2024–2028)
Investigator: Jan Mendel
Evaluation of hydrological status in trout rivers of Czech rep. and status of salmonid populations (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Pavel Jurajda
Globalization, modern technologies and climate change provide both new opportunities and hazards for salmonid breeding management (2021–2025)
Investigator: Jan Mendel

Ministry of Health

Hidden zoonoses - uncovering new pathogenic agents from wildlife (2021–2024)
Investigator: Ivo Rudolf

Technology agency of the Czech Republic

A new way of sterilizing water for intensive fish farming using CaviPlasma technology (2024–2027)
Investigator: Jan Mendel
Analysis of population status and conservation genetics of the European wildcat as an important flagship species for biodiversity conservation (2024–2026)
Investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
Confluence of Moravia and Dyje - present and future (2024–2026)
Investigator: Karel Halačka
Genetic diversity of the critically endangered steppe polecat in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Investigator: Peter Vallo
Loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding as a threat to lynx populations in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
Biodiversity analysis and proposition of management of newly built small water reservoirs and pools in South Moravian Region (2024–2026)
Investigator: Michal Janáč

Finished projects