RECETOX

For a healthy future

RECETOX is engaged in research and education on managing the environmental and health risks associated with the chemicals around us

We are building a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Health Sciences. Through research and innovation, the Centre addresses the most current societal needs and scientific challenges at national and global levels and provides stakeholders and policymakers with robust scientific evidence and innovative tools for diagnosis and prevention.

News

22 Sep

Open Day of the Brno Living Lab

The RECETOX Centre has studied the relationship between humans and the environment for 40 years. The celebration of this event, which will take place throughout the autumn and summer semesters of 2023/2024, began on 21 September with the opening of an exhibition presenting the history of the Centre. The exhibition can be viewed in the Bohunice campus corridor until mid-December.

18 Sep

Katarzyna Kordas - Fulbright grantee came to RECETOX

Kasia Kordas, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University at Buffalo, has received a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship. Thanks to this support, Dr. Kordas will be able to spend the fall semester at Masaryk University's RECETOX, where she will spend the next four months developing research collaborations with scientists and contributing to the development of the Environment and Health curriculum.

11 Sep

Festival of Science and Technology

Visitors could see the Brno Living Lab at the Festival of Science and Technology. We showed them how the sampling process works and how we collect and analyze samples. Visitors could see and try different types of samplers.

2 Aug

The Exposome Boot Camp at Columbia University

An intensive boot camp focused on novelties in the rapidly growing field of exposomics took place at Columbia University. Jana Klanova and Elliot Price were among the invited speakers.

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RECETOX pillars

RESEARCH

Twenty research groups in five research programmes produce over 130 peer-reviewed publications annually

SERVICES

Twelve units in three core facilities provide physical and virtual access to the Research Infrastructure

EDUCATION

Bachelor's, master's and PhD study programmes in Environmental Health and Computational Biology and Biomedicine

IMPACT

We support evidence-based policymaking and provide innovative solutions and knowledge-transfer to partners

Upcoming events

26 Sep

RECETOX Seminar Series

9:00 AM

Jiří Kalina (RECETOX): MONET - Spatial and Temporal Trends of POPs after 15 years of monitoring across Europe (9-9:30)
Ondřej Mikeš (RECETOX): The health effects of air pollution (9:30-10:30)

3 Oct

RECETOX Seminar Series

9:00 AM

Sophie Langouet (U Rennes): Evaluation of liver function, chronic toxicity and genotoxicity in a human model of proliferating and highly differentiated hepatic spheroids

6 Oct

Researchers' Night

6 Oct

PhD Day

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

PhD Day is an event that provides information on doctoral studies - program structure, students' rights and responsibilities, funding options,students experience, etc.It is an opportunity to meet colleaguess from various programs and faculties. This event is ideal for those starting their PhD studies or considering it.
More information and registration available HERE.

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