14 Apr Lack of collaboration between science and politics is harming the planet Interview with Martin Scheringer from RECETOX, on significant threats against which scientists are unable to warn politicians sufficiently.
11 Apr 70th birthday of Professor Ivan Holoubek! On April 11th 2021, Professor Ivan Holoubek, one of the founders of the RECETOX and an important personality in science, research and teaching in the field of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), celebrated his 70th birthday.
29 Mar Scientists developed a microfluidic platform that may contribute to the effectiveness of synthesizing pharmaceuticals or training artificial intelligence The Loschmidt laboratories team at RECETOX (SCI MUNI) led by Prof. Zbynek Prokop, together with colleagues from ETH Zurich, recently developed a new microfluidic platform for rapidly and effectively investigating enzymes and their properties.
8 Mar Passive sampling as non-invasive monitoring of water quality Foppe Smedes, a recognized member of the research group of Dr. Branislav Vrana at RECETOX, summarised 25 years of his research and experiences on passive sampling in the form of a dissertation thesis, which was recently defended at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
19 Feb SCIENCE has published a call from scientists to create a global intergovernmental science-policy body for chemicals and waste An international group of scientists, including Martin Scheringer from RECETOX, is proposing a functional system of cooperation leading to the reduction of damage caused by chemical pollution.
1 Dec 2020 The RECETOX environmental database has worldwide use What have RECETOX databases in common with remote sensing and Earth observation? To know more, please, read this article.
2 Nov 2020 Opinion paper – EU Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil RECETOX provided the feedback to the EC about its Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil
8 Oct 2020 Rector's Award for Jana Klánová Among the recipients of the Rector's Award is the director of RECETOX, prof. Jana Klánová who will receive the award for her "Extraordinary Results in the International Grant Competition."
25 Sep 2020 Researchers support global management of plastic waste The management of plastics and plastic waste is a global problem which requires extensive collaboration among several disciplines and different parts of the world to come up with adequate solutions to reduce the impact of plastics in the aquatic environment.
23 Sep 2020 An extensive study will investigate the immune system's response to COVID-19 An extensive serological prospective study focusing on the presence of antibodies to COVID-19 is guaranteed by prof. MUDr. Vojtech Thon, Ph.D.
14 Sep 2020 RECETOX – short movie from TEAMING kick-off meeting Check the movie, which has been taken during the kick-off meeting of the TEAMING project. It explains not only the focus of the project, but also of the RECETOX center.
14 Sep 2020 Julie Dobrovolná is one of the faces of the #EUwomen4future campaign Julie Dobrovolná featured in the prestigious #EUwomen4future campaign aiming to celebrate women across the EU involved in the fields of science, education, culture, and sport.
2 Sep 2020 Consultations with the GMP DWH global users on its third update The RECETOX organized online consultations with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) monitoring experts from around the globe facilitate their task in preparing the third regional reports under the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
22 Jul 2020 Scientists and computer scientists have tested known drugs for a new coronavirus Artificial intelligence helps in the fight against COVID-19 disease. Researchers at MUNI and FNUSA-ICRC used their own software to test several drugs that could block the virus.
18 Jul 2020 Confidence in vaccination depends on its safety, says an immunology professor. What should we not overlook? Interview with prof. Vojtěch Thon on the issues of safe vaccination, immune system disorders and coronavirus.
8 Jul 2020 MUNI Epidemiological research bolstered by two prominent Czech scientists from University College London (UCL) Thanks to a grant of 50 million crowns from the ERA Chair call, Martin Bobák and Hynek Pikhart from University College London will work at Masaryk University
18 Jun 2020 Julie Dobrovolná and Jakub Hofman: new professors at RECETOX On Wednesday, June 17, the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman signed the appointment decrees of new university professors. We are very pleased that among them are two representatives of the RECETOX Research center at Masaryk University.
9 Jun 2020 RECETOX Student Best Poster Award On June 2, 2020, RECETOX announced the winners of the first "Best Poster Award" for the best poster presented at the new Ph.D. conference.
7 Jun 2020 Martin Bobák: A person's health is most affected by his social background Epidemiologist Martin Bobák from University College London explains how extensive research of factors affecting population health works. He will help them at Masaryk University.
20 May 2020 New EU strategies adopted On 20 May 2020, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system. The two strategies are mutually reinforcing, bringing together nature, farmers, business and consumers for jointly working towards a competitively sustainable future.
26 Apr 2020 Toxic substances from the air, cosmetics and outdoor clothing. There is a unique laboratory from Brno What research is taking place at the RECETOX at Masaryk University? Why is the center dedicated to this research and how important is it to cooperate with, for example, the city of Brno and the South Moravian Region? Read the article from Aktuálně.cz, where you will learn more.
20 Apr 2020 We don't have a cure, but we're definitely not without effective medication, says immunologist Vojtěch Thon The immunologist's view of COVID-19, its spreadind and existing drugs that could help today. Read the interview for iDnes.cz with prof. Vojtěch Thon from RECETOX.
17 Jan 2020 Kick-off meeting of the CETOCOEN Excellence On Thursday 16th of January 2020, the CETOCOEN Excellence project has been started. The partners met at the working meeting together with the representatives of European Commission and Research Executive Agency.
16 Jan 2020 CETOCOEN Excellence project ceremonially launched We launched the strategic TEAMING project, in which we will closely cooperate with our partners from UCL, ETH Zurich, BBMRI-ERIC and ICRC in the next seven years.
16 Jan 2020 RECETOX Lecture: Eran Bendavid Prof. Eran Bendavid (Stanford University) gave the lecture on the topic "The effect of poor air quality on infant mortality" within the RECETOX Lecture series.
16 Dec 2019 John Paul Giesy received the honorary doctorate from MUNI Prof. John Paul Giesy received the honorary doctorate from the Masaryk University.
28 Nov 2019 RECETOX is looking for volunteers: Investigation of the occurrence of pesticides in the human population An international research project, in which RECETOX experts also participate, is to map and compare the situation in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary, Netherlands and Spain.
18 Nov 2019 RECETOX seeks to hire a leading international scientist V rámci projektu ERA Chair chceme do Brna přivést špičkového vědce či vědkyni se zahraniční zkušeností, který/á přispěje k využití potenciálu RECETOXu a jeho dalšímu rozvoji v oblasti environmentální epidemiologie, bioinformatiky a biostatistiky.
