23 May Director Jana Klánová spoke at the Velvet Innovation Meetup The director of RECETOX Jana Klánová presented the concept of the Brno Living Lab at the informal meeting organized by the innovation agency JIC.
13 May Press release: European partnership PARC aims to protect human health from the harmful effects of chemical substances. RECETOX will actively participate in the European project PARC, which will focus on health risks arising from exposure to chemicals.
5 May Natálie Šelleová: I'm not a lab person, but I want to change legislation as a scientist Student Natálie Šelleová works as an intern for the National Toxic Substances Center and wants to change environmental and health legislation one day.
29 Apr Global environment and health challenges RECETOX, in cooperation with the Learned Society of the Czech Republic and the Brno Observatory and Planetarium, is holding a panel discussion on Global Challenges in Environment and Health.
14 Apr Kurz CŽV - Kontaminace životního prostředí Přihlaste se na nový kurz celoživotního vzdělávání pořádaný centrem RECETOX.
13 Apr The study of Environment and Health? Yes! RECETOX is the right choice for your master's! Five current and former students explain why.
12 Apr One step closer to the therapeutic use of carbon monoxide The prestigious Journal of Organic Chemistry has published an article on the current work of Prof. Petr Klán and his team.
3 Apr Lucie Ráčková: Studying isolation and stress in Antarctica. Next stop, space? As a member of a polar expedition, researcher Lucie Ráčková went to remote Antarctica to study the stress of polar explorers and collect research data for further research.
31 Mar Aneta Žáčková: From French to bioinformatic analysis During the covid pandemic, she was looking for an opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge she gained online in practice.
24 Mar RECETOX at the final HERA conference The HERA - Health and Environment Research Agenda for Europe project is over. RECETOX represented the Czech Republic in the project and participated in defining critical areas for international research.
18 Mar Martin Toul: Stroke treatment can be considerably more effective Martin Toul, Ph.D. student from the Loschmidt Laboratories of the Faculty of Science, RECETOX Centre, and FNUSA-ICRC, has discovered new ways for the development of effective stroke treatment.
10 Mar Paula Marcineková: Doctoral studies at RECETOX surpassed my expectations Paula Marcineková is a Ph.D. student of Environment and Health; she focuses on Environmental Chemistry. After studying in the UK and university in Norway, Paula decided to do her Ph.D. at RECETOX.
4 Mar Scientist Julie Dobrovolná: Stress is not our enemy Professor Julie Dobrovolná deals with stress in her scientific work. In the interview, you will learn why it is essential to study stress in Antarctica and also the difference between stress during a covid pandemic and war.
21 Feb I want to get to the bottom of things: Interview with a student Monika Kuncova Monika Kuncová is a student of Environment and Health. In this interview, you will find out why RECETOX is the right choice.
16 Feb Experiments are fundamental to science and fun: Interview with a student Tomáš Janoš Tomáš Janoš studies Environment and Health at RECETOX. Read why this subject is the right call for him.
9 Feb RECETOX supports the Stick to Science initiative RECETOX supports the Stick to Science initiative, calling for open and bordelless collaboration between European research institutions.
3 Feb From studies at RECETOX to dream job in Düsseldorf, Germany: Interview with Dr. Eliška Kuchovská Dr. Eliška Kuchovská completed her Ph.D. at RECETOX and is working at the Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Germany. Read about her studies, work, or why not test on animals.
27 Jan A negative effect of the pandemic: millions in the UK drink harmful amounts of alcohol at home Dr. Albert Kšiňan comments on an article by the British newspaper The Guardian on increased alcohol consumption during the coronavirus pandemic.
20 Jan Toxicologist working at RECETOX, Brno, gets scientific award from the King of Sweden: Interview with Dr. Sebastian Lungu-Mitea Since November 2021, Sebastian Lungu-Mitea, toxicologist, has been a researcher at RECETOX.Read an interview with him about his scientific career and life in the Czech Republic.
21 Dec 2021 From research in Antarctica to discover new antibiotics: Interview with Dr. Ludek Sehnal about his polar expedition Scientist Ludek Sehnal shared his experience from the polar expedition to Antarctica, which he joined in 2015.
16 Dec 2021 It's an opportunity: Interview with Dr. Jaromir Sobotka about doctoral studies Newly graduated Dr. Jaromír Sobotka shared with us his experience from his doctoral studies at RECETOX.
10 Dec 2021 RECETOX at the annual meeting of the regional centers of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions RECETOX participated in the annual meeting of the Stockholm and Basel Regional Centers directors to discuss ongoing projects and joint plans for the following year.
25 Nov 2021 MUNI Scientist Award for three RECETOXˈs researchers Branislav Vrana, David Bednar, and Vladimir Sindelar were awarded by Sarka Pospisilova, the Vice-rector for research and doctoral studies, at Masaryk University.
23 Nov 2021 Jana Klanova and Ivan Holoubek receive commemorative Gold Medal Jana Klanova and Ivan Holoubek were awarded commemorative medals by Tomas Kasparovsky, the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University.
19 Nov 2021 Gabriela Ksinanova receives prestigious award at an international conference Our researcher Gabriela Kšiňanová won the Ferenc Bojan Award for Young Researchers at the prestigious European Public Health Conference.
29 Sep 2021 INFERNO - how do chemicals affect the reproductive health of firefighters? On September 1, 2021, Dr Jana Navrátilová, a postdoc at the Exposure and Health Risk Assessment group, began her two-year Marie Skłodowska-Curie Widening Fellowship (MSCA_WF) funded by the European Horizon 2020 program.
18 Aug 2021 The PROSECO prospective study shows the dynamics of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the Czech population Scientists from Masaryk University's RECETOX research center have published data from the first large-scale population-based study on the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in the Czech population.
18 Aug 2021 A year in Texas on a Fulbright scholarship Dr. Michal Bittner is moving to Baylor University in Texas for one year. What are his plans and expectations?
13 Aug 2021 RECETOX contributes to the evaluation of the Stockholm Convention Dr. Kateřina Šebková personally participates at the third evaluation of the Stockholm Convention. How does it work and what are the outcomes of evaluation?
30 Jul 2021 Children’s birth weight is significantly related to their behavior at school age Research of the connection between the birth weight of a child and its behavior at a younger school age, which was carried out by a team of scientists led by prof. Julie Dobrovolné, was published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.
8 Jul 2021 The EIRENE project coordinated by the Masaryk University to be included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 RECETOX became the first Czech coordinator of the ESFRI research infrastructure with our EIRENE project, which will be included in the ESFRI 2021 Roadmap
1 Jul 2021 An article on the development of a new protein engineering method is showcased in the editor's Highlights of the prestigious journal Nature Communications The method was recently published in the esteemed journal Nature Communications, where it was featured on the Editor’s Highlights page, which showcases the 50 best papers recently published in an area.
16 Jun 2021 EU Zero Pollution Action Plan: are we on the right track? On 12 May, the European Commission published the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan. Despite improvements in many areas, pollution still places a major burden on human health and the environment in the EU (fine dust pollution remains the most serious problem - both European and global).
31 May 2021 EU Green Week 2021 – Zero Pollution May 31, 2021 marks the beginning of the EU Green Week. It is dedicated to the EU’s ‘zero pollution ambition’ as well as other relevant European Green Deal initiatives, such as the climate initiatives, the upcoming Chemicals Strategy, and initiatives in the energy, industry, mobility, agriculture, fisheries, health and biodiversity fields.
22 May 2021 The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants celebrates twenty years and the Czech Republic rejoices with it! On 22 May 2021, the Stockholm Convention enters the third decade since its signature and it is appropriate to look back and ask: has this important international treaty proved successful in limiting the production and use of persistent organic pollutants, so-called POPs?
11 May 2021 New book on Chemical Products and Processes Prof. Martin Scheringer is the co-author of the new book published by Springer in first quarter of 2021.
7 May 2021 Julie Dobrovolná from RECETOX on measuring stress Interview of Julie Dobrovolná on the topic of measuring stress for Radio Prague.
5 May 2021 The European Commission has set up a round table on the EU's chemical strategy and RECETOX is its member The first High-Level Round Table on the EU Chemicals Strategy took place on 5 May. Kateřina Šebková, director of the Regional Center of the Stockholm Convention, took part on behalf of RECETOX.
14 Apr 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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 2021 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.
