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Newsletter and Internal information 5/2020
19 May 2020, 15:24
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Pan-European Study of Pesticides long-range Atmospheric Transport (PESPAT)
In the end of the April the Pan-European Study of Pesticides long-range Atmospheric Transport (PESPAT) campaign was launched. This study will provide a comparison of pesticide levels in the air across Europe through active air sampling and will identify those pesticides prone to long-range transport. This is the first study of its kind on such a large scale including 31 sites from different areas (polar, mountain, rural) across Europe. The study focuses on more than 65 pesticides, with about half currently available on the European market.
RECETOX is the initiator and coordinator of this campaign, which will be attended by at least 31 organizations from 17 countries of the European Union.
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PhD Defense at RECETOX
Since May 14, 2020, doctoral dissertation defenses of in the "Environment and Health" (Environmental Health Sciences) program have been taking place at RECETOX.
Two theses, "Determination of alkylphenols in environmental matrices" and "Analysis of estrogenic hormones in aqueous matrices" have already been successfully defended by Marek Pernica and Alena Otoupalíková respectively.
On May 21, 2020 - Marek Šudoma, Jana Priebojová and Zuzana Toušová will defend their doctoral thesis.
On May 28, 2020, seven of our students will take the state doctoral examination. Due to the current situation, the defense and SDZ will be combined – the student and internal members of the commission will be physically present while the other commission members and opponents will participate online.
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Sport possibilities for students and employees of MU
The MU Faculty of Sports Studies facilities will be available for use to all MU students and employees from 18.5 to 26.6 2020.
The schedule for students is available HERE.
Options for employees:
Monday:
GYM (Pod hradem, Údolní 3) 8:00 - 9:00
TENNIS (Heinrichova 24) 8:00 - 9:00
Tuesday:
Cardio Zone (Vinařská 5) 8:00 - 9:00
TENNIS (Heinrichova 24) 8:00 - 9:00
Wednesday:
GYM (Pod hradem, Údolní 3) 8:00 - 9:00
TENNIS (Heinrichova 24) 8:00 - 9:00
Thursday:
Cardio zone (Vinařská 5) 8:00 - 9:00
For the time being, it is not necessary to make reservations. If, however, the current capacity will exceed demand, FSpS will consider expanding the supply.
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Rewards for publication results
Publications financially rewarded in May are listed at the Intranet.
In case of questions, please, contact Michaela Hylsova
Sheet with financially rewarded publications you can find HERE
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New IT Help-desk of RECETOX
To handle your IT service requests quickly and not miss any, at RECETOX IT we have implemented a tool for their registration and management.
From May 1 is fully available, please, NEWLY direct your IT requests by e-mail to helpdesk@recetox.muni.cz.
In urgent cases, contact us at +420 775 226 716.
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How to recognize attacks on your computer as phishing
Are you concerned of attacks on your computer? Watch this very useful video, which will tell you how to reliably detect a phishing email attack.
Report suspicious emails HERE
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Rewards for SOČ leading
The RECETOX high school research internship program (SOČ), offers aspiring young scientists practical and theoretical experience during their high school studies, in addition to their regular study activities. The internship gives students a unique opportunity to experience first-hand, experimental, and scientific work at a university level, and become acquainted with the scientific environment while working under the supervision of experts in the field.
Thanks to SOČ, students work on projects that eventually lead them towards a scientific career. For that reason and others, RECETOX supports SOČ, and now also offers a CZK 5,000 reward to participants. We would like to congratulate and thank those who have already defended their work. They can look forward to the award in May.
For further information, please contact Kateřina Nováková.
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Submitted proposals:
- H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020: prof. Jana Klánová - EIRENE SET-UP: Setting-Up the Research Infrastructure for EnvIRonmental Exposure assessmeNt in Europe (as coordinators)
- H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020: prof. Luděk Báha - PReclinical EVALuation of European Novel Therapies (as partners)
- MSCA-RISE: dr. Lisa Melymuk - Harmonising International Efforts for Assessment of Human Exposure to Multiple Environmental Chemical Contaminants (INTEREXPOSE)
- GAČR Standard grants: Dr. Martin Marek - Decoding the molecular principles of alpha/beta-hydrolase fold enzyme evolvability
- GAČR Standard grants: prof. Petr Klán - Flavonoids as a unique class of carbon monoxide photoreleasable molecules
- GAČR Standard grants: prof. Petr Klán - Chemical biology approach to study bilirubin metabolism
- GAČR Standard grants: prof. Zbyněk Prokop - Computational design and engineering of protein dynamics
- GAČR Standard grants: doc. Pavel Babica - Effects of cyanobacterial LPS in human respiratory, digestive and immune system studied using advanced in vitro models
- GAČR Standard grants: doc. Pavel Babica - The importance of ferulic acid from cereals in modulation of inflammatory response and intestinal epithelium functions
- GAČR Standard grants: dr. Zdeněk Spáčil - Metabolites of human gut microbiota in the early life development of intestinal mucosal barrier function
- GAČR International grants: doc. Branislav Vrana - Accumulation in textiles and release by laundry as an emission pathway for aromatic amines from indoor environments to waste- and river water
- GAČR LA grants: dr. Ondřej Adamovský - Advanced analytical approaches for investigating the effects of microplastics in the aquatic environment
- GAČR Junior Star: dr. Stanislav Mazurenko - Multi-Target Design of Mutants for Protein Engineering Using Machine Learning
- GAČR Junior Star: dr. Zoran Kokan - Supramolecular Hydrogels for Ion-pair Recognition via Host-Guest Interactions
- TAČR cofund Aquatic Pollutants: dr. Michal Bittner - Nanofibrous membranes for water purification
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Successful Projects:
- H2020-SFS-2019-2, Jakub Hofman - SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION TRANSITION: A GLOBAL HEALTH APPROACH
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T5:
Jonker, M. T. O.; Burgess, R. M.; Ghosh, U.; Gschwend, P. M.; Hale, S. E.; Lohmann, R.; … Smedes, F.; Ex situ determination of freely dissolved concentrations of hydrophobic organic chemicals in sediments and soils: basis for interpreting toxicity and assessing bioavailability, risks and remediation necessity. (2020) Nature Protocols, doi.org/10.1038/s41596-020-0311-y
Alygizakis, N. A.; Urík, J.; Beretsou, V. G.; Kampouris, I.; Galani, A.; Oswaldova, M.; … Fatta-Kassinos, D.; Evaluation of chemical and biological contaminants of emerging concern in treated wastewater intended for agricultural reuse. (2020) Environment International, doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105597
Rozmánková, E.; Pípal, M.; Bláhová, L.; Njattuvetty Chandran, N.; Morin, B., Gonzalez, P., & Bláha, L.; Environmentally relevant mixture of S-metolachlor and its two metabolites affects thyroid metabolism in zebrafish embryos. (2020) Aquatic Toxicology, doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105444
T10:
Mbengue, S.; Serfozo, N.; Schwarz, J.; Ziková, N.; Šmejkalová, A. H.; & Holoubek, I.; Characterization of Equivalent Black Carbon at a regional background site in Central Europe: Variability and source apportionment. (2020) Environmental Pollution, doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113771
Q1:
Bienertova‐Vasku, J.; Lenart, P.; & Scheringer, M.; Eustress and Distress: Neither Good Nor Bad, but Rather the Same? (2020) BioEssays, doi.org/10.1002/bies.201900238
Svobodová, M.; Hofman, J.; Bielská, L.; & Šmídová, K.; Uptake kinetics of four hydrophobic organic pollutants in the earthworm Eisenia andrei in aged laboratory-contaminated natural soils. (2020) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110317
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16th Summer School and SMURBS Training School 2020
On 15-19 June 2020, the 16th summer school will take place at RECETOX. This year it will be conducted exclusively online.
The main topic is "Contaminants in the environment."
Martin Scheringer from ETH Zurich, Christer Johansson from Stockholm University, Gerard Hoek from Utrecht University, and many other experts in the field have already confirmed their participation.
You can find regular updates for the event on our website.
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MatLab Trainings
Martin Scheringer's research group offers vacancies for MatLab training. The first courses are planned for the end of August until the beginning of September 2020 and will be held in English. Materials in Czech will be available.
The price of the whole course is CZK 30,000 and it can be attended by 10-15 people. The price per person will, therefore, depend on the number of applicants and will be paid individually (from the resources of participant's research group).
If you are interested in the course and have any questions, please contact Klára Komprdová.
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Gabriela Kuruczová
Analyst
Research group of Julie Dobrovolná; Molecular Metabolism and Chronic Diseases
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Peter Lenárt
Specialist
Research group of Julie Dobrovolná; Molecular Metabolism and Chronic Diseases
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Pavel Hruška
Specialist
Research group of Julie Dobrovolná; Molecular Metabolism and Chronic Diseases
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