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Newsletter and Internal information 9/2024
5 Sep 2024, 10:39
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RECETOX Newsletter 9/2024
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Garden Party at Kotlářská
WHEN: 16 September 2024, 2pm– 6pm
WHERE: Kotlářská 2, Brno
We would like to invite all our students and employees to the Garden party in the park on Kotlářská Street.
You can look forward to the awarding of Prizes by the Faculty of Science of Masaryk University. Folk music will play for dancing and listening.
Snacks and drinks will also be provided at subsidized friendly prices.
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World Cleanup Day
Dear Colleagues,
Join us on September 20, 2024, at 12:00 PM for the World Cleanup Day event, where we will work together to clean up the area around RECETOX. It will be a great opportunity not only to contribute to our environment but also to have fun and spend time with colleagues outside the office.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Register HERE.
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PhD Day
WHEN: September 25, 2024 (8:30 - 11:00), this event will be held in English
WHERE: RCX1 (D29)
The next MUNI SCI PhD Day is coming up, and we have all the information you need for PhD studies.
Join us for a comprehensive overview of your rights, duties, grant opportunities, internships, and research fellowships. This is also an excellent opportunity to connect with other students and colleagues from our faculty. We'll kick off the day with a delicious breakfast and then head to the RCX 1 lecture room to explore PhD studies from various aspects. We'll cover competitions for PhD students, support during studies, mobility programs and more.
Don't miss it out! Register HERE.
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Baking contest
It's time to show off your skills and bring your best homemade desserts to share with your colleagues! Whether it's cakes, muffins, cookies, or pastries, we want to taste your delicious creations.
Let's see who will be this year's baking champion!
REGISTRATION HERE.
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Purchases of items at the end of 2024
Please submit purchase requests for projects ending in 2024 or for annual projects by 30 September 2024, with a minimum of 90 %. Please submit all other requests no later than 15.11.2024. Thereafter, we ask that only urgent (i.e. very urgent) requests be submitted until the end of 2024. Requests submitted after 15.11.2024 will not be processed until 2025.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Sending invoices
All invoices issued to the Faculty of Science MU - RCX should be sent to: rcxfaktury@recetox.muni.cz.
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Travel expense reimbursement
We would like to remind you of the importance of submitting travel orders promptly after completing a business trip. We are continuously encountering a significant number of unsubmitted orders, which complicates our administration and project funding. Every employee is required to submit their travel order within 10 days. If you are experiencing any issues with filling out the order, please feel free to contact the EO, HR, or Grant Office.
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Asset Inventory 2024
From 1. to 31. of October 2024 a regular annual inventory of assets will take place.
We ask you to ensure that all instruments and equipment listed in the asset register are present in the relevant laboratory/office on 30 September and subsequently throughout the inventory period.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Jaroslava Žaludová
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We publish for free with RSC
Dear colleagues,
We would like to remind you that Masaryk University, through CzechELib, has a transformative agreement with the Royal Society of Chemistry. This means that if the corresponding author is from Masaryk University and uses an email address with the muni.cz domain (e.g., sci.muni.cz, ceitec.muni.cz), there is no author fee.
An overview of all author fee discounts for Masaryk University is available on the OSC team's website HERE under the link "Vouchers and Discounts with Publishers." Here, you will find the current status of available discounts and specific instructions for each publisher on what to include when submitting an article to apply for the discount.
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New Offer of Webinars from the M365 Team at MU
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you to a series of trainings and webinars that will introduce you to the latest updates from Microsoft (M365) and help you better utilize the various tools of this platform (Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, etc.). The webinars will be hosted by the M365 team at MUNI, along with their colleagues from the Center for Information Technology.
For more information, click HERE.
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Know your inner saboteurs: Shirzad Chamine at TEDxStanford
Dear collegues,
If you want to see your stereotypes from a "different viewpoint" you can look at research on positive intelligence by Shirzad Chamine.
Shirzad Chamine shows Stanford students how his research on positive intelligence can help them achieve their full potential for professional success and personal fulfillment.
Watch HERE.
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A new project in the EMSO Physical Access programme tackles marine persistent pollutants
The Mediterranean Sea is facing a threat from persistent organic pollutants (POPs), a class of synthetic chemicals which persist in the environment for years. They pose a significant danger to marine ecosystems and ultimately human health because they can build up in the tissues of living organisms as they move up the food chain (processes known as bioaccumulation and biomagnification).
Read more HERE.
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The OBERON Project Contributed to Understanding the Impact of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Human Metabolism
At the end of June 2024, the five-year international project OBERON was completed. The project aimed to better understand and identify environmental substances that can disrupt hormonal regulation in the human body. The project was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 framework grant program, and the RECETOX center was involved at several levels.
Read more HERE.
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Submitted projects
TAČR TREND
doc. RNDr. Petra Bořilová Linhartová, Ph.D., MBA - Toothpaste with stabilized probiotics
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Open calls
GAČR – Lead Agency
USA – National Science Foundation (NSF) continuous call
Austria – Austrian Science Fund (FWF) continuous call
Germany – German Research Foundation (DFG) continuous call
Switzerland – deadline 8.10. 2024
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) with the deadline on 27 November 2024. For further information or if you plan to apply contact Veronika Jálová as soon as possible.
European Research Council (ERC):
Starting Grants with the deadline on 15 October 2024; Synergy Grants with the deadline on 6 November 2024. For further information contact Veronika Jálová.
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Planned calls
TAČR
Water4AllCall – upcoming call (12.9.2024)
Biodiversity Partnership - Call 2024 – upcoming call (10.9.2024)
Proof of Concept (PoC) - internal call for proposals by CTT MUNI
- Focus of the call: Verification of applied research results in terms of their practical application and preparation of their subsequent commercial use or use for the needs of society.
- Call announcement: 2 September 2024
- Call closure: 7 October 2024
- Duration of PoC projects: 6-36 months (recommended 6-24 months)
- Start of implementation of PoC projects: January 2025
- Amount of financial support: up to 3 million EUR. CZK 2 million (recommended CZK 0.5 million - CZK 1.5 million)
- Maximum aid intensity of PoC projects: 80 % (20 % co-financing)
- CTT Call Seminar: 11 September 2024
- Presentation of project proposals at CTT MUNI: 22-23 October 2024
For further information contact Pavlína Dočkalová.
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Training and other grant-related events
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Below you will find selected publications already available at WoS in last month.
- Liu, R., Novák, J., & Hilscherová, K. (2024). In vitro assessment of thyroid peroxidase inhibition by chemical exposure: comparison of cell models and detection methods. Archives of Toxicology, 98(8), 2631–2645.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03766-7.
- Krupčíková, S., Stiborek, M., Kalousková, P., Urík, J., Šimek, Z., Melymuk, L., Muz, M., & Vrana, B. (2024). Investigation of occurrence of aromatic amines in municipal wastewaters using passive sampling. Science of The Total Environment, 939, 173196.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173196.
- Recabarren, T., Torres, M., Gómez, V., Jacobsen, C., Villablanca, M., Ahrendt, C., da Silva Montes, C., Galbán-Malagón, C., Tombesi, N., & Pozo, K. (2024). Occurrence of marine plastic litter and plasticizers from touristic beaches of Arauco Gulf in Central Chile. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 205, 116575.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116575.
- Rudzanova, B., Thon, V., Vespalcova, H., Martyniuk, C. J., Piler, P., Zvonar, M., Klanova, J., Blaha, L., & Adamovsky, O. (2024). Gene expression patterns associated with PFOA exposure in Czech young men and women. Environment International, 190, 108879.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108879.
- Pivrncova, E., Buresova, L., Kotaskova, I., Videnska, P., Andryskova, L., Piler, P., Janku, P., Borek, I., Bohm, J., Klanova, J., Budinska, E., & Borilova Linhartova, P. (2024). Impact of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis on the oral and fecal bacteriomes of children in the first week of life. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 18163.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68953-z.
- Hecht, H., Rojas, W. Y., Ahmad, Z., Křenek, A., Klánová, J., & Price, E. J. (2024). Quantum Chemistry-Based Prediction of Electron Ionization Mass Spectra for Environmental Chemicals. Analytical Chemistry, 96(33), 13652–13662. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02589.
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Dear Colleagues,
You can see an overview of our new team members HERE.
We look forward to meeting everyone soon and believe they will quickly become a part of our great team.
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During August, there was a personnel change in the position of Building Management, Occupational Health and Safety, and Fire Protection Officer. Andrea Klimková was replaced by our new colleague, Karolína Bidmonová.
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We are looking for new colleagues
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Currently, we have these open vacancies:
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- Science Festival - 6-8 September, Brno Exhibition Centre
- UNEP Training- September 11-13, only for registered
- Ukliďme Česko - World Cleanup Day, 20 September, registration HERE
- SCI MUNI PhD Day-25 September, 8:30 am, RCX 1
- Researchers' Night- 27 September, topic: Transformation
- Baking Contest- October 3, 3 PM, corridor 2nd floor, near RCX 1, registration HERE
- OVZDUŠÍ v ČASe- November 11.-13, Orea Resort Devět Skal Vysočina, 23nd Annual conference of the Czech Aerosol Society, registration HERE
- Saint Nicholas Day- December 5, RCX 1
- Christmas Party- December 11, RCX 1
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