Invitations to events, articles: gender and science

In this section, we publish invitations to current lectures, seminars, workshops and other events related to gender and science, the position of women in science and the possibility of combining professional and family life of scientists.

28 Jun 2021

The L´Oreal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science went to Terezie Mandáková this year

Cytogeneticist Terezie Mandáková, who works at the CEITEC MU and at the Faculty of Science, MU in Brno is the winner of this year's L´Oreal-UNESCO competition for Women in Science. She is an internationally renowned scientist in the field of plant cytogenetics. She studies plant chromosomes and genomes....

10 May 2021

I was taught that when you start doing something, it should be done properly, on time and seen through to the end.

“ In the early 1990s, it was believed that it was better if no one entered the garden s , then no one would want anything or steal anything. I wanted to change a ll that ,” says Magdaléna Chytrá in the interview.

26 Apr 2021

I'm attracted to challenges. Protein engineering and working in a spin-off company offer plenty of them.

Radka Chaloupková studied Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University (MU), and defended her Doctoral thesis in the field of Biochemistry. She has completed two foreign research internships in Great Britain, one at the University of Warwick and the other at Diamond Light Source Ltd....

23 Apr 2021

Eighteen kilos of clay from Antarctica. Polar scinetist Jana Smolíková describes what can be read from the ice

She returned from Antarctica a month ago. And even though Jana Smolíková has been there three times, she would like to return again. "It's easy to catch an Antarctic virus and fall in love with it. And I caught it too," says one of two women of this year's polar expedition of Masaryk University to Mendel's...

23 Feb 2021

When you do your own experiments, you’ll appreciate the great laboratory equipment

Sabina Fronková graduated from the Brno-Bystrc Grammar School and then applied to us for a Bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. Having successfully completed her degree, she is now continuing her studies with a follow-up Master's degree in Biotechnology. She is also a member of the Generation...

19 Feb 2021

If students show enthusiasm and interest, they will not be short of practical research opportunities

Lucka Pifková comes from Kroměříž and studies Molecular Biology and Genetics at our faculty. She is also a member of the Generation Mendel team, which last autumn celebrated great success with its synthetic biology project in the international iGEM competition.

18 Feb 2021

For Women in Science

The 15th year of the L'Oréal-UNESCO talent program For Women in Science, supported by the international organization UNESCO and the company L‘Oréal Czech Republic in cooperation with the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is starting.

17 Feb 2021

I enjoy the optional subjects most as these often discuss narrower issues in more depth

Klára Odehnalová came to us after graduating from the grammar school in Brno-Řečkovice and she is currently undertaking her Master’s degree in Molecular Biology and Genetics. She is a member of the Generation Mendel student association

15 Feb 2021

Rewriting seaweed DNA to eat plastics

Beaches covered with tons of PET bottles, seabirds with stomachs full of plastic, fish suffocating in a free-floating plastic bag. Human waste decimates not only nature but also its originators. Paradoxically, the smallest seaweed may contribute to solving this gigantic problem. Kristýna Jankůjová, from...

10 Feb 2021

The campus is like a maze with beautiful laboratories, and an even nicer cafe

Jana Česalová has been studying medical genetics and molecular diagnostics with us for three years, and before that she attended the Brno-Bystrc Grammar School. She is a member of the Generation Mendel team.

9 Feb 2021

For me, Masaryk University has always been a symbol for the best possible education in Brno

Bára Hrnčířová graduated from the Matyáš Lerch Grammar School in Brno and is now studying Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. She successfully completed her Bachelor’s degree last year and is now studying for her Master's degree. She is a founding member and President...

8 Feb 2021

Find the best people, create good conditions for them and then get out of their way

Jana Klánová graduated from the Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science with a degree in Mathematics and Chemistry, and received her Doctorate in Environmental Chemistry. She has undertaken research in the fields of materials, molecular biology and environmental sciences in both the public and private sectors....