Program

49. ROČNÍK (2025)

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DNA/nucleus

Monday 3. 11. 2025
08:40 – 09:00
opening remarks & organizational items, J. Jonák/P. Svoboda
09:00 – 09:50
CRISPR/Cas9-based antiviral strategies, J. Hejnar
09:50 – 10:40
Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus and phase separation, P. Hozák
11:00 – 11:50
Nuclear lamins and associated proteins: from structure to function in health and disease (virtual), R. Foisner
13:00 – 13:50
Oganization of human genome, J. Pačes
14:10 – 15:00
Spatio-temporal organization of the cell nucleus (virtual), A. Pombo
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RNA Biology

Tuesday 4. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
RNA polymerase and bacterial transcription, L. Krásný
09:50 – 10:40
Non-coding RNAs, J. Hnilicová
11:00 – 11:50
RNA modifications, S. Vaňáčová
13:00 – 13:50
RNA and innate immunity, M. O’Conell
14:10 – 15:00
Alternative splicing regulation, D. Staněk
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Proteins

Wednesday 5. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Eukaryotic protein synthesis, L. Valášek
09:50 – 10:40
Unveiling the proteomes: capabilities and challenges of current proteomics, J. Petrák
11:00 – 11:50
Structural biology tools, Pavlína Maloy Řezáčová
13:00 – 13:50
Prions, prion strains and expanding universe of prion diseases, K. Holada
14:10 – 15:00
Insight into Synthetic biology, K. Hlouchová
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Cell Biology, Cytoskeleton & Co.

Thursday 6. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Actomyosin-driven early embryo morphogenesis, T. Middelkoop
09:50 – 10:40
Biophyscis of ciliary transport, A. Mitra
11:00 – 11:50
Integrative biology, M. Gregor
13:00 – 13:50
Interaction between tissue-specific cells and the extracellular matrix, G. Forte
14:10 – 15:00
Microtubules and signal transduction, Pa. Dráber
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Cell Biology

Friday 7. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Molecular mechanisms of axon guidance, D. Rozbeský
09:50 – 10:40
Cilia in health and disease, M. Huranová
11:00 – 11:50
Diversity of mitochondria, V. Hampl
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Development

Monday 10. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Evo-Devo, I. Kozmiková
09:50 – 10:40
Early mouse development, A. W. Bruce
11:00 – 11:50
Zebrafish as a model system in developmental biology, P. Fabian
13:00 – 13:50
Xenopus as a model system in developmental biology, J. Harnoš
14:10 – 15:00
Transposable elements in mammalian development, J. Glaser
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Biomedicine, Genetics & Genomics

Tuesday 11. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Rare genetic variants in Mendelian and complex diseases, S. Kmoch
09:50 – 10:40
Reading biological information, M. Kolář
11:00 – 11:50
RNA delivery particles, P. Cígler
13:00 – 13:50
Epigenetic disorders: from understanding to potential therapy, J. Prochazka
14:10 – 15:00
Genome editing using CRISPR/Cas system (virtual), D. Lainscek
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Biomedicine, Cancer

Wednesday 12. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
Horizontal mitochondrial transfer as a new hallmark of cancer, J. Neužil
09:50 – 10:40
Canonical and novel functions of the tumor suppressor p53, L. Macůrek
11:00 – 11:50
Metabolic communication in tumor environment, K. Rohlenová
13:00 – 13:50
DNA repair and its relevance to human pathologies, L. Krejčí
14:10 – 15:00
Chromosomal aberrations in cancer cells – the penalties and the rewards, Z. Štorchová
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Biomedicine, Immuno

Thursday 13. 11. 2025
09:00 – 09:50
CAR-T: from biology to clinics, M. Šimíček
09:50 – 10:40
Metabolic rewiring in leukemia therapy resistance and advanced treatment strategies, J. Starková
11:00 – 11:50
Tumor immunology and cancer immunotherapy, R. Špíšek
13:00 – 13:50
Oxygen transport at the molecular level: from gene regulation to human performance, L. Láníková
14:10 – 15:00
Non-coding RNAs in the biology of mature B cell leukemias and lymphomas, M. Mráz
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Career Development, Discussion Panel

Thursday 13. 11. 2025
15:20 – 16:30
Academic Ecosystem, P. Svoboda
16:30 – 18:00
Career reflections and decisions: open discussion with people with different career paths
18:00 – 22:00
dinner & socializing
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Career Development

Friday 14. 11. 2025
09:00 – 10:10
Scientific misconduct, P. Svoboda
10:40 – 12:00
Conflict management, P. Svoboda
12:00
Credits