Programme / Lectures – 2026

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DNA/nucleus

Monday 2. 11. 2026
Jiří Jonák / Petr Svoboda
08:40 – 09:00
opening remarks & organizational items
opening remarks & organizational items, Jiří Jonák / Petr Svoboda
Pavel Hozák
09:00 – 09:50
Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus, lipids and phase separation
Compartmentalization of the cell nucleus, lipids and phase separation, Pavel Hozák
Roland Foisner
09:50 – 10:40
Nuclear lamins and associated proteins: from structure to function in health and disease
Nuclear lamins and associated proteins: from structure to function in health and disease, Roland Foisner
Jan Pačes
11:00 – 11:50
Organization of human genome
Organization of human genome, Jan Pačes
Ana Pombo
13:00 – 13:50
Spatio-temporal organization of the cell nucleus
Spatio-temporal organization of the cell nucleus, Ana Pombo
Jiří Fajkus
14:10 – 15:00
Dynamic evolution of telomeres and telomerases
Dynamic evolution of telomeres and telomerases, Jiří Fajkus
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RNA Biology

Tuesday 3. 11. 2026
Libor Krásný
09:00 – 09:50
Bacterial RNA polymerase: transcription regulation & stress adaptation
Bacterial RNA polymerase: transcription regulation & stress adaptation, Libor Krásný
Jarmila Hnilicová
09:50 – 10:40
Non-coding RNAs
Non-coding RNAs, Jarmila Hnilicová
Hana Macíčková Cahová
11:00 – 11:50
Non-canonical RNA caps – from their discovery to their role
Non-canonical RNA caps – from their discovery to their role, Hana Macíčková Cahová
Dalibor Blažek
13:00 – 13:50
Cyclin-dependent kinases in transcription and splicing
Cyclin-dependent kinases in transcription and splicing, Dalibor Blažek
Michaela Müller-McNicoll
14:10 – 15:00
RNA and subcellular architecture – builder and client
RNA and subcellular architecture – builder and client, Michaela Müller-McNicoll
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Proteins

Wednesday 4. 11. 2026
Leoš Valášek
09:00 – 09:50
Translation cycle in bacteria and eukaryotes
Translation cycle in bacteria and eukaryotes, Leoš Valášek
Jiří Petrák
09:50 – 10:40
Capabilities and challenges of current proteomics
Capabilities and challenges of current proteomics, Jiří Petrák
Václav Veverka
11:00 – 11:50
Structural biology tools
Structural biology tools, Václav Veverka
Jiří Zahradník
13:00 – 13:50
Deep mutational scanning and deep mutational evolutionary pathway
scanning in protein science and virology
Deep mutational scanning and deep mutational evolutionary pathway
scanning in protein science and virology, Jiří Zahradník
Jiří Nováček
14:10 – 15:00
Revolution in cryoEM and cryoET
Revolution in cryoEM and cryoET, Jiří Nováček
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Cell Biology, Cytoskeleton & Co.

Thursday 5. 11. 2026
Daniel Rozbeský
09:00 – 09:50
Actin oxidation in axon navigation
Actin oxidation in axon navigation, Daniel Rozbeský
Alena Sumová
09:50 – 10:40
Circadian clock
Circadian clock, Alena Sumová
Teije Corneel Middelkoop
11:00 – 11:50
Actomyosin-driven early embryo morphogenesis
Actomyosin-driven early embryo morphogenesis, Teije Corneel Middelkoop
Martin Gregor
13:00 – 13:50
From cytoskeletal organization to tissue mechanics
From cytoskeletal organization to tissue mechanics, Martin Gregor
Martijn Gloerich
14:10 – 15:00
Mechanobiology of epithelial homeostasis and cancer
Mechanobiology of epithelial homeostasis and cancer, Martijn Gloerich
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Cell Biology

Friday 6. 11. 2026
Pavel Doležal
09:00 – 09:50
Mitochondrial evolution: back to basics
Mitochondrial evolution: back to basics, Pavel Doležal
Marta Miączyńska
09:50 – 10:40
Cellular logistics: membrane trafficking and signaling in health and disease
Cellular logistics: membrane trafficking and signaling in health and disease, Marta Miączyńska
Martina Huranová
11:00 – 11:50
Cilia in health and disease
Cilia in health and disease, Martina Huranová
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Development

Monday 9. 11. 2026
Petr Svoboda
09:00 – 09:50
Germline Wars
Germline Wars, Petr Svoboda
Cristian Miguel Cañestro Garcia
09:50 – 10:40
Evo-Devo
Evo-Devo, Cristian Miguel Cañestro Garcia
Pavel Tomančák
11:00 – 11:50
Patterning during embryonic development
Patterning during embryonic development, Pavel Tomančák
Peter Fabian
13:00 – 13:50
Zebrafish as a model system in developmental biology
Zebrafish as a model system in developmental biology, Peter Fabian
Radek Šindelka
14:10 – 15:00
Xenopus as a model for development and regeneration studies
Xenopus as a model for development and regeneration studies, Radek Šindelka
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Biomedicine, Genetics & Genomics

Tuesday 10. 11. 2026
Stanislav Kmoch
09:00 – 09:50
Rare genetic variants in Mendelian and complex diseases
Rare genetic variants in Mendelian and complex diseases, Stanislav Kmoch
Jan Procházka
09:50 – 10:40
Modeling genetic variants in mouse – journey from discovery to translation and therapy
Modeling genetic variants in mouse – journey from discovery to translation and therapy, Jan Procházka
Jan Konvalinka
11:00 – 11:50
Anticancer drug development: small molecules, large molecules, iBodies, radioligands and prostate cancer cure
Anticancer drug development: small molecules, large molecules, iBodies, radioligands and prostate cancer cure, Jan Konvalinka
Varun Tadimarri
13:00 – 13:50
Therapeutic vector design and manufacturing
Therapeutic vector design and manufacturing, Varun Tadimarri
Michaela Krausová
14:10 – 15:00
Genome editing and beyond
Genome editing and beyond, Michaela Krausová
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Biomedicine, Cancer

Wednesday 11. 11. 2026
Hana Hanzlíková
09:00 – 09:50
DNA strand breaks and human disease
DNA strand breaks and human disease, Hana Hanzlíková
Mohamed Elgendy
09:50 – 10:40
Fueling for a trip: metabolic determinants of metastasis
Fueling for a trip: metabolic determinants of metastasis, Mohamed Elgendy
Lucie Janečková
11:00 – 11:50
Intestinal tumorigenesis: from human genetics to experimental mouse models
Intestinal tumorigenesis: from human genetics to experimental mouse models, Lucie Janečková
Libor Macůrek
13:00 – 13:50
Cancer predisposition
Cancer predisposition, Libor Macůrek
Zdeněk Andrysík
14:10 – 15:00
p53 pathway
p53 pathway, Zdeněk Andrysík
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Biomedicine, Immuno

Thursday 12. 11. 2026
Meritxell Alberich Jordà
09:00 – 09:50
The architects of immunity: how hematopoietic stem cells build the immune system
The architects of immunity: how hematopoietic stem cells build the immune system, Meritxell Alberich Jordà
Dominik Filipp
09:50 – 10:40
Resistance to autoimmunity: the paradox of self-reactive T cells and immune tolerance
Resistance to autoimmunity: the paradox of self-reactive T cells and immune tolerance, Dominik Filipp
Ondřej Štěpánek
11:00 – 11:50
Immune memory saves millions of lives
Immune memory saves millions of lives, Ondřej Štěpánek
Karolina Škvárová Kramarzová
13:00 – 13:50
Gene-editing strategies for correcting the genetic defects underlying inherited bone marrow failure syndromes
Gene-editing strategies for correcting the genetic defects underlying inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, Karolina Škvárová Kramarzová
David Žihala
14:10 – 15:00
Beyond the marrow: biological and clinical insights from extramedullary manifestations of multiple myeloma
Beyond the marrow: biological and clinical insights from extramedullary manifestations of multiple myeloma, David Žihala
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50 years minisymposium

Thursday 12. 11. 2026
15:30 – 18:00
Celebrating history of molecular biology in Czechia & research at IMG, Petr Dráber
The emergence and development of molecular genetics, Václav Pačes
Milan Hašek & immunogenetics research, Václav Hořejší
Jan Svoboda & research on retroviruses, Jiří Hejnar
Celebrating history of molecular biology in Czechia & research at IMG, Petr Dráber
The emergence and development of molecular genetics, Václav Pačes
Milan Hašek & immunogenetics research, Václav Hořejší
Jan Svoboda & research on retroviruses, Jiří Hejnar
18:00 – 22:00
party & dinner & socializing
party & dinner & socializing
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Career Development

Friday 13. 11. 2026
Petr Svoboda
09:00 – 10:10
Academic ecosystem
Academic ecosystem, Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda
10:40 – 12:00
Scientific misconduct
Scientific misconduct, Petr Svoboda
12:00
Credits
Credits