Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology is dedicated to higher learning and research in the fields of biology, biochemistry, microbiology and molecular biology. We organise courses in core biochemical disciplines for the Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology in Bachelor and Master programme. Other specialized courses are offered for Master and postgraduate students. Student in all stages of higher learning are actively participating in our research projects.
News
Next step in battle against HIV - Czech scientists in Nature journal 27.06. 2012
An article describing success of international team, including two researches from ICT Prague, was published in the last issue of Nature journal. The research is aimed to be an important milestone in the battle against HIV.
Bharat T.A.M., Davey N., Ulbrich P., Riches J.D., de Marco A., Rumlova M. , Sachse C., Ruml T., Briggs J.A.G. Structure of the immature retroviral capsid at 7Å resolution by cryo-electron microscopy. Nature, in press.
5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation 28.03. 2012
5th International Symposium on Biosorption and Bioremediation will be held in Prague, June 24 - 28, 2012 in cooperation with National Technical Library (NTL), ESEB, ISEB and EFB. We thank EFB to be one of the key supporters of this conference (www.efb-central.org).
The traditional topics included since 1995, such as heavy metal sorption, biodegradation of recalcitrant organic compounds, phyto- and rhizoremediation and use of GMOs, will be augmented by new sessions dealing with various aspects of microbial ecology in contaminated environments. Special sessions will be devoted to projects like METAGENOMICS in Bioremediation and 7FW project MINOTAURUS.
symposium chair Prof. Kateřina Demnerová.