Since 2021, the agency has helped attract nine foreign postdoctoral researchers, enriching the research teams with new perspectives, expertise, and international experience. This year, for the first time, the agency succeeded in hiring four new postdocs.
The Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Medicine continues its mission to bring top young scientists from around the world to the faculty. Since 2021, it has helped attract nine foreign postdoctoral researchers who enrich the research teams with new perspectives, expertise, and international experience. This year, for the first time, the agency successfully hired four new postdocs, selected from a record 316 applicants from around the world.
In the latest call, announced in October 2024, seven finalists were selected for the second round, from which the expert committee chose the four best candidates. These four researchers will join the research groups at the Faculty of Medicine in 2025. They bring not only top-level expertise but also valuable international contacts and experience. Their arrival confirms that the faculty is becoming an attractive center for young researchers from all over the world.
If your research group is missing a skilled postdoctoral researcher, consider applying for the InGA Postdoc call in the autumn. More information about the scheme can be found on the InGA website.
Dr. Veronika Brezani is an expert in pharmacognosy and molecular and cellular interactions with a dual doctoral degree. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston, where she focuses on research into neuroinflammation and communication between the periphery and the brain via exosomes and their microRNA cargo. She has more than eight years of experience in preclinical research, particularly in neuroprotection, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and the formulation of neuroprotective compounds. She possesses extensive hands-on experience with molecular, cellular, and analytical techniques and regularly publishes in highly impactful journals. Her professional career is also marked by active involvement in teaching, mentoring students, and interdisciplinary collaboration in international environments.
Dr. Marie Šulcová specializes in developmental biology, embryogenesis, and epigenetic regulation. She completed her doctoral studies at the Faculty of Science at Masaryk University, where she conducted research on the development of teeth and bone structures in vertebrates. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden, where she studies the epigenetic mechanisms of brain development using cerebral organoid models. She has also gained experience at other prestigious foreign institutions, such as the Medical University of Vienna and the Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge. In her work, she combines advanced molecular, imaging, and genetic techniques with modern developmental models. She is the author of several publications in renowned international journals and has received several scientific awards, including an EMBO grant.
Dr. Seyede Atefe Hosseini currently works as a postgraduate research fellow at Goethe University in Frankfurt. In her dissertation, which she is preparing at the Faculty of Medicine at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (Iran), she focuses on biomaterials, tissue engineering, and the use of exosomes in regenerative medicine. She has experience working on interdisciplinary projects and has contributed as an author to several scholarly publications and outputs. Her laboratory practice includes advanced methods such as scaffold construction, working with stem cells, and molecular techniques. Her research has been recognized nationally, and she is actively involved in international scientific activities.
Debopriya Bose, M.Sc., is a young researcher and PhD candidate at Bose Institute in Kolkata, India, where she works in structural biology and the biophysical aspects of unconventional nucleic acid structures, such as G-quadruplexes and i-motifs. In her dissertation, she focuses on their regulatory role in the cellular environment and their potential for developing targeted therapies. She has practical experience with advanced spectroscopic techniques (CD, NMR, FRET), molecular biology, and cell culture work. She is the first author or co-author of several scholarly publications in international journals. She actively participates in international conferences and, during her doctoral studies, has also contributed to training younger students and preparing research projects.
This funding program is designed to assess the application potential of research results and achieve a significant shift towards clinical practice. It applies the principles of the highly successful SPARK Stanford Program.
The webinar will focus on the differences between publishing and patenting. The decision whether to publish results or seek patent protection is a crucial choice with long-term consequences. While publishing increases scientific knowledge and fosters collaboration, patenting provides legal protection and commercial opportunities. Understanding the strategic, legal and ethical considerations behind this decision is essential for researchers, entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
