Srpen 2026 ve vědě na MED MUNI
We bring you a regular overview of the latest news from the world of science and research that emerged at our faculty during the hottest month of 2026.
July 2025 in Science at our faculty
We bring you a selection of the most interesting things in science and research at our faculty in the second summer month.
success stories
We have concluded the fourth series of webinars, not only for doctoral students, the SPARK Webinar Series. It offers students and researchers from MUNI the opportunity to gain insight into the world of translational research and science with a real impact on patients. The course is run under the auspices of the international SPARK network, which helps scientists bridge the gap between the laboratory and clinical practice and provides access to exclusive educational content and know-how. Lecturers from the academic and applied spheres presented topics linking science, innovation, and entrepreneurship and shared their insights from real-life projects. According to the final survey, the most interesting topics were Design Thinking: Creating Solutions in Life-Science, Patenting and Trademarks, and Risk Assessing Your Research: Is It Really Worth Pursuing into a Business? Participants highly rated the interesting content and the opportunity to broaden their horizons and gain skills that they will use in their scientific and professional careers. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the webinars, and we look forward to the next edition, which will start in September 2025.
science into practice
The Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery and IBA s.r.o. are involved in the international CHOICE project. Its aim is to raise awareness about breast cancer, its prevention and treatment options, increase health literacy in the field of breast cancer, and make it easier for patients to decide whether to undergo preventive mastectomy in difficult life situations. The project also supports healthcare professionals in educating themselves on the issue and providing better care. The main outputs of the project include a multilingual health literacy dictionary with more than 2,000 terms, an interactive virtual library, and training programs for healthcare providers to improve communication with patients.
article of the month
A team of authors from the Department of Histology and Embryology and other institutions published the results of seven years of research in the Journal of Dental Research. Using advanced multi-level technologies, they discovered the role of four specific transcription factors (Etv4, Gsc, Sall1, and Nupr1) that control the transformation of stem cells into odontoblasts—cells that produce dentin in teeth. Targeted activation of these genes in induced pluripotent stem cells from mice can trigger their transformation into cells with the properties of dental odontoblasts. These cells produced collagenous and mineralised tissue in laboratory conditions and after transplantation into the body, and showed signs typical of dentin. The study heralds new avenues in regenerative dentistry and the acquisition of other types of cells. At the same time, it demonstrates the necessity of basic research, where a deep understanding of natural developmental processes can lead to new ways of replacing worn-out tissues in our bodies through tissue engineering.
med muni in media
In July, neurological topics resonated in the media, among other things. An article in iDnes.cz magazine, which focused on sports activities for epilepsy and their positive impact on improving the health of patients with this disease, quoted Milan Brázdil, head of the First Department of Neurology at FNUSA. Blanka Adamová, head of the Department of Neurology at University Hospital Brno, spoke in an interview with iDnes.cz about how pain is a warning sign that the body uses to signal that something is wrong. However, if it persists for a long time and becomes chronic, it can have far-reaching consequences for the body. More media coverage of our faculty can be found here.
let´s introduce
Vladimír Rotrekl, head of the Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell research group at the Department of Biology. His team studies the genomic stability and metabolism of human pluripotent stem cells. They use these cells to model diseases, with a particular focus on the role of tissue-specific progenitor/stem cells in disease development and the discovery of pathologies in pathways leading to changes in cell fate resulting in tissue failure. They also focus on new strategies to improve the pathological effect on the fate of progenitor or stem cells, particularly on processes involved in the development of cardiomyopathy and heart failure in genetic diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, and processes associated with pathological changes in genetic diseases such as Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome. Vladimír Rotrekl is also a research group leader at ICRC.
interesting events
What can we look forward to in August? Our Medicinal Herbs Garden invites you to a summer visit. The botanical garden specialised in medicinal, spice, poisonous, and dietary plants is in summer, when many plants are in bloom, doubly worth a visit. For an overview of all events, please see the Events Calender.
podcast stetoskop
Our Stetocope podcast has taken a summer holiday break. But while on holiday in the woods, in the mountains or by the sea, you can listen to some of the interesting episodes in the archives.
all news
Anything that makes a splash in our science and research. Read about what interesting things happened and what our scientists did.
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