@iocbprague.bsky.social💊 The 11th Prague–Weizmann School on Drug Discovery and Development took place at IOCB Prague from October 4 to 6, 2026...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🧬 Two new junior research groups, led by Vyacheslav Tretyachenko and Maximilian Wranik, were established at IOCB Prague in early September. Both will explore different aspects of protein biology.
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@iocbprague.bsky.socialAs seen in these photos, Prof. Soai also visited IOCB Prague in 2010 as a guest of Irena G. Stará and then-director Zdeněk Havlas, giving a lecture as part of our #InvitedLecture Series.
@iocbprague.bsky.social⚗️ Researchers led by Paulo Paioti from IOCB Prague have developed a new catalytic macrocyclization strategy for synthesis of cyclic molecules that are difficult to obtain by conventional methods...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🩹 Wound infection is one of the major obstacles to effective healing.
Conventional dressings often act mainly as passive barriers, while systemic antibiotics can bring side effects and contribute to resistance...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🧠 The director of IOCB Prague, Jan Konvalinka, recently appeared on Czech Television. The discussion centred on how to make more effective use of the potential of ‘Czech brains’ and create better conditions for them to work and develop.
@iocbprague.bsky.social🎓 Milan Štefek from Radim Nencka’s group has successfully defended his PhD dissertation at the @sciencecharles.bsky.social! 🎓
Congratulations on this significant milestone!
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🫶 It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Véronique Gouverneur from the @ox.ac.uk To IOCB Prague for her invited lecture “Fluorochemicals – The future we want”.
Thank you for visiting us and for sharing your inspiring work with our scientific community.
@iocbprague.bsky.social🎓 Michal Rahm (Milan Vrábel group) has successfully defended his PhD thesis at UCT Prague, entitled "Synthesis and applications of new 1,2,4,5-tetrazines for bioorthogonal chemistry".
Congratulations! 🎉
@iocbprague.bsky.social🔬 A new polymer could enable gastrointestinal transit monitoring without ionizing radiation – see more ► www.uochb.cz/en/news/828 📲
@iocbprague.bsky.social🧬 RNA molecules can carry chemical structures known as caps at their 5′ end. These caps affect RNA stability, processing and function...
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@iocbprague.bsky.socialInterested in a #postdoc position at IOCB Prague? Find out more ► www.uochb.cz/en/apply-for... 📲
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🧪 Protons play a central role in many chemical reactions in living organisms. In some cases, a proton may be shared between two nearby molecular groups rather than being localized on just one...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🪙 How does tyrosinase convert phenols into quinones? Though this binculear copper enzyme has been studied for decades, latter stages in its catalytic cycle remained elusive...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social👥 Members of the International Advisory Board visited IOCB Prague from September 9 to 11. During their visit, they took part in selecting a new junior research group leader and evaluated the work of several existing research groups.
@iocbprague.bsky.social⚙️ Around 50 researchers from around the world gathered at Liblice Castle near Prague from 6 to 9 September for the international Mach-5 conference!
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🎓 Anna Pospíšilová from the NMR Spectroscopy Group has successfully defended her PhD dissertation!
Under the supervision of Eliška Procházková, Anna completed her dissertation at the @sciencecharles.bsky.social.
@iocbprague.bsky.social🪳 In eusocial insects, queen pheromones help maintain reproductive order within the colony. But where and how these chemical signals are produced can remain difficult to pin down...
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@iocbprague.bsky.social🧪 Adéla Šimková, who has long been associated with our institute and currently works primarily at @dkfz.bsky.social, was a guest on Czech Radio, where she spoke about the Ask a Scientist (@zeptejsevedce.bsky.social) project and outreach in general...