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Some plants produce genetically identical offspring through apomixis 🌱 CEITEC researchers are the first in the world to assemble a complete genome of an apomictic Boechera plant, enabling closer study of this form of reproduction. @terimandakova.bsky.social ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/the-path-to-...

138 attendees, 18 speakers, 120 seconds each! 🔬 We loved hosting 120 Seconds: Meet BrnoRegion Microscopy at CEITEC @vut.cz 🙏 Its first move beyond Masaryk University starts a new tradition of rotating hosts. Thanks to everyone who made it happen! 🤝 #CEITECScience #BrnoRegionMicroscopy

“Smartwatches” for trees and animals? CEITEC @vut.cz explores how flexible sensors could flag drought and disease 🌿 Read our press release ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/smart-sensor... #CEITECScience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Non-Coding Genome Research group, NMR methodologies to unravel the nucleic acid conformational landscapes, Lukáš Trantírek Research Group, Central European Institute of Technology @ceitec.eu www.muni.cz/en/about-us/... #NMRjobs #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

Seven shared laboratories at CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social have earned LEAF certification, marking a first step towards more sustainable laboratory practices and supporting Masaryk University’s broader sustainability efforts ♻️ ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/more-sustain...

Can light help purify water? 💧 CEITEC @vut.cz scientists used a light-activated material made from urea to break down pollutants, achieving up to 97% efficiency in lab tests. A step towards gentler water treatment 🌱 www.ceitec.eu/purifying-wa... #CEITECScience

CEITEC researchers found that leukaemia treatment increases a receptor on cancer cells, allowing antibody targeting. 🎯 In preclinical experiments, combining the drug with an antibody killed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells more effectively than either alone. ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/leukaemia-ce...

🏆 Congratulations to Dr. Neha Shukla @shukla04.bsky.social @ceitec.eu, winner of the 𝐏𝐆𝐑𝐏𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 Best Talk Award for Early Career Researchers, sponsored by The Plant Journal! 🌱 Congratulations on an outstanding presentation and exciting research! 👏 #PGRP2026 #ThePlantJournal

Counting pollen is vital for studying plant reproduction, but time-consuming 🌱🕰️ CEITEC researchers developed PAT, free AI-powered software for pollen analysis. It has helped identify a genetic change improving fertility in plants with reproductive problems. ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/when-ai-coun...

@zhofmanova.bsky.social joins CEITEC Masaryk University to lead a new research group combining archaeology, genetics & bioinformatics to uncover human history beyond written records. We asked her about her research, why she chose CEITEC and her plans for the new team ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/zuzana-hofma...

It was a pleasure to host @editormb.bsky.social from @natureportfolio.nature.com at @ceitec.eu to present a lecture on publishing with Nature journals .

This autumn, CEITEC Masaryk University welcomes new junior research group leader Anna Schulten, who explores how plants “remember” environmental conditions. 🌱 We asked her about her research, why she chose CEITEC, and her plans for her new group. 🔗 www.ceitec.eu/anna-schulte...

At Night of Science 2026, @ceitec.eu @vut.cz visitors explored multifunctional ceramics in mobile phones. Children compared ceramic transparency and hardness with those of glass and plastics. Thanks to #MULTIMAT3D and #Ceraprint for ceramic and multimaterial 3D-printed samples! #CEITECScience

PostDoc in (Un) Structural Biology of Wnt Signaling, the Tripsianes group, the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) @ceitec.eu Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic www.muni.cz/en/about-us/... #NMRjobs #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

From PhD research to careers at MIT, CEITEC Nano and Thermo Fisher Scientific 🎓 Our first Alumni Talks at CEITEC @vut.cz brought graduates, students, and supervisors together to share experiences and build connections. Thank you to everyone who joined us! 💚

Could glue help repair shattered bones? 🦴 Researchers at CEITEC @vut.cz are testing a fully resorbable adhesive inspired by mussels. It could reattach tiny bone fragments often removed during surgery. Preclinical testing is underway 🔬 Read more ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/special-adhe... #CEITECScience

Around 200 experts from 22 countries gathered in Brno for NFO18, organised by CEITEC @vut.cz and chaired by Tomáš Šikola, to explore the possibilities in nanophotonics and share their latest findings 🌍 Read more ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/what-can-nan... #CEITECScience

Still wondering what PhD life in Europe is actually like? Real students. Real coordinators. Honest answers — no sales pitches. 🗓️ Doctoral Insights Symposium Sept 10, 14:00 CET | Free | Online Register → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights #Symposium Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG)

Very happy to see our colleague Simona Stelea presenting at @ceitec.eu’s @ceitec-cellimcf.bsky.social at @masarykuniversity.bsky.social in Brno on the September, 22! 😊 ✨ A great chance to explore how #photomanipulation turns light into an active tool in microscopy. Thanks for hosting! 🙏

CEITEC MUNI has renewed its HR Excellence in Research Award 🎉 The assessment recognised our strategic approach, career development, staff wellbeing, transparency & involvement of researchers in decision-making. A confirmation of our long-term commitment to a supportive and fair research environment.

The sixth edition of the CEITEC Student Talent Summer School has come to an end 💚 This year, 22 high-school students joined us at CEITEC @vut.cz to work on eight research projects under the guidance of our researchers and PhD students 🔬 Kudos to the organisers, mentors, and jury 🙏 #CEITECScience

Research from Mráz Lab has been featured in a study published in Cancer Discovery – one of the world's most prestigious cancer journals. 📗 Experimental data generated at CEITEC helped validate key findings in an international collaboration led by the @danafarber.bsky.social. #CEITECScience

How do plants respond to heat stress? Where are the limits of their ability to adapt? And why is it important to study conditions that closely resemble those in nature? 🌱 Read the interview with Helene R. Boisivon, a leader of Plant Biotech for Stress Resilience Lab 👇 www.ceitec.eu/when-heatwav...

A team from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social has, for the first time, captured how echovirus 18, a member of the enterovirus genus, releases its genetic material into cells to initiate infection. 🔬 Read more in the press release ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-scien... #CEITECScience

11 cutting-edge core facilities. World-class structural biology. One of Europe's most affordable cities. CEITEC in Brno, Czechia. A smart PhD choice! Symposium Sept 10 → doctoralinsights.at #DocInsights #Brno

39th NMR Valtice 2026 Conference, May 18-20 @ceitec.eu The NMR Valtice 2026 conference welcomed 77 participants from six countries. The program offered news from NMR, EPR and MRI, student lectures and the presentation of important professional awards icpms.cz/article/7715 #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

It’s International Beer Day! 🍺🇨🇿 Martin Pumera’s team at CEITEC @vut.cz is developing magnetically controlled biobots that could speed up fermentation, improve quality control, and separate themselves from the finished beer. 🤖 www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-micro... #CEITECScience

Fitting with these heat waves, we published in Planta on the impact of warm temperatures during reproduction in Arabidopsis. We show that the HSP101 #hot1-3 mutant is tetraploid!! rdcu.be/fxEdZ Thanks to @pecinka-grp.bsky.social @ceitec.eu @ceitec-cellimcf.bsky.social Funding by #TANGENC and #GACR

Prof. Karel Maca (@ceitec.eu @vut.cz) presented an invited lecture at #INTERPHOTONICS2026 in Bangkok, showcasing transparent polycrystalline ceramics for photonic applications. #CEITECScience #FunGlass #HorizonEU

Great to be at the @eptri.bsky.social Scientific Meeting 2026 in Warsaw this week! Meet us for talks from Director Prof. Harald Schwalbe (@schwalbe-lab.bsky.social) on interactions with EPTRI, plus great contributions from Jan Pribyl of @ceitec.eu and Oksana Degtjarik of @astbury-bsl.bsky.social!

Congratulations to Irena Rektorová on being elected President of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN)! 👏 She will first serve as President Elect for two years before taking over as EAN President for the 2028–2030 term. #CEITECScience

Sustainability works when people feel the benefits 🌱 Pavel Václavek from CEITEC @vut.cz talks about electromobility, predictive maintenance, and EU resilience. Read the full interview ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/pavel-vaclav... #CEITECScience

Read the interview with Jan Hejatko, who, together with his team, is studying how roots perceive their surroundings, make decisions about their growth, and help plants survive even under challenging conditions. 🌱 ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/when-the-hea... #CEITECScience

🚀 CEITEC @vut.cz startup Electrophorus has officially spun out, offering unique electrochemical systems and neurostimulator testing 🔬 Read press release ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/from-ceitec-... #CEITECScience @paveltomancak.bsky.social

Researchers at CEITEC Masaryk University discovered that the tick-borne encephalitis virus is not as perfectly arranged as previously thought. 🤔 The finding reveals how flaviviruses mature and could help improve our understanding of this virus family. ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/tick-borne-e...

Cutting-edge technologies, expert support, and new opportunities for your research – all in one place 📌 Join Core Facility Day Life Sciences to explore Masaryk University's research infrastructures and discover how they can support your research. Register here ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/core-facilit...

🔬 The 𝗘𝗨-𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 programme opened @nkinl.bsky.social research groups and facilities to colleagues across the alliance, creating space for focused scientific exchange and strengthening mutual awareness, collaboration and trust. Read more ➡️ eu-life.eu/newsroom/new...

A team led by scientists from @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social has uncovered the infection mechanism of tailed bacteriophages – a group of viruses that infect bacteria 🦠 Read more here ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/how-to-kill-... #CEITECScience #PressRelease #brnoregion

12 participants 4 microscopes 3 softwares 5 lecturers One microscopy adventure completed! 🔬 Thanks to: Participants, #CELLIMteam, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, #Czech-BioImaging, @ceitec.eu & @masarykuniversity.bsky.social We are looking forward to seeing you at the 2027 course!

Link between Spin–Orbit Relativity and Magnetically Induced Current Densities in Heavy-Atom Hydrides: trans-Ligand Influence; pubs.acs.org/journal/jaaucr; @ceitec.eu ; doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

Coordination isomerism by ligand hyperfine NMR shifts @chemicalscience.rsc.org ; @ceitec.eu ; doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Read an interview with Prof. Mary Anne O’Connell from @ceitec.eu, in which she reflects on scientific turning points, the emotional realities of leading a research group, the evolution of RNA research, and the importance of resilience – in science and in life ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/walk-on-air-...

Scientists from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social have described a previously unknown mechanism crucial for plant reproduction, with the capacity to sense and react to environmental challenges 🌱 Read more ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/previously-u... #CEITECScience

Four CEITEC female scientists received their professorial appointment decrees from the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, during a ceremonial event at Prague's historic Karolinum 🎓 Congratulations to Klára Částková, Dinara Sobola, Radka Svobodová, and Lenka Zajíčková 👏 #CEITECScience

Congratulations to Šárka Pospíšilová on being named among the most influential women in the Czech Republic by @forbes.com Česko! 🎉 A group leader at @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social, she explores the genetic causes of cancer and inherited diseases. Well deserved recognition! 💚

Researchers at CEITEC @vut.cz have secured a prestigious #HFSP grant to investigate how oxygen shapes early embryonic development. Their unique technology enables precise control of oxygen levels in mouse embryos 🔬 Read the press release ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-techn...

Europe's competitiveness will depend on how successfully AI moves into manufacturing and logistics 🤖 At #RICAIPDays2026, CEITEC @vut.cz highlighted the role of interconnected testbeds in accelerating industrial AI and technology transfer 🇪🇺 Read the press release ⬇️ www.ceitec.eu/ai-in-the-ph...

The HPMC4I team at @ceitec.eu attended LABOREXPO 2026, exploring the latest laboratory technologies and connecting with partners. Together with Metalco Testing, they expanded collaboration opportunities in materials research and testing. #LABOREXPO2026 #GlaCerHub #Innovation #CEITECScience

We love collaborations - especially across the campus! 🧬🙏 Our alumnus Miroslav Micka shares the story behind our long-standing collaboration with Konstantinos Tripsianes' lab @ceitec.eu that led to our recent Science Advances paper on Dishevelled protein 🎤👇 www.ceitec.eu/two-worlds-o...

In 2011, CEITEC was a bold vision. Today, it stands among Europe's leading research centres 🔬 On June 6, CEITEC marks 15 years since the project received approval from the European Commission 🚀 #CEITECScience @paveltomancak.bsky.social