Department of Biochemistry

Study biochemistry with us!

Unravel the mysteries of chemical and biological processes in living systems. Tame organisms and biomolecules in the service of mankind!

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Artist's rendering of a yeast cell. Col Ford and Natasha de Vere/National Botanic Garden of Wales (CC-BY 2.0)

20 Jun

Hans-Heiner Gorris gained professorship in Analytical biochemistry

The Department of Biochemistry congratulates Hans-Heiner Gorris for gaining a professorship in the field of Analytical biochemistry. He received the appointment decree from president Petr Pavel in Prague's Karolinum.

23 May

Our Students Succeeded in the Start Your Business 2025 Competition

Lenka Jurasová together with Zdenka Vilhanová and Marko Mećava, students of the Department of Biochemistry MUNI SCI, achieved great success in this year’s Start Your Business competition. Their innovative projects received recognition from the expert jury and were awarded funding for further development.

7 May

Open position | Instructor or Assistant Professor of the Department of Biochemistry

A full-time position is open at the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, MU: Assistant/Assistant or Assistant/Associate Professor. The deadline for signing up is June 4th 2025.

30 Apr

Earth Day 2025

This year, to celebrate Earth Day, the Botanical Garden of SCI MUNI prepared an engaging program on the theme Poison or Cure?, and once again, we were part of it! Children and adults alike had the opportunity to try out games, quizzes and learn interesting facts as well as the latest insights from scientific research.

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20 Jun

Thesis defence – Tereza Deissová

PhD thesis defence and the final state exam of Mgr. Tereza Deissová with the topic Application of microbiome and molecular biomarkers for diagnosis and prognosis of gastrointestinal tract disorders.

20 Jun

Thesis defence – Radka Obořilová

PhD thesis defence and the final state exam of Mgr. Radka Obořilová with the topic Strategies Beyond Antibiotics: Advanced Approaches for Monitoring Bacterial Lysis and Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance.

27 Jun

Thesis defence – Veronika Juráková

PhD thesis defence and the final state exam of Mgr. Veronika Juráková with the topic Advancing Disease Models: Integration of hiPSC-Derived Astrocytes and Microbial Studies

14–25 Jul

Summer school: Exploring Microbial Processes 2025

Discover microbial techniques in biotechnology through hands-on experiments, including aerobic and anaerobic cultivation, gas chromatography, and next-generation sequencing.

What is the Department of Biochemistry?

For over 70 years we are part of the Faculty of Science at MUNI. In the field of biochemistry we provide both education and research. You can discover the wonders of life with us! Learn who are we and what we do.

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