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Study biochemistry with us!

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

I want to study biochemistry

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

24 Mar

Interview with Biochemists from the iGEM Project

In the past year, students from the Institute of Biochemistry also took part in the iGEM project. Below, you can find an interview with them.

16 Mar

Open position | PhD in mitochondrial stress signalling

Are you interested in how mitochondria signal stress? Michaela Dzurov Krafčíková’s newly established laboratory is seeking a motivated PhD student to uncover the interactions between mitochondrial DNA and membrane proteins using NMR.

11 Mar

Open position | PhD in microbial and protein biotechnology

Ever wondered how life manages to thrive in environments that would dissolve most organisms on the spot? The Environmental Biotechnology group is seeking motivated PhD candidates to focus on microbial systems in extreme conditions. You will work with state-of-the-art technologies, ranging from CRISPR to complex omics analyses.

5 Mar

Open position | PhD in human telomere biology

Newly established lab of Tomáš Janovič at NCBR is looking for a motivated PhD student to help us define the macromolecular structure of human telomeres — the protective chromosome ends that safeguard genome stability and are hijacked by cancer cells to enable limitless growth.

What is about to happen?

28 May

PhD conference 2026

The annual conference of Biochemistry and Bioanalytical Chemistry PhD programes will be held on Thursday May 28th 2026.

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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