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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)

17 Nov 2025

PHOS4PLANT | Newsletter III

Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge ash is highly challenging due to current heavy metal contamination. The Interreg ATCZ PHOS4PLANT project is therefore investigating alternative methods for phosphorus leaching. Read more in the newsletter.

30 Oct 2025

Invitation for a lectury by prof. Schepdael

As part of the C9002 Biochemistry seminar, Prof. Ann Van Schepdael will give her INNOLEC Lecture on November 27, 2025, 12:30, on the topic of Beneficial aspects of CE for the biomedical, pharmaceutical and biochemical field.

27 Oct 2025

Invitation for a lectury by prof. Wätzig

As part of the CECE Junior 2025 conference, Prof. Dr. Hermann Wätzig will give his INNOLEC Lecture on November 11, 2025, 9:15, entitled Capillary electrophoresis - unnecessary due to AI?

23 Oct 2025

Martin Kopecký succeeded at NANOCON 2025

Our student Martin Kopecký from doc. Farka's research group received the Dr. Tasilo Prnka Prize at NANOCON conference. Congratulations!

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29 Apr–21 May

AS SCI MU ELECTIONS | submission of candidatures

The nomination period for elections to the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Science at MU has opened. Nominations may be submitted from 29 April 2026 to 21 May 2026 (inclusive).

13 May

RNA in Focus – From Extraction and Quantification to Protein Expression

The seminar from the Eastport company will provide a comprehensive overview of RNA workflows and their integration with protein level gene expression analysis. The seminar starts at 10:00 in C05/114. Seminář bude zaměřen na komplexní pohled na práci s RNA a následné propojení s analýzou genové exprese na úrovni proteinu. Capacity is limited, register soon.

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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