Projects

Running projects

Grant agency of the Czech Republic

Vulnerability of ectotherms to extreme temperatures: from mechanisms to climate change projections (2025–2027)
Investigator: Lumír Gvoždík
Role of bacteriophages in the shaping of primate gut microbiome (2024–2026)
Co-investigator: Klára Petrželková
Tick-borne microsporidiosis: ticks as a neglected source of human microsporidian infection? (2024–2026)
Investigator: Ivo Rudolf
Genetic networks in the Congolian forests: Unexplored biodiversity archive, herpetological aspect (2023–2025)
Investigator: Václav Gvoždík
Impact of non-native species on parasite diversity in aquatic ecosystems (2023–2025)
Investigator: Markéta Ondračková
Interplay between genetics, ecology and symbionts in two adaptive radiations of New Guinean rodents (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Dagmar Čížková
Phyloregions of sub-Saharan Africa: Small mammals as a suitable model group for unbiased quantification of evolutionary diversity and uniqueness (2023–2025)
Investigator: Josef Bryja
The causes and evolutionary consequences of programmed DNA elimination in songbirds (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Tomáš Albrecht
The role of coevolution ecological speciation (2021–2025)
Investigator: Martin Reichard

International projects

COST - CA23121 Genetic Nature Observation and Action (GENOA) (2024–2028)
Co-investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
HABITRACK: Habitat tracking for the conservation of huntable bird species | Horizon Europe (2024–2027)
Co-investigator: Petr Procházka

Ministry of Agriculture

Aquaculture of the 21st century - modern, smart and environmentally friendly (2024–2028)
Investigator: Jan Mendel
Evaluation of hydrological status in trout rivers of Czech rep. and status of salmonid populations (2023–2025)
Co-investigator: Pavel Jurajda
Globalization, modern technologies and climate change provide both new opportunities and hazards for salmonid breeding management (2021–2025)
Investigator: Jan Mendel

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

Entodiniomorphid Ciliates: A Neglected Component of the Intestinal Microbiota of Great African Apes (2025–2028)
Co-investigator: Klára Petrželková

Technology agency of the Czech Republic

Innovative methods of monitoring the genetic integrity and biological condition of crucian carp under conditions of threat from the invasive activity of gibel carp (2025–2028)
Co-investigator: Lukáš Vetešník
A new way of sterilizing water for intensive fish farming using CaviPlasma technology (2024–2027)
Investigator: Jan Mendel
Analysis of population status and conservation genetics of the European wildcat as an important flagship species for biodiversity conservation (2024–2026)
Investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
Confluence of Moravia and Dyje - present and future (2024–2026)
Investigator: Karel Halačka
Genetic diversity of the critically endangered steppe polecat in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Investigator: Peter Vallo
Loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding as a threat to lynx populations in the Czech Republic (2024–2026)
Investigator: Jarmila Krojerová (roz. Prokešová)
Biodiversity analysis and proposition of management of newly built small water reservoirs and pools in South Moravian Region (2024–2026)
Investigator: Michal Janáč

Finished projects