Landscape Ecology Laboratory

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University: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Department: Department of Ecosystem Biology
Address:

Branišovská 31

370 05 České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
Tel.: +420605430008
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Web: http://kbe.prf.jcu.cz/uvod

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Odborníci z celého světa se ve čtvrtek 21. září 2017 sjeli do Prahy na Den Technologické agentury ČR (TA ČR). V rámci prestižního setkání se konala mezinárodní konference Open Science a na závěrečném galavečeru byly již popáté předány Ceny TA ČR.

Nové způsoby myšlení, jednání, komunikace i spolupráce. To jsou podle zástupců inovačních společností a akademiků základní stavební kameny pro další rozvoj v oblasti výzkumu a vývoje. Shodli se na tom na konferenci Open Science, tedy otevřený výzkum, otevřené inovace a otevřenost světu, kterou začal v pořadí již čtvrtý ročník Dne Technologické agentury ČR.

V rámci Open Science působila v panelové diskuzi i vedoucí Kanceláře transferu technologií.

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Department of Animal Physiology

Who are we?

The Department of Physiology was founded in 2000, originally as part of the USB Faculty of Biology. The main objective of the department is to educate students and their preparation for future practice and coordination of research activities in the field of animal physiology.

What do we do and for whom?

The department offers courses within the specialization of Animal Physiology. The scientific work of the department staff and the students led by them focuses on the study of metabolism and the development of invertebrates and vertebrates and ecological physiology. This study includes research on insect stress hormones and the characterization of their function in triggering anti-stress reactions, physiological research on adaptation to survive low temperatures and the role of circadian oscillators in regulating the daily rhythmicity of behavior and photoperiodism, and metabolism research in aquatic animals.

Why do we exist?

The department coordinates the study programs and dissertations of students of bachelor programs focusing on animal physiology. Furthermore it guarantees master's degree programs in Experimental Biology and the specialization of Animal Physiology and the doctoral field of study Physiology and Developmental Biology of Animals. It is developing its scientific activity in the areas of insect physiology and the fish physiology. It closely cooperates with the Institute of Entomology BC of the ASCR in České Budějovice.

What are our aims?

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Address:

Branišovská 31a,

České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
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Fax: +420 385 310 366
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Web: http://kfz.prf.jcu.cz/

Department of Parasitology

Who are we?

The Department of Parasitology ensures the master's and doctoral program of parasitology. The research activity involves structural, ecological, biochemical phylogenetic and molecular aspects of the biology of parasites.

What do we do and for whom?

The department is dedicated to the professional training of students in the field of parasitology. It is targeted into several thematic areas:

Protistan and metazoan parasites in fish

This research has a long tradition associated with fish with several laboratories of the Institute of Parasitology of the ASCR. Most of the topics deal with microsporidia, myxozoa, amphizoic amoebae, tapeworms and parasitic trematodes in fish hosts. The research mainly deals with morphological and ultrastructural characteristics, the description of new species and clarifying their development cycles using techniques of molecular biology.

Medical and Veterinary Parasitology

The research deals with organisms causing so-called opportunistic infections, e.g. cryptosporidia and microsporidia. Using experimental and natural infections, it studies host susceptibility, host specificity, histopathological changes and other important parameters of these diseases.

Molecular biology of carriers

The aim of this theme is to analyze the molecular and cellular factors responsible for the interaction of the carrier with the host. Examples are components of salivary glands of ticks or the molecule α2-macrotubulin as a component of tick immunity. From an ecological and epidemiological point of view the immunological and genetic characterization of different strains of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease agents are especially important.

Molecular phylogenetics and the evolution of parasites

Using molecular information it studies phylogenetic relationships and population structures within parasitic and symbiotic relationships. These analyses serve to clarify various issues of evolutionary parasitology, e.g. the role of host specificity and geographic distribution in the emergence of the parasite population structure or coevolutionary processes between parasites and hosts.

Why do we exist?

The department guarantees the master and doctoral field study program of parasitology. It coordinates the study programs and the qualification thesis of students of bachelor programs focusing on parasitology. It is developing scientific activity in the framework of cooperation between USB FS and the Parasitological Institute BC of the ASCR in the fields of biology and ecology of parasitic protozoa, worms and arthropods and in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology of parasites.

What are our aims?

The Department of Parasitology will continue the development of existing research activities and will continue to be devoted to training students in the field of parasitology.

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Branišovská 31

České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
Tel.: 387775441
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Web: http://kpa.prf.jcu.cz/

Laboratory of Molecular Ecology of Vectors and Pathogens

Department of Zoology

Who are we?

The Department of Zoology of the USB Faculty of Science brings together small teams of experienced and prospective specialists in different zoological disciplines (evolutionary biology, ethology, ecology, ecophysiology, protection of fauna) and groups (butterflies, beetles, fish, amphibians, birds, mammals)

What do we do and for whom?

The Department of Zoology of the USB Faculty of Science provides instruction and research in the fields of: evolution, ecology and ethology of animals.

Our research activities are focused on the following topics: biology of the African underground rodents, population biology of mammals, ethology of mammals, primatology, ethology of birds, reproductive biology of birds, amphibian and reptile anatomy, evolution and biogeography of fish, phylogeny of animals, tropical ecology of invertebrates and vertebrates, ecophysiology of insects, ecology of butterflies, biology of ladybugs, species and habitat protection of invertebrates and vertebrates.

We are developing scientific activity in cooperation with the Institute of Entomology of the ASCR , the Institute of Hydrobiology of the ASCR , the Institute of Parasitology of the ASCR , the Institute of Soil Biology of the ASCR the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the ASCR , the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the ASCR, the Department of Ethology of the Research Institute of Animal Production, v.v.i. , the Zoological Institute of the University of Essen the Department of Zoology of USB FS , the Ministry of the Environment of the CR.

We guarantee the master's degree programs in Zoology with a specialization in Vertebrate Zoology, Entomology, Animal Ecology, and doctoral fields of Zoology and Entomology. Coordinates bachelor’s dissertations focused on zoology. The Department of Zoology staff is involved in the implementation of the field Biology and the protection of organisms of interest guaranteed by the Department of Biological Disciplines of the USB Faculty of Agriculture.

Why do we exist?

The Department of Zoology of the USB Faculty of Science prepares professionals for public (Ministry of Environment of the CR, the management of national parks and protected areas, state and local governmental bodies, museums) in the civil (environmentally oriented NGOs) and private (firms engaged in the assessment of environmental impacts, land consolidation, land reclamation) spheres.

The basic research, which we carry out, contributes to the integration of the CR into the European and global scientific community, while also providing the transfer of the latest knowledge and its transmission to our students. Activities implemented in developing countries (New Guinea, Africa) contribute to solving some of the global problems (biodiversity conservation).

Applied research projects, which we participate in. We strive for the efficient use of resources expended for the conservation of nature (reclamation of mining areas, organic farming in grassland and forest ecosystems, species protection, the regulation of unwanted species).

What are our aims?

The Department of Zoology of the USB Faculty of Science should build on the existing successful scientific activity. In the field of basic research it primarily concerns the study of phylogeny and the evolution of selected animal groups (invertebrates, freshwater fish, rodents), the ethology and ecology of vertebrates (adaptation of underground mammals, cognitive abilities of mammals and birds), ecology of tropical communities (insects, birds). The applied research focuses on species (butterflies, mammals) and habitats (meadows, wetlands, military areas, quarries and dumps) of invertebrates and vertebrates. In teaching, the preparation of high school biology teachers will be a new direction.

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Address:

Branišovská 31a,

České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
Tel.: +420 389 022 253
Fax: +420 389 022 263
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Web: http://zoo.prf.jcu.cz/

Úžasným úspěchem se může pochlubit Fakulta rybářství a ochrany vod.

V rámci spolupráce s pivovarem Protivín byli raci z FROV umístěny do pivovaru pro sledování čistoty vody. Zvířata jsou vybavena infračervenými biosenzory, které monitorují jejich srdeční tep a pohyb. Data jsou analyzována počítačem a jakékoli změny v těle či chování zvířat znamenají změnu úrovně čistoty vody v nádrži. "Když se tři nebo více raků pohybují nebo změní jejich pulzní aktivitu, víme, že parametry vody se změnily. Můžeme rychle reagovat, protože máme výsledek do tří minut" řekl vedoucí pivovaru Michal Voldřich.

Vodní systém byl vyvinut a patentován vědci na Fakultě rybářství a ochrany vod na Jihočeské univerzitě ve Vodňanech. "Používáme raky jako živou chemickou laboratoř - jako bio ukazatel a bio senzor společně" řekl Pavel Kozák, ředitel Výzkumného ústavu pro rybí kulturu a hydrobiologii.

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Laboratory of Ecology of Temperate Insects

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University: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Faculty: Department of Zoology
Address:

Branišovská 31, České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
Tel.: +420605430008
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V rámci řešení dílčích projektů TAČR GAMA byly podány další dva patenty řešitelem z Fakulty rybářství a ochrany vod s názvem "Zařízení ke zlepšování kvality vody na odtoku z rybníku" a "Zařízení ke zlepšování kvality vody na odtoku z hráze rybníku".

Patenty řeší tentokráte problematiku vodohospodářství a rybářství, jelikož v současné době roste společenský tlak na zlepšování kvality vody a obecně se zpřísňují ukazatele kvality. Zařízení podle těchto vynálezů lze využít především v oblasti chovu ryb, ale i jiných vodních organizmů v rybnících a malých vodních nádržích. Je vhodný pro chovatele, kteří hospodaří na menších průtočných rybnících. Jeho uplatnění je možné vidět nejenom v České republice ale i v zahraničí.

Zároveň byl, nad rámec dílčích projektů TAČR GAMA, podán další patent od stejného původce s názvem "Zařízení k čištění odpadní vody", zabývající se oblastí ochrany životního prostředí. Zařízení k čištění odpadních vod podle tohoto vynálezu lze využít především v odlehlých oblastech, které jsou špatné přístupné pro výstavbu klasických čistíren odpadních vod a nacházejí se v blízkosti stojatých vod, tedy u jezer, mořských pobřeží, klidných toků řeky, přehrady či rybníku.

Department of Genetics

Who are we?

The Department guarantees Master's degree programs in experimental biology (specialization in genetics and genetic engineering) and the doctoral field molecular and cellular biology and genetics.

The department develops scientific activities in collaboration with the Institute of Plant Molecular Biology BC of the ASCR, the Institute of Entomology BC of the ASCR, the Institute of Parasitology BC of the ASCR, and the South Bohemian University Faculty of Agriculture in the fields of molecular genetics and cytogenetics of plants and animals.

What do we do and for whom?

The department educates and trains bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree students studying genetics or genetic engineering for research activities. On account of their qualifying work, students are directly involved in research, thereby gaining new skills, experience and mastering methods at the highest possible level. The tasks they work on fall mostly within the category of basic research, but in some cases with possible early application potential (e.g. research of plant nucleases and their potential in medicine in the treatment of cancer or the development and modification of transformation methods for transgensis plants).

Why do we exist?

The Department of Genetics (DGN) of the USB Faculty of Science is involved in ensuring the field of study Biology and the field of study Biomedical Laboratory Technology, the bachelor degree program BIOLOGY,the study program Biophysics (focused on the Preparation for the master's study of Biophysics) the bachelor degree program BIOPHYSICS and the field of study Caring for the environment (with a specialization in Management and decision-making in the environment and Monitoring and analysis in the environment) and the bachelor degree program ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Under the master's degree program BIOLOGY, the department guarantees the study field Experimental biology, specializing in genetics and genetic engineering.

The department also guarantees together with the Department of Molecular Biology the study program Molecular and cell biology and genetics of the doctoral program MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY.

The department staff also provide teaching or participate in courses guaranteed by the Department of Molecular Biology. The Department of Genetics coordinates bachelor (dissertation) work focused on molecular genetics and the cytogenetics of plants, animals and humans and on transgensis plants.

What are our aims?

We want to keep the existing diversity of the offer of topics for theses students (evolution of multigene families, the use of genetic markers for solving taxonomic problems of selected arthropods, biology and evolution of the chromosomes of arthropods, organization of the plant genome, molecular diagnostics of plant viruses, viroids and phytoplasmas, antisense RNA in plants, transgenesis plants ) and expand the range of training courses to include some other ones (genetic toxicology, evolutionary genetics of animals), which should be useful for students from other departments.

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Address:

Branišovská 31a,

České Budějovice

Registration No.: 60076658
Tel.: +420 387 775 515
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Web: http://kgn.umbr.cas.cz/index.html