Employees
Róbert Stanko (2020-2021)
- Research Assistant
- Isolation, purification and characterization of cyanobacterial lipopolysaccharides
- Cyanobacterial and algal cultures
Hana Klímová (2016-2020)
- Research Assistant
- Molecular and cellular toxicology (alteration of intracellular signal transduction, in vitro cell transformation)
- Cyanobacterial and algal cultures
- Isolation and purification of lipopolysaccharides
Ph.D. Graduates
2022
Barbara Kubíčková (2017-2022)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Health risks of natural toxins in surface waters"
- Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Klára Hilscherová, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Carmel Ramwell, mentor: Dr. Elisabeth Janssen
- Ph.D. project was supported by H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 "NaToxAq"
Affiefa Yawer (2014-2022)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Topic: "Effects of environmental contaminants on somatic testicular cells"
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2021
Lucie Čtveráčková (2013-2021)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Topic: "Effect of environmental pollutants on liver tissue homeostasis"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Ondřej Brózman (2015-2021)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "In vitro assessment of intra- and intercellular signalling in response to environmentally occurring substances"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák
2020
Libor Jaša (2013-2020)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Modern analytical methods to study environmental occurrence, fate and chemico-biological interactions of cyanobacterial toxins"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Aneta Dydowiczová (2014-2020)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Application of automated cell image analysis in research of biological effects of chemical compounds"
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2019
Petra Kubincová (2010-2019)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Environmental Health Sciences - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Biochemical and cellular mechanisms of toxic compounds affecting hormonal regulations"
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Jan Raška (2015-2019)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Biology - Ecotoxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Liver homeostasis disruption by cyanobacterial toxins"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica; co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
- Received 2019 Dean's Award for Doctoral Students
2018
Amrita Basu (2013-2018)
- Ph.D. programme/plan: Biology - Ecotoxicology (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Modern mammalian in vitro models for toxicological research"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica; co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
M.Sc. Graduates
2023
Ivana Kubínová (2021-2023)
- Environmental Health Sciences Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "In vitro methods for assessment of non-genotoxic carcinogens"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
2022
Eliška Řehůřková (2020-2022)
- Environmental Health Sciences Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Static and dynamic 3D cultures of human hepatospheroids"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisors: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Riju Chowdhury
2021
Michal Mikula (2018-2021)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Characterization of in vitro hepatospheroid model and its application in biomedical and toxicological research" (written in English)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Riju Chowdhury
2020
Robert Stanko (2018-2020)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Optimization of an advanced 3D human lung in vitro model" (written in Slovak)
- Supervisor: Dr. Petra Labohá, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2019
Tomáš Cimr (2016-2019)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Effects of chemicals in spheroid cell cultures" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Eliška Sychrová
2018
Martina Havranová (2016-2018)
- Pharmacy Major (Department of Natural Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Thesis title: "Effects of selected phytochemicals on transformed rat liver epithelial cells" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Karel Šmejkal, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Eliška Blažková (2016-2018)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "In vitro models in testicticular toxicity assessment" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Renata Škovroňová (2016-2018)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Renal in vitro models in toxicology"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Prof. Paul Jennings, Dr. Martijn Wilmer
- The thesis received a Special Award of the Evaluation Committee in the 16th annual competition of environmentally-oriented diploma theses, which was organized by Lipka and South Moravian Region
- Received 2019 Dean's Award for Bachelor and Master Students
2017
Barbara Kubíčková (2016-2017)
- Molecular Biology and Physiology Major (Department of Physiology and Biochemistry of Animals, Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald)
- Erasmus+ project: "In vitro evaluation of the toxicity induced by cyanobacterial toxins in human airway epithelial cells"
- Thesis title: "Effects of cyanobacterial toxins on cultured immortalized human airway epithelial cells"
- Supervisor: Prof. Jan-Peter Hildebrandt, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
co-supervisor:co-supervisor:Veronika Musilová (2014-2017)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic effects of chemicals in spheroid cell cultures" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Amrita Basu
- The thesis received a Special Award of the Evaluation Committee in the 15th annual competition of environmentally-oriented diploma theses, which was organized by Lipka and South Moravian Region
2016
Hana Klímová (2014-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Cellular uptake and biotransformation of cyanobacterial toxins in mammalian cell cultures in vitro" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Libor Jaša, Jan Raška
- The thesis received the Award of the RECETOX Director for the best diploma thesis in Ecotoxicology
Zuzana Klímová (2013-2016)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on in vitro biomarkers of epigenetic toxicity" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Sabina Váňová (2013-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Adult liver stem cells and their application in toxicological research" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Amrita Basu
2015
Ondřej Brózman (2013-2015)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Epigenetic mechanisms of toxicity using in vitro model of respiratory system" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák, supervisor-specialist: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Dr. Pavel Babica
- The thesis received a Special Award of the Evaluation Committee in the 13th annual competition of environmentally-oriented diploma theses, which was organized by Lipka and South Moravian Region
Lukáš Tomíček (2012-2015)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "Role of intercellular communication GJIC in toxicity, carcinogenesis and chemoprevention" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2014
Zuzana Lenčešová (2012-2014)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at the Institute of Botany and RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "Chemopreventive effects of phytochemicals – in vitro evaluation" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Žaneta Jurčková (2012-2014)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "The role of Sertoli cells in endocrine disruption" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák
Aneta Dydowiczová (2011-2014)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Male reproductive system and environmental pollution" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Petra Kubincová
Zuzana Krausová (2012-2014)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Testicular steroidogenesis and the impact of environmental contaminants" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
2013
Lucie Čtveráčková (2011-2013)
- Environmental Chemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "The effects of endocrine disruptors on testicular cells" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák, Petra Kubincová
Libor Jaša (2011-2013)
- Environmental Chemistry Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at the Institute of Botany)
- Thesis title: "Application of passive sampling in monitoring of cyanobacterial toxins" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
- The thesis received the Award of the RECETOX Director for the best diploma thesis in Environmental Chemistry
Jan Sadílek (2011-2013)
- Environmental Chemistry Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at the Institute of Botany)
- Thesis title: "Cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water – occurrence, removal, risk assessment" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
B.Sc. Graduates
2024
Nikola Navrátilová (2022-2024)
- Environment and Health study plan (Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for prediction of intestinal intake of pollutants from indoor dust"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Rozárka Simona Jílková
2022
Robin Durník (2021-2022)
- Biochemistry programme (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Development and toxicity studies of bile acid-based drug carriers"
- Supervisor: Dr. Ondřej Jurček, co-supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2018
Pavla Vejmělková (2017-2018)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Cyanobacteria in the atmosphere: impacts on the respiratory system and human health" (prepared in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Petra Labohá, co-supervisor: Ondřej Brózman, Dr. Pavel Babica
2016
Eliška Blažková (2015-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "In Vitro Testicular Toxicity Models" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Tomáš Cimr (2015-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Cytotoxicity assessment using spheroid cell cultures" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Amrita Basu, Lucie Čtveráčková
Zuzana Kolářová (2015-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Cyanotoxin removal in drinking water treatment plants" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Libor Jaša
Renata Škovroňová (2014-2016)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Carcinogenic and anticarcinogenic effects of cyanobacterial metabolites" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Lucie Čtveráčková
2014
Radim Hon (2013-2014)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Impedance-based cellular assays for cell biology and in vitro toxicology" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
2013
Sabina Váňová (2012-2013)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Stem cells: a new tool for toxicity testing?" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Zuzana Klímová (2012-2013)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at RECETOX)
- Thesis title: "Triclosan and triclocarban: environmental occurrence, toxicity and modes of action" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
Barbara Albrechtová (2012-2013)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "In vitro experiments and their relevance to situation in vivo - new trends in cell culture experiments" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák, co-supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Jana Bergerová (2011-2013)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at the Institute of Botany)
- Thesis title: "In vitro evaluation of carcinogenic effects of cyanobacteria" (written in Slovak)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2012
Zuzana Krausová (2011-2012)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Leydig cells as a target of endocrine disruptors" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Dr. Jiří Novák
Zuzana Lenčešová (2011-2012)
- Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, implemented at the Institute of Botany)
- Thesis title: "In vitro methods for evaluation of chemopreventive effects of phytochemicals" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica
2011
Aneta Dydowiczová (2010-2011)
- Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Thesis title: "Role of cell-to-cell communication in endocrine disruption" (written in Czech)
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, co-supervisor: Petra Kubincová
Interns
(hosted by RECETOX)
2023
Lucia Zuščíková (Sep 2023-Nov 2024)
- Ph.D. candidate (Ph.D. candidate from Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, supervised by Dr. Tomáš Jambor)
- Erasmus+ project: "Investigating in vitro male reprotoxicity of neonicotinoids using murine Leydig TM3 and Sertoli TM4 cultured in 2D or 3D models"
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Co-supervisor: Dr. Eliška Sychrová, Eliška Řehůřková
2022
Mahdia Bushra (Mar 2022-Oct 2022)
- M.Sc. degree candidate (Toxicology, University of Potsdam)
- Erasmus+ Project: "Effects of chemical mixtures on male reproductive toxicity using in vitro models of somatic testicular cells"
- Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Maria Cristina Ceccarelli (Jun 2022-Aug 2022)
- Ph.D. candidate (Biomedical Engineering, CampusBio-Medico University of Rome)
- Erasmus+ Project: "In vitro assessment of nongenotoxic carcinogens"
- Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica, supervisor at University of Rome: Dr. Alberto Rainer
Veronika Skočková (Feb 2022-Jun 2022)
- Ph.D. candidate (Animal physiology, immunology and developmental biology, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno), hosted by Institute of Biophysics ASCR, Department of Biophysics of Immune System
- Studying effects of cyanobacterial lipopolysaccharides on migration of human keratinocytes in vitro
- Ph.D. thesis supervisor: Dr. Lenka Šindlerová, Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica
Petra Raptová (Feb 2022-Jun 2022)
- Ph.D. candidate (Animal physiology, immunology and developmental biology, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University, Brno), hosted by Institute of Biophysics ASCR, Department of Biophysics of Immune System
- Studying effects of cyanobacterial lipopolysaccharides on migration of human keratinocytes in vitro
- Ph.D. thesis supervisor: Dr. Lenka Šindlerová, Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica
Oskar Szczepaniak (Oct 2021-Apr 2022)
- Ph.D. candidate, Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Poland
- Project: "Genoprotective potential of Cornus mas L. fruits and leaves - inhibition study against oxidative and alkylation damage“
- Ph.D. thesis supervisor: Dr. Joanna Kobus-Cisowska, Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica
2021
Kateřina Tomisová (Sep 2021)
- Ph.D. candidate, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences
- Internship focus: "In vitro techniques and tools to study effects and mechanisms of phenylpropanoids"
- Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Babica, supervisor at home institution: Dr. Jaroslav Havlík
Selina Camenisch (Jun 2021-Jul 2021)
- Biology (MSc) student, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Summer Research Internship of Masaryk University
- Project: "3D models for chronic liver toxicity assessment"
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Raquel Martín Levy (Feb 2021-May 2021)
- Biomedicine student, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, Spain
- Internship focusing on the in vitro studies of hepatocarcinogenesis
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová
Michaela Bakajová (Jan 2020-Mar 2021)
- High school student of Klvaňa Grammar School Kyjov
- High-school science project "SOČ" supported by JCMM and hosted by RECETOX, Masaryk University: "Toxicity seen with your own eyes - in vitro image analysis in toxicology "
- Supervisor: Dr. Iva Sovadinová, Co-supervisor: Dr. Eliška Sychrová, Ishita Virmani
- The project finished fourth-place in 2021 nationwide "SOČ" competition, Environmental Category
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2020
Regiane Sanches Natumi (Jan 2020 - Mar 2020)
- Visiting Ph.D. Student from EAWAG (Zurich, Switzerland)
- Working on secondment for her Ph.D. project "Stability of natural toxins in surface waters" within MSCA-ITN "NaToxAq"
- Ph.D. supervisor: Dr. Elisabeth Janssen, mentor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica, Dr. Klara Hilscherova
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Gianluca De Rinaldis (Jan 2020 - Mar 2020)
- Visiting Ph.D. Student from University of Siena (Siena, Italy) & Institute of Sciences of Food Production - National Research Council, ISPA-CNR (Lecce, Italy)
- Erasmus+ Project: "Bioprospecting of marine jellyfish – in vitro screening for anti-cancer and cancer-preventive compounds"
- Ph.D. supervisor: Dr. Antonella Leone, mentor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica
2018
Jakub Švarc (Jan 2018-Jun 2018)
- B.Sc. student, Ecotoxicology Major (RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Internship at RECETOX focuses on research of cellular, biochemical and molecular characteristics of adult liver stem cells
- Internship supervisor: Jan Raška
Milena Mařáková (Jan 2017-Jun 2018)
- B.Sc. student, Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics Major (Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Internship at RECETOX focuses on research of cellular, biochemical and molecular characteristics of adult liver stem cells
- Internship supervisor: Jan Raška
Daniel Polák (Jun 2017-Jan 2018)
- High school student of the Higher School of Chemistry in Brno
- Working as an intern on JCMM-supported high-school science project ("SOČ"): "Effects of cyanobacterial toxins on energetic metabolism of human liver stem cells"
- Supervisor: Jan Raška
2017
Kateřina Delawská (April-May 2017)
- Doctoral student from South Bohemian University / Centre Algatech (supervisor Dr. Pavel Hrouzek)
- Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica
Klára Müllerová (Jul 2016-Jan 2017)
- High school student of Gymnázium Brno-Řečkovice
- Project title: "Effects of brominated compounds in human pulmonary in vitro model" (JCMM supported SOČ-type of high school science project)
- Supervisor: Ondřej Brózman
2016
Ondrej Kováč (Jul 2016 - Dec 2016)
- M.Sc. student, Biochemistry Major (Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University)
- Internship at RECETOX focuses on research of cyanotoxin-induced disruption of liver tissue homeostasis using molecular biology tools
- Supervisor: Honza Raška
Tomáš Jambor (Feb 2016 - Mar 2016)
- Visiting Ph.D. Student of Molecular Biology from Slovak Agricultural University Nitra, who was coming to RECETOX within a "Freemovers" program.
2015
Barbara Kubíčková (Aug 3, 2015 - Sep 11, 2015)
- Visiting Master´s Student from Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald, Germany), M.Sc. candidate, Molecular Biology and Physiology Major
- Supervisor at RECETOX: Dr. Pavel Babica