An international team including LHR postdoc Michael Karampelias, who has led the lab’s bioluminescence research since 2021, engineered plants that glow in the dark, with light intensity signalling the levels of two hormones central to plant defence, published in Nature Communications. Read the ÚEB feature →
Author: Petr Klíma
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Adriana’s phloem paper is out in Current Biology — a great capstone…
Adriana’s phloem paper is out in Current Biology — a great capstone to years of work with the Hardtke lab in Lausanne on how sieve elements finish maturing. 10.1016/j.cub.2026.06.042
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Lenka’s GH3 paper is out in Plant Physiology! She mapped how…
Lenka’s GH3 paper is out in Plant Physiology! She mapped how different GH3 enzymes split the job of switching auxin off, via aspartate or glutamine conjugation. 10.1093/plphys/kiag412
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Congratulations to Hana Panchártková on her bachelor’s defense
Congratulations to Hana Panchártková for her successful bachelor’s thesis defense!
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Our lab has been renovated — we’re moving in!
Big news: our lab has been renovated, and we’re moving back in! Fresh benches, new cabinets, and a bright, reorganized space to get back to the science.
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Mike, Nikola and Zuzka helped build a glow-in-the-dark way to watch…
Mike, Nikola and Zuzka helped build a glow-in-the-dark way to watch plants fight off attackers in real time, published in Nature Communications.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, ÚEB profiled three researchers — including LHR deputy head Klára Hoyerová — about their work and path into science (in Czech). Read the ÚEB feature →
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New Czech Science Foundation projects starting in 2026
ÚEB researchers, including LHR’s Klára Hoyerová, are launching seven newly funded Czech Science Foundation projects in 2026, a year when only 14% of standard-project applications succeeded nationwide. Read the ÚEB feature →
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The Cytokinin Forefront Research 2026 Conference now has a date and…
The Cytokinin Forefront Research 2026 Conference now has a date and venue: September 3–4, 2026, at the University of Graz.
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Plant cells that grow without auxin
LHR head Jan Petrášek and colleagues — including team members Anita Bírošíková and Milada Čovanová — described a surprising genetic mechanism that lets tobacco cell cultures grow and divide without the otherwise essential hormone auxin, a case of “evolution in a test tube.” Read the ÚEB feature →