Staff of the Phycology Research Group and postdocs
Doc. Mgr. Pavel Škaloud, Ph.D. - head of the group
[skaloud (at) natur.cuni.cz], tel: +420-22195-1648
second mezzanine, room no. 78; research interests:
chrysophytes, lichen photobionts, evolution, ecology - WEB
Prof. RNDr. Jiří Neustupa, Ph.D.
[neustupa (at) natur.cuni.cz], tel: +420-22195-1663
room no. 106; research interests:
geometric morphometrics, ecology, desmids, seaweeds - WEB
Doc. RNDr. Yvonne Němcová, Ph.D.
[ynemcova (at) natur.cuni.cz], tel: +420-22195-1647
second mezzanine, room no. 78; research interests:
cell ultrastructure, ecophysiology, chrysophytes, green algae
Doc. Mgr. Jana Kulichová, Ph.D.
[vesela6 (at) natur.cuni.cz]; tel: tel: +420-22195-1647
second mezzanine, room no. 78; research interests:
freshwater benthic diatoms, ecology, evolution - WEB
RNDr. Martina Pichrtová, Ph.D.
[martina.pichrtova (at) natur.cuni.cz], tel: +420-22195-1663
room no. 106; research interests:
conjugating green algae, ecophysiology, stress tolerance - WEB;
Mgr. Jan Šťastný, Ph.D.
[stastny.jan (at) centrum.cz], +420-22195-1649
second mezzanine, room no. 81; research interests:
desmids, diversity, ecology
Mgr. Ivana Černajová, Ph.D.
[ivkacerka (at) gmail.com]
research interests:
lichen symbiosis, ecology
RNDr. Dora Čertnerová, Ph.D.
[dora.certnerova (at) gmail.com]
research interests:
genome size, flow cytometry, evolution
Veronica Malavasi, Ph.D.
[veronica.malavasi80 (at) gmail.com]
research interests:
aerophytic green algae, ecology, evolution
Mgr. Martin Pusztai, Ph.D.
[Pusztai (at) seznam.cz]
research interests:
colonial chrysophytes, ecology, evolution
Mgr. Magda Škaloudová, Ph.D.
[magda.skaloudova (at) centrum.cz]
research interests:
chrysophytes, ecology, ecophysiology, algal culture collection
Mgr. Lucie Vančurová, Ph.D.
[vancurova.l (at) gmail.com]
research interests:
lichen photobionts, ecology, evolution
Ph.D. Students
Mgr. Natálie Čížková
[cizkova.natalie (at) email.cz] Modulation of global regulatory pathways in cyanobacterium Synechocystis to enhance production of storage polymers. [consultant: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Iva Jadrná
[IvusJ (at) seznam.cz]
Reproductive isolation and population structure in Synura petersenii.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Veronika Kantnerová
[vkanti (at) seznam.cz]
Understanding the mechanisms behind the formation of lichen symbiotic association.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Petr Knotek
[knotekpetr (at) seznam.cz]
Evolutionary history of the genus Mallomonas (Chrysophyceae).
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Jiří Lukeš
[jiriklu (at) seznam.cz]
Adaptive value of genome size variation of Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae) strains. [supervisor: Martina Pichrtová]
Veronica Malavasi, Ph.D.
[veronica.malavasi80 (at) gmail.com]
Towards unravelling the real biodiversity of terrestrial green algae.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Daniel Mezník
[meznikdan (at) gmail.com]
Interaction of plastic compounds with algal cells in the aquatic environment.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Mgr. Pavel Svoboda
[p.svoboda (at) natur.cuni.cz ]
Diversity of desmids at multiple spatial and temporal scales.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Mgr. Zuzana Škvorová
[zuzka.vaiglova (at) centrum.cz] Unveiling the key factors determining the lichen symbiosis associations; population genetics of Chrysophyceae. [supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Tereza Šoljaková
[TesaS (at) seznam.cz]
Taxonomic study of the genus Zygnema (Zygnematophyceae). [supervisor: Jan Šťastný]
Mgr. Kateřina Tučková
[tuc.kacka (at) gmail.com]
Adaptive function of silica scale microscopic patterns in response to the environment. [supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Veronika Veselá
[v.vesela2 (at) seznam.cz]
Shedding light on symbiotic mysteries: Mechanisms of lichen dispersal and establishment. [supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Master Students
Bc. Václav Cedrik Belza
[belzav (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Characteristics and variability of the spatial integration in shapes of unicellular organisms.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Dagmar Budd
[budddagmar (at) gmail.com]
Phenotypic plasticity of the diatom Pinnularia ferrophila in iron-rich mineral springs.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Jan Fiedler
[jan.fiedler (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Dispersal of freshwater algae by waterfowl.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Bc. Klára Figallová
[klara.figallova (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Bilateral symmetry of maple (Acer L.) leaves - exploring morphospace and systematic differences
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa
Bc. Zuzana Herciková
[zuzana.hercikova (at) post.cz]
Influence of environmental factors on the occurrence of rare chrysophyte species.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Bc. Martin Kivader
[kivaderm (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Symmetry and differences in shaping of receptacles of Fucus serratus between Baltic and Atlantic populations. [supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Jonáš Lis
[lisj (at) natur.cuni.cz]
I'm not buying you! Food selectivity of freshwater zooplankton species. [supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Bc. Elena Osipenko
[osipenke (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Lead contamination as a source of teratologic forms in frustules of Eunotia bilunaris; combined effect od metal ions and temperature. [supervisor: Yvonne Němcová]
Bc. Jan Špička
[spickajan (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Diversity and ecological preferences of diatoms in mineral springs of the Slavkovský Forest.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Kateřina Zavadilová
[katkazavadil (at) seznam.cz]
Temperature-related phenotypic plasticity of the coenobial lineage Pediastrum s.l.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bachelor Students
Petr Hricák
[hricakp (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Dinotoms - a unique group of dinoflagellates.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Petra Dagmar Chrtová
[chrtovap (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Silicification of planktonic diatoms: the role of sinking.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Barbora Kociánová
[barbora.kocianova (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Nodularia spumigena, a toxic cyanobacterium forming blooms in the Baltic Sea.
[supervisor: Yvonne Němcová]
Klára Kocsisová
[kocsisovaklara (at) gmail.com]
Benthic calcification in coral ecosystems - principles, significance and the effects of acidification.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Eliška Mejzlíková
[mejzlike (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Extinction in real time? The story of Fucus virsoides in the Adriatic Sea.
[supervisor: Yvonne Němcová]
Klára Musilová
[musilovkl (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Lichens as pioneer organisms and their role in primary succession.
[supervisor: Lucie Vančurová]
Tereza Nováková
[novakovatereza8 (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Palmelloid stage in algae, triggers and function.
[supervisor: Yvonne Němcová]
Terezie Zemanová
[zemanovterezi (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Vegetation structure of the Baltic Sea, effects of ecological gradients and environmental disturbance.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Kristýna Žáková
[zakovakris (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Diatoms in forensic science: non-drowning research.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]