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: +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
Mgr. Iva Jadrná, Ph.D.
[IvusJ (at) seznam.cz]
research interests:
chrysophytes, ecology, evolution
Mgr. Petr Knotek, PhD.
[knotekpetr (at) seznam.cz]
research interests:
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. Václav Cedrik Belza
[belzav (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Cell morphogenesis in the presence of nanoplast particles.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Mgr. Radka Čablová
[cablova.radka (at) seznam.cz]
Predator-prey interactions in the Cladocera - Synurales model system: Testing hypotheses on anti-predation adaptations.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Jan Fiedler
[jan.fiedler (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Microbial hitchhikers: Understanding bird-facilitated dispersal.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Jonáš Lis
[lisj (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Bridging the gap between laboratory experiments and nature: food selectivity of zooplankton in situ. [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. Natálie Protić
[cizkova.natalie (at) email.cz] Modulation of global regulatory pathways in cyanobacterium Synechocystis to enhance production of storage polymers. [supervisor: Vendula Krynická; consultant: Pavel Škaloud]
Mgr. Alžběta Prüherová
[alzbeta.pruherova (st) natur.cuni.cz]
Long-term persistence of species: diatom communities of mineral springs, moffets, and wetlands in the Slavkov Forest. [supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
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 Valt
[vkanti (at) seznam.cz]
Understanding the mechanisms behind the formation of lichen symbiotic association.
[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. Dagmar Budd
[budddagmar (at) gmail.com]
Phenotypic plasticity of the diatom Pinnularia ferrophila in iron-rich mineral springs.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Dominik Černý - ALGO
[cernydomin (at) natur.cuni.cz]
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[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Julie Franclová - ALGO
[francloj (zavinac) natur.cuni.cz]
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[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Jana Hamplová - ALGO
[hamplovjana (at) natur.cuni.cz]
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[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bc. Karolína Kalinová - ALGO
[kalinovkaro (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Inducing polyploidy in microalgae and its relevance to high-value compounds production.
[supervisor: Dora Čertnerová]
Bc. Kateřina Karnová - ALGO
[karnovak (at) natur.cuni.cz]
The competitive abilities of chrysophyte algal strains with different genome sizes under resource limitation.
[supervisor: Dora Čertnerová]
Bc. Barbora Kociánová
[barbora.kocianova (at) natur.cuni.cz]
The effect of trophic mode on the chlorosulpholipids profile and toxicity of chrysophytes from the order Ochromonadales. [supervisor: A. Střížek; consultant: Y. Němcová]
Bc. Klára Kocsisová
[kocsisovaklara (at) gmail.com]
Micromorphology of segments in Halimeda incrassata in relation to their calcification with calcium carbonate
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Klára Krejsová
[sazimova.klara1459 (at) gmail.com]
Geometric morphometrics of siphonous marine green algae of the genus Codium – morphospace structure and intraspecific plasticity.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Viktorie Kusá - ALGO
[Viktorie.kusa (at) seznam.cz]
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[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Klára Musilová
[musilovkl (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Diversity of lichens and their photobionts in a railway track environment.
[supervisor: Lucie Vančurová]
Lilia O'Loughlin
[liolough (at) tcd.ie]
The role of photobiont plurality in adaptation to air pollution.
[supervisor: Lucie Vančurová]
Bc. Šimon Petránek - ALGO
[petranesi (at) natur.cuni.cz]
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[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Bc. Vojtěch Šalom - ALGO
[salomv (at) natur.cuni.cz]
The impact of climate change on the stability of lichen symbiosis along altitudinal gradients.
[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Bc. Klára Stehnová - ALGO
[Stehnovkl (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Turing structures and the evolutionary dynamics of ornamentation in the genus Mallomonas.[supervisor: Pavel Škaloud]
Bc. Kristýna Žáková
[zakovakris (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Cell wall deformations in diatoms of the genus Planothidium and their ecotoxicological relevance.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Bachelor Students
Adam Brůha
[bruhaa (at) natur.cuni.cz]
The role of giant diatoms in tracking oceanic change.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Sofie Gaigrová
[gaigrovs (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Biological and artistic reality – green algae in Ernst Haeckel's "Kunstformen der Natur" plates.
[supervisor: Jiří Neustupa]
Žaneta Chlumská
[chlumskz (at) natur.cuni.cz]
Of animals and algae: The symbiosis of animals and green algae.
[supervisor: Lucie Vančurová]
Nicol Krpatová
[nicolkrpatova (at) gmail.com]
A morphological comparison of small naviculoid diatoms.
[supervisor: Jana Kulichová]
Štěpán Moravčík
[moravcist (at) natur.cuni.cz]
UV tolerance mechanisms in streptophyte algae.
[supervisor: Martina Pichrtová]
Adéla Škrdlantová
[a.skrdlantova (at) seznam.cz]
Extremophilic alga Zygogonium ericetorum: Terrestrial Zygnematophyceae as models for land colonisation studies. [supervisor: Martina Pichrtová]