Team
Doc. Ing. Lenka Burketová, CSc
Head of the laboratory
- Induced resistance in plants
- Biologically active compounds as resistance inducers
- Leptosphaeria maculans pathogenicity and epidemiology
MSc. Tetiana Kalachova, PhD
Deputy head of the laboratory, researcher – PhD, MSc (University Paris-Est, France / Institute of bioorganic chemistry and petrochemistry NAS of Ukraine)
- Alternative ways of plant protection – bacteriophages and microbiome interactions
- Phospholipid metabolizing enzymes in a crosstalk between hormonal signaling and immunity
- Actin cytoskeleton rearrangement as a trigger of defence
- Advanced imaging approaches for plant-microbe interactions
Ing. Barbora Jindřichová, PhD
researcher – PhD, Ing. – University of chemistry and technology, Prague
- Inducers of resistance: mechanisms of plant defence enhancement by various chemical compounds
- Fungal infection impact on oilseed rape attractivity for herbivores
- Effect of noble nanoparticles on rhizobiome and plant health
Mgr. Hana Leontovyčová, PhD (Krutinová)
postdoc – PhD, Mgr (Charles University in Prague)
- Plant- and fungal-derived phytohormones in the process of pathogenesis
- Genome editing in filamentous fungi
MSc. Anzhela Antonova
Research assistant, Lab manager
Mgr. Romana Pospichalová
Research technician
MSc. Robin Thibert
PhD student, University of chemistry and technology, Prague
Phages of phytopathogenic bacteria as a driving force in plant-microbiome interactions
MSc. Kun Li
PhD student, Czech University of Life Sciences
Dissecting molecular background of resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans in Brassicaceae plants
MSc. Nathan Vallier
PhD student, cotutelle between Charles University and University of Technology in Compiegne (France)
Salicylic acid binding proteins in growth and disease resistance
Ing. Anastasiia Zhivaeva
PhD student, Charles University
Root interactions with pathogenic fungi – the case of Brassica napus
Bc. Matej Bartoš
Master studies, Charles University
Interaction of plant roots and microscopic fungi, comparing the mechanisms of recognition and response to beneficial and pathogenic species
Bc. Eva Krištoufková
Master studies, University of chemistry and technology, Prague
Bacteriophage-based preparations for protection of plants against bacteria of Pseudomonas genus
Bc. Polina Avdeeva
Master studies, University of chemistry and technology, Prague
Molecular pathways of callose deposition in A. thaliana in response to biotic and abiotic stresses
External members
Ing. Vladimír Matěj Šašek, PhD
Consultant of agricultural applications
Alumni
Mgr. Gabriela Ružičková 2021–2026, Student, lab technician, Charles University
Ing. Veronika Brožková 2021–2025, Bc, Ing student UCT Prague
Bc. Marharyta Zhovnarenko 2024–2024, bachelor student UCT Prague
Ing. Lucie Hrabovska 2024–2025, Ing student UCT Prague
MSc. Marzieh Mohri, PhD 2019–2024, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Mag. Ing. Agr. Nikoleta Rubil, PhD 2019–2024, double degree PhD student Czech University of Life Sciences & University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ing. David Řejha 2021–2024, Bc, Ing student UCT Prague
Bc. Anastasiia Zhivaeva 2022–2023, bachelor student UCT Prague
Bc. Jakub Jančík 2022–2023, bachelor student UCT Prague
Iryna Dryhailo 2022–2023, bachelor student UCT Prague
Bc. Oleksandra Bondarenko 2022–2023, FEMS scholarship, visiting Master student, Charles University (Prague) and ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine" Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Bc. Yuliia Omelchenko 2022–2023, bachelor student, Charles University (Prague) and Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Bc. Berenika Vojtěchová 2022–2023, bachelor student UCT Prague
Ing. Lukáš Maryška, PhD 2015–2022, Bc, Ing and PhD student UCT Prague
MSc. Anastasiia Starodubtseva, PhD 2018–2022, co-tutelle PhD student of UCT Prague & Université Paris Est
Ing. Daniel Stehlik 2015–2022, Bc, Ing and PhD student UCT Prague
Bc. Jitka Svatonová 2020–2021, bachelor student UCT Prague
Bc. Jan Kapr 2020–2021, bachelor student Charles University in Prague
Ing. Oksana Iakovenko, PhD 2018–2021, visiting scientist, Visegrad scholarship, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry NAS of Ukraine; currently University of South Bohemia
Ing. Kamila Pluhařová 2016–2020, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
MSc. Nataliia Korniienko 2019–2020, visiting PhD student, Visegrad and FEMS scholarship, Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Ing. Vera Stoudková 2016–2019, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
Mgr. Lucie Trdá, PhD 2014–2019, postdoc
Ing. Lucie Loskotová 2015–2018, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
Ing. Zuzana Stehliková 2015–2018, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
Ing. Martin Janda, PhD 2009–2017, Bc, Ing, PhD studies; currently group leader at the University of South Bohemia
Ing. Miroslava Nováková, PhD 2010–2017, Bc, Ing and PhD student UCT Prague
Ing. Lucie Nečasová (Lamparová) 2013–2017, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague, lab manager
Bc. Denisa Macková 2015–2016, bachelor student UCT Prague
Ing. Monika Barešová 2012–2015, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
Ing. Pavla Nováková 2013–2015, Bc and Ing student UCT Prague
Bc. Eliška Motlová 2013–2014, bachelor student UCT Prague