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CEITEC @vut.cz is proud to support and co-host the 18th NFO Conference (International Conference on Near-Field Optics).

🕒31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026: NFO Conference
🕒 30 Aug 2026: NFO Summer School
📍Hotel International, Brno, Czech Republic.

More information and registration ⬇️

nfo18.org

Josef Dadok: 100 Years Since the Birth of the Brno Scientist Who Transformed Magnetic Resonance English News and Events in Brno

Brno Daily, Josef Dadok: 100 Years Since the Birth of the Brno Scientist Who Transformed Magnetic Resonance @ceitec.eu brnodaily.com/2026/03/04/s... #NMRchat #NMR 🧲

A research team led by Marek Mráz from @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social & University Hospital Brno has described what happens inside tumour cells when a slow-growing lymph node cancer transforms into an aggressive form of the disease 🔍

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www.ceitec.eu/a-molecule-c...

At @ceitec.eu @vut.cz, research teams led by Vojtěch Uhlíř are studying new generations of magnetic materials, so-called antiferromagnets and altermagnets 🔬

In the future, these materials could replace silicon-based technologies 🚀

Read more in our newest article ⬇️

www.ceitec.eu/new-generati...

🔥Program je venku 🔥

Více na našem webu ➡ www.tydenmozku.cz

✨ CELLIM Best Microscopy Image Competition 2025 — FINAL VOTING OPEN! 🏆🔬

6 finalists. Need your help to pick the Best of the Best.

🎥 Watch the video, see images + vote for up to 3: cellim.ceitec.cz/contest-2025...

Please share & enjoy microscopy art! 💙

@eurobioimaging.bsky.social @ceitec.eu

@ceitec.eu @vut.cz PhD students Daniel Valášek and Marek Rotter took part in the 31st Annual Students' Doctoral Seminar on Inorganic Non-Metallic Materials (5–6 Feb 2026). 🎓🏆 Daniel Valášek received the Silicate Society Award, bringing it back to Brno. Congrats to awardees + thanks to organisers!

Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.

A technology feature in Nature profiles Aletheia-Probe, which provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory. #Academicsky 🧪

CEITEC @vut.cz is proud to support and co-host the 13th European Federation of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EFEPR) Conference.

Registration is now open ⬇️

www.ta-service.cz/efepr2026/

We look forward to seeing you in Brno! 🇨🇿

#CEITECScience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (19F NMR for nucleic acid conformational landscapes) Prof. Lukas Trantirek research group (Non-Coding Genome) in CEITEC, Brno, Czech Republic @ceitec.eu www.ceitec.eu/postdoctoral... #NMRjobs #NMRchat 🧲

Physician and molecular biologist Marek Mráz from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social and University Hospital Brno has been awarded a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept grant. #ERCPoC

Read more here ⬇️
www.ceitec.eu/marek-mraz-f...

@erc.europa.eu #CEITECScience #AML #research

A team from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social has described a new mechanism by which cells control RNA processing during the handling of genetic information 🧬

Read the press release ⬇️
www.ceitec.eu/scientists-u...

Šárka Pospíšilová has received the City of Brno Award. Congratulations! 👏
The award is granted by the Brno City Assembly for outstanding activity or work that has enriched one or more areas of public life and contributed to strengthening the good name of the City of Brno 🏆
📷 Photos: MMB

First test of live-cell single-molecule imaging in a new lab and it looks very promising!!!

Thanks to @ceitec-cellimcf.bsky.social instruments at
@ceitec.eu and @masarykuniversity.bsky.social. 🙌

#microscopy #singlemolecule #livecell #newlab

#technology #weareeulife | EU-LIFE "When I joined CEITEC Masaryk University in 2012, I had no idea how fascinating the world of research infrastructures would become for me. Over the years, I’ve learned that managing core facilities is...

We are highlighting voices from EU-LIFE member institutes that embody the alliance's priorities.

Today, we showcase #Technology with Kateřina Hošková, Secretary for Research Infrastructure @ceitec.eu @masarykuniversity.bsky.social ⬇️

#WeAreEULIFE

Using computed tomography, CEITEC @vut.cz scientists created detailed 3D models of embryos, which allowed them to compare healthy and genetically modified samples and to accurately describe the changes resulting from genetic interventions 🧬🐁

Read press release ⬇️

www.ceitec.eu/using-micro-...

Scientists from CEITEC @masarykuniversity.bsky.social contributed to @sciencecharles.bsky.social and @mbuavcr.bsky.social research revealing how resilient mycobacteria are able to adapt to different temperature conditions 🦠

Read more ➡️ www.ceitec.eu/how-do-bacte...

The TITAN Themis transmission electron microscope was manufactured in 2015 by FEI (now @thermofishersci.bsky.social) and has been used for research purposes at CEITEC @vut.cz since 2016.

Read about the latest upgrades, placing our labs among the best in the world ⬇️

www.ceitec.eu/upgrade-of-t...

🖼️Dig out your favorite 2025 image!

🥇Win HERO13 GoPro from @zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
🥈🥉Enjoy „tea meeting“ and store credit from Mezi Šalky
🧪 More info cellim.ceitec.cz/contest-2025...
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Start your career in life sciences with CEITEC PhD School in Brno, Czech Republic! 🎓
@ceitec.eu has opened applications for its PhD School! Check out the topics and sign up here ⬇️
www.ceitec.eu/ls-mm-phd/

#CEITECScience #PhD #LifeSciences #MolecularMedicine #JoinUs

Looking back at 2025, it was another year full of promising new projects, talents and scientific achievements 💡

Let's remember the most significant moments together ⬇️

www.ceitec.eu/best-of-ceit...

#CEITECScience

CEITEC @vut.cz hosted the TEM Meeting to mark the return to service of the TITAN Themis 60–300 TEM following upgrades with state-of-the-art technologies, including the S-CORR Cs probe corrector and the GIF Continuum HR spectrometer with K3 and STELA direct electron detection cameras. See photos.

A big shoutout to Mahmoud Shoman and Jarmila Hnilicova, who allowed me to join this story! This paper would not be possible without the amazing collaboration between several laboratories and facilities of @ceitec.eu, @czechacademy.bsky.social, @charlesuni.cuni.cz
Congratulations to all authors! 🥳🥳🥳

#PABI 2025 was successfully completed!

Processing and Analysis of Biological Images workshop, organized and executed by #CELLIMteam, @ceitec.eu and CBIA.

We learned about detectors, image pre-processing, FAIR data, #CellProfiler and #FIJI

#workshop #bioimageanalysis #lightmicroscopy #bioimaging

Hyperpolarized NMR Reveals Low-Populated Folding Intermediates in DNA Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is the only biophysical technique capable of characterizing nucleic acid structures at atomic resolution under near-physiological liquid-state conditions. Still, it is fundamentally limited by intrinsically low sensitivity, particularly when analyzing high-molecular-weight, low-abundance, or polymorphic targets, such as DNAs (DNA). In this study, we demonstrate that hyperpolarized aqueous buffers generated via dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP) significantly enhance the 1H NMR signals of multiple DNA motifs. The resonances of labile imino and amino protons of DNAs dissolved in hyperpolarized buffers are enhanced up to ∼200-fold and ∼370-fold, respectively. These intense signals serve a 2-fold purpose: (i) as structural fingerprints of DNA folding topologies and (ii) they enable the direct observation of low-populated folding intermediates in DNA polymorphs, such as G-quadruplexes (G4) and i-motifs (iM), which remain undetectable by standard methods. Thus, our findings establish hyperpolarized NMR as a high-sensitivity method for probing DNA structures and folding intermediates across a wide range of motifs, opening possible avenues in liquid biopsy applications and cell-free DNA.

@jacs.acspublications.org (open) Hyperpolarized NMR Reveals Low-Populated Folding Intermediates in DNA, Milan Zachrdla, Ertan Turhan, Michala Bučková, Robert Hänsel-Hertsch, Lukáš Trantírek* @ceitec.eu Dennis Kurzbach* @univie.ac.at pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #NMRchat 🧲

👉 Link for the press release: www.ceitec.eu/ceitec-scien...

In a new study published in the prestigious Science Advances, Jakub Krčma and Ondřej Wojewoda from CEITEC @vut.cz described a new method, which they called Mie BLS, that enables the measurement of short spin waves using standard lab equipment 🔬

Read more - link below ⬇️

Laura Ondrišová received the League Against Cancer Prague Award 🏆 for a set of articles published in 2024 on how chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) cells adapt to targeted therapy and on the search for new therapeutic targets.
Our warmest congratulations! 👏
#CEITECScience

Our student Viktória Parobková was awarded the Josef Hlávka Prize to talented scientists under the age of 33 🏆

She gained international recognition for her study on the use of micro-CT technology for non-destructive imaging of microplastics in biological samples.

#CEITECScience @vut.cz