Scientists of the Biology department succeeded in AZV ČR and GAČR Grant Calls

In the latest grant calls of the Czech Health Research Council (AZV ČR) and the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR) for 2026, a total of eight projects by researchers from the Biology department, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, were supported.

11 Dec 2025

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Supported GAČR Projects:

Mgr. Lenka Bešše, PhD – ECPAS-mediated proteasome remodeling as a mechanism of resistance to proteasome inhibition in multiple myeloma

MUDr. Martin Pešl, PhD – Melatonin in human cardiomyocytes: cellular functions in normal cells and in a heart failure model

Dr. Nicola Silva – Identification of novel factors promoting and suppressing BRCA2 activity during meiotic DNA repair in Caenorhabditis elegans

prof. MUDr. David Šmajs, PhD – Identification of virulence factors of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum: from human transcriptomic data to in vitro strain characterization

Supported AZV ČR Projects:

Mgr. Andrej Bešše, Dr. sc. nat. – Identification of surface proteins modulating cytotoxic T-cell response in multiple myeloma using CRISPR activation screening

Mgr. Lenka Bešše, PhD – Study of proteasome inhibition combined with tyrosine kinase inhibition as a therapeutic option in triple-negative breast cancer

MUDr. Kateřina Slabá, PhD – Beyond the exome: Integration of precision genomics and functional validation in undiagnosed pediatric patients with negative whole-exome sequencing results

prof. MUDr. David Šmajs, PhD – Antibiotic resistance in Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum: mapping emerging resistance in contemporary strains causing syphilis


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