Plant developmental biology, plant reproduction. @CzechAcademy @Akademie_ved_CR @UEBavcr @PollenBiologyCZ @iasprr #AVČR
Prague, Czech Republic
Joined August 2014
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#3COST2026 in 🇨🇿 Prague is over but the memories remain. Thank you all for coming!
Many special thanks go to the local organising team of #3COST2026 — whole Pollen BIology Lab at @UEBavcr.
A lot of work done quietly and efficiently.
@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136
Day 2 at #3COST2026.
Sponsors this morning — from sequencing to microscopy — followed by a sustainability session starting with a maize breeding keynote by Sofija Božinović, MRIZP, Serbia.
Different scales, related questions.
@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 @UEBavcr
Good to see the #3COST2026 room full and discussions already underway. The starting point looks promising with the first round of talks already done.
@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr
#3COST2026 final preparations continue.
Tonight: coordination meeting at Zvonařka pub 🍻🍻
Quality of tomorrow’s discussions may depend on tonight’s meeting outcomes.
Registration starts at 8:10 in any case.
@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr
Final checks.
Badges printed, bags filled, microphones (hopefully) working, teams ready.
#3COST2026 starts tomorrow in Prague 🇨🇿🇪🇺.
Let’s see how it goes. Looking forward to great science and discussions! 🍅🥑🌾🌴🌻
@Recrop22157 @diversicrop @PANGEOS_CA22136 #COST @UEBavcr
New paper out!
Vinod Kumar et al. show that eIF3E selectively regulates #mRNA #translation in #pollen, membrane integrity & pollen tube growth
RIP-seq + reporters + AlphaFold3 + FRET = mechanism
Congrats Vinod & the team!🌿
doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koag0…
@UEBavcr #PlantReproduction
🍀 #ExPBio PhD Retreat = a great job of our newest PhD students Behnoosh Rahimi 🇮🇷 and Cecilia Rosa Mataloni 🇮🇹.
Welcome to the lab and good luck!🌱🍎🧬🔬
Hot start at @muni_cz = Intro talks + good beer in Telč 🍻✨
@UEBavcr @PollenBiologyCZ #PRIMER
Behnoosh opened the door in #Brno at Masaryk University last year, Cecilia just started as an HE #MSCA-DN #PRIMER PhD student, arriving from the @mendeslab at @LaStatale
🎓 New PhD at the Dept. of Genetics & Microbiology, @CharlesUniPRG !
👏👏👏 Big congrats to Alena Náprstková for a smooth & convincing PhD defence on ALBA proteins in pollen🌼
All the best for what’s next — and plenty of microscopy ahead🔬🌱
@UEBavcr #PlantScience #Pollen #RNA
🌱 Cultivating Connections Meeting🌍
#RECROP × #DIVERSICROP × #PANGEOS
New website: cost2026prague.eu
📅 4–6 May 2026 |📍Prague 🇨🇿
Interdisciplinary #COSTActions meeting on crop resilience, diversification & & EO for agriculture 🍅🌽🥑
#CropScience #Prague2026 @UEBavcr
🍀 Focus areas: Resilience • Sustainability • Biodiversity • One Health
Open science, real collaboration, shared solutions for climate & food security.
#ClimateResilience #ScientificConference #AgricultureResearch #Sustainability #RECROPCOST
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They had the opportunity to explain the current situation in Iran to @VaclavLaska, helping to give these efforts broader visibility.
facebook.com/reel/1556263092…
Respect for their courage, responsibility, and willingness to speak up.
#IranRevolution2026
📢 New paper from our lab!
Ribo-BiFC enables direct visualisation of assembled 80S ribosomes in vivo in plants 🌱 — allowing observation of active translation across tissues.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…
👏 Big congratulations to the whole team!
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The work was driven by a young and largely independent team of PhD students, with contributions from an undergraduate student, led by Karel Raabe — a great example of early-career research leadership.
@ZahraKahrizi @raabe_karel @UEBavcr #Translation #Ribosomes
🎓 New PhD in the lab!
Big congratulations to Katka Kulichová🎉
It took its time but well deserved after a strong piece of work and a convincing defence.
Wishing you lots of success in your next chapter in the South, at IPMB / @BiologyCentre! 🌍🔬
@PollenBiologyCZ @UEBavcr
The MSCA Doctoral Network PRIMER has officially launched!
Partners from 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇮🇱🇨🇿🇮🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇨🇾 join forces to make #tomato 🌱 more resilient to climate change by innovative priming strategies.
🔗 Info: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/…
#MSCA #HorizonEurope #PRIMER #PlantReproJobs #RECROP 👇
Over 4 yrs, 12 Doctoral Candidates will air together to strengthen the resilience of tomato through innovative genetic, chemical, and physiological priming strategies.
How to apply and Application forms here 👉 pollenbiology.cz/page-2
#PhD #Training #FoodSecurity
#PRIMER brings together 10 top institutions & 11 teams:
Goethe Univ Frankfurt • Univ Göttingen • Univ Glasgow • Volcani Center • Inst Exp Bot CAS • Univ Potsdam • Univ Milan • CSIC Valencia • Univ Paris-Saclay • Cyprus Univ Tech 🌍
#PlantScience #ClimateChange #PhD