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15 February 2023, Praha / Join us on 15 February to light up the Czech Republic in blue. Read more

26 February 2023, Hradec Králové / Come and join the debate on the topic “Can a rare disease affect me or my loved ones?” Why are so few rare diseases curable? Gene and cell therapy – when science fiction became reality. Leading Czech scientists and physicians will discuss current and future prevention and treatment options.… Read more

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, an international team of researchers has discovered a crucial link between autoimmune disorders and defects in tooth enamel development. This study sheds light on the poorly understood conditions of Amelogenesis Imperfecta in patients with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type-1 (APS-1) and Celiac Disease. Ameloblasts, the cells responsible for tooth… Read more

Máme zde první ročník virtuálního běhu! Nejen vaše vědomosti, ale nyní i pohyb může zahýbat českou vědou. Všem, kdo chtějí pomoci pohybem, nabízíme nenáročnou a neomezenou možnost, ať už chůzí nebo během, na kole, koloběžce, bruslích a nebo i lyžích. Máte chuť pomoci? Je jedno kdy, kde a kolik toho svým pohybem zvládneš, protože každý… Read more

The guest of the Press Club was our leading expert on genetically modified organisms Radislav Sedláček from the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics. The presenter Bára Nesvadbová also came across a possible leak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the laboratory. You can listen to the whole interview here (in Czech). Read more

Interview with Jan Procházka Jan Procházka, PhD has been appointed as the new deputy director of the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics (CCP). Jan leads the Phenotyping Module aiming at standardized, systematic characterization of mouse models as well as preclinical research and development. During his three-year postdoctoral fellowship at University of California Jan worked on tissue… Read more

The Czech Centre for Phenogenomics is listed in the Roadmap of Large Research Infrastructures of Czech Republic for the years 2023 – 2026. The updated Roadmap was published by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. Read more

In this month’s episode of Podcast: Rare on Air produced by EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, we hear from Radislav Sedlacek, director of the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics, who explains some of the work that the centre is doing to develop gene therapies. EURORDIS is a non-profit alliance of over 1000 rare disease patient organisations from 74… Read more

canSERV invites applications covering the entire range of the oncology developmental pipeline; supporting discoveries in fundamental research to translational science and personalised oncology.  canSERV welcomes excellent research applications addressing at least one of the four strategic goals of the Cancer Mission.  CCP provides following services under this call: Generation of precision cancer mouse models using… Read more

14 November, CCP, Vestec / We offer an 1-hour excursion to the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics under the topic “Phenotyping as a Tool for Characterizing the Expression of Gene Functions and the Importance of Genetically Modified Mouse Models for Biomedical Research”. Structure of the excursion: Free entry, but registration is obligatory. For more information visit… Read more