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IMPC Annual Conference
9 – 11 July 2023, Oxford, United Kingdom / The overarching theme and title of the conference are: The Power of Mouse Genetics: Opportunities for Genomic and Precision Medicine The annual IMPC meeting is an important international gathering to discuss and reflect on the vital role of mouse genetics in human genetics, and genomic and… Read more
New Czech laboratory for research on lethal viruses
The new state-of-the-art BSL-3 laboratory for work with highly infectious viruses and bacteria in the Czech Republic was opened on 9 March at the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics (Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the BIOCEV centre). When it is fully operational, it will raise the level of Czech research… Read more
January IMCF Picture of the Month awarded to Miles Raishbrook
PhD student Miles Raishbrook from the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics was awarded with the January Picture of the Month. Competition is organized by the Imaging Methods Core Facility at BIOCEV campus . Read more
Fokus na vzácná onemocnění: vzniká Aliance pro výzkum a terapie vzácných nemocí
V předvečer Světového dne vzácných onemocnění dne 27. února 2023 uspořádalo České centrum pro fenogenomiku při Ústavu molekulární genetiky AV ČR s partnery diskusi předních odborníků k tématům vzácných onemocnění v prostorách Magenta Experience Centre na Praze 4. Cílem akce bylo představit široké veřejnosti problematiku vzácných onemocnění z pohledu vědců v základním výzkumu, lékařů a pacientských organizací a vznik… Read more
EU provides grants for cutting-edge cancer research through canSERV
Applications for innovative proposals to harness canSERV´s unified oncology services launches this week. A first of its kind, the largest European-wide consortium of research infrastructures is offering free-of-charge transnational access to cutting-edge services to develop breakthrough personalised cancer treatments. The complexity of cancer requires a multidisciplinary treatment approach, integrating patient- and tumour-specific information at different… Read more
Applications for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master MorphoPHEN are now OPEN
Human Diseases Models Morphological Phenotyping (MorphoPHEN) consists of an integrated and interdisciplinary Erasmus Mundus Joint Master. It is conceived to alleviate the real shortage of experts in morphological mouse phenotyping, which is needed to generate a positive impact of preclinical biomedicine and improve human translatability (from the bench to the bedside). MorphoPHENis a one-year Erasmus… Read more
Scientists discover rare antibodies that block all SARS-CoV-2 variant
More than ten million sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus had to be examined by an international team of scientists to find universal weaknesses of coronaviruses that do not change even with frequent mutations and the emergence of new variants. Analysis of patient samples then revealed rare antibodies that block all previously known SARS-CoV-2 variants, as… Read more
Focus on rare diseases
27 February 2023, Prague + online / Discussions by leading experts on rare disease topics on the occasion of World Rare Disease Day LINK TO ONLINE STREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB0XJMHwCkg Read more
International Angelman Day on February 15
15 February 2023, Prague + online / On the occasion of the International Angelman Day, the Association of Gene Therapy (ASGENT) and the Czech Centre for Phenogenomics are organizing a panel discussion on the latest trends in the diagnosis of rare diseases, new developments in gene therapy, and on how to support research in your… Read more
CCP preclinical services in a nutshell
Are you interested in our preclinical services? Download our latest leaflet with an overview of services we provide to our users in the area of preclinical services. Read more