Students of Secondary Medical School in Olomouc explores our labs
Second-year students from the Secondary Medical School in Olomouc recently visited the IMTM labs as part of their professional training
EASTPORT seminar: HOW HEALTHY ARE YOUR CELLS? Tools for discovering the truth
Join us on April 23, 2026 for an engaging seminar exploring modern approaches to assessing cell health and advanced in vitro analysis in both 2D and 3D culture systems. Discover how cutting-edge technologies help reveal metabolic changes in cancer cells, enable label-free real-time monitoring, and support detailed cellular characterization through high-content imaging.
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The Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting 2025 proudly celebrated it 20th anniversary
From 24-26 November 2025, more than 300 leading figures from Czech and international scientific and biomedical communities gathered in Olomouc for the Czech Annual Cancer Research Meeting. This year, the meeting proudly marked its 20th anniversary!
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4th Congress of Airway Diagnostics and Intervention – DIDC 2025
We are pleased to highlight the 4th Congress of Airway Diagnostics and Intervention (DIDC 2025), held with the support of EATRIS-CZ and featured within the EATRIS Spotlight programme. The DIDC 2025 took place on December 1-2, 2025 in Prague. This event serves as a bridge between clinical practice, preventive strategies, and more.
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EATRIS-CZ in the Spotlight Programme
EATRIS Czech Republic (EATRIS-CZ) is coordinated by the national node – Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine (IMTM), Palacký University Olomouc. It connects a nationwide network of universities, university hospitals, and research institutes.
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NICR & EATRIS-CZ: Platform for accelerating biomedical innovations
The major research infrastructure EATRIS connects more than 120 research institutions and 11 Czech centers, including NICR (National Institute for Cancer Research). Together, we build an infrastructure that accelerates the translation of basic research results into clinical practice. Watch the video.
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ONKO PACIENT 2025: Vaccination can eradicate an entire group of cancers
On October 23, 2025, the 3rd year's conference ONKO PACIENT took place at the Old Town Hall in Prague. The event connected medical professionals across specialties, provide the public with information on cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This time focusing specifically on cancers associated with HPV infection.
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PhD Club: No One Left Behind: A High-Throughput Gateway to the Oxa-β-Lactam Scaffold by Kaoud Salama
Wednesday April 8, 2026 / 9 AM / Seminary room 1.09
Genetic code: What can DNA reveal about us?
Why do some people develop cancer while others do not? In this interview Marián Hajdúch explains that only about 10% of cases are hereditary, while up to 40% are linked to lifestyle.
EASTPORT seminar: HOW HEALTHY ARE YOUR CELLS? Tools for discovering the truth
April 23, 2026 / 10 AM / Seminary room 1.09
PhD Club: Smart Ammonia: A Latent Donor Strategy for Controlling Multicomponent Reaction Pathways by Mayur Mukim
Wednesday April 1, 2026 / 9 AM / Seminary room 1.09
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Direct-to-biology, automated, nano-scale synthesis, and phenotypic screening-enabled E3 ligase modulator discovery.
Nature Communications.
2023,
14(1),
8437,
ISSN: 2041-1723,
IF: 16.6,
PMID: 38114468.
The isocyanide SN2 reaction.
Nature Communications.
2023,
14(1),
5807,
ISSN: 2041-1723,
IF: 16.6,
PMID: 37726293.
Increased blood reactive oxygen species and hepcidin in obstructive sleep apnea precludes expected erythrocytosis.
American Journal of Hematology.
2023,
98(8),
1265-1276,
ISSN: 0361-8609 ,
IF: 12.8,
PMID: 37350302.
Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease: Involvement of the choroid plexus.
Alzheimer's & Dementia : the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
2023,
-,
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ISSN: 1552-5260,
IF: 16.655,
PMID: 36825691.
Synthesis of Polycyclic Hetero-Fused 7-Deazapurine Heterocycles and Nucleosides through C-H Dibenzothiophenation and Negishi Coupling.
Journal of the American Chemical Society.
2022,
144(42),
19437-19446,
ISSN: 0002-7863,
IF: 16.383,
PMID: 36245092.
Visualization of Sentinel Lymph Nodes with Mannosylated Fluorescent Nanodiamonds.
Advanced Functional Materials.
2022,
32(23),
2109960,
ISSN: 1616-301X,
IF: 18.808,
Lipidomic profiling of human serum enables detection of pancreatic cancer.
Nature Communications.
2022,
13(1),
124,
ISSN: 2041-1723,
IF: 14.919,
PMID: 35013261.
RNA-interference screen for p53 regulators unveils a role of WDR75 in ribosome biogenesis.
Cell Death and Differentiation.
2022,
29(3),
687-696,
ISSN: 1350-9047,
IF: 15.828,
PMID: 34611297.
Establishing community reference samples, data and call sets for benchmarking cancer mutation detection using whole-genome sequencing.
Nature Biotechnology.
2021,
39(9),
1151-60,
ISSN: 1087-0156,
IF: 54.908,
PMID: 34504347.
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