We bring you a selection of the most interesting things in science and research at our faculty in October.
achievements
Pavel Krejčí, head of the research group at the Institute of Biology of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University, received two important awards in October. The Czech Health Research Council of the Ministry of Health awarded his project Identification of new treatment options for achondroplasia as the most successful in the 10 years of the agency's existence and he received an Academic Award from the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. You can read an interview with Pavel Krejci not only about achondroplasia research on Vedavyzkum.cz.
science into practice
Cell therapy represents one of the most advanced therapeutic approaches today. It brings back to life patients for whom there has been no effective treatment without permanent consequences. Doctors, in cooperation with the team of the Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering at the ICRC of the MU Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine, use it especially in patients after bone marrow transplantation, but also after organ transplants, to treat viral infections where traditional antiviral treatment fails. The therapy, which costs approximately 800,000 Czech crowns, is now covered by insurance companies.
article of the month
An interdisciplinary team of authors from the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Psychiatriy, both from the FM MU and University Hospital and the Institute of Psychology at the Faculty of Arts published a study on the possibility of using telemedicine in the evaluation of autism spectrum disorders in children. The study, which shows the possibility of using an online assessment protocol in the form of abbreviated observation of autism symptoms and a diagnostic interview for remote diagnosis of this disorder, was published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
med muni in media
Česká psychiatrická společnost u příležitosti světového dne duševního zdraví přišla s iniciativou 100 ročně. Chce motivovat více mediků ke studiu psychiatrie a výzkumu v této oblasti. V rozhovoru na Českém rozhlasu koordinátor kampaně a přednosta Psychiatrické kliniky LF MU a FN Brno Tomáš Kašpárek zmiňuje, že kolem oboru panuje spoustu pověr a představ z minulosti, aniž by lidé znali podrobnosti o práci současného psychiatr. V článku o stavu české psychiatrie jej citují taky magazín Epoch Times nebo Týden.
let´s introduce
Lenka Bešše, head of the Cancer Immunotherapy research group. Dr. Bešše and her team at the Department of Biology, FM MU, focus on the research of protein homeostasis and its role in cancer immunotherapy. They study cellular mechanisms leading to resistance of tumours to immunotherapy and look for ways to overcome this resistance. This research could lead to significant advances in cancer treatment. Her team is also part of the National Cancer Research Institute, the largest ever cancer project in the Czech Republic, linking 11 research institutions and 72 teams. You can hear more about her research and her journey from the labs in Switzerland back to Brno in the interview for our podcast Stestoskop. The NÚVR podcast Mezi Buňky also offers interesting listening.
don´t miss
What can you look forward to in November? For example, another Breakfast with a Scientist, Czech national hackathon Hack jak Brno, lectures of outstanding researchers and many more. For an overview of all events, please see our events calendar.
stetoskop podcast
In October, the 71st episode of theStetoskop podcast was released.The topic was physiotherapy in gynaecology and obstetrics, which is still rather on the periphery of the general perception of this field. At the microphone Mgr. Marika Bajerová presented the ways in which physiotherapy can improve the lives of women in all stages of their lives. From menstruation, through pregnancy, childbirth to menopause.
other news
Anything that makes a splash in our science and research. Read what interesting things happened and what our scientists did in August.
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The Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses (IBA s.r.o.) has become the first data centre in Central and Eastern Europe to receive the prestigious ECRIN (European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network) certification. This achievement opens the door to international academic clinical trials.
We welcomed Daniel Schwarz for another Breakfast with a Scientist on Tuesday, November 5. In his career to date, he combines innovation in medical education, science and entrepreneurship.
