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Joern Gerchen

Postdoctoral researcher

I'm interested in how population processes like inter-specific gene flow (introgression) and genome evolution are involved in adaptive and neutral evolution.

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Violette Doublet

Postdoctoral researcher

I came out from my forest ecology field when I accidentally fell in the world of genetics. It is not by selective nor neutral background but by nearly pure curiosity. From gene to whole genome duplications, I study how plant ecological strategies favour duplication patterns, and how plants adapt to duplications.

Kevin Sartori

Postdoctoral researcher

I am fascinated by the existence of general laws in plant ecology and evolution. Live fast, die young; live slow, die old. No plant on earth is able to escape this universal trade-off, not even the super-plants that we call polyploids. I joined Filip's lab to investigate why, and how genome size affects trait syndromes, plant evolution and the consequences for plant conservation.

Miloš Duchoslav

Postdoctoral researcher

I am interested in the evolution of protein sequences, their impact on the function of the proteins and their effect on plants. I am studying genes/proteins that underlie adaptation of plants to serpentine soils.

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Eliška Trávníčková

Doctoral student

The main interest of my research lies in the evolutionary consequences of whole genome duplication. Polyploid plants and especially the ones that occur in nature as so-called mixed-ploidy species have been my greatest interest ever since I started my university studies.

Yu Cheng

Doctoral student
(co-supervised)

I am generally interested in evolutionary biology and ecology. I am especially passionate about the adaptiveness of polyploids in response to environmental factors.

My project is supervised by Roswitha Schmickl and co-supervised by Filip

Tereza Koberová

Doctoral student

I am interested in the evolution and diversity of vascular plants, with a specific focus on plant adaptation. I would like to understand how plants thrive in challenging environments (metal rich soils) and I am curious to explore whether different plant species employ similar adaptation strategies.

Vít Bureš

Doctoral student

Passionately exploring the mechanisms of convergent genome evolution in natural populations, I focus mainly on studying local adaptation on serpentine soil across Europe, with a particular fascination for the diverse ecosystems of the Balkans.

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Alžběta Poupětová

Doctoral student
(co-supervised)

I am interested in repeated adaptation to the alpine environment. I focus on functional validation of candidate adaptive alleles found in selection scans in Arabidopsis arenosa, specifically on the effect of variation in FAR5 and MAP18 genes on phenotype and fitness in alpine environment.

My project is supervised by Majda Bohutínská

Denisa Nerandžičová

Master student

I am broadly interested in ecology and evolution, particularly in linking molecular data with ecology. I focus on the impact of whole genome duplication on the resistance of plants to biotic stress, to uncover a possible reason for the evolutionary success of polyploid lineages of so many plant species.

Ondřej Peřina

Master student

My main interest is plant diversity and evolutionary mechanisms that leads to speciation, especially polyploidy and hybridization. I am focusing on the evolution of alfalfa relative Medicago sativa complex.

Anna Čepelová

Master student

I am interested in how plants cope with extreme soils and in the genetics behind it. I study nickel hyperaccumulation in Balkan Noccaea, aiming to uncover the genetic basis of this remarkable ability.

Tereza Roučková

Master student

I am interested in mixed-ploidy plant populations and how they persist over time. I study the diversity of the Vaccinium oxycoccos group and the mechanisms that allow multiple ploidy levels to coexist.

Veronika Vlčková

Technician

I support the team regarding plant cultivation, crossing experiments, light microscopy and flow cytometric analyses.

Marek Brindzák

Technician

I provide support for the team with regards to experimental cultivation in growth chambers, greenhouse and outdoors.

Jana Nosková

Technician

I support the team regarding lab work (DNA and RNA extractions, preparation of libraries).

Jana Vítová

Technician

My job is primarily lab work: DNA extraction, preparation of libraries for sequencing.

Hanka Šípková

Vedoucí laboratoře

Moje práce zahrnuje každodenní řízení laboratoře průtokové cytometrie a podporu výzkumných aktivit a studentských projektů v rámci týmu.