Organization changes of CIISB at the Institute of Biotechnology
The CIISB facilities at IBT have been undergoing the following organizational changes.
Funding provided by the CIISB4HEALTH project (MEYS CR, OP VVV CZ 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_013/0001776) supports acquisition of a new equipment and upgrades of the existing instrumentation of CIISB in the period 2017-2021. Among the first arrivals belongs a new flowbox for the CF Nanobiotechnology, which will allow preparation of special samples for subsequent AFM studies. This will help to deal with either potentially moderately danger microbial agents (BSL cat. 2) or cell tissue samples where the sterility is an issue for long-term running imaging and biomechanical mapping experiments.
The CIISB facilities at IBT have been undergoing the following organizational changes.
To honor the memory of Prof. Vladimír Sklenář, an internationally renowned scientist and an important organizer of scientific activities in the Czech Republic, CEITEC Masaryk University awards the Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for students of doctoral studies at universities in the Czech and Slovak Republics working with NMR spectroscopy and can be used to cover the costs related to their studies. The intention is to improve the conditions for the awardee’s personal and career development.
The scholarship in the amount of CZK 100,000, which may be taxable according to the practice of the institution and/or the tax regulations of the beneficiary's country, is sponsored by Měřicí technika Morava. The scholarship will be awarded to one person per year.
The application deadline for the 2026 scholarship is February 28, 2026.