Mgr. Lenka Gahurová, Ph.D. (née Veselovská)
head of the Developmental Epigenetics and Bioinformatics Laboratory
Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia
Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice
building B, ground floor, door 181
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Mgr. Lenka Gahurová, Ph.D. (née Veselovská)
Current possition
since 2023 | Assistant professor and group leader | Developmental Epigenetics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
Previous possitions
5/2015 – 12/2022 | postdoctoral research fellow | Laboratory of Early Mammalian Development, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic |
2/2017 – 12/2022 | research scientist and bioinformatician (part-time) | Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Germ Cells, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics CAS, v.v.i, Libechov, Czech Republic |
10/2020 – 12/2022 | bioinformatician (part-time) | Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry CA, v.v.i, Prague, Czech Republic |
Education
2011 - 2015 | Ph.D. in Developmental Epigenetics | Epigenetics Programme, Babraham Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, supervisor: Dr. Gavin Kelsey |
2009 – 2011 | MSc. in Genetics | Molecular Biology and Virology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, supervisor: Prof. Ilona Hromadníková |
2009 – 2010 | visiting MSc. student of Genetics Part II Programme | Department of Genetics, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom including 11 months research project at Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom, supervisor Dr. Lucy Raymond |
2006-2009 | BSc. in Biology | Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic |
Competitive fellowships and scholarships awarded
12/2022 | TUBITAK | The scientific and technological research council of Turkiye) short-term visiting fellowship (travel and personal costs associated with academic visit) |
11/2021 | Pamětný grant Martiny Roeselové | 1 of 4 awards for excellent young scientists with children under age of 6 |
6/2017-7/2021 | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship | 24 months (suspended for total 26 months for 2 maternity leaves) |
2006-2009 | University of South Bohemia postdoctoral fellowship | 1 award per year in Natural Sciences (salary only) |
1/2014 | Keystone Symposia The Future of Science Fund Scholarship | 1 of 4 awards selected from abstracts, for participation at the Keystone Symposium on Epigenetic Programming and Inheritance, Boston, US |
10/2011-9/2014 | Babraham Institute and University of Cambridge European Ph.D. scholarship | 1 of 3 awards, full university fees and living costs for 36 months |