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The Department of Zoology is responsible for the Zoology and Entomology Master’s and Doctoral programmes. The Ph. D. programmes are designed to provide students with a thorough overview of biology, ecology and the evolution of animals, and with a good knowledge of modern zoological methodology. The studies are focused on animal phylogeny, ecology and the behavior of fish, birds, mammals etc.

The main areas are the following: Archeozoology, Biology of ladybugs and invasion ecology, Biology of small African mammals, Tropical ecology, Cognitive ethology of birds, Diversity and evolution of Neotropical fishes, Ecology and biogeography of butterflies, Ecology and ethology of birds, Ecophysiology and population biology of animals, Evolution and phylogeny of mammals, Insect cold tolerance, Insect stress hormones, Phylogenetics and bioinformatics, and Primatology and evolutionary anthropology.

The department closely collaborates with the following institutions: The Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., The Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., The Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., The Institute of Soil Biology, Biology centre of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Institute of Animal Science of Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i., Department of Zoology, University of Duisburg-Essen and others.

The Department of Parasitology provides the Master and Doctoral programmes in Parasitology.
It also coordinates the theses of the Bachelor degree students focused on parasitology.

The teaching/studies at the Department of Parasitology are focused on biology, diagnostics, clinical manifestations, immunology, biochemistry, ecology, and evolution of parasites. Our department provides theoretical, practical, and field lectures and courses; we organize field training courses in the Czech Republic as well as abroad (for more info, see the For students).
The research covers structural, taxonomical, ecological, biochemical, immunological, phylogenetic, evolutionary, population-genetic, phylogeographic, and genomic aspects of parasite biology. It is focused on several dominant groups of parasites, and also on their symbiotic microorganisms (for more info, see the Research Teams).

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

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Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics was established on Aug 1st 2016 by fusion of Department of Molecular Biology and Department of Genetics. Most of the research activity is focused to functional analysis of genes using various model organisms from prokaryotes, plants, to Trypanosoma, Drosophila and other insects to mice. Graduate students are trained in modern methods of molecular genetics including mutagenesis, RNA interference, transgenesis and cell culture techniques. The department is closely linked to Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (Institute of Parasitology, Entomology and Institute of Plant Molecular Biology). The Department provides education in the Bachelor's programme in Biology, the Master's programme in Functional genetics and bioinformatis and the PhD programme in Integrative Biology.