Principle investigator: Jan Kaštovský Funding provider: Ministry of the Interior - OPSEC Grant No.: OPSEC VK01010069 Duration: 2023- 2025
Diatoms are widespread microscopic algae with specific frustules. Inhalation of water with diatoms causes them to pass into the bloodstream and deposit their frustules in the internal organs. Their presence reveals the fact of drowning in natural water, and the analysis of the species composition can also help to reveal the exact place where the drowning occurred. Similar analysis can be carried out on the clothing and skin of drowned persons. Diatom analysis (and analysis of other algae) is used in the Czech Republic and abroad in forensic practice, but only to a limited extent and does not exploit the full potential of these organisms. The main goal of the project is to design, test and implement new methods of sample treatment and species analysis of diatom communities ( or also communities of other algae).
Principle investigator: Jan Mareš (HBÚ BC) Co-investigator from the department: Jeffrey R. Johansen Funding provider: the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic Grant No.: 22-06374S Duration: 2022- 2024
Since 2000, criteria for recognition of cyanobacterial taxa utilizing the polyphasic approach have been developed. Due to the slow pace of phylum-wide revision, genome taxonomy approaches have been introduced to avoid a taxonomic bottleneck in metagenomic studies. Genome taxonomy has not been integrated into the existing taxonomy, which has caused substantial confusion between the fields. We will compare these approaches by collecting complementary data within the model group, Synechococcales, the best studied group in terms of both genomes assembled and recent polyphasic taxonomic effort. Direct comparison will allow us to integrate both approaches, evaluate taxonomic boundaries, and derive taxonomic concepts for cyanobacteria that will satisfy and be workable for all researchers. Aims of the project: 1) To assemble a set of strains characterized by polyphasic data and whole genome sequence 2) To assess taxonomic boundaries among species, genera, families, and orders by both approaches 3) To propose a unified concept, based in phylogenomics but compatible with existing taxonomy and nomenclature
Provision of the Dean No. D 119 on the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement – Visiting Fellow
The Cooperation Agreement – Visiting Fellow (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is concluded by the Dean of the Faculty on the proposal of the Head of the Department with a domestic or foreign employee.
The Agreement is concluded for a definite period, for a maximum of one year, with the possibility of extension in the form of an addendum to the Agreement.
The Agreement does not create a legal employment relationship.
Before entering the workplace, the worker is required to undergo occupational health and safety (OHS) and fire protection (FP) training. A record of the training is to be made, which is to be submitted to and kept by the employee responsible for OHS and FP at the Faculty of Science USB.
The employee is entitled to an access card to the facilities of the Faculty of Science USB, the Rector's Office, and the Academic Library of USB. The scope of access rights is to be determined by the head of the relevant department.
Provision of the Dean No. D 118 on the reform of teaching at the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice in the Bachelor's degree programme in Biology
Article I
Mission Statement
The purpose of the reform is to improve the quality of teaching in the Bachelor's degree programme in Biology at FSci USB, to introduce modern teaching methods, to strengthen research-oriented teaching, and to create a composition of courses so that the knowledge and skills acquired by the graduates of this degree programme meet the needs of 21st century society.
Article II
Study programme guarantor
The guarantor must have a 40-hour weekly workload at the Faculty of Science USB.
The guarantor must have completed postgraduate education and professional qualification in the same or similar field of study, must hold a position as a member of the academic staff and must have been engaged in creative activity in the given field of education in the last five years.
The guarantor of the Bachelor's degree programme is proposed to the Internal Evaluation Board (hereinafter "IEB") by the Dean of FSci USB.
The proposed guarantor:
Is responsible for the preparation of accreditation materials for the IEB or National Accreditation Bureau for Higher Education.
Works in collaboration with academics interested in the relevant education or related content area. Consults with the scheduler regarding the feasibility of the proposed curriculum in terms of space-time needs. Upon accreditation of the programme of study and appointment by the IEB, is responsible for the implementation of the programme of study.
Article III
Teachers
Teachers in the upgraded Bachelor's degree programme in Biology shall attend at least one professional course or seminar with a focus on improving the quality of teaching in higher education organised or approved by the Faculty.
Article IV
Basic principles of the reform
The Bachelor's degree programme in Biology at FSci USB must meet the following requirements:
A shift away from frontal teaching towards research-oriented teaching. The recommended number of hours devoted to lectures is 1/3. The remainder of the hourly allocation is for exercises, seminars, or project-oriented work. How the course will divide its hours between lectures, exercises/seminars, and self-study depends on the nature of the course. The credit hour allocation is binding.
The incorporation of the fundamentals of non-biological disciplines relevant to biology.
The grouping of subjects close in content where possible and their common scheduling. The arrangement of subjects and the degree to which they are linked together will depend on the type/focus of the course.
Achieving qualifications comparable to the entry qualifications for the Master‘s programme.
Article V
Other
All study and organisational matters of the reformed Bachelor's degree programme in Biology are governed by the relevant regulations and ordinances of USB and the Faculty of Science USB, primarily the "Study and Examination Regulations of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice" and "Provision of the Dean D48 – on the organisation of studies at the Faculty of Science of USB in Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes".
České Budějovice 13. 12. 2022
prof. Ing. Hana Šantrůčková, CSc. Dean of the Faculty of Science USB
