Biology, Ecology, and Environment
All duly enrolled students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes at FS UP are eligible to participate in the Student Scientific Competition – Dean’s Award.Section Coordinator
Mgr. Lucie Kobrlová, Ph.D. | lucie.kobrlova@upol.cz | 585 634 819Competition Registration
Registration is conducted exclusively online. Participants will receive an automatic confirmation of registration via email.Registration is open on an ongoing basis, but no later than 30 April 2026.
Scope and Format of the Thesis
It is the contestant’s responsibility (with the supervisor’s consent) to upload the thesis – either the full text or just the abstract* – to their registration account (using the email address and password provided during registration). The thesis may only be uploaded as a single PDF file with a maximum file size of 50 MB. Name the file BAE_LastName_FirstName.pdf (e.g., BAE_Novak_Petr.pdf). For the doctoral section, the publication format of the thesis and the use of English for both the written thesis and its defense are mandatory. In other sections, the use of the publication format is recommended.The document must include a title page with the following information:
- Student Scientific Competition – Dean’s Award 2026
- Title of Thesis
- Contestant’s Name
- Supervisor’s Name
- Year of Study and Field of Study
- Department Where the Thesis Is Being Supervised
Competitors are not required to submit a printed copy of their work.
* The abstract-only submission option is permitted only if the supervisor recommends that the competition entry be kept confidential due to the sensitivity of the data used. In this case, the contestant will submit only the abstract and must submit the work bound in a ring binder or other format to the section coordinator by 30 April 2026.
Competitors will present their work within the time limits specified below, unless the section coordinators/committees decide otherwise:
- Bachelor’s category: up to 10 minutes + discussion in Czech or English (or Slovak)
- Master’s category: 10 minutes + discussion in Czech or English (or Slovak)
- Doctoral category: 15 minutes + discussion in English
Committee
| Chairman: | doc. RNDr. Mgr. Ivan Hadrián Tuf, Ph.D. |
|---|---|
| Members: | Mgr. Jana Sekaninová, Ph.D. |
| Mgr. Jana Oklešťková, Ph.D. | |
| Mgr. Lucie Kobrlová, Ph.D. |
Schedule
Registration is mandatory for all participants and will take place from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM in the area in front of the auditorium.
The opening ceremony for the contestants and the committee will take place at 8:30 AM in the auditorium. The room is numbered 2.001 and is located on the 2nd floor of the main building of the FS UP. At that time, you will also receive further information regarding the organization of the event.
Lunch will be served to contestants from 1 PM to 2 PM in the 6th-floor foyer. Contestants will receive a meal voucher upon registration. The exact lunch time will be determined by the committee in accordance with the defense schedule.
The awards ceremony will take place at 4 PM in the auditorium. All contestants, their supervisors, committee members, as well as other colleagues and students are cordially invited to this ceremony.
Harmonogram obhajob prací
| Bakalářská kategorie (5. podlaží, místnost 5.007) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Čas prezentace | Jméno | Název práce | |
| 9:10–9:20 | Juráň Petr | Noční akustický průzkum výskytu plcha velkého v Hostýnských vrších | |
| 9:20–9:30 | Jalová Eliška | Chemicky indukovaná rezistence rostlin v boji proti biotickému stresu | |
| 9:30–9:40 | Dopitová Barbora | Modulární rekombinantní vakcinační platforma pro prezentaci mimotopů viru hepatitidy C | |
| 9:40–9:50 | Siantová Anna | Vliv rozdílných způsobů managementu na biomasu funkčních skupin rostlin trávníku | |
| 9:50–10:00 | Vaněk Ondřej | Příprava expresního vektoru pro rekombinantní expresi antimikrobiálního peptidu včely medonosné (Apis mellifera) hymenoptaecinu | |
| 10:00–10:10 | Kotrys Jan | Možnosti identifikace mikroorganismů na základě různých délek sekvencí variabilních regionů 16S rRNA genů | |
| 10:10–10:20 | Brázda Marek | Predikce výskytu pijáka lužního (Dermacentor reticulatus) na území České republiky v kontextu měnících se klimatických podmínek | |
| 10:20–10:40 | Nevřelová Klára | Příprava transgenních linií vybraných superoxiddismutas z rostliny Arabidopsis thaliana | |
| Magisterská kategorie (5. podlaží, místnost 5.007) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Čas prezentace | Jméno | Název práce | |
| 10:40–10:55 | Maňasová Anna | Fyziologické funkce hltanových žláz včely medonosné a vliv výživy na expresi MRJP proteinů | |
| 10:55–11:10 | Foller Michaela | Krajinná studie území obce Chmelná u Vlašimi | |
| 11:10–11:25 | Hanáková Ivana | Identifikácia vzácnych alel pre extrémnu ranosť sóje fazuľovej Glycine max [L.] Merr. | |
| 11:25–11:40 | Tvarůžková Anna Marie | Analýza proteinů hexamerinů a transferinů v hemolymfě a tukovém tělísku včely medonosné (Apis mellifera) | |
| 11:40–11:55 | Zamazal Viktor | Role aktivace cytotoxických T-lymfocytů v biologické léčbě hematologických malignit | |
| 11:55–12:10 | Jančíková Hana | Analýza abnormalit chromozomu 1 u pacientů s mnohočetným myelomem | |
| 12:10–12:25 | Zdražilová Valerie | Výskyt a charakteristika přirozených dutin ve staré dubové pařezině | |
| 12:25–12:40 | Viktorie Vítková | Sukcese společenstev makrozoobentosu ve vybraných vodních tocích povodí Moravy a Odry zasažených extrémní povodní | |
| Doktorská kategorie (5. podlaží, místnost 5.007) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Čas prezentace | Jméno | Název práce | |
| 12:40–13:00 | Šenkyřík Josef Baltazar | Biotechnology of medicinal and aromatic plants | |
| 13:00–13:20 | Cermanová Kateřina | S-adenosylmethionine metabolism in plants | |
| 13:20–13:40 | Puch Lukáš | Influence of soil-conserving strip cropping on ground beetle communities | |
Awards and Partners
In each category, the top three finishers will be awarded, as well as the overall section winner. The event’s partners contribute to the awards.| Category | Placement | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Section Winner | 6 000 Kč | |
| Bachelor’s | 1. | 6 000 Kč |
| 2. | 4 000 Kč | |
| 3. | 2 000 Kč | |
| Master’s | 1. | 7 000 Kč |
| 2. | 5 000 Kč | |
| 3. | 3 000 Kč | |
| Doctoral | 1. | 8 000 Kč |
| 2. | 6 000 Kč | |
| 3. | 4 000 Kč | |
| Overall Competition Winner | 15 000 Kč |
Main Partner
