Student Club

2026

DateSpeakerTopicReference
24.02.2026Adam Polhorský Discussion of the paper by Mittelstrass et al. (2025): Metabarcoding with Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies provides complementary insights into tree seed mycobiota. Environmental Microbiome. The meeting will take place in the conference room on the ground floor at 13:30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-025-00712-7

2025

DateSpeakerTopicReference
27.01.2025Rebecca Horváthová Discussion of the paper by Koelemeijer et al. (2025): Effects of precipitation exclusion on soil fungi in a boreal forest landscape. Functional Ecology. The meeting will take place in the conference room on the 5th floor at 13:30. Online participation: upon request (please contact the organizer for the Zoom link). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2025.101452
10.12.2025Miroslav Caboň When, why, where, and how to apply for a research internship. The meeting will take place in the conference room on the 5th floor at 9:30. Presentation
15.10.2025Richard BačákDiscussion of Gorospe et al. (2025): Ecological speciation with gene flow following initial large-scale geographic speciation in the enigmatic Afroalpine giant senecios (Dendrosenecio). New Phytologist (early view). The meeting will take place in the conference room on the 5th floor at 10:00. A Zoom link can be provided for online participation upon request.https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20432
26.6.2025Eliška KrtilováÍltaş et al. (2025): Natural Variation in Sexual Traits and Gene Expression between Selfing and Outcrossing Arabidopsis lyrata Suggests Sexual Selection at Work. Plant and Cell Physiology.https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcae090
27.5.2025Adam KantorGonzález-Moreno et al. (2025): Citizen science platforms can effectively support early detection of invasive alien species according to species traits. People and Nature 7: 278-294.https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10767
27.2.2025Miroslav Caboň, Karol MarholdArticle processing and ScientometricsPresentation

2024

DateSpeakerTopicReference
11.11.2024Matúš HrotíkSun et al. (2024) TurboID-based proteomic profiling reveals proxitome of ASK1 and CUL1 of the SCF ubiquitin ligase in plantshttps://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20014
7.11.2024Shanza ZaibChen et al. (2024) Elevational Variation in and Environmental Determinants of Fungal Diversity in Forest Ecosystems of Korean Peninsulahttps://doi.org/10.3390/jof10080556
25.4.2024Miroslav Caboň, Stanislav Španiel, Karol MarholdCombined paper analysis and further discussion. Main topic: “Ethical aspects of nomenclature – concerns towards creating new names and typifications”https://www.mapress.com/bn/article/view/bionomina.37.1.1
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/2/127
25.3.2024Monika LisinovičováABDAL, Noman, et al. Salinity mitigates cadmium-induced phytotoxicity in quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) by limiting the Cd uptake and improved responses to oxidative stress: Implications for phytoremediation. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023, 45.1: 171-185.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01082-y(0123456789().,-volV)( 01234567
21.2.2024Simona KlačanováReport about her very recent experience from her research stay in the Netherlands.Presentation

2023

DateSpeakerTopicReference
13.12.2023Shanza Zaib Monteiro et al. (2023) DNA metabarcoding reveals compositional and functional differences in fungal communities among Amazonian canga formationshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101209
16.11.2023Martina Suleková Studies of moss reproductive development indicate that auxin biosynthesis in apical stem cells may constitute an ancestral function for focal growth controlhttps://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16914
26.9.2023Mgr. Lucia Čahojová Future transitions from a conifer to a deciduous-dominated landscape are accelerated by greater wildfire activity and climate change in interior Alaskahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01733-8
03. 08. 2023Rohan KaleExpression and function of an S1-type nuclease in the digestive fluid of a sundew, Drosera adelaeYu, M., Arai, N., Ochiai, T., & Ohyama, T. (2023). Expression and function of an S1-type nuclease in the digestive fluid of a sundew, Drosera adelae. Annals of Botany, 131(2), 335-346.
28. 6. 2023Simona KlačanováEnhanced habitat loss of the Himalayan endemic flora driven by warming-forced upslope tree expansionWANG, Xiaoyi, et al. Enhanced habitat loss of the Himalayan endemic flora driven by warming-forced upslope tree expansion. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2022, 6.7: 890-899.
18. 5. 2023Dalibor NovokmetN6-Methyladenosine modification of mRNA contributes to the transition from 2D to 3D growth in the moss Physcomitrium patenshttps://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16173
10. 5. 2023 13:30Slavomír AdamčíkFifty important research questions in microbial ecologyANTWIS, Rachael E., et al. Fifty important research questions in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 2017, 93.5. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix044
21. 2. 2023Zuzana GajdošováBrief report of Zuzana Gajdošová from her internship at KEW (UK)Discussion concerning reviewing papers once you will get an invitation to serve as reviewer

2022

DateSpeakerTopicReference
03.11.2022 13:30Shubhi MishraA Phytophthora capsici RXLR effector manipulates plant immunity by targeting RAB proteins and disturbing the protein trafficking pathway.LI, Tianli, et al. A Phytophthora capsici RXLR effector manipulates plant immunity by targeting RAB proteins and disturbing the protein trafficking pathway. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13251
15. 06. 2022 13:30Michaela MichalkováFirst field research abroad as a Ph.D. student: an insight into Bulgarian fragments of hardwood floodplain habitatsPresentation
28. 4. 2022 13:30Adam KantorReport from research stay: University of Stirling (Maria Vallejo-Marin´s laboratory)Presentation
21. 3. 2022Chance Noffsinger (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, U.S.A.)Atmospheric deposition lowers fungal diversity in an endangered spruce-fir ecosystemPresentation
10. 3. 2022Miroslav CaboňDNA barcoding of fungal specimens using long-read high-throughput sequencingRunnel et al. (preprint): DNA barcoding of fungal specimens using long-read high-throughput sequencing
https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.08.479507

2021

DateSpeakerTopicReference
22. 12. 2021Dr. Fernando Fernández Mendoza (Institut für Biologie, Bereich Pflanzenwissenschaften Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)Genomic consequences of hybridization in an fungal species complex: the saxicolous Pyrenodesmia (Teloschistaceae) in EurasiaPresentation
25. 11. 2021Mgr. Miroslav Caboň, PhD., prof. RNDr. Karol Marhold, DrSc.Journal metrics and article processing.Play/Download ZOOM Recording file (password protected)
28. 9. 2021Simona KlačanováResponses of sequential and hierarchical phenological events to warming and cooling in alpine meadowsLi et al.(2016) Nature Communication 7:12489 https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12489
27. 5. 2021MSc. Vasilii ShapkinCore microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystemsToju H., Peay K.G., Yamamichi M. et al. (2018): Core microbiomes for sustainable agroecosystems, Nature Plants 4, 247–257. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-018-0139-4
15. 4. 2021Mgr. Silvia ŽemlováClassification of the European Marsh vegetation (Phragmito-Magnocaricetea)to the association levelLanduci F., Šumberová K., Tichý L. et al. (2020): Classification of the European Marsh vegetation (Phragmito-Magnocaricetea)to the association level. Applied Vegetation Science, 23, 297-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12484
25. 3. 2021Mgr. Adam KantorGenome size and endopolyploidy evolution across the moss phylogenyBainard J.D., Newmaster S.G.,Budke J.M. (2020): Genome size and endopolyploidy evolution across the moss phylogeny. Annals of Botany 125:543-555.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcz194
4. 2. 2021Mgr. Barbora ZámockáSaprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal fungi exhibit contrasting richness patterns along elevational gradients in cool-temperate montane forestsShigyo & Hirao (2021) Saprotrophic and ectomycorrhizal fungi exhibit contrasting richness patterns along elevational gradients in cool-temperate montane forest. Fungal Ecology 50: 101036

2020

DateSpeakerTopicReference
21. 1. 2020Zuzana FačkovcováSpatio-temporal formation of the genetic diversity in the Mediterranean dwelling lichen during the Neogene and Quaternary epochsFačkovcová Z., Slovák M., Vďačný P., Melichárková A., Zozomová-Lihová J., Guttová A. (2020) Spatio-temporal formation of the genetic diversity in the Mediterranean dwelling lichen during the Neogene and Quaternary epochs. Molecular Phylogenenetics and Evolution 144: 106704

2019

DateSpeakerTopicReference
10. 12. 2019Judita Zozomová-LihováWhole Plastome Sequencing Within Silene Section Psammophilae Reveals Mainland Hybridization and Divergence With the Balearic Island PopulationsJosé Carlos del Valle, Inés Casimiro-Soriguer, Ma Luisa Buide, Eduardo Narbona & Justen B. Whittall 2019: Whole Plastome Sequencing Within Silene Section Psammophilae Reveals Mainland Hybridization and Divergence With the Balearic Island Populations. Frontiers in Plant Science 10: article 1466. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01466
27. 11. 2019Veronika CetlováThe landscape of transposable elements and satellite DNAs in the genome of a dioecious plant spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)Li, S., Guo, Y., Li, J. et al. 2019. The landscape of transposable elements and satellite DNAs in the genome of a dioecious plant spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Mobile DNA 10, 3 doi:10.1186/s13100-019-0147-6
29. 10. 2019Adam KantorDNA Remodeling by Strict Partial Endoreplication in Orchids, an Original Process in the Plant KingdomSpencer C. Brown , Mickael Bourge , Nicolas Maunoury, Maurice Wong, Michele Wolfe Bianchi, Sandra Lepers-Andrzejewski, Pascale Besse, Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev, Michel Dron & Beatrice Satiat-Jeunemaıtre 2017: DNA Remodeling by Strict Partial Endoreplication in Orchids,an Original Process in the Plant Kingdom. Genome Biol. Evol. 9(4):1051–1071. doi:10.1093/gbe/evx063
30. 9. 2019Barbora Zámocká, Petra Mikušová, Miroslav Caboň, Ladislav PekárikZaujímavé príspevky z konferencií MSA, GFO, EMA, ISRS 
16. 5. 2019Michaela VrbováHarnessing the power of RADseq for ecological and evolutionary genomicsAndrews, K., Good, J., Miller, M. et al. 2016:Harnessing the power of RADseq for ecological and evolutionary genomics. Nat Rev Genet 17:81–92. doi:10.1038/nrg.2015.28
10. 4. 2019Miroslav CaboňHistory of & Introduction to Phylogenomicshttp://evomicsorg.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019_WoP_Rokas_Phylogenomics_web.pdf
21. 3. 2019Anna BérešováContemporaneous radiations of fungi and plants linked to symbiosisLutzoni, F., Nowak, M.D., Alfaro, M.E. et al. 2018: Contemporaneous radiations of fungi and plants linked to symbiosis. Nat Commun 9:5451. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07849-9
7. 2. 2019Slavomír AdamčíkMycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungiR. Henrik Nilsson, Sten Anslan, Mohammad Bahram, Christian Wurzbacher, Petr Baldrian & Leho Tedersoo 2019: Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi. Nature Reviews Microbiology 17: 95-109. doi:10.1038/s41579-018-0116-y
9. 1. 2019Alexandra LeškováHigh-Resolution Expression Map of the Arabidopsis Root Reveals Alternative Splicing and lincRNA RegulationSong Li, Masashi Yamada, Xinwei Han, Uwe Ohler & Philip N. Benfey 2016: High resolution expression map of the Arabidopsis root reveals alternative splicing and lincRNA regulation. Dev Cell. 39(4): 508–522. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2016.10.012.