MUDr. Zdeněk Stárek, Ph.D. from the St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno has won the Jesenius Award, which is intended for doctors who have made the greatest contribution to the progress in medicine. The winners of the Jesenius Prize are nominated by professional and interest organizations, and a specific person is selected by a committee […]
The International Clinical Research Centre at St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno will have a new director from January 2022. Prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorova, Ph.D., was selected on the basis of a selection procedure. Prof. MUDr. Irena Rektorová, Ph.D., a prominent Czech neurologist and scientist, is currently working as a research group leader at the […]
The sixth annual conference Cannabis and Science was held at the Brno Observatory and Planetarium. The purpose of the event is to evaluate the development of research and treatment with cannabis, education and news in this field. The conference was attended by 160 people from the ranks of doctors, biologists, researchers, scientists, students and patients. […]
October is the last month of the MSCA IF Mobility Support Project at FNUSA-ICRC. Its main objective was to support the professional development of our centre’s researchers and thus indirectly promote quality research and scientific collaboration at the FNUSA-ICRC. The project enabled two excellent scientists to join our centre’s research teams and their research activities. […]
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is one of the most advanced non-invasive methods of obtaining information about the heart and its function. One of the methods used is T1 mapping, which allows to measure the extracellular (interstitial) volume of the heart muscle, as one of the important markers of cardiovascular diseases. T1 mapping uses measured T1 […]
The Large Research Infrastructure CZECRIN was created based on close cooperation between Masaryk University, and the International Clinical Research Centre of the University Hospital at St. Anny in Brno passed the international evaluation of research infrastructures with the total number of points. The Large Research Infrastructure CZECRIN, which supports academic clinical trials and connects university […]
The second highest civilian award, the Order of the Italian Star, was awarded to an Italian scientist Giancarlo Forte this June. He received the award in recognition of his work and for representing Italy abroad. He is the head of the Center for Translational Medicine at the International Center for Clinical Research of the St. […]
Protein Engineering team at International Clinical Research Center of St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno (FNUSA-ICRC) and Faculty of Science of Masaryk University has focused on the potential of web-based screening tools in accelerating the discovery of cancer-treating drugs based on microbial products. Protein Engineering team have presented a review of web screening tools, such as […]
The blood of many animals, including humans, contains about 40% red blood cells, which bind oxygen but also impede blood flow in the blood vessels. Mathematical models suggest that 40% is optimal. It provides the highest oxygen supply to the tissues. Nature has arrived at it through evolution. However, previous theories have not explained why […]
The Kardiovize team from the International Clinical Research Centre of St. Anne’s University Hospital in Brno has prepared preventive examinations for the public, aimed at the possible detection of cardiometabolic diseases. Interested people will undergo a medical examination by a doctor, a sonograph or a nutritional counsellor. Preventive check-ups – especially for cardiometabolic diseases – […]
