We very proudly announce that Kate was nominated among the 24 most inspiring female scientists in the Czech Republic by Forbes magazine – yay! What a feat, congratulations! Check her interview here.

Despite floods that hit the country, DiCE participated in the 65th Meeting of the Czech Phycological Society in Olomouc, Czech Republic. They shared their research and socialized with colleagues from across the country and beyond, including Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. Thanks to the organizers!

We are excited to welcome Raquel Viso Rodríguez as a new PhD student in the DiCE research group at Charles University! Raquel joins us from the University of León, Spain, where she developed a strong background in diatom taxonomy, ecology, and biomonitoring through her work at the Diatom Lab under Dr. Saúl Blanco. With a […]

An excellent team, such as DiCE, does not build without action! To meet outside of the working (office/lab/fieldwork) environment, we enjoyed canoeing the Sázava River near Prague on the 1st of July 2024. And, after the hard work on the river, we deserved some beer and barbeque in Kate’s and Tyler’s garden! What an excellent […]

Since 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science program supports talented female scientists. We proudly announce that our Kate Kopalová is among the awardees this year! The funding will allow her to analyse microbial communities of soils she sampled along a natural temperature gradient on volcanic Deception Island in Antarctica. Due to the harsh conditions […]

We’re excited to welcome Pablo Cannestraci as a new PhD student in the Diatoms in Cryospheric Ecosystems (DiCE) group! Originally from Santiago, Chile, and currently based in La Paz, Bolivia, Pablo brings a rich background in microbial ecology and next-generation sequencing. His MSc research at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés focused on bacterial communities in […]

On 7-9 May 2024, DiCE attended the 15th European Diatom Meeting in Ohrid, North Macedonia. During the three day meeting, the team not only attended presentations on the taxonomy, ecology, and applications of diatoms, but also got an opportunity to tour ancient Lake Ohrid by boat, the town of Ohrid by foot, and take a […]

Our very own Kate Kopalová recently shared her passion for diatoms and Antarctica with followers of DenikN. Check it out here.

Glacier-fed streams change dramatically in response to the ongoing climate change. How exactly? Click here to check the recent episode of Věda 24 featuring Tyler Kohler, the lead author of the respective paper in Nature Geoscience!

Through our team member Jan Kollár, we joined this year’s expedition of the Czech Antarctic Research Programme to James Ross Island, Antarctica. Click here to check an interview about the expedition and (not only) microbial life in Antarctica in the recent episode of Vědátoři na Pivu by Vědátor.