Our team

Mgr. Daniel Divín

PhD thesis: Effect of gastrointestinal inflammation on physiology of neurological regulation in birds
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Mgr. Tereza Krajzingrová

PhD thesis: Geographical variability in heavy metal contamination and its effects on health and senescence in birds
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Mgr. Kateřina Marková (Černá)

PhD thesis: Effects of probiotic bacteria on the composition and stability of gut microbiota and condition in parrots
Supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Kreisinger, Ph.D.

Dimple, M.Sc.

PhD thesis: Does convergent evolution of molecular phenotypes shape immune responses in birds?
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Enes Fahri Tezcan, M.Sc.

PhD thesis: Immunological Mechanism of Host Evolutionary Adaptation to Increasing Virulence in a Novel Avian Pathogen
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Tao Li, M.Sc.

PhD thesis: Variation in immune-related genes and their microbiota-associated evolution in parrots
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Mgr. Zuzana Świderská (Bainová)

PhD thesis: Relationship between genetic variation in selected Pattern-recognition receptors and immune responsiveness to specific ligands in avian and mammalian model populations
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Jesse Garrett-Larsen M.Sc.

Fulbright program exchange student

PhD thesis: Effects of environmental factors on heterogeneity in house finch immune responses to a bacterial pathogen
Supervisor: Dr. Dana Hawley (Virginia Tech, US)

Barbora Patová

Bc thesis: Effects of early immune activation on the development of depression and behavioural disorders in vertebrates
Supervisor: Mgr. Kateřina Marková

Aneta Uhlířová

Bc thesis: Pathogenic bacteria of parrots
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Štěpánka Zuklínová

Bc thesis: Stability of gut microbiota composition in vertebrates
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Michaela Majerová

Bc thesis: Microbiota changes between individuals from wild and captivite populations
Supervisor: Mgr. Jakub Kreisinger, Ph.D.

Alžběta Zelenková

Bc thesis: Comparison of neuroimmune regulation mechanisms across vertebrates
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Nicole Souhradová

Bc thesis: Deposition of extraneous non-degradable matters in the bodies of free-living birds
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.