Laboratory for Evolutionary and Ecological Immunology

Head

doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Staff

Eleni Voukali, Ph.D.

RNDr. Martin Těšický, Ph.D.

Students

Doctoral Students

Mgr. Daniel Divín

PhD thesis: Effect of gastrointestinal inflammation on physiology of neurological regulation in birds
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.

Balraj Melepat, M.Sc.

PhD thesis: Neuroimmunological changes induced by peripheral bacterial infection evolving towards increasing virulence in a natural avian model
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: 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. 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.

Master Students

Seran Yildiz

MSc thesis: Variation in positive selection in immune genes across Galloanserae and Psittacopasserae birds
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Helena Bušková

MSc thesis: Effects of mild contamination with cadmium on health and gastrointestinal microbiota composition in passerine
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Bachelor Students

Alžběta Zelenková

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

Ekaterina Kochina

Bc thesis: Concepts, trends, models of the contemporary research in evolutionary immunology
Supervisor: doc. RNDr. Michal Vinkler, Ph.D.

Anna Marie Podlipná

Bc thesis: What is the monetary value of a healthy living environment?
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.

Barbora Patová

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

Nicole Souhradová

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