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In 2025, 70 new COST Actions is launched, offering the opportunity to join as a representative of the Czech Republic. It allows you to expand your scientific network and collaborate on significant international projects. Detailed instructions on how to join a COST Action can be found on the intraweb. Browse the list of all new COST Actions or our shortlist of thematically relevant actions.

Nominate young talented researchers, up to 33 years old, from the CAS institutes for the Josef Hlávka Prize. Deadline 30 June 2025 (IOCB 15. June 2025). Send the nomination to: awards@uochb.cas.cz

Czech PhD students or recent postdocs are eligible to apply for the Czech Brains Doctorandus Prize for Natural Sciences with their dissertation Deadline: 11 July 2025.

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International and cross-sector exchanges of junior&senior researchers, doctoral students and staff (up to 12 months) involved in research and innovation activities. Consortium project that allows you to develop contacts in your field, familiarize yourself with the environment outside the academic sphere, gain knowledge from other fields and other skills. More information on Intranet.

Charles University is calling all scientists for FameLab 2025 – Talking Science.

FameLab is an international science communication competition where contestants have 3 minutes to present a scientific subject of their choice. The only props allowed are ones that they can carry onto and from the stage themselves.

To enter, send a video of your performance to famelab@cuni.cz by 30 June 2025 to enter the preliminary round.

Detailed information and application.

The Czech Academy of Sciences has opened a call for submission of Mobility Plus Projects 2026. Joint projects can be submitted with partners from China, Japan, Korea, Germany, Romania, Slovenia and Taiwan.

Call deadline 9 June 2025, IOCB deadline 2 June 2025.  More information on the intraweb in Calls and Apply.

Need a refresher or want to level up?
IOCB's HPC Core Facility offers hands-on training in molecular modeling, protein structure prediction, image analysis, Python, Linux, and more! Courses are beginner-friendly and open to all staff. Don’t be shy to join—even if you just want to refresh your knowledge.

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In the by-election of the Ethical Proxy on 6-10 February 2025, 273 employees voted, 3 votes were invalid. Lenka Žáková received the highest number of votes (110) and will therefore be appointed the second Ethical Proxy by the IOCB Director. Thanks to all the nominees for their interest in taking on the role of Ethical Proxy and all the staff who voted in the election.

You can now contact both Lenka Žáková and Radek Pohl in person or by e-mail with your issues.

Download the 16^th issue of the IOCB internal magazine The Bond, which features an interview with Jan Konvalinka not only about the Institute's expansion overseas. Tomáš Kouba gives us an insight into the Cryo-EM workplace, and an inspiring interview with our deaf colleague Marie Pangrácová is definitely worth reading. All issues of The Bond can be found on Intraweb in the Documents section.

Dear postdocs and associate scientists!

We want to invite you to join the postdoc mailing list. This way, we can update you with relevant information for your future career, new opportunities, and planned postdoc (and associate scientists) social gatherings!

To do so, please fill out a little form at the Postdoc Mailing List website.

Cheers! Best, IOCB Postdoc Club

We would like to inform you that all groups now have access to a backup freezer for emergency use. For the location and rules regarding the use of the freezer, please read the information titled "Backup ultra-low freezer" at the following link.

A reminder that a new issue of the in-house magazine The Bond is now available. You can read for example an interview with the director Jan Konvalinka, who talks about the arrival of David Sabatini and the currently prepared IOCB branch in Boston. All issues of The Bond can be found on Intraweb in the Documents section. The newsletter is intended for the employees of IOCB Prague, therefore it can only be accessed from the Institute's IP address.

After a long break, a new issue of the in-house magazine The Bond is out. You can read an interview with the director Jan Konvalinka, who talks about the arrival of David Sabatini and the currently prepared IOCB branch in Boston. You will also learn details about the change in the organization of the service groups. And there is much more. All issues of The Bond can be found on Intraweb in the Documents section.