anglické - Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí
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anglické - Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí
yearbook 2013 research centre for toxic compounds in the environment LEARN DISCOVER PROVE APPLY 2013 Obsah chapter 1 Introduction7 chapter 2 Organizational Structure and Management of the Centre 11 chapter 3 Financial Resources 15 chapter 4 Research Infrastructure 19 chapter 5 Human Resources 23 chapter 6 education29 chapter 7 Research33 chapter 8 Publications and Other Outputs 37 chapter 9 Social and Environmental Responsibility 41 chapter 10 Evaluation 45 chapter 11 Conclusions51 chapter 12 Glossary of Terms 55 chapter 13 Annexes61 chapter 1 introduction This yearbook for 2013 describes the life of the Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (hereafter the “RECETOX Centre”) in its fourth year of existence. The RECETOX Centre operating within the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, was established on March 1, 2010, with support of the CETOCOEN project (no. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0001) from the European Regional Development Fund, Operational Programme “Research and Development for Innovations”, Priority Axis 2 (OP RDI). However, RECETOX Centre activities follow up on those of its predecessors: the Department of Formation and Protection of the Environment established in November 1983, transformed into the Research Centre for Chemistry and Ecotoxicology in 1994. A chronological list of events that have influenced current state and situation of the RECETOX Centre from 1983 onwards is provided in Annex to this yearbook. The 2013 marked a milestone in the life of the RECETOX Centre for several reasons. One of them was the 30th anniversary of establishment of its predecessors, a good opportunity to celebrate and to meet. Therefore, we organized the regular bi-annual international conference Ovzduší on the aspects and monitoring of the atmosphere. We welcomed 2013 was a good year the former colleagues and research partners in a special Open Door Day and celebrated the anniversary at the 4th traditional dance gala of the RECETOX Centre. Last but not least, the RECETOX Centre stepped into the new, fourth decade under the new direction. Longterm director of the RECETOX Centre Prof. Ivan Holoubek was replaced by Prof. Jana Klánová in September 2013. In addition, 2013 was the final year of the implementation of the CETOCOEN project. It was necessary to fulfil all its research and realization commitments and frame up the best conditions for the Centre’s sustainability in the forthcoming five-year term. In connection with the CETOCOEN project termination, the RECETOX Centre stood up successfully in international evaluations. Moreover, the first of the Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness projects aimed at improving the quality of teaching and several research projects under the 7th EU Framework Programme (FP7) was also closing this year. Whenever anything ends, something new begins and one needs to be prepared for it. Improving quality of research as well as international reputation of the RECETOX Centre is depending on the quality of its scientific as well as supporting teams. A project SOMOPRO provided the opportunity to start his own research career to one international scientist and project OP EC supporting new talented post-docs at the Masaryk University brought three new international researchers to the Centre. Furthermore, project Solutions, the tenth FP7 EU research and development project, was approved at the end of 2013. Nevertheless, the five-year long project of the National Sustainability Programme allocation was the most important project proposal achievement. Researchers succeeded to publish their research results in prestigious international journals (including two articles in the Chemical Reviews, the top journal in our field) throughout the year managed as well as transfer them further to potential users. Another contract research commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to build a global electronic database and a web portal for second worldwide collection of data on persistent organic pollutants in the environment was a major success. Furthermore, the Centre launched a new internet portal on South Moravian data from the European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ELSPAC) in 2013, a year after taking over the responsibility of the study. 9 chapter 2 Organizational Structure and Management of the Centre The RECETOX Centre is an independent department of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. Its current organizational structure with the integrated management structure shows organigramme in Annex 1. Director of the RECETOX Centre is its top representative. Her responsibilities and rights are laid down by the Statute and Organizational Rules of the Faculty of Science Masaryk University. She is responsible in particular for a long-term strategy of the RECETOX Centre, human resources policy, quality of education and research and housekeeping/ financial management. She directs the Centre with assistance of the Executive Board consisting of her deputies for education, research, finance, technical and administrative operations, coordinator of the research infrastructure and director of application (national and regional) centres. Composition of the Executive Board is provided in Annex 1. The scientific activities of the Centre are carried out in twelve working groups collaborating within the framework of four research programmes: 1. Environmental Chemistry and Modelling 2. Organic Photochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry 3. Protein Engineering 4. Ecotoxicology At present, the Centre is composed of four research programmes, three core facilities of the research infrastructure, and two application bodies, in line with its Organizational Rules. All research and application units are supported by the Centre’s well-established effective and efficient management team. Research programme leaders are members of another advisory body to the RECETOX Centre Director – the Kolegium. This body meets in both standard and extended form throughout the year. Composition of the Kolegium in its both forms is provided in Annex 1. State of the art research infrastructure is effectively distributed among research teams; in addition, some infrastructure has been centralized in three core facilities: 1. Trace Analytical Laboratories 2. GENASIS information system 3. Epidemiological database of the ELSPAC longitudinal study RECETOX research infrastructure has been included in the Czech Roadmap of Large Infrastructures for Research, Development and Innovation endorsed by the Czech government in 2010. The infrastructure provides support to the RECETOX research programmes, performs own research projects, as well as it is also openly accessible to the external research community, both nationally and internationally. RECETOX also serves as the National Centre for Toxic Compounds and the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity-building and the Transfer of Technology. As such, these two units of the RECETOX Centre use outputs from research teams and infrastructure to facilitate collaboration with stakeholders from governments to industry in order to transform our research into practical applications and make the best and most effective use of both the instrumental and human capacity of the Centre. 13 chapter 3 Financial Resources Span and structure of financial resources for the RECETOX Centre over the 2009-2013 is shown in figure 1 below (current assets only). The current assets attained 180 million CZK in 2013; this is over three times higher in comparison with 2009. The increase in budgets from 2010 onwards is linked to the implementation of the OP RDI project CETOCOEN and of two OP Education for Competitiveness (OP EC) projects. The Figure 1 also demonstrates that the OP projects are responsible for only just about a half of the increase; the other half is linked to the increased effectiveness in mobilizing funding from other sources. A part of the current assets from OP RDI is also a current asset for the construction of the RECETOX Centre’s pavilion and of its equipment; that, however, is one-off cost that will not be repeated in coming years. In addition, capital assets would need to be added to the current assets; the capital assets ranged 100-200 million CZK per year during the implementation of the OP RDI project (and were predominantly spent on construction and equipment of the RECETOX Centre pavilion). 200 000 000 other OP EC OP RDI contract research - international contract research - CZ international research projects national research projects institutional support specific research institutional support publications institutional support research programme education support 150 000 000 100 000 000 50 000 000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Figure 1 Financial resources of the RECETOX Centre in 2009–2013 (in CZK, current assets only) Structure of financial resources of the RECETOX Centre in 2013 shows that almost 24.6 million CZK came from the educational support for providing courses and teaching. Additional 6.3 million CZK of the institutional support was for a specific research of Ph.D. students. Institutional support for research programmes reached 40.9 mil CZK and, consequently, the total institutional support attained over 70 million CZK in 2013. Additional 44 million CZK were mobilized from the specific project funding and from contract research; i.e. 24 million CZK were provided through national projects (7 million CZK for the development of the research infrastructure), 12 million CZK from international projects, 3.5 million CZK from national contract research and 4.6 million CZK from international contract research. Due to the character of our research, the contract research funding comes mainly from the public sector funding sources. With regard to the structure of the resources apart from operational programmes, there were 62% of institutional support, 20% of national and 10% international project funding and 8% contract research. Specific funding from national and international projects ratio reached 2:1 and for contract research 1:1 between national and international contract research. Current assets from OP RDI project reached 55.9 million CZK and human resources support reached 17.7 mil CZK from the resources of the OP EC (OPVK) projects. 17 chapter 4 Research Infrastructure The RECETOX research infrastructure provides facilities and support for basic and applied research to the research programmes of the Centre, to laboratory and field studies and experiments, and to long-term monitoring programs. The infrastructure consists of three core units - Trace Analytical Laboratories, information system GENASIS, and the epidemiological database of the longitudinal study ELSPAC. Instrumentation of the RECETOX infrastructure is distributed between the three units above as well as in individual research programs. A detailed overview of the instrumentation available and its placement is provided in the RECETOX Centre brochure and on the website www.recetox.muni.cz/RI. In 2013, the strengthening of the research infrastructure used investment of about 30 million CZK to purchase the following instrumentation: ▶▶ Fluorodetection cytometer for analyses of cell cultures ▶▶ HPLC system for analysis of photochemical degradation products (DAD FLD) ▶▶ Liquid chromatography - HPLC ▶▶ Continuous measurement of concentrations of TSP, PM10, PM4, PM2.5 and PM1 (number of particles) ▶▶ Monitoring station of suspended particles - Continuous measurement of the PM2.5 concentrations ▶▶ Scanning cytometer (cytometric analysis micro plate) ▶▶ Thermal desorption for GC (SBSE) ▶▶ Semi-automatic sample cleaning system ▶▶ Cascade Impactor for separating the nano-particles ▶▶ OC / EC analyzer for the analysis of organic and elemental carbon ▶▶ Equipment for accelerated solvent extraction of samples ▶▶ Electric dermatome to prepare skin grafts ▶▶ Gel permeation chromatography ▶▶ Calibrated imaging densitometer for analyses of gels ▶▶ Biological thermostat (with CO2 saturation and without CO2 saturation) ▶▶ System for a quantitative real-time PCR micro plate ▶▶ A system for high-throughput SPE ▶▶ Inverse microscope for routine cell monitoring ▶▶ PCR box for DNA and RNA decontamination of the work environment ▶▶ Equipment for the production of ultrapure MilliQ water for in vitro biology and molecular biology ▶▶ Low-volume air sampler ▶▶ High-volume air sampler ▶▶ Multi-parameter monitoring probes for water sampling ▶▶ System for controlled evaporation of samples ▶▶ Extraction system for soil and biotic samples ▶▶ Equipment for low-loss controlled evaporation of solvents from samples ▶▶ Freeze Dryer ▶▶ Universal extraction system 20 Utilization of the RECETOX Research Infrastructure in 2013 Approximately 20% of the capacity of the RECETOX research infrastructure has been made available to the external users; majority of those users are from abroad. They are from the institutions cooperating with the RECETOX Centre over a longer term in the implementation of international research projects, but also from new institutions, industry partners, and national or regional authorities. A total of 29 requests for access to RECETOX research infrastructure were submitted in 2013. Based on the assessment of the intended scientific added value, time and finance allocation needed to cover access to the infrastructure, 75% of the requests received approval. In 2013, the RECETOX research infrastructure hosted 22 researchers (19 international ones) who have spent 28.95 man months in the Centre. 90% of them were from the universities and 10% from the research institutions. Additional 19 students working on their paper for bachelor degree, 53 students finalizing their master’s degree and 85 students performing research for their doctoral theses used RECETOX research infrastructure in 2013; 24 out of 85 Ph.D. students work on their collaborative Ph.D.; they perform it in combined studies as they are simultaneously a student in the RECETOX Centre and a staff of the third party organization (application sector). The research infrastructure organized 10 conferences, workshops and seminars in 2013; 6 of these were international events. These events have drawn almost 380 people to the RECETOX Centre; both international and Czech users. A full list of events organized by RECETOX Centre is in Annex 7. 21 chapter 5 Human Resources In 2013, there were 154 employees within the 120.05 full time equivalents, FTE, available. Their average age was 34.5 years. Full list of RECETOX Centre staff is in Annex 2. As shown in Figure 2, there were 22 (16.4 FTE) academic staff: 9 (6.6 FTE) professors, 6 (4.8 FTE) associate professors and 7 (5 FTE) assistant professors. Researchers are supported by 18 (17.5 FTE) technical staff in the research infrastructure or individual research programmes and by 20 (19.3 FTE) project, economic support, administrative and technical support staff, including management. Therefore, a total of 38 staff (36.8 FTE) provides support to the research representing of a third of all FTEs. Furthermore, there are 94 researchers in the Centre consisting of 22 long term staff (11.8 FTE), 25 post-doc fellows (24 FTE) and 47 Ph.D. students with a part time contract (a total of 25.7 FTE). 150 120 nonqualified staff administrative staff technical staff research staff – 60 years and older research staff – 50–59 years research staff – 40–49 years research staff – 30–39 years research staff to 29 years assistant professors associate professors professors 90 60 30 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Figure 2 Positions and age structure of the RECETOX Centre in 2009–2013 (in FTE, full time equivalent) Figure 3 provides a long-term (five-year long) development in the staff size that is caused by implementation of increasing number of European operational programme projects and international projects. It is plausible to see a continued high share of international staff at present. In 2013, 21% of all posts are international staff as shown in detail in Figures 3 and 4. We are happy to see this share continuously increasing when expressed as quantity of research positions held by international staff. It has done that for last 5 years – 3, 6, 7, 13, 22% respectively 2008–2012 and they represent 29% in 2013. 24 200 154 150 total women 123 100 84 69 65 50 0 international staff 38 32 30 4 2009 76 64 34 11 5 2010 27 2011 2012 2013 Figure 3 Staff increase in the RECETOX Centre over 2009–2013 period International scientists from Belarus, Canada, Congo, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan/China worked with us in 2013. 25 Figure 4 shows that 49.4% of all FTE are held by women. The RECETOX Centre also actively supports return of mothers to work through a project supported by operational programme human resources (OP LZ) as shown in more detail in Chapter 9 of this yearbook. 60 53,8 50 54,8 53,6 46,2 46,4 45,2 48,0 52,0 50,6 49,4 40 30 22,0 22,1 2011 2012 20 13,1 10 0 6,2 7,2 2008 2009 men (%) women (%) 2010 international staff total (%) Figure 4 Development and changes in the RECETOX human resources structure 2009–2013 The management of the RECETOX Centre systematically creates conditions and possibilities for further development of its employees based on their individual career plans. The increase in expertise of both junior and senior research staff is also supported within programmes for international mobility used for study/research visits to top international institutes. The RECETOX Centre can use the following instruments: Operation Programme Education for Competitiveness (OPVK), AMVIS/KONTAKT projects that support collaboration with universities in USA (3 projects), and Marie Curie Fellowships (1 project), COST programme or DBU or SCIEX scholarships within the EU. All these funding sources provide financial support for travel and research stays abroad to work with leading scientific teams. Moreover, attracting international scientists or re-integration of the Czech scientists from abroad is supported by South Moravian region through SoMoPro grants; RECETOX holds 3 projects in 2013. A total of 198 research trips and study visits took place abroad in 2013 (97 staff of the RECETOX Centre). 26 chapter 6 Education RECETOX Centre provides university education in Masaryk University’s Faculty of Science at all three levels of higher education: bachelor (B.Sc.), master (M.Sc.) and doctoral (Ph.D.). Study Majors All bachelor and master majors are accredited until 2018 for daily studies in Czech. Doctoral degree in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology are also accredited until 2018, for both daily and combined programmes (combined programme = study and work at the same time) and can be provided in Czech or English. Majors guaranteed by RECETOX: ▶▶ Ecotoxicology within the Special Biology major, Bachelor degree in Experimental Biology ▶▶ Computational Biology major, Bachelor degree in Experimental Biology ▶▶ Environmental Chemistry major, Master degree in Chemistry ▶▶ Ecotoxicology within the Special Biology major, Master’s degree in Experimental Biology ▶▶ Computational Biology major, Master degree in Experimental Biology ▶▶ Environmental Chemistry major, Doctoral degree in Chemistry ▶▶ Ecotoxicology major, Doctoral degree in Biology Students and Graduates The RECETOX Centre has admitted 79 new students to its majors in 2013 (Ecotoxicology: 10 bachelor degree, 6 master degrees, and 19 doctoral degrees, Computational Biology: 12 bachelor degree and 13 master degree, and Environmental Chemistry: 9 master degree and 10 doctoral degrees). Work on 87 doctoral theses was ongoing in 2013 – 61 daily study programme students and 25 combined study programme students. In addition, 75 students have successfully completed their studies, passed exams and defended their papers/theses and graduated from the RECETOX Centre’s majors in 2013 – 36 bachelors, 33 masters and 19 Ph.D. Several papers were prepared and defended in English (five bachelor, two master and three Ph.D. papers) and some papers in Slovak (3 in total). A full list of graduates in 2013 is available in Annex 3; the structure of graduates is provided in Figure 6. Teachers/lecturers Out of 22 academic staff of the Centre there are 8 professors, 6 associate professors (1 woman) and 7 assistant professors (3 women) in 2013, for more details see Annex 2. Overall, a total of 46 RECETOX staff has been involved in the education process in 2013. Classes and Courses – Innovation of the Curricula The Centre provided 81 courses, classes, lectures, seminars; 31 out of 81 were lectures and courses on various aspects of environmental chemistry, environmental analysis, ecotoxicology, toxicology and ecology. The above-mentioned theory classes were complemented by nine laboratory and field practical workshops. The Centre provided additional 27 courses on analyses of medical and environmental data and modelling prepared and lectured in cooperation with the Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses. The remaining 14 classes focused on practical expertise/experience and cross-disciplinary environmental topics. Eleven of the aforementioned courses were taught in English. Intense innovation of the environmental curricula took place in 2013 through implementation of the project RECETOX Education; it was supported from the European Social Fund (Operational program Education for Competitiveness) for the period of 2011–2013, aimed at improvement of current curricula and creation of new classes and courses linked to the practice. The output of the project is 30 75 36 13 18 24 21 22 2010 2011 2012 17 3 4 5 14 5 5 11 33 6 8 12 3 6 9 7 2009 57 47 46 29 36 2013 M.Sc. BIMAT M.Sc. CHŽP M.Sc. EKOT 2 3 9 13 total Ph.D. M.Sc. B.Sc. 6 12 10 6 9 13 10 7 9 13 12 12 B.Sc. BIMAT B.Sc. EKOT 22 Figure 6 Quantity and distribution of graduates in 2013 in majors supervised by the RECETOX Centre transfer of expertise to students also in relation to the needs of the work market. 25 courses (both courses and seminars) were innovated; seminars and discussion with professionals in various fields are included into the curricula as well as excursions and study visits. Curricula was broadened by 12 new courses that fill the gaps and introduce interdisciplinary and practical environmental related courses such as sustainable development, environmental management, policy and legislation, life cycle assessment, waste management, remediation technologies and environmental data management/assessment/processing. All innovations took place in a close cooperation with 8 partners and experts from various fields – national authorities, research institutions, industry, private sector and non-governmental organizations and civil society groups. They all create living platform for environmental education. Innovation of the curricula increased education quality for about 1000 students of the Faculty of Science. In addition, the RECETOX Centre published five new textbooks and 6 laboratory practice manuals. Their list is given in Annex 5. Work with Talented Students An inextricable part of the RECETOX Centre’s educational activities is a systematic support for and cooperation with talented secondary school students. This proceeded in 2013 as well by Course on Research Linking Experimental problems (50 students), ViBuCh – Scientific e-course for Future Chemists (15 students) and in a number of excursions for secondary schools from all over the Czech Republic in our laboratories throughout whole 2013 (200 students). Moreover, RECETOX has also prepared and provided activities and events for general public through open door days, science festivals, contests, discussion evenings (Science Café, Science Slam, 120 seconds in JIC and other events). Overall 7000 people got acquainted with our work. An overview of the transfer of knowledge and other educational and awareness raising activities organized by the Centre is available in Annex 7. 31 chapter 7 research Research Projects in 2013 The RECETOX Centre has undertaken 44 research projects (9 international and 35 national) in 2013. Financial support has been obtained from 11 subjects and within 20 funding programs (5 international and 15 national ones). The RECETOX Centre participated in six FP7 projects (isoSoil, ArcRisk, AquaRehab, EuroEcotox, TaToo, REFORM, and DENAMIC), and one FP7 Marie Curie International Training Network for young scientists (CSI Environment). In addition, the Centre has implemented two EU Interregional cooperation projects focused on trans-boundary pollution transport (OP CZ-Austria), and two AMVIS/KONTAKT projects supporting collaboration with US universities, and four projects SoMoPro provided by the South Moravian Region supporting distinguished international researchers. Table 1 brings a list of funding providers for research grants; a full list of projects undertaken by the RECETOX Centre in 2013 is provided in Annex 4. Table 1 Providers of research projects and number of such projects held by the Centre in 2013 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS European Union / FP7 5 European Union / FP7 / Marie Curie International Training Network 1 European Union / TEMPUS 1 Government Office of the Lower Austria / European regional cooperation Austria – Czech Republic 2007–2013 (OP Czech Republic – Austria) and OP Czech Republic – Germany) 2 NATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS Ministry of Education / Operational Programme Research and Development for Innovation (VaVpI) 1 Ministry of Education / Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness (OPVK) 2 Ministry of Education / Large Research Infrastructures for Research, Development and Innovation 1 Ministry of Education / KONTAKT II (projects starting 2011 the earliest) - AMVIS 1 Ministry of Education / Programme KONTAKT (ME + MEB) 1 Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007 - 2013) 5 Ministry of Education / Fund for University Development 1 Czech Science Foundation / Standard projects 10 Czech Science Foundation / Post-doctoral grants 1 Technologic Agency of the Czech Republic / BETA programme 2 Czech Academy of Science / Research grants 1 Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic / Program of security research 2010-2015 1 Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic / Research in the agriculture complex (VAK) 1 South Moravia Region / SoMoPro 4 Masaryk University / Student projects support 3 TOTAL AMOUNT OF RESEARCH PROJECTS 34 44 Contract Research in 2013 RECETOX has held 32 contract research projects (11 international and 21 national) in 2013. International projects were granted by 8 partners, while national projects had 18 providers of funding; both types of contracts drew funding from the application sector (industry, regional authorities, and global enterprises/organizations). A detailed overview of contract research is provided in Annex 4. Results of contract research are provided in technical reports as shown in Annex 5 or in the form of laboratory results (protocols). The most significant contract research projects in 2013 were ambient air monitoring project in Africa and project developing software tool for visualization and interpretation of the global data under the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention of POPs. When discussing contracts with the application sphere, two units of RECETOX were instrumental – the National Centre for Toxic Compounds and the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for Capacity Building and the Transfer of Technology. Experts of the Centre have been invited to assist with a number of projects identifying the scope of environmental contamination, and designing appropriate national framework and laboratory infrastructure, and have been consulted for practical solutions for environmental decontamination and remediation. They lectured in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Ghana, Turkey and Ukraine and in other countries, in 2013. Traditional international summer school on toxic compounds had 30 participants from 18 countries. Its 9th year focused on biomonitoring and total amount of the summer school graduates that have enrolled the training is 368 participants since 2005. Experts of the Centre undertook 30 trips abroad to provide capacity building and transfer of knowledge in other countries during 2013 RECETOX Centre has signed several agreements on cooperation in 2013 – with the Environmental Company, Sao Paulo, Brazil (CETESB) on implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, with Slovak Medical University, Bratislava and University College London on longterm cooperation on epidemiological studies. In addition, agreement with the National Institute of Public Health on biomonitoring and consortia agreements with national large infrastructures such as establishment of the Czech ACTRIS, on mutual cooperation with the CERIT-SC project, on cooperation in integrated monitoring with the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute and on cooperation in Ph.D. studies with CzechGlobe as well as with Indiana University and University of Toronto. Overview of events organized or co-organized by the RECEOX Centre in 2013 is provided in Annex 7. 35 chapter 8 Publications and Other Outputs The Centre has published 65 papers in peerreviewed high impact international journals, with the total impact factor (IF) reaching 335.7 in 2012 and with an average IF of 5.16 per paper, as referenced in Web of Science (ISI WOS). In addition, 7 other papers were published in international journals without IF, 6 papers in Czech journals without IF, 4 books (book chapters in English), 5 textbooks (in Czech), 6 laboratory manuals (in Czech) and 35 RECETOX reports were released, predominantly stemming from contract research. Moreover, RECETOX presented its outputs in 145 conference presentations, including 11 invited lectures on 53 international and 13 national conferences. increased twofold in last year as shown in Figure 9. Figure 8 shows the final two years of the former Centre for Research in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology and the continuity up to now; it shows that the quantity of articles/papers in the international high impact journals has increased by half in recent years. Furthermore, the cumulative IF value reached the historically highest value in 2013. In addition, it is about three times larger than that observed in first three years of the depicted period. Finally, average IF/paper value Based on additional information, 61% of RECETOX Centre’s publications were prepared in cooperation with a partner institution; for 49% of publications it was a university from abroad, for other 32% it was a foreign research institution. In addition, more than 70% of publications were prepared in cooperation with more than one partner institution. All of the above demonstrates the solid integration of the Centre within the international research community and research networks. In the evaluation of scientific outputs according to the RVVI methodology (RIV database points) the RECETOX Centre gained 15730 points in last five years; this amount represents about 16.7% of the total performance of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. Table 2 shows contributions to the overall value by the leading RECETOX authors. Overview of the publication outputs by the leading authors of the Centre in 2013 is provided in the Table 3. 77 67 53 51 38 32 20 20 15 2009 60 56 19 2010 49 IF publications non-IF publications publications total technical reports 65 39 35 22 11 2011 12 11 2012 2013 Figure 7 Development of publication outputs and their quality indicators in last five years 335,70 157,36 156,80 106,82 38 96,94 2,81 2009 32 3,03 2010 56 49 2,80 2011 65 3,21 2012 Figure 8 Quality of publication outputs in last five years 38 IF publications cumulative IF IF per article 5,16 2013 Table 2 Leading RECETOX authors (based on the points according to the RVVI methodology) RVVI points of the researcher for RECETOX Total RVVI points of the researcher Damborský Jiří 1738 1840 Klánová Jana 1178 1178 Lammel Gerhard 1073 1073 Hilscherová Klára 998 998 Šindelář Vladimír 881 1258 Klán Petr 840 1200 Holoubek Ivan 800 800 Bláha Luděk 665 665 Prokop Zbyněk 607 607 Hofman Jakub 553 553 Heger Dominik 504 575 Čupr Pavel 477 477 Maršálek Blahoslav 390 390 Chaloupková Radka 365 365 Author Table 3 Authors with the largest number of publications with IF in 2013 (as of 24 January 2014) Author Cumulative IF 2013 Amount of Publications Average IF/publication Damborský Jiří 98,3 17 5,8 Klán Petr 77,8 7 11,1 Klánová Jana 41,7 9 4,6 Chaloupková Radka 38,2 9 4,2 Lammel Gerhard 37,6 4 9,4 Prokop Zbyněk 34,1 9 3,8 Bláha Luděk 31,9 13 2,5 Koudeláková Táňa 21,9 3 7,3 Štěpánková Veronika 15,5 4 3,8 Hilscherová Klára 13,4 4 3,4 Nizzetto Luca 11,4 3 3,9 Šebej Peter 10,6 2 5,3 Smedes Foppe 8,4 2 4,2 Čupr Pavel 8,2 2 4,1 Vrana Branislav 7,4 2 3,7 Šimek Zdeněk 7 3 2,3 Hofman Jakub 5,7 2 2,8 Kuta Jan 4,0 2 2,0 Šindelář Vladimír 2,7 1 2,7 Holoubek Ivan 2,0 1 2,0 39 chapter 9 Social and Environmental Responsibility The RECETOX Centre cares about society, environment and current events. We employed 21 mothers of preschool children (mainly as researchers) in 2013. Job with us comprises maximum flexibility in scheduling working hours and workload and thus enables their smooth return to work after maternity leave. Support of 170 000 CZK to cover three posts was provided by the Operational Programme Employment Human Resources (OP HRE) in 2013. Additional 335 000 CZK are available for the further project period. We held a traditional Christmas charity collection associated with the auction of RECETOX children’s pictures depicting laboratories. The collected amount of CZK 8000 was donated to mothers and children in need through a civil society organization in Brno “Na Počátku”. Moreover the staff of the Centre organized a voluntary fundraising for our long-term collaborator whose house was severely damaged by water after the floods in June 2013. Our support is not limited to the Czech Republic territory. We have introduced microalgae biotechnology optimized for the local conditions for environmentally sound waste water treatment in Namibia, Ghana and South Africa in 2013. Microalgae successfully remove pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and estrogens from water as their food. In addition, they do not produce greenhouse gases and methane, but rather consume the CO2 and also clean the wastewaters cheaper than conventional technologies used in wastewater treatment plants. The African continent was the only inhabited continent without active sampling for toxic chemicals in ambient air. Therefore, the RECETOX Centre donated two modern instruments for active air sampling to collaborating institutions in Kenya and Ghana including training in the summer of 2013. Both instruments have already been put into operation. We actively participate in the green transportation. We hold a DHL certificate on compensation for the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from transport in 2013. RECETOX in the media Positive media response to scientific, research and educational activities of the RECETOX Centre is regular and quite frequent appearance of our leading researchers therein, especially in the Czech Television, as shown in Annex 6. In 2013, there were 8 TV broadcasts on our Centre and 14 feature articles published the printed and Internet media outside the home page of RECETOX Centre. In addition, home page of the RECETOX Centre published over 80 short articles on our activities and events in the news section. For more see Events Archive on www.recetox.muni.cz. 42 chapter 10 Evaluation The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic has organized an international evaluation of the RECETOX Centre in connection with the finalization of the OP RDI CETOCOEN project in June 2013. The international expert panel had for one week to talk to the director, top management, staff and students of the RECETOX Centre and visit all the newly built premises. The final evaluation was very favourable for the Centre; it stated that the RECETOX Centre is the establishment at the level comparable to those at the international level. There were also internal evaluations. Since 2013, the RECETOX Centre has a new internal Motivation Rules, which set the rules for evaluation and financial motivations of researchers. Research outputs of the individual working groups are also reflected in the budgetary policy of the RECETOX Centre. Several university departments of environmental research in Europe of a similar size and scope have been selected in order to evaluate and benchmark the quality of the RECETOX Centre’s research with comparable institutions. The following institutions in the Western Europe that are at the same time prime in environmental science matched the criteria: Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) of the Lancaster University, UK; Department of Applied Environmental Chemistry (ITM) of the Stockholm University, Sweden; Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrie University, Netherlands, and RWTH, Aachen University, Germany. All institutions were compared in the following categories: total amount of employees, quantity of academic staff, quantity of researchers with completed Ph.D., quantity of technical and support staff, and quantity of Ph.D. students. These parameters are compared in Table 4. Table 5 provides overview of the research output of the Centre classified by total amount of publications in the database Web of Science, quantity of their citations, average citation count per publication and h-index. The most significant comparison criteria, nevertheless, seem to be publications normalized per number of the research staff, i.e. the average amount of publications and of citations per researcher in the last 5 years. Results of such benchmarking show that the Centre, with its average of 1 publication per researcher per year, provides a comparable output to the best European institutions with their average between 0.6–2 publications per year per researcher. The Centre lags behind more significantly just in the category of citations per researcher per year (6 for RECETOX Centre) in comparison to others (12–17); however, it needs to be noted that publication outputs show a delay of several years. The RECETOX Centre has increased its size by a factor of 3 in the last five years, but publication outputs of its current large team will fully appear in the databases and will become comparable only within next two years. Best Research Outputs of the Centre The table 6 shows the top 10 research results of the RECETOX Centre published in renowned international scientific journals over last five years (2009–2013). In all cases, a researcher from RECETOX was the first author and/or the corresponding author substantially contributing to the research outcome and publication. The table also describes the quality of all publications in the form of the impact factor (IF) and the percentile, defining in percentage the ranking of the journal within its own scientific field. The last column shows the number of citations for each paper. However, it has to be noted that the papers are relatively new, which limits the number of possible citations to date, to certain extent. Table 7 provides further comparison of the best scientific researchers in RECETOX Centre. The table provides their overall performance since the beginning of the scientific career and a more concise summary of outputs within the last five years 2009–2013. 46 total amount of employees academic staff researchers with completed Ph.D. technical and support staff Ph.D. students Table 4 Studied parameters for determining comparable institutions in the research field Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, RECETOX Centre, Czech Republic 115 14 50 35 87 Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster University, UK 381 69 149 69 165 Department of Applied Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University (ITM), Sweden 164 28 79 42 43 Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrie University, Netherlands 138 12 57 20 61 Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RTWH), Aachen University, Germany 67 2 47 7 13 Institution total amount of publications in the WoS Total citation count (WoS) Total average citation count per publication h-index publications per researcher over last 5 years Citation count per researcher over last 5 years Table 5 Comparison of research outputs Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, RECETOX Centre, Czech Republic 255 1393 5,5 18,0 5,2 28,2 Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC), Lancaster University, UK 1037 8792 8,5 39,0 7,1 59,8 Department of Applied Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University (ITM), Sweden 519 6759 13,0 35,0 6,6 85,6 Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrie University, Netherlands 554 4068 7,3 27,0 9,1 71,4 Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule (RTWH), Aachen University, Germany 139 941 6,8 17,0 3,0 20,0 Institution 47 Table 6 Top 10 research outputs of the RECETOX Centre over 2009–2013 period Authors title Impact factor Percentile Number of in the field citations Klan, P.*, Solomek, T., Photoremovable Protecting Groups in Chemistry Bochet, C., Blanc, A., Givens, and Biology: Reaction Mechanisms and Efficacy. R., Rubina, M., Popik, V., CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2013, 113, 1, 119–191. Kostikov,A., Wirz, J. 41,3 0,7 41 Gora, A., Brezovsky, J., Damborsky, J.* Gates of Enzymes. CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2013, 113, 8 , 5871–5923. 41,3 0,7 1 Keyte I., Harrison R.M., Lammel G.* Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons – a review. CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS 2013, 42, 24, 9333–9391 24,9 1,3 Koudelakova, T., Chaloupkova, R., Brezovsky, J., Prokop, Z., Sebestova, E., Hessler, M., Khabiri, M., Plevaka, M., Kulik, D., KutaSmatanova, I., Rezacova, P., Ettrich, R., Bornscheuer, U. T.,Damborsky, J.* Engineering protein resistance to organic cosolvent and elevated temperature by access tunnel modification. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE – INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2013. 52, 1959–1963. 13,7 4,6 6 Prokop Z., Sato Y., Brezovsky J., Mozga T., Chaloupkova R., Koudelakova T., Jerabek P., Stepankova V., Natsume R., Leeuwen J. G. E., Janssen D. B., Florian J., Nagata Y., Senda T., Damborsky J.* Enantioselectivity of Haloalkane Dehalogenases and its Modulation by Surface Loop Engineering. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE – INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2010, 49: 1–6 13,7 4,6 27 Švec, J.; Nečas, M.; Šindelář, V.* Bambusuril. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE – INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2010, 49, 2378–2381 13,7 4,6 36 Solomek, T., Heger, D., Ngoy, The Pivotal Role of Oxyallyl Diradicals in PhotoB. P., Givens, R., Klan, P.* Favorskii Rearrangements: Transient Spectroscopic and Computational Studies. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2013, 135 ,40, 15209–15215. 10,7 7,2 Brezovsky, J., Chovancova, E., Gora, A., Pavelka, A., Biedermannova, L., Damborsky, J.* 9,6 3,8 6,4 2,7 2 5,3 2,9 11 Klanova, J.*, Harner, T. Software Tools for Identification, Visualization and Analysis of Protein Tunnels and Channels. BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES 2013, 31, 38–49. The challenge of producing reliable results under highly variable conditions and the role of passive air samplers in the Global Monitoring Plan.TRACTRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2013, 46, 139–149. Which compounds contribute most to elevated Bartos, T., Cupr, P.*, Klanova, airborne exposure and corresponding health J., Holoubek, I. risks in the Western Balkans? ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2009, 35, 7, 1066–1071. * corresponding author 49 343 298 282 268 258 234 162 160 156 150 138 101 97 93 87 57 Klán Petr Holoubek Ivan Klánová Jana Bláha Luděk Lammel Gerhard Hilscherová Klára Šindelář Vladimír Kočan Anton Prokop Zbyněk Vrana Branislav Maršálek Blahoslav Nizzetto Luca Smedes Foppe Čupr Pavel Hofman Jakub Šimek Zdeněk 30 32 31 34 27 75 60 39 65 38 77 105 100 86 129 77 136 Total number of IF publications 180 356 402 1712 400 1124 1149 545 1321 811 1371 1471 1560 1427 2279 1460 2261 Total number of citations 8 11 11 20 13 18 19 14 22 13 21 21 20 24 28 24 28 Hirsch index (h-index) 1987 1997 2003 1976 2005 1996 1994 2002 1985 2001 1996 1988 1998 2000 1989 1992 1995 Year of the first publication 1,9 2,7 3,0 2,8 3,7 1,8 2,5 4,0 2,5 4,3 3,0 2,5 2,7 3,3 2,3 4,4 3,4 Total average IF 24 37 51 28 57 26 57 92 42 85 96 121 119 150 79 169 237 Cumulative IF 2009–2013 12 14 17 7 12 13 20 21 12 19 34 29 44 44 28 27 44 IF publications 2009–2013 2,0 2,7 3,0 4,0 4,7 2,0 2,9 4,4 3,5 4,5 2,8 4,2 2,7 3,4 2,8 6,3 5,4 Average IF/ publication 2009–2013 Note: Information on the total number of publications by key researchers (since the beginning of their careers) and their citations were obtained from ISI WOS on 24 January 2014. The number includes Articles, Reviews, Books, Editorials and Meetings. The values of impact factors (IF) were used as follows: IF 2011 edition was used for publications issued before 2012, IF 2012 was used for publications released in 2013. 459 cumulative IF Damborský Jiří Author Table 7 Scientific potential of the leading scientists in the RECETOX Centre (as of 24 January 2014) chapter 11 Conclusions Year 2014 means the beginning of the five-year period of sustainability for the RECETOX Centre and we have high expectations from that time. It is the period in which we will capitalize on all previous investments. We have a new facility, modern instrumentation, international team, and large and broad cooperation network. We are not short in resources either: we received a National Sustainability Program project, and new projects from FP7, Czech Science Foundation (GACR), US cooperation AMVIS as well as SoMoPro grants. We look forward to a period where we build and move less but rather focus more on research, education, and students. Nevertheless, further development of the human resources is our key challenge. We will use all available opportunities to bring new talents to the RECETOX Centre. It is also necessary to look for additional possibilities of and sources for international cooperation including promoting international mobility of the Czech researchers and create conditions for the study visits of our staff at the institutions, universities and organizations abroad. Should RECETOX Centre continue its successful mission so far, it cannot stand still. It is a high time to think on a prospective development of the research in the next decades, on which directions and fields and to decide what areas to explore. In addition, we expect new calls to the programming period of the EU Structural Funds in 2014. Horizon 2020, new programme supporting European research and development, is a big challenge and its first calls have already been announced. We will prepare a new research infrastructure project and will take part in the preparation of a large international infrastructure project. Moreover, additional project proposal calls under the EEA and Norway Grants, Czech Scientific Foundation (GACR), Technological Agency of the Czech Republic and other programmes are expected in 2014. All the above bring new opportunities for further development of our research activities in response to current social needs. There are a number of forthcoming challenges, but 2014 will be a good year. Last but not least, Trace Analytical Laboratories accreditation should be completed and new version of the environmental information system GENASIS will be launched, both in early 2014. Internationally, a new global system for collection, management and visualization of data from the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants will bring its first results and the existing ELSPAC database and its interactive portal will be updated, broadened and re-launched. 52 chapter 12 Glossary of Terms BiMAT CETOCOEN Computational Biology (research CEntre for TOxic COmpounds in the ENvironment) – project supported by the Operational programme Research and Development for Innovation, priority axis 2 supporting establishment of the regional centre of applied research – RECETOX Centre CO2 carbon dioxide CSI Environment Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis: Environment project of the Marie Curie International Training Network DG SANCO (Directorate General, santé et consomateurs) – European Commission, General Directorate for Health and Consumers EKOT Ecotoxicology ELSPAC European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences) EUCHEMS FP7 Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development – EU instrument for funding research within 2007–2013 FTE full time equivalent Czech Science Foundation GACR GENASIS Global ENvironmental ASsessment and Information System GEO (Group on Earth Observation) – skupina pro sledování Země Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants GMP CHŽP Environmental Chemistry hexachlorocyclohexane HCH impact factor IF Institute of Scientific Information, Web of Science ISI WoS International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems ISESS South Moravia Innovation Centre JIC Lancaster Environment Centre LEC operational programme Human Resources and Employment LZZ MOnitoring NETwork – ambient air passive sampling network operated by RECETOX MONET Centre Masaryk University MU NGO non-governmental organization National Implementation Plan (of the Stockholm Convention on POPs) NIP OP RDI operational programme Research and Development for Innovation operational programme Education for Competitiveness OP EC PM particulate matter POPs persistent organic pollutants RECETOX REsearch CEntre for TOXic compounds in the environment RIV Index of information on research outputs (Rejstřík informací o výsledcích) Council for research, development and innovation of the Czech Republic – expert adviRVVI sory body of the Government of the Czech Republic (Rada pro výzkum, vývoj a inovace SAICM Strategic Approach on International Chemicals Management) SoMoPro South Moravian Program for Distinguished Researchers TACR Technological Agency of the Czech Republic UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization ViBuCH Educational electronic course for future chemists (Vzdělávací ikurz pro budoucí chemiky) Web of Science (electronic academic database providing citation index and interdisciWOS plinary indexes of scientific papers and information) 56 57 58 59 chapter 13 Annexes Annex 1 Organigramme, Management Structure of the RECETOX Centre 63 Education Jakub Hofman Vojtěch Přibyla Administration Radovan Kareš Research Infrastructure Petra Růžičková Executive Board Trace Analytical Laboratories Anton Kočan Jana Klánová director Environmental Information Systems Jana Borůvková Epidemiological Studies Lenka Andrýsková Kolegium Organigramme of the RECETOX Centre Environmental Chemistry and Modelling Branislav Vrana Ecotoxicology Luděk Bláha Photochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry Petr Klán Protein engineering Jiří Damborský National and Regional Centre Kateřina Šebková Management Structure of the RECETOX Centre Top Management Professor RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. Director of the RECETOX Centre (until 31 August 2013) tel.: +420 549 491 475 [email protected] Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Director of the RECETOX Centre (from 1 September 2013 onwards) Leader of the Environmental Chemistry Research Programme and Executive Director of the CETOCOEN project tel.: +420 549 495 149 [email protected] Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Deputy for Research and statutory representative of the Centre (from 1 September 2013 onwards) Leader of the Ecotoxicology research programme tel.: +420 549 493 194 [email protected] Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Deputy for Education tel.: +420 549 494 267 [email protected] Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Leader of the Protein Engineering Research Programme tel.: +420 549 493 467 [email protected] Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Leader of the Organic Photochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry research programme tel.: +420 549 494 856 [email protected] RNDr. Petra Přibylová, Ph.D. Coordinator for the Trace Analytical Laboratories core unit tel.: +420 549 493 013 [email protected] RNDr. Jana Borůvková, Ph.D. Coordinator for the GENASIS core unit tel.: +420 549 495 091 [email protected] Mgr. Lenka Andrýsková, Ph.D. Coordinator for the ELSPAC core unit tel.: +420 549 493 079 [email protected] 64 Management of the RECETOX Centre Mgr. Vojtěch Přibyla Financial Director of the CETOCOEN project and RECETOX Centre deputy for finance and project support tel.: +420 549 493 165 [email protected] Mgr. Radovan Kareš Technical Director of the CETOCOEN project and RECETOX Centre deputy for operations and public procurement tel: +420 549 493 007 [email protected] Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D., M.A. Director of the National Centre for Toxic Compounds and of the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre tel.: +420 549 493 063 [email protected] RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. Coordinator for the use of the RECETOX research infrastructure tel: +420 549 493 123 [email protected] Executive Board of the RECETOX Centre Professor RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Mgr. Vojtěch Přibyla Mgr. Radovan Kareš Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D., M.A. RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. Kolegium Internal Members Professor RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. 65 External Members (Extended Kolegium) Ing. Karel Bláha, CSc. Director of the Environmental Risks and Ecological Damage Department, Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic Associate Professor RNDr. Ladislav Dušek, Dr. Director of Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University Professor Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc. Vice-rector for research, Masaryk University Ing. Rostislav Fianta Production Director of Českomoravský cement, a.s. Mgr. Michal Hašek Governor of the South Moravian region Ing. Zdeněk Horsák CEO of SITA CZ Associate Professor RNDr. Jaromír Leichmann, Dr. Dean of the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Ing. Martin Procházka Technical Director of Bochemie, a.s. Dr. David Uhlíř Deputy Director of the South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC) Professor MUDr. Jiří Vorlíček, CSc. Director of the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute Ing. Dr. Marie Zezůlková Head of Strategy Office, City of Brno Invitees to the Extended Kolegium Mgr. Vojtěch Přibyla Financial Director of the CETOCOEN project Mgr. Radovan Kareš Technical Director of the CETOCOEN project Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D., M.A. Director of the National Centre for Toxic Compounds and of the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. Coordinator for the use of the RECETOX research infrastructure 66 Annex 2 RECETOX Centre staff in 2013 Professors (9) Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Professor Ing. Jiří Holčík, CSc. Professor RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. Professor RNDr. Jiří Hřebíček, CSc. Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Professor Gerhard Lammel, Ph.D. Professor Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. Associate Professors (6) Associate Professor RNDr. Petr Anděl, CSc. Associate Professor RNDr. Ladislav Dušek, Ph.D. Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Associate Professor RNDr. Zbyněk Prokop, Ph.D. Associate Professor RNDr. Zdeněk Šimek, CSc. Associate Professor Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, Ph.D. Assistant Professors (7) RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Mgr. Dominik Heger, Ph.D. Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. Mgr. Klára Komprdová, Ph.D. Mgr. Jaromír Literák, Ph.D. Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D. Researchers, Technicians and Administrative staff (133) Mgr. Ondřej Adamovský, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Lenka Andrýsková, Ph.D.(researcher) Miluše Antochová(cleaner) Mgr. Ondřej Audy(researcher, Ph.D. student) RNDr. Pavel Babica, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Katarína Bányiová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Daniela Baráková(researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Jitka Bečanová, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. David Bednář(researcher) Mgr. Zdenka Bednářová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Koen Beerens, Ph.D.(postdoc) Mgr. Martin Beníšek, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Bc. Lucie Bielská, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Zuzana Bílková(researcher, Ph.D. student) RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Lucie Bláhová, Ph.D.(researcher) Sara Pernilla Bohlin, Ph.D.(postdoc) RNDr. Jana Borůvková, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Jan Brezovský, Ph.D.(postdoc) RNDr. Eliška Čechová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Rostislav Červenka, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Lukáš Daniel (researcher) Mgr. Celine Degrendele (researcher) 68 Mgr. Pavel Dvořák (researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Šárka Dvořáková (administrative staff ) Christos Efstathiou, Ph.D. (postdoc) Mgr. Anita Érseková (researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Barbora Feixová (administrative staff ) Mgr. Pavel Friš (laboratory support staff ) RNDr. Juraj Galeta, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Jakub Gregor, Ph.D.(administrative staff) RNDr. Václav Havel(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Lenka Hofmanová (administrative staff) Bc. Richard Hůlek ( progammer) Ing. Martina Hvězdová (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Radka Chaloupková, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Bc. Mária Chropeňová (researcher, Ph.D. student) Martin Chyba (ICT technician) Mgr. Veronika Jálová (researcher) Ing. Zdeněk Janíček (technical support staff) RNDr. Barbora Jarošová, Ph.D. (researcher) Sergio Jarque Ortiz, Ph.D. (postdoc) Bc. Luboš Jílek (technical support staff ) Ing. Adam Jonáš, M.Sc.(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Tereza Kalábová(researcher) Mgr. Jiří Kalina(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Martina Kalivodová(researcher, Ph.D. student) MUDr. Vít Kandrnal(researcher) Ing. Ivona Karásková(administrative staff ) Mgr. Pavlína Karásková(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Radovan Kareš(manager) Ing. Anton Kočan, CSc. (researcher) Mgr. Ing. Jiří Kohoutek (researcher) Mgr. Jiří Kohoutek, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Lukáš Kohút ( researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Jiří Komprda, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Klára Komprdová, Ph.D. (researcher) Hana Kordačová (administrative staff ) Ing. Markéta Kotlánová (technical support staff) Mgr. Ján Krausko (technical support staff ) Eva Krejčí (laboratory support staff ) RNDr. Miroslav Kubásek, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Petra Kubincová (researcher, technical support staff) doc. MUDr. Lubomír Kukla, CSc.(researcher) Mgr. Petr Kukučka, Ph.D. (postdoc) RNDr. Petr Kulhánek, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Jan Kuta (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Hana Lišková(researcher, Ph.D. student) Roswita Lišková(laboratory support staff ) Mgr. Veronika Lišková(researcher) Mgr. Petra Macíková(researcher, Ph.D. student) Sérgio Manuel Marques, Ph.D.(researcher) Mgr. Marek Martínek (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Petra Matoušková (researcher, Ph.D. student) Lisa Emily Melymuk, Ph.D. (postdoc) RNDr. Ondřej Mikeš, Ph.D. (researcher) * RNDr. Veronika Mlčáková, Ph.D. (administrative staff) Marie Daniëlle Mulder, M.Sc. (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Petra Netroufalová (researcher, Ph.D. student) Luca Nizzetto, Ph.D. (researcher) 69 Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. (researcher) Bc. Rudolf Novák (progammer) * RNDr. Kateřina Nováková, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Markéta Novotná (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Monika Novotná(administrative staff, technical support staff) Mgr. Krzysztof Okonski (researcher, Ph.D. student) Bc. Jana Oudová (administrative staff ) Mgr. Marek Pernica (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Pavel Piler (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Iva Poláková(researcher) Jana Popovičová (cleaner) Karla Andrea Pozo, Ph.D. (researcher) RNDr. Roman Prokeš (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Vojtěch Přibyla(manager) RNDr. Petra Přibylová, Ph.D. (researcher) Debajyoti Ray, Ph.D., M.Sc. (postdoc) Mgr. Pavel Rotter (researcher, Ph.D. student) Tatsiana Rusina, Ph.D. (postdoc) RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. (researcher) Ing. Milan Sáňka, Dr. (researcher) Mgr. Ondřej Sáňka (researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Eva Sáňková (administrative staff ) RNDr. Marta Seifertová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Foppe Smedes ( researcher) Mgr. Soňa Smetanová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Marie Smutná, Ph.D. (postdoc) * RNDr. Iva Sovadinová, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Eliška Sychrová(researcher, Ph.D. student) Ing. Michal Šalko(progammer) Mgr. Peter Šebej, Ph.D.(postdoc) Ing. Helena Šebestová(administrative staff ) Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D., M.A. (researcher) Mgr. Lucie Šindelářová ( researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Klára Šmídová, Ph.D. (researcher) Mgr. Tomáš Šolomek ( researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Jakub Štěpán (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Veronika Štěpánková, Ph.D. (researcher) Ing. Zuzana Šudíková (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Jan Švancara (data analyst) Lýdia Tupová ( technical support staff ) Mgr. Katarína Tvarůžková (technical support staff) Mgr. Lukáš Ustrnul(researcher, Ph.D.: student) Ing. Filip Vaculovič(administrative staff ) Mgr. Pavel Vaňáček(technical support staff ) RNDr. Lenka Vaňková(researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Jana Vašíčková (researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Andrea Vítečková Wünschová, Ph.D. (researcher) Ing. Šimon Vojta, Ph.D.(researcher) Ing. Branislav Vrana (researcher) Dr. Mirza Arfan Yawer (postdoc) Anna Zelmer ( researcher, Ph.D. student) Mgr. Radka Zounková, Ph.D. (researcher) Jaroslava Žaludová (administrative staff ) * maternity leave 70 Annex 3 Graduates in majors guaranteed by the RECETOX Centre in 2013 Bachelor degree in Biology, Ecotoxicology major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Albrechtová Barbara Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. In vitro experiments and their relevance to situation in vivo new trends in cell culture experiments, in Czech Brózman Ondřej Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. New approaches for genotoxicity assessment in ecotoxicology, in Czech Dvořáková Tereza Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Soil organic matter - modern knowledge with regard to PAHs content in selected soils from CR, in Czech Jánová Kristýna Mgr. Ondřej Adamovský, Ph.D. Characterization and effects of complex mixtures from aquatic cyanobacterial bloom, in Czech Neuwirthová Natália Mgr. Bc. Lucie Bielská, Ph.D. Selective extraction techniques as the screening tools for bioavailability prediction in solid matrices, in Slovak Nováková Zuzana Mgr. Lucie Bláhová, Ph.D. Advanced methods for studies of oxidative stress and tissue damage, in Czech Váňová Sabina RNDr. Pavel Babica, Ph.D. Stem cells: a new tool for toxicity testing?, in Czech Bachelor degree in Chemistry, bachelor thesis completed in the RECETOX Centre Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Ambrosová Alena Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Base cations in air and precipitation, in Czech Bedrunková Romana Mgr. Bc. Lucie Bielská, Ph.D. State of the art in solid phase micro-extraction of solid environmental samples, in Czech Kroupová Kristýna Mgr. Jan Kuta Determination of methylmercury in body fluids, in Czech Staroňová Mária RNDr. Jana Borůvková, Ph.D. Availability of global data from breast milk biomonitoring, in Czech Švecová Kateřina Ing. Branislav Vrana Preconcentration techniques for the determination of fluorinated surfactants in water, in Czech Tobišková Jitka Ing. Šimon Vojta, Ph.D. Brominated flame retardants in modern materials, in Czech Václavíková Jana RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Exposure and risk assessment by using breast milk POPs contamination, in Czech 72 Bachelor degree in Experimental Biology, Computational Biology major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Baranová Jana RNDr. Ondřej Májek, Ph.D. Bayesian modelling of population cancer burden, in Slovak Bartošová Eva Mgr. Jiří Kalina Statistical processing of the outcomes from long-term monitoring at observatory Košetice, in Slovak Benešová Klára RNDr. Simona Littnerová Estimation of relative survival of patients after PCI, in Czech Feigler Igor Professor Michalis Zervakis Time-Frequency Analysis of ECG Signals, in English Glosová Pavla Mgr. Klára Komprdová, Ph.D. Indentification the spatial structure of forest vegetation, in Czech Hašková Šárka RNDr. Simona Littnerová Stochastic methods for evaluating resolution capacity of new biomarkers for cardiovascular disease, in Czech Chvátalová Iveta Professor Ing. Jiří Holčík, CSc. Analysis of Hemadynamical Support in Horses, in Czech Jaroň Kamil Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D. Genomic islands in a fungus genome, in English Jonasová Klára RNDr. Tomáš Pavlík, Ph.D. Competing risks analysis in observational studies, in Czech Kovalčíková Petra RNDr. Tomáš Pavlík, Ph.D. Statistical evaluation of recurrent events in time, in Czech Kozáková Zuzana Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D. Environmental characteristics of bat hibernacula with increased prevalence of geomycosis, in Czech Kupčák Kryštof RNDr. Daniel Klimeš, Ph.D. Missing values - problem solving in clinical registries, in Czech Kůs Radomír Associate professor RNDr. Zdeněk Pospíšil, Dr. Deterministic models in epidemiology, in English Reigl Tomáš Mgr. Eva Budinská, Ph.D. Optimization of methods for detection of copy number changes from DNA microarray data, in Czech Rosol Lukáš Professor Michalis Zervakis Complexity measures for EEG Analysis, in English Surgentová Marta Mgr. Jan Brezovský, Ph.D. Computational analysis of protein tunnels, in English Svoboda Michal RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D Risk factors for rehospitalisation and death for cardiovascular event in consecutive group of patients after hospitalization for acute heart failure, in Czech Šenková Adéla RNDr. Tomáš Pavlík, Ph.D. Comparability of patient groups in observational and clinical studies, in Czech Šilar Jiří Ing. Josef Halámek, CSc. Detection of parameters describing shape of T wave in ECG signals and basic analysis of properties of the parameters, in Czech Šlinz Jiří Mgr. Klára Komprdová, Ph.D. Selection of indicative taxa for forestry units, in Czech Vyškovský Roman Ing. Milan Blaha, Ph.D Time series prediction using artificial neural networks, in Czech Zemánková Lenka Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. Biological indicators of stream restorations, in Czech 73 Master degree in Special Biology, Ecotoxicology major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Brázdová Markéta RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. Potential use of humic substances and char substrates for decontamination purposes, in Czech Dymák Michal Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. Assessment of ecotoxicity of pure compounds and comlex environmental polutant mixtures with set of aquatic biotests, in Czech Laković Branka Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Modelling risks of pesticides in the aquatic environment - application of the Species Sensitivity Distribution, in English Lebedová Jana Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. Experimental application of biochemical markers in model vertebrates, in Czech Michelová Marie Mgr. Veronika Jálová Pharmaceuticals as new emerging contaminants in aquatic environment and their effects on non-target organisms, in Czech Ospalík Josef RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. Interaction of dissolved organic carbon with dioxin-like substances, in Czech Procházková Tereza RNDr. Kateřina Nováková, Ph.D. Endocrine disruptive potential of cyanobacterial and algal metabolites, in Czech Svobodová Markéta Associate professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Effects of properties of soils from the Czech Republic on uptake of persistent organic pollutants to earthworms, in Czech Šudoma Marek Associate professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Evaluation of ecotoxicity of forest soils with selected bioassays, in Czech Master degree in Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Bílková Zuzana Ing. Šimon Vojta, Ph.D. Properties, levels and analytical methods for determination of Novel flame retardants in the environment, in Czech Daňsová Jaroslava Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. Yeast bioassays for the detection of endocrine disruptive compounds, in Czech Draštíková Pavla Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Global distribution of organic pollutants in the atmosphere, in Czech Jaša Libor RNDr. Pavel Babica, Ph.D. Application of passive sampling in monitoring of cyanobacterial toxins, in Czech Krátká Martina Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Global distribution of organic pollutants in the aquatic environment, in Czech Kutláková Anna Ing. Branislav Vrana Evaluation of solid phase microextraction techniqes (SPME and SBSE) for measuring distribution of PAHs in aqueous environmental samples, in Czech Nečasová Anežka RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Evaluation of the genotoxicity of UV sunscreen, in Czech Onderková Mirka Associate professor RNDr. Zdeněk Šimek, CSc. Analytical methods for determination of estrogens in blood plasma, in Czech Plachtová Pavla Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. Levels and sources of diffuse contamination of forest soils by persistent organic pollutants, in Czech Romanský Lukáš Ing. Milan Sáňka, Dr. Levels and sources of diffuse contamination of forest soils by persistent organic pollutants, in Czech Sadílek Jan RNDr. Pavel Babica, Ph.D. Cyanobacterial toxins in drinking water – occurrence, removal, risk assessment, in Czech Vitvarová Alena Ing. Jitka Bečanová, Ph.D. Determination of pharmaceuticals in wastewaters, in Czech 74 Master degree in Experimental Biology, Computational Biology major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Antonova Mariya Associate professor RNDr. Ladislav Predictive models of incidence and prevalence of malignant Dušek, Ph.D. tumours and their validation, in Czech Boudová Petra RNDr. Jan Mužík, Ph.D. Current methods of evaluating the results of treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, in Czech Dluhoš Petr Ing. Daniel Schwarz, Ph.D., Multiresolution feature selection for recognition in magnetic resonance brain images, in Czech Gardavská Anna Professor RNDr. Jiří Hřebíček, CSc. Modelling of municipal wastewater treatment, in Czech Hroch Martin RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. Computer simulation of biodiversity of macroinvertebrates communities and its comparison to biomonitoring data, in Czech Jakubcová Eva RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. Risk score for one year mortality and serious cardiovascular events in patients after hospitalisation for acute heart failure, in Czech Jarošová Eva Professor Ing. Jiří Holčík, CSc., Determination of Compartmental Model Parameters Describing Cancer Dynamics, in Czech Ježíková Zuzana RNDr. Jiří Jarkovský, Ph.D. Modelling of biotic indices in river networks, in Czech Malá Barbora Ing. Daniel Schwarz, Ph.D. Classification of components obtained from functional magnetic resonance imaging data using independent component analysis, in Czech Moravec Jiří Mgr. Natália Martínková, Ph.D Phylogeography of viruses causing rabies, in English Puczoková Lenka RNDr. Ondřej Májek, Ph.D. Generalised synthesis of evidence for colonoscopy effectiveness in prevention of colorectal cancer, in Czech Záleská Kateřina Ing. Milan Blaha, Ph.D. Artificial Neural Network Prediction for Cancer Patients Survival, in Czech 75 Doctoral degree in Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Bielská Lucie Associate professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Chemical methods for prediction of bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in solid environmental matrices, in English Odráška Pavel Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Health risk assessment of healthcare personnel participating in the preparation and administration of antineoplastic drugs, in Czech Ray Debajyoti Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Chemistry of some environmentally relevant organic compounds at the air-ice interface, in English Vojtěšek Martin Ing. Zbyněk Večeřa, CSc. Characterization of chemical composition of urban aerosol, in Czech Doctoral degree in Biology, Ecotoxicology major Family Name Name Supervisor Paper/Thesis title Jarošová Barbora Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. Biotests for assessment of presence of endocrine active compounds in surface and waste waters, in Czech Šmídová Klára Associate professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in soils with regard to soil properties and contamination aging, in English 76 Annex 4 Research Projects and Contract Research in 2013 Research Projects International Research Projects Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline ARCRISK – Arctic Health Risks: Impacts on health in the Arctic in Europe owing to Climate-Induced Changes in Contaminant Cycling (226534) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. European Union / FP7 6/2009 – 12/2013 DENAMIC – Developmental Neurotoxicity Assessment of Mixtures in Children (282957) Ing. Anton Kočan, CSc. European Union / FP7 2/2012 – 12/2015 AQUAREHAB – Development of Rehabilitation Technologies and Approaches for Multipressured Professor RNDr. Luděk European Union / FP7 Degraded Waters and the Integration of their Impact Bláha, Ph.D. on River Basin Management (226565) 5/2009 – 12/2013 REFORM: REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management (282656) European Union / FP7 11/2011 – 10/2015 Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management Ing. Branislav Vrana (603437) European Union / FP7 10/2013 – 9/2018 Isotope forensics meets biogeochemistry – linking sources and sinks of organic contaminants by compound specific isotope investigation (264329) – CSI-Marie Curie Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. European Union / FP7/Marie Curie ITN 11/2010 – 10/2014 Network for education and training for public environmental laboratories (530554-TEMPUS-1-2012-1SK-JPHES) Ing. Branislav Vrana European Union / Tempus 10/2012 – 10/2015 MONAIRNET: Posílení příhraniční spolupráce mezi ČR a Rakouskem v oblasti hodnocení zatížení volného ovzduší POPs daného regionu (M00124) RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Government Office of the Lower Austria / European regional cooperation Austria-Czech Republic 2007-2013 (OP Czech Republic - Austria) 1/2010 – 12/2013 Ing. Milan Sáňka, Dr. Government Office of the Lower Austria / European regional cooperation Austria-Czech Republic 2007-2013 (OP Czech Republic - Austria) 4/2012 – 6/2014 SONDAR: Soil Strategy Network in the Danube Region – improving soil quality / efficient measures against erosion / strengthening awareness of soil / soil as an archive (M00236) 78 Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. National Research Projects Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline Establishment of the Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment - CETOCOEN (CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0001) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / Operational Programme Research and Development for Innovation (OP RDI) 1/2010 – 12/2013 RECETOX Education: Innovation and Broadening of Environmental Curricula at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk Unversity (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0213) Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness (OP EC) 1/2011 – 12/2013 RECETOX Networking: support for international networking of experts and researchers in environmental research in the Czech Republic (CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0053) Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / Operational Programme Education for Competitiveness (OP EC) 6/2011 – 5/2014 National research infrastructure RECETOX (LM2011028) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / Large Research Infrastructures for Research, Development and Innovation 1/2012 – 12/2016 Cucurbiturils and their Derivatives Allowing H-bonds Between Organic Molecules in Water (LH11012) Associate Professor Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / KONTAKT II 3/2011 – 12/2014 New types of brominated flame retardants in environments, BFR-ENVI, (LH12074) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / KONTAKT II 3/2012 – 12/2015 Bioaccummulation of Persistent Organic Contaminans in Earthworms in Relation to Their Bioavailability in the Soil (GAP503/10/0125) Associate Professor RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2010 – 12/2013 Effects of Photochemical Activity of Organic Pollutants in Polar Regions (GAP503/10/0947) Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2010 – 12/2013 Construction of a synthetic pathway for the degradation of an important environmental pollutant by protein and metabolic engineering (GAP503/12/0572) Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2012 – 12/2016 Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2010 – 12/2013 Cyanobacterial Metabolites as Potential Endocrine Disruptors (GAP503/12/0553) Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Ph.D. Standard Projects 1/2012 – 12/2015 Persistent Organic Pollutants in Atmospheric Aerosols: Processes Influencing Long-Range Transport in Europe (GAP503/11/1230) Professor Gerhard Lammel, PhD. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2011 – 12/2014 Structure-functional Relationships of Haloalkane Mgr. Radka Dehalogenases (GAP207/12/0775) Chaloupková, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2012 – 12/2016 Distribution of steroids chemicals in parts of solid environmental matrices (GA1320357S) doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Šimek, CSc. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 2/2013 – 12/2016 Synthesis and Supramolecular Characteristics of Bambusurils (GA13-15576S) doc. Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2013 – 12/2017 Associate Professor Controlled synthesis of glycoluril supramolecular Ing. Vladimír Šindelář, objects (GAP207/10/0695) Ph.D. 79 Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline Development of Photoactivatable Compounds and of Fluorescent Markers for Chemistry and Biology (GA13-25775S) Professor RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Standard Projects 1/2013 – 12/2017 Cyanobacterial metabolites as potential modulators of immune system (GP13-27695P) Mgr. Ondřej Adamovský, Ph.D. Czech Science Foundation GACR/ Post-doc Projects 2/2013 – 12/2015 Evolution of substrate specificity in enzymes active with xenobiotic compounds (IAA401630901) Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Czech Academy of Science / Research projects 1/2009 – 12/2013 Development and Implementation of National Monitoring Network for the Long Term Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants in atmosphere of the Czech Republic by passive samplers (TB010MZP057) RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Technological Agency of the Czech Republic – programme BETA 1/2013 – 12/2015 Development of a system assessing spatial links of the environmental contamination (TB010MZP058) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Technological Agency of the Czech Republic – programme BETA 1/2013 – 12/2015 Effect of Floods on Soil contamination and on food chains by priority chemicals (VG20102014026) Ing. Milan Sáňka, Dr. Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic / Program of security research 2010-2015 10/2010 – 12/2014 Assessment Methods for Assesments of the Forest Soils Burden by Priority Chemicals and Identification of Ecological Risks of the Forrest Soils contamination, KOLEP (QI112A201) Ing. Milan Sáňka, Dr. Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic / Research in the agriculture complex (VAK) 1/2011 – 12/2014 Construction of Bacterial Strain Degrading Anthropogenic Compound using Techniques of Enzyme Engineering and Synthetic Biology (2SGA2873) Dr. Nagendra Kurumbang South Moravia Region / SoMoPro 9/2011 – 7/2013 Environmental endocrine disruptors and male fertility: mechanisms and toxic effects (2SGA2764) RNDr. Iva Sovadinová, Ph.D. / Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. South Moravia Region / SoMoPro 3/2011 – 4/2013 Fine-tuning of haloalkane dehalogenases by access tunnels re- engineering (SIGA 762) Dr. Artur Gora/ Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. South Moravia Region / SoMoPro 5/2010 – 5/2013 Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers of Releases and Occurrence of Mixtures of Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment (ANDROMEDE) Luca Nizzetto, Ph.D. South Moravia Region / SoMoPro 7/2013 – 6/2015 Introduction of the Principle of Species Sensitivity Distribution and Standard Tests of Sediments Toxicity in to Ecotoxicology Curricula (FRVS/457/2013) Mgr. Zuzana Rábová Ministry of Education / Universities Development Fund 1/2013 – 5/2014 Ecotoxicology of contaminants and toxins – water and terrestrial environment (MUNI/A/0853/2012) Professor RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. Masaryk University / Student projects support 1/2013 – 12/2013 Environmental and Health Risks of Toxic Compounds in the Environment (MUNI/A/0923/2012) RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. Masaryk University / Student projects support 1/2013 – 12/2013 Chemicals in the Environment – from Experiments to Models (MUNI/A/0922/2012) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Masaryk University / Student projects support 1/2013 – 12/2013 80 Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline Support of Student Research in Protein and Metabolic Engineering (MUNI/A/0950/2012) Professor Mgr. Jiří Damborský, Dr. Masaryk University / Student projects support 1/2013 – 12/2013 Arctic Health Risks: Impacts on health in the Arctic in Europe owing to climate-induced changes in contaminant cycling (226534) Professor RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007–2013) 6/2009 – 11/2013 DENAMIC: Developmental Neurotoxicity Assessment of Mixtures in Children Ing. Anton Kočan Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007–2013) 1/2012 – 12/2015 AQUAREHAB – Development of Rehabilitation Technologies and Approaches for Multipressured Professor RNDr. Luděk Degraded Waters and the Integration of their Bláha, Ph.D. Impact on River Basin Management (7E09085) Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007–2013) 5/2009 – 12/2013 REFORM: REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment Management (7E12071) Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007–2013) 11/2011 – 10/2015 Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management Ing. Branislav Vrana Ministry of Education / national support for FP7 projects (2007–2013) 10/2013 – 9/2018 81 Contract Research International Contract Research Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline Air Monitoring Activities in Africa prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. UNEP/EU 1/2010 – 12/2013 9th Summer School of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology RNDr. Petra Růžičková, UNEP/SSC Ph.D. 5/2013 – 8/2013 Global Monitoring Plan Electronic DataWarehouse – prof. RNDr. Jana GENASIS GMP Klánová, Ph.D. UNEP/SSC 4/2013 – 12/2014 Reporting to the GMP 2 on POPs levels in the Central Prof RNDr. Ivan and Eastern Europe Holoubek, CSc. UNEP/SSC 4/2013 – 12/2014 GCG-ROG members GMP meeting in Brno RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. / Ing. Kateřina UNEP/SSC Šebková, Ph.D. 8/2013 – 10/2013 Strengthening Cooperation and Coordination between the Three Conventions (Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam) in Belarus Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D. 11/2012 – 3/2013 Comprehensive PCB Management Plan for Kazakhstan Ing. Anton Kočan, CSc. UNDP Analyses of dioxins, furans and PCB from passive sampling RNDr. Petra Přibylová, Ph.D. / Stopová laboratoř Analyses of PCB, BDE and chlorinated pesticides in Dr. Luca Nizzetto / air, water nad deposition samples from Ganges river Stopová laboratoř Analyses of endocrine- and dioxin-like effects using Prof. RNDr. Luděk a series of in vitro reporter gene assays Bláha, Ph.D. Chemical and Biological Monitoring in the Vicinity of Motorways – Slovakia (Ivachnová, Dubná Skala – Turany) 82 doc. RNDr. Petr Anděl, CSc. UNEP Europe 8/2013 – 12/2013 Ministry of Environment, Nigeria 10/2013 – 12/2014 NIVA, Norway 1/2013 – 12/2013 Universitat Tübingen, Physiologische 1/2013 – 12/2013 Ökologie der Tiere HBH Projekt spol. s r.o., Banská Bystrica 1/2013 – 12/2013 Czech Contract Research (21 contracts) Title Supervisor Provider of Funding Timeline Serving as National Centre for Persistent Organic Pollutants and Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in 2013 Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D. Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic /Department of Environmental Risks and Ecological Damage 1/2013 – 12/2013 Support for Biomonitoring in the Czech Republic – Ing. Kateřina to meet requirements to the GMP2 report 2013-2014 Šebková, Ph.D. Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic /implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) 7/2013 – 12/2013 Participation of Experts in the 6th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm convention on POPs (COP6, 28 April -10 May 2013) Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D. Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic /implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) 5/2013 – 8/2013 Implementation of the Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plan Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D. Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic /implementation of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) 5/2013 – 12/2013 Training representatives from India, Bosnia and Herzegovina, fYRoM and Albania - Support to the Implementation of the Stockhom Convention on POPs Ing. Kateřina Šebková, Ph.D. Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic /capacity building twinning proects in Central and Eastern Europe 5/2013 – 7/2013 Sampling and analyses of environmental pollutants in air at selected localities of the South Moravia Region RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. / Trace South Moravian Region Analytical Laboratories Drafting a proposal for response to the comments of the Spanish DNA including proposal for errata prof. RNDr. Ivan in the environmental part for consideration of Holoubek, CSc. Chloramin T as active substance pursuant to Act No. 120/2002 Coll., on biocides Sampling POPs in ambient air in selected sampling sites of Ústí Region Bochemie RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. / Trace Ústí Region Analytical Laboratories 1/2013 – 12/2013 5/2013 – 6/2013 1/2013 – 12/2013 Analyses of chlorinated pesticides, PAHs and prof. RNDr. Jana Czech Hydrometeorological polychlorinated biphenyls in wet deposition samples Klánová, Ph.D./ Trace Institute and air samples Analytical Laboratories 1/2013 – 12/2013 Cooperation in identification of chemical weapons alternatives – experimental testing and estimation of contamination risks doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Šimek, CSc. 4/2011 – 12/2015 Air passive sampling and laboratory analyses Jiří Kohoutek / Trace Napajedla City Council Analytical Laboratories 5/2013 – 12/2014 Analyses of aquatic samples to establish cyclofosfamides and platinum Trace Analytical Laboratories 3/2013 – 12/2013 Ambient air monitoring, Spolana Neratovice and Ostrava - Spolana Neratovice SAE II RNDr. Pavel Čupr, Ph.D. / Trace SITA CZ a.s Analytical Laboratories SÚJCHBO – Státní ústav jaderné, chemické a biologické ochrany, v.v.i. Masaryk Mamorial Cancer Institute, Brno 1/2013 – 12/2013 83 Title Supervisor Monitoring of soils and air at selected localities of Mokrá and Radotín RNDr. P. Čupr / doc. J. Hofman/Trace Českomoravský cement, a.s. Analytical Laboratories 1/2013 – 3/2014 Sampling ambient air to establish PM10 and heavy metals, PCDDs/Fs, PCBs a indicator PCBs Prof. RNDr Ivan Holoubek, CSc. /Trace Plzeňská teplárenská a.s. Analytical Laboratories 5–6/2013 Genotoxicity test for Traumacel P samples RNDr. Pavel Čupr / Trace Analytical Laboratories BIOSTER, a.s. 4/2013 SOS Chromotest on Traumastem P RNDr. Pavel Čupr / Trace Analytical Laboratories BIOSTER, a.s. 2/2013 Total organic carbon analyses in sediment samples RNDr. Pavel Čupr / Trace Analytical Laboratories Palacký University, Olomouc 2/2013 Chlorella samples analyses Trace Analytical Laboratories Green Ways s.r.o. 10/2013 Analyses of soil samples (priority contaminants and Trace Analytical POPs) Laboratories Department of Forrest Ecology, Mendel University, Brno 10/2013 Preparation of water-methanol samples by extraction Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University 12/2013 84 Trace Analytical Laboratories Provider of Funding Timeline Annex 5 Publications, papers and other outputs in 2013 (as of 24 January 2014) International Papers and Publications Journals Adamovsky, O., Palikova, M., Ondrackova, P., Zikova, A., Kopp, R., Mares, J., Pikula, J., Paskerova, H., Kohoutek, J., Blaha, L. (2013) Biochemical and histopathological responses of Wistar rats to oral intake of microcystins and cyanobacterial biomass, Neuroendocrinology letters 34(Suppl.2):101–110. http://node.nel. edu Allan, I.J., Vrana, B., Smedes, F. (2013). Combining biota and passive sampling for contaminant monitoring. VANN 4, 557–561. Amaro, M., Brezovsky, J., Kovacova, S., Maier, L., Chaloupkova, R., Sykora, J., Paruch, K., Damborsky, J., Hof, M., 2013: Are Time-Dependent Stokes Shifts at the Tunnel Mouth of Haloalkane Dehalogenase Enzymes Dependent on the Choice of the Chromophore? Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117: 7898–7906. Bednářová, Z., Kuta, J., Kohút, L., Machát, J., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I., Jarkovský, J., Dušek, L., Hilscherová, K. (2013). Spatial pattern and temporal changes of heavy metals distribution in river sediments in region with multiple pollution sources. Journal of Soils and Sediments 13 (7): 1257–1269. 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Kukla (2013) Vztah mezi ukazateli orálního zdraví u 13–15letých dětí skupiny ELSPAC Brno a stupněm vzdělání jejich rodičů. Česká stomatologie, Praha: Česká lékařská společnost J.E. Purkyně, roč. 1113, č. 1, s. 8–13. ISSN 1213-0613. Rotter P., Šrámek V., Vácha R., Borůvka L., Fadrhonsová V., Sáňka M., Drábek O., Vortelová L. 2013 Rizikové prvky v lesních půdách: review. ZPRÁVY LESNICKÉHO VÝZKUMU, 58, 2013 (1): 17–27. Sáňka, O., Dvorská, A., Klánová, J., & Čupr, P. (2013). Modelování rozptylu vybraných atmosférických PAU v ovzduší Valašského Meziříčí pomocí modelu SYMOS‘97 a GIS a jeho porovnání s výsledky pasivních odběrů ovzduší. Ochrana Ovzduší, 25(4), 13–21. Monographs (textbooks/training manuals) Anděl, P., Posuzování vlivů na životní prostředí, Edice Recetox, Vydala Masarykova univerzita a Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, ISBN 978-80-210-6609-0 Bittner, M., Úvod do udržitelného rozvoje: souvislosti environmentálního pilíře, Vydala Masarykova univerzita a Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, ISBN 978-80-210-6609-0 Chudárek, T., Čech L.; Doležal T.; Horsák Z., Kuchaříková M.; Mitošinka J., Nejedlý S.; Špičák P.; Toman M.; Truchlik M., Vysloužil L., Odpadové hospodářství v praxi, Vydala Masarykova univerzita a Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, ISBN 978-80-210-6601-4 Lacina P., Mika O.J., Šebková K., Nebezpečné chemické látky a směsi,Vydala Masarykova univerzita a Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, ISBN 978-80-210-6475-1 Rotter, P. 2013. Stabilita ekologických systémů. Edice Recetox, Vydala Masarykova univerzita a Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, 266 stran. ISBN 978-80-210-6608-3 Laboratorní praktikum ekotoxikologické biotesty, 2013 Analytická chemie životního prostředí – anorganické polutanty, Komárek J., Kuta J., 2013 Analytická chemie životního prostředí – organické polutanty, Růžičková P. et al., 2013 Základy studia environmentálních procesů, lab. praktikum, Růžičková P. et al., 2013 Environmentální informace a modelování, Komprda J., Komprdová K., 2013 Vzorkování a základní chemické a biologické analýzy v hodnocení životního prostředí, Kuta J. et al., 2013 92 Application Outputs Komprdová, K., Komprda, J.,Sáňka, M (2013):Prostorová distribuce zásob HCB v půdě v ČR – certifikovaná mapa Komprdová, K., Komprda, J., Sáňka, M (2013) Prostorová distribuce zásob DDT a jeho metabolitů v půdě v ČR – certifikovaná mapa Hůlek R., Jarkovský J., Borůvková J., Kalina J., Gregor J., Šebková K., Schwarz D., Klánová J., Dušek L. (2013) Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: visualization and on-line analysis of data from the monitoring reports [online]. Masaryk University. Available from:http:// www.pops-gmp.org/visualization. ISSN 1805-8310. – autorizovaný software Dulio, V., P. von der Ohe, M. Ågerstrand, L. Amalric, S. Andres, L. Blaha, W. Brack, E. Brostrom, H. Budzinski, S. Fisher, J. Franklin, A. Hebert, J. Hollender, V. Ingrand, A. James-Casas, M. Keller, V. Ocenaskova, W. Peijnenburg, Z. Rabova, P. Roose, H. Ruedel, M. Schriks, D. Schudoma, J. Slobodnik, P.-F. Staub and P. de Voogt (2013). Prioritisation framework for emerging substances – ISBN 978-2-9545254- -0-2 (eds – Dulio, V. and von der Ohe, P.; Publisher: NORMAN Association), (http://www.norman-network. net/public_docs/divers/norman_prioritisation_manual_15%20April2013_final_for_website.pdf, 70 pp., NORMAN Association. – policy outcome Contract Research Reports International Reports Růžičková, P., Šebková, K.: Final report, 9th Summer School on Toxic Compounds in the Environment 2013, Masaryk University, Brno, RECETOX REPORT No. 462, September 2013 Růžičková, P.: Workshop report, Meeting of the coordination group (GCG) and regional organization groups (ROGs) under the global monitoring plan (GMP) for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 2013. RECETOX REPORT No. 463, September 2013 Klánová J., Dušek L., Borůvková J., Hůlek R., Jarkovský J., Šebková K., Gregor J. – Final Report on Cooperation within the Programme Entitled “Global Monitoring Plan” (GMP) for Persistent Organic Pollutants: Development of a Fully Functional GMP Data Warehouse, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, RECETOX Report no. 459, February 2013. Šebková, K., – Reporting on the Activities Undertaken by Regional Centres in the period 2010–2012, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, January 2013, RECETOX Report no. 466, 132 pages. Šebková, K., Růžičková, P., – Progress Report „Development of a National Plan for a coordinated chemical management and synergistic approach to the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Belarus“, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic, March 2013, RECETOX report No. 467 Šebková K., Růžičková P., Final report on Development of a National Plan for a coordinated chemical management and synergistic approach to the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in Belarus, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX), Masaryk University, Brno, May 2013, RECETOX report No. 478. Šebková, K., Klánová J., Růžičková P., RECETOX newsletter, volume I, number 1/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report No. 469, June 2013, 8p, anglicky 93 Šebková, K., Klánová J., Růžičková P., Popova O., Rusina T., RECETOX newsletter, tom I, vypusk 1/2013, Centr po issledovaniu toksičnych veščestv v okružajuščej srede, (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 470, June 2013 8s., rusky Klánová J., Šebková K., Přibyla V., Bláha L., Hofman J., Růžičková P., Mlčáková V., RECETOX Yearbook 2012, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, RECETOX Report No. 41, January 2013, 53 p. Šebková, K., Melymuk L., RECETOX newsletter, volume I, číslo 2/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 473, September 2013, 8s, anglicky Šebková, K., Popova O., Rusina T., RECETOX newsletter, tom I, vypusk 2/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 475, Sentjabr 2013, 8s., rusky Klánová J., Dušek L., Borůvková J., Hůlek R., Jarkovský J., Šebková K., Gregor J.: Progress Report – Cooperation within the Programme Global Monitoring Plan (GMP) for Persistent Organic Pollutants: Development and finalization of an on-line GMP data storage, handling and presentation tool, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, RECETOX Report no. 479, August 2013. Přibylová P., Borůvková, J., Kukučka, P., Bečanová, J., Kohoutek, J., Prokeš, R., Bednářová, Z., Holoubek, I., Klánová, J.: Application of passive sampler for monitoring of POPs in ambient air. Monitoring network in the African continent. MONET_Africa progress report for the period 2010–2012, RECETOX, Masaryk University, Brno. RECETOX report No. 484, December 2013. Šebková, K., Stockholm Convention Regional Centre Workplan for the bienium 2014–2015, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, September 2013, RECETOX Report no. 487, 10 pages. Klánová J., Šebková K., Přibyla V., Bláha L., Hofman J., Růžičková P., Mlčáková V., RECETOX yearbook 2012, anglicky, Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, 52 pages, January 2013, RECETOX Report no. 458. Šebková, K., Melymuk L., RECETOX newsletter, volume I, číslo 3/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 488, December 2013, 8s, anglicky Šebková, K., Popova O., Rusina T., RECETOX newsletter, tom I, vypusk 3/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 489, Dekabr 2013, 8s., rusky Anděl P., Bláha L., Kuta J., Kukučka P., Přibylová P., Masner P., (2013) Průběžná zpráva k projektu „Dialnica D1 v úseku Dubná Skala – Turany – celoročný monitoring bioty“: Zadavatel: HBH Projekt s.r.o. Banská Bystrica. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX, RECETOX report No. 490, červen 2013. Anděl P., Bláha L., Kuta J., Kukučka P., Přibylová P., Masner P. (2013) Průběžná zpráva k projektu „Dialnica D1 v úseku – celoročný monitoring bioty“: perioda Podzim 2012-Jaro 2013. Zadavatel: HBH Projekt s.r.o. Banská Bystrica. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX, RECETOX report No. 491, červen 2013. Czech Reports Klánová J., Šebková K., Přibyla V., Bláha L., Hofman J., Růžičková P., Mlčáková V., Výroční zpráva Centra pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX) za rok 2012, Vydalo Centrum RECETOX jako svou 458. publikaci, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, leden 2013, 53 s. 94 Holoubek, I., Čupr, P., Klánová, J., Přibylová, P., Kukučka, P., Prokeš, R.,: Stanovení obsahu vybraných perzistentních organických polutantů (POPs) v ovzduší v okolí závodu cementárny Mokrá, ČMC a.s. a cementárny Radotín 2007–2012. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX. REPORT No. 459. Brno, březen 2013. Růžičková, P., Šebková, K.: Závěrečná zpráva o realizaci předmětu smlouvy o zabezpečení školení č. 1/2013 ze dne 3. 6. 2013 a dodatku č.1 k této smlouvě, Masarykova univerzita, Brno, RECETOX REPORT No. 461, červenec 2013 Čupr, P., Prokeš, R., Kočan, A., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I.: Sledování stavu znečištění ovzduší persistentními organickými polutanty v areálu Spalovny průmyslových odpadů SITA CZ a.s. v Ostravě, 2013. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX. RECETOX REPORT No. 464. Září 2013. Šebková, K., Klánová J., Růžičková P., RECETOX newsletter, ročník I, číslo 1/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 468, červen 2013, 8s. Šebková K., Čupr P., Růžičková P., Klánová J., Holoubek I. – Závěrečná zpráva projektu „Zajištění účasti expertů ČR z Národního centra pro perzistentní organické látky na 6. zasedání Konference smluvních stran Stockholmské úmluvy o perzistentních organických polutantech (COP6, 28. dubna – 10. května 2013) a propagace aktivit ČR při implementaci Stockholmské úmluvy o perzistentních organických polutantech“, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), Masarykova univerzita, Brno, srpen 2013, 26 s.+ CD, RECETOX report č. 472 Šebková, K., RECETOX newsletter, ročník I, číslo 2/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 474, září 2013, 8s. Šebková K., Čupr P., Borůvková J., Mikeš O., Klánová J. – Podpora Biomonitoringu perzistentních organických polutantů (POPs) a sběr dat pro zprávu v letech 2013–2014 pro účely aktivní spolupráce na přípravě GMP2 (Global Monitoring Plan 2) v souvislosti s plněním závazků ČR Stockholmské úmluvy o perzistentních organických polutantech, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), Masarykova univerzita, Brno, listopad 2013, 26 s., RECETOX report č. 476 Šebková K., Borůvková J., Růžičková P., Čupr P., závěrečná zpráva Plnění úkolů aktualizovaného Národního implementačního plánu Stockholmské úmluvy v roce 2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), Masarykova univerzita, Brno, listopad 2013, 26 s., RECETOX report č. 477, 45s Růžičková, P., Šebková, K.,: Výroční zpráva o realizaci předmětu smlouvy č. MŽP/750/02/CHL/08 v roce 2013, Část 1 Podpora činnosti Národního centra pro perzistentní organické polutanty. Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX. RECETOX REPORT č. 480 Brno, listopad 2013 Růžičková, P., Šebková, K., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I. : Výroční zpráva o realizaci předmětu smlouvy č. MŽP/750/02/CHL/08 v roce 2013, Část 2 Podpora činnosti Regionálního centra Stockholmské úmluvy pro budování kapacit a přenos technologií v regionu střední a východní Evropy. Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí, Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX. RECETOX REPORT č. 481 Brno, listopad 2013 Borůvková, J., Růžičková, P., Šebková, K., Klánová, J., Dušek, L., Hůlek, R., Gregor, J., Holoubek, I.: Výroční zpráva o realizaci předmětu smlouvy č. MŽP/750/02/CHL/08 v roce 2013, Část 3 Vývoj informačního systému GENASIS, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX) , Masarykova univerzita, Brno, RECETOX REPORT No. 482, listopad 2013 Čupr, P., Kohoutek, J., Prokeš, R., Přibylová, P., Kukučka, P., Kuta, J., Nečasová, A., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I.: Dlouhodobý monitoring environmentálních polutantů ve volném ovzduší na území Jihomoravského kraje – 2013. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX-REPORT No. 485. Listopad 2013. 95 Čupr, P., Prokeš, R., Přibylová, P., Kukučka, P., Klánová, J., Holoubek, I.: Stanovení obsahu vybraných perzistentních organických polutantů (POPs) v ovzduší na území Ústeckého kraje – 2013. Masarykova univerzita, RECETOX. RECETOX REPORT No. 486. Prosinec 2013. Šebková, K., Klánová J., Růžičková P., RECETOX newsletter, ročník I, číslo 3/2013, Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (RECETOX), RECETOX report č. 492, prosinec 2013, 8s. 96 Annex 6 RECETOX Centre in the media Articles on activities of the RECETOX Centre in newspapers and internet (excluding RECETOX own website) http://www.chemagazin.cz/Vyzkum-a-vyvoj-C804/Zahranicni-experti-environmentalni-chemie-se- ‑zabydluji-v-Brne-CL372, February 2013 Přírodovědci analyzují kontaminaci prostředí pro OSN, http://www.veda.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/3517‑prirodovedci-analyzuji-kontaminaci-prostredi-pro-osn#.UrxaJdF3vIU, 27 March 2013 Scientists analyse contamination of environment for UN, http://www.veda.muni.cz/en/3545-scientists-analyse-contamination-of-environment-for-un#.UrxZ-dF3vIU, 2. April 2013 Bulletin MMR-okoNOK, projekt CETOCOEN http://www.strukturalni-fondy.cz/getmedia/d97a1a35-cff-‑1440c-b4d3-eb381a8622bb/MMR_Newsletter_NOK_04_2013_vnitrek_mail.pdf, April 2013 Opomíjené důsledky záplav, http://www.veda.muni.cz/tema/3723-opomijene-dusledky-zaplav#. UrxZxtF3vIU, 11 June 2013 Experimenty se přesunou z laboratoří na Kraví horu, http://www.veda.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/3847experimenty-se-presunou-z-laboratori-na-kravi-horu#.UrxZj9F3vIU, 9 September 2013 RECETOX: Vliv chemického znečištění na přírodu a zdraví, Brněnský metropolitan, s. 13, September 2013. (http://metropolitan.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=7816&nav02=21102&poz=3&nav03=21135) Chemici vytvářejí sloučeniny reagující na světlo, http://www.veda.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/3964-chemicivytvareji-slouceniny-reagujici-na-svetlo#.UrxZWdF3vIU, 31 October 2013 „Data studie ELSPAC poslouží odborníkům“ – veda.muni.cz, 8 December 2013, tištěné MUNI, s. 16. 11. 2013 (http://www.veda.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/4038-data-ze-studie-elspac-poslouzi-odbornikum#. UuWKmbRNyfl) http://www.novinky.cz/domaci/322331-brnensti-vedci-dvacet-let-sledovali-tisice-rodin-vedi-o-nich- ‑vsechno.html, ELSPAC „Unikátní výzkum: Brněnští vědci sledovali dvacet let tisíce rodin“ – Blanenský deník, 16 December 2013 (http://blanensky.denik.cz/z-regionu/unikatni-vyzkum-brnensti-vedci-sledovali-dvacet-let-tisice-rodin-20131216.html) „Unikátní výzkum: Brněnští vědci sledovali dvacet let tisíce rodin“ – Brněnský deník, 16 December 2013, (http://brnensky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/unikatni-vyzkum-brnensti-vedci-sledovali-dvacet-let-tisice‑rodin-20131216.html) „Brněnští vědci dvacet let sledovali tisíce rodin“ – novinky.cz, 17 December 2013 (http://www.novinky.cz/ domaci/322331-brnensti-vedci-dvacet-let-sledovali-tisice-rodin-vedi-o-nich-vsechno.html) „Život s dotazníkem“ – veda.muni.cz, 29. 12. 2013 (http://www.veda.muni.cz/veda-a-vyzkum/4076-zivot-s‑dotaznikem#.UuWKnrRNyfm) 98 RECETOX Centre in other media (TV and internet – stories and commentaries) TV http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/1096902795-studio-6/213411010100124/obsah/241267-cesko-dusismog/, Topic: Smog in Czech Republic, 2013, Prof. Ivan Holoubek http://www.rozhlas.cz/leonardo/dnes/_zprava/host-dne-toxikolog-prof-ludek-blaha--1231567, Prof. Luděk Bláha http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/zpravodajstvi-brno/zpravy/254241-nebezpeci-ve-starych-domech-vodamuze-byt-kontaminovana-olovem/, Prof. Luděk Bláha on water contaminated by lead http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/243123-odpadni-voda-je-chemicky-koktejl-ani-cisticky-neodstrani-vse/?mobileRedirect=off, Prof. Luděk Bláha on chemicals in waste water http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/10101491767-studio-ct24/213411058271213/, Prof. Jana Klánová on ELSPAC study, 13.12.2013 od 13.30, life broadcast ČT 24 http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10122427178-udalosti-v-regionech-brno/313281381991213-udalosti-vregionech/video/297139, Události v regionech 13.12. 2013 od 18.00 – on ELSPAC study http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/1097181328-udalosti/213411000101226/obsah/299360-velkymoravsky-vyzkum-deti/, Události 26.12.2013, story on first results of the ELSPAC study in one family. http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/zpravodajstvi-brno/zpravy/254431-univerzita-vyhodnoti-dvacet-let-trvajicivyzkum-rodin, on ELSPAC RECETOX video (English version) http://youtu.be/JxmryXtdnKo RECETOX video (Czech version) http://youtu.be/hMF9NUAfR-I 99 Annex 7 Activities and Events in 2013 RECETOX organised RECETOX participated (only) Number of participants × 10 Title Date and Venue 1 PFOS Webinar 15 January 2013, Stockholm Convention Secretariat 2 Open Door Days at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University 19 January and 22 January 2013, Brno × 300 3 Annual meeting of the Extended Kolegium 24 January 2013, Parkhotel, Brno × 30 4 Launch of the global information portal on POPs 22 February 2013, levels in ambient air and human tissues (breast milk, Brno blood) 5 Capacity building Workshop in Latin America - monitoring 4–8 March 2013, CETESB-Sao Paulo, Brazil 6 Promoting Africa-EU Research Infrastructure Partnerships, PAERIP conference 7–8 March 2013, Brussels, Belgium × 120 7 DeepDOM research cruise in Western Atlantic 15 March – 9 May 2013, Atlantic Ocean × 50 8 11th international Conference Ovzduší 2013 (Air 2013) 15–17 April 2013, hotel Santon Brno × 180 9 Discussion afternoon with RECETOX Centre experts – film Submission 25 April 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 30 10 Sampling pollutants in Ganges river – capacity building in India, INDOPOP 19 April – 9 May 2013, India × 10 11 2nd Extraordinary joint meeting of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions 28 April – 10 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland 12 Side event on the Global Monitoring Plan under the Stockholm Convention on POPs (GMP), in cooperation with UNEP and WHO 30 April 2013, Geneva, Switzerland × 100 13 Regional Centres’ Fair 1–3 May 2013, Geneva, Switzerland × 1000 14 23rd International Conference SETAC Europe 12–16 May 2013, Glasgow, UK × 1000 15 Workshop: "Enabling Activities to Facilitate Early Action on the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs in Bosnia and Herzegovina" 14–16 May 2013, Sarajevo × 30 16 16th meeting of the Conference Remediation Technologies for Experts (Sanační technologie) 21–23 May 2013, Uherské Hradiště × 50 17 ENVIMPACT conference on best practices for Horizon 2020 30 May 2013, Brussels, Belgium × 100 18 Capacity building Workshop Support to Overcoming of Consequences of Herbicides/Dioxins in Vietnam 4 June 2013, Prague × × 50 × × 2000 20 101 RECETOX organised RECETOX participated (only) Number of participants × 800 Title Date and Venue 19 International conference EUCHEMS 2013 9–12 June 2013, Barcelona, Spain 20 Science Slam in Brno 12 June 2013, Brno × 60 21 International workshop: Organic Contaminants' Cycling in the Mediterranean 13–14 June 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 30 22 International conference „Košetice 25“ on launching joint global observatory Košetice-Křešín u Pacova and 25 anniversary of Košetice observatory 17–19 June 2013, Humpolec × 150 23 International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, ICOEST 2013 18–21 June 2013, Nevsehir, Turkey 24 9th International Summer School on Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology 24–29 June 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 29 25 Preparation for POPs EU legislation and the Stockholm convention on POPs implementation in Turkey 25 June – 14 July 2013, Ankara, Turkey × 30 26 Scientific links in Environmental Challenges – Course January – June 2013, Brno × 50 27 NORMAN experts workshop - Linking Environmental Quality Standards and Passive Sampling 3–4 July 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 30 28 5th GEO Health and Environment Community of Practice (CoP) Workshop" 23–25 July 2013, Washington, USA × 80 29 11 ICMGP International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant 28 July – 2 August 2013, Edinburgh, UK × 1000 30 Summer School on Characteristics, Behaviour and Monitoring of POPs – capacity building 29 July – 2 August 2013, Accra, Ghana × 35 31 Excursion to RECETOX laboratories for best secondary school students 8 August 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 15 32 Capacity Building Workshop – POPs inventory and preparation of updated NIP 10–23 August 2013, 33 Environment and Health International Conference 19–23 August 2013, Basel, Switzerland 34 2 international workshops - POPs in articles and Updating National Implementation Plan including dioxins and furans inventories 23–29 August 2013, Beijing, China 35 Conference Toxicity and biodegradability of wastes and significant compounds in aquatic environment 26–28 August 2013, Vodňany, Czech Republic 102 × Male, Maldives 300 × 50 × 2000 × 50 × RECETOX organised RECETOX participated (only) Number of participants Title Date and Venue 36 Soil Protection Summer School 2–3 September 2013, hotel Devět skal u Sněžného, CZ × 150 37 Czech Pedological Society Annual Meeting 4–5 September 2013, Devět skal u Sněžného, CZ × 40 Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) 4–6 September 2013, Montreux, Switzerland × 130 39 Experts workshop in preparation to the Stockholm Convention Implementation in Turkey 4–11 September 2013, Ankara, Turkey × 25 40 TEMPUS NETREL Course on aquatic sampling 9–13 September 2013, Bosnia and Herzegovina × 40 41 Science and Technology Days 13–14 September 2013, Brno × 400 42 Partnership in Education – Special Open Door Day 13 September 2013, Brno × 43 Meeting Regional Organization Groups (ROG) and the Global Coordination Group (GCG) for the Global Monitoring Plan of the Stockholm Convention on POPs 17–20 September 2013, hotel Continental, Brno × 35 44 Science Café in Brno 18 September 2013, Brno × 43 45 25 year finale of European contest of young scientists 20–24 September (EUCYS 2013) 2013, Prague × 200 46 Capacity building workshop – Analyses of PCBs in Kazakhstan 22 September – 5 October 2013, Almaty, Kazakhstan × 30 47 Technical Assistance for Implementation 22 September – 1 October 2013, Ankara and Antalya, Turkey × 30 48 5th meeting of the CEE region on SAICM 23–27 September 2013, Skopje, fYRoM × 40 49 Night of Scientists 27 September 2013, Brno × 5000 50 Project REFORM partner meeting – international expert meeting 30 September – 4 October 2013, RECETOX, Velké Karlovice, CZ × 40 51 International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems, ISESS 2013 9–11 October 2013, Neusiedl am See, Austria 38 3rd Global Network Conference on × 300 103 RECETOX participated (only) Number of participants 14–18 October 2013, Rome, Italy × 80 Školení expertů v přípravě implementace evropské chemické legislativy v Turecku 27 October – 1 November 2013, Ankara, Turkey × 30 12th HCH and pesticide forum 7–9 November 2013, Kyiv, Ukraine Title Date and Venue 52 9. Zasedání Výboru pro hodnocení POPs (POPRC) 53 54 55 Technical Assistance for Implementation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation – Training of Trainers 2 RECETOX organised × 9–16 November 2013, Ankara, Turkey 150 × 29 56 Conference New Frontiers 2013 11–12 November 2013, Nijmegen, NL × 57 Science and Technology Week 13 November 2013, Brno, RECETOX × 50 58 Special Open Door Day – 30th Anniversary 20 November 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 150 59 Annual Joint Meeting of the Stockholm and Basel Convention Regional Centres 26–29 November 2013, Geneva 60 MONAIRNET workshop I 3 December 2013, Linz, Austria × 30 61 Knowledge hours for European Commission - DG SANCO 4 December 2013, Brussels, Belgium × 100 62 Final Conference of the MonairNet Project 5 December 2013, hotel Continental, Brno × 25 63 Technical Assistance for Implementation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Regulation – Training of Trainers 3 5–13 December 2013, 64 Meeting of ELSPAC study participants with research teams 13–14 December 2013, RECETOX, Brno × 180 65 Excursions of secondary school to laboratories in the RECETOX Centre (Gymnázium Jakuba Škody z Přerova, Biskupské gymnázium ve Žďáře nad Sázavou, Střední škola dopravy, obchodu a služeb z Moravského Krumlova, Střední průmyslová škola keramická a sklářská v Karlových Varech, Gymnázium a Jazyková školy v Břeclavi) Whole 2013 × 200 104 × × Ankara, Turkey 30 30 Annex 8 Historical overview of events since establishment of the RECETOX Centre predecessor 30 years ago MonthYearEvent November 1983 establishment of Department of Formation and Protection of the Environment, Rudolf Rozkošný, Director December 1983 location Kotlářská 2, building 05 August 1988 TOCOEN project establishment September 1988 regular monitoring at Košetice observatory in cooperation with CHMI November 1989 Velvet Revolution - from communist ideology towards a democratic establishment January 1990 Ivan Holoubek, Director of the Department June 1990 first international event - international conference TOCOEN, Znojmo Czech Republic September 1991 move to building 07 at Kotlářská 2 January 1993 TOCOEN ltd. spin-off established January 1993 Czech Republic created (split of the former Czechoslovakia) May 1993 first international project FITA Belgium June 1994 first Ph.D. student graduates (Ecology major) July 1994 establishment of the Research Centre - PHARE project March 1995 Conference Ovzduší 1995 - AIR 1995 July 1995 move part of the Centre to Botanická 68a September 1997 establishment of Ph.D. major in Environmental Chemistry September 1997 Environment Protection-Ecotoxicology major established July 1998 moving whole RECETOX to Veslařská 107 January 2001 Centre of Biostatistics and Analyses detached from the parent institution May 2001 Stockholm Convention on POPs adopted September 2001 Regional Based Assessment of Persistent Toxic Substances - UNEP project starts (2001-2003) December 2001 first UN project (UNIDO): Enabling activities implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs in CZ“, 2001-2004 December 2001 leaving Veslařská 107 for Kamenice 3 (pavilion A1) 106 MonthYearEvent November 2002 first EU project - Centre of Excellence May 2002 international 2ndPCB workshop in Brno for 150 participants September 2002 first EU framework programme (FP5 project APOPSBAL) August 2003 national inventory of POPs - Czech Republic - report October 2003 MONET CZ network establishment November 2003 first UN meeting: Persistent Toxic Substances Contamination of the European Region Workshop April 2004 SETAC - 14th Annual Meeting of SETAC, Prague May 2004 Stockholm Convention on POPs enters into force May 2005 Czech Republic becomes EU member July 2005 first Summer school on Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology September 2005 international conference ECOTOX 2005, Brno November 2005 National Centre for POPs establishment - joint centre for Czech Ministry of Environment and Masaryk University December 2005 Passive Air Sampling Workshop March 2006 start of POPs monitoring (air) in the CEE July 2006 POPs Modeling Workshop July 2006 GENASIS-environmental database project constituted September 2007 establishment of Ph.D. major in Ecotoxicology October 2007 RECETOX nominated as Stockholm Convention Regional Centre for CEE region January 2008 start POPs monitoring (air) in Africa April 2009 RECETOX endorsed Stockholm Convention Regional Centre April 2009 monitoring network MONET Europe established and operating September 2009 10th HCH and Other Pesticides Forum in Brno 107 MonthYearEvent April 2010 start of the CETOCOEN project - centre of applied research August 2010 start of the construction works - A29 pavilion October 2010 GENASIS database part of the Czech uniform information system on environment (JISŽP) May 2011 Identifying the research needs in the global assessment of POPs 10 years after the signature of the Stockholm Convention April 2012 ELSPAC epidemiological database took over by the RECETOX Centre October 2012 moving in and opening of the new premises A29, Kamenice 753/5 May 2013 RECETOX Centre’s mandate as Stockholm Convention Regional Centre prolonged September 2013 108 Jana Klánová becomes new director of the RECETOX Centre Contacts Mailing address Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kotlářská 267/2 611 37 Brno Czech Republic Location Research Centre for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX) University Campus Bohunice, building A29 Kamenice 753/5, Brno 625 00 Brno Czech Republic Website http://www.recetox.muni.cz/ © All rights reserved. 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