6. 11. 2025
Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Microbiology (IMIC) of the CAS represents the largest scientific body extensively exploring life cycles, molecular mechanisms and regulatory systems of various microorganisms such as bacteria, yeast, fungi and algae as well as mammalian cell lines with respect to basic research questions as well as their prospective practical exploitation in medicine and industry.
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Functional and structural immuno-shaping of the tumor microenvironment: a target for innovative anticancer approaches
Speaker: Lucca Vannucci
IMIC seminar
The influence of environmental and host conditions on T3SS-tip-filament dynamics in Bordetella
Speaker: Ivana Malcová
IMIC seminar
Harnessing global databases to understand fungal ecology: lessons from GlobalFungi and GlobalAMFungi
Speaker: Petr Kohout
IMIC in numbers
Multidisciplinary research
Our mission is to develop modern trends in contemporary microbiology. We offer an inspiring environment for students and professionals with a wide range of study programs and career opportunities. We are open to experienced scientists as well as postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students from abroad.
700
employees
25
laboratories
160+
research projects
1962
year of foundation
Latest publications
Environmental Microbiome. 2025; 20(1); 101
Fragile foundations: succession patterns of bacterial communities in fine woody debris and soil under long-term microclimate influence
The ISME Journal. 2025; 19(1); wraf149
Novel viruses of Haloquadratum walsbyi expand the known archaeal virosphere of hypersaline environments
Nature. 2025; 645(July 23); 414-422