Registration Summer School

Summer School on Molecular Diagnostics and Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease

Programme

7 September, University Centre Telč

10:00—10:45 Registration and Welcome Coffee MUNI Univerzity Centre Telč
Náměstí Zachariáše z Hradce 2, 588 56 Telč
10:45—11:00 Opening and Welcome doc. RNDr. Mgr. Jozef Hritz, Ph.D.
11:00—13:00 Lectures Session I:
Clinical POV

MUDr. Kateřina Sheardová, Ph.D.
Neurodegenerative Brain Diseases - An Overview

Prof. MUDr. Stanislav Šutovský, Ph.D.
The Role of Biomarkers in the Diagnostics of Alzheimer’s Disease

Mgr. Martina Hlozankova, CSc.
Modern Diagnostic Platforms: From Biomarker Discovery to Clinical Practice

13:00—14:00 Lunch Break  
14:00—15:30 Lectures Session II:
Tissues

Assist. Prof. Jaroslav Bendl, Ph.D.
Human Postmortem Brain Tissue as a Window into Neurodegeneration

Prof. Irina Alafuzoff

15:30—16:00 Coffee Break  
16:00—17:30 Lectures Session III:
Animal Models

MSc. Neha Basheer, Ph.D.
Animal Models for Alzheimer´s Disease

Valentina Lacovich Strašil, Ph.D.
Wired to Wander: Animal Behavior in Neurodegeneration Research

19:00—22:00 Dinner Panský Dvůr

 

8 September, University Centre Telč

9:00—10:30 Lectures Session IV:
Organoids
Mgr. Jan Raška, Ph.D.
Stem Cell Based Models and Organoids for Modeling AD in Vitro
10:30—11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00—12:30 Lecture Session V:
Neuroimmunology
Mária Kreger Karabová, Ph.D.
Studying Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases
12:30—13:30 Lunch Break  
13:30—15:00 Lectures Session VI:
Proteomics/Metabolomics

Dr. rer. nat. Lucia Ciglar
Extracellular Vesicles as Biomarker Reservoirs: From Biology to Clinical Potential

Mgr. Petra Majerová, Ph.D. and PharmDr. Andrej Kováč, Ph.D.
Metabolomics/Proteomics

15:00—15:30 Coffee Break  
17:00 Free Time Sightseeing, Social Activities in Telč, etc. 

 

9 September, University Centre Telč

9:00—10:00 Lecture Session:
Design Your Science
Dr. rer. nat. Lucia Ciglar
Design Principles for Schematic Figures
10:00—10:30 Coffee Break  
10:30—12:00 Lectures Session VII:
Structural Biology

RNDr. Rostislav Škrabana, Ph.D.
Flexibility of Protein Structures and How To See It

doc. RNDr. Mgr. Jozef Hritz, Ph.D.
Structural Biology

12:00—13:00 Lunch Break  
13:00—14:30 Lectures Session VIII:
Bioinformatics

Assist. Prof. Jaroslav Bendl, Ph.D.
Brain Omics at Scale: Computational Strategies and Limitations

Ing. Miloš Musil
Computatioal Tools for Protein Research and Engineering

14:30—15:00 Coffee Break To Go  
15:00 Transport To Brno Bus from MUNI University Centre Telč to CEITEC MU
17:00 Free Evening in Brno

 

10 September, CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno-Bohunice

9:00—10:00 Introduction
10:00—12:30 Core Facilities Session I
12:30—13:30 Lunch Break (Atrium)
13:30—16:00 Core Facilities Session II
16:00—17:00 Coffee Break & Poster Session
17:00—19:00 BBQ at CEITEC MU

 

11 September, CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno-Bohunice

9:00—11:30 Core Facilities Session III
11:30—12:15 Final Remarks, Certificates - Atrium
12:15—13:00 Buffet Lunch  / Lunch To Go

 

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Date

7. - 11. 9. 2026
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Organiser

Jozef Hritz
Jozef Hritz
CEITEC MUNI

Venue

University Centre Telč & CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic