Project information
National Institute of Virology and Bacteriology (NIVB)

Information

This project doesn't include Faculty of Sports Studies. It includes Central European Institute of Technology. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.

Project Identification

LX22NPO5103

Project Period

6/2022 - 12/2025

Investor / Pogramme / Project type

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

national recovery plan
5.1 EXCELES

MU Faculty or unit

Central European Institute of Technology

Other MU Faculty/Unit

Faculty of Medicine

Other MU Faculty/Unit

Faculty of Science

Cooperating Organization

Institute of Microbiology of the ASCR, v. v. i.
Institute of Molecular Genetics of the ASCR, v. v. i.
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the ASCR, v. v. i.

Responsible person RNDr. PhDr. Zdeněk Hostomský, CSc.

Charles University
Palacký University, Olomouc
Prague Institute of Chemical Technology
Biological Centre of the ASCR, v. v. i.

Basic and oriented or clinical research on viruses and pathogenic bacteria is essential to understand the processes by which they cause disease, how they escape the immune system and how they can resist treatment. Therefore, research activities at the National Institute of Virology and Bacteriology will focus on characterizing pathogens causing existing and emerging infectious diseases, describing virus and bacteria interactions with the host, understanding the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis, and developing antiviral and antibacterial agents and vaccines. Individual research groups will work on viruses and bacteria causing diseases with significant health and economic impact, including HIV-1, influenza, tick-borne encephalitis, hepatitis B, SARS-CoV-2, enteroviruses, and the bacteria B. pertussis, S. aureus, and T. pallidum. By working with pathogens that are relevant to current clinical practice, the research groups will have the expertise and equipment for the ongoing study of new pathogens that could become prevalent in the human population in the future.

Sustainable Development Goals

Masaryk University is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to improve the conditions and quality of life on our planet by 2030.