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Laboratory of cellular and molecular immunology |
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Petra Procházková, PhD | |
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Research Interest |
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| My main research field is comparative and developmental immunology that uses invertebrates as a tool for study of defense mechanisms against pathogens on the basic level. I am focusing on the characterization of defense mechanisms of earthworms (Eisenia andrei species), which like in other invertebrates, rely generally on the innate immune system including both cell-mediated and humoral mechanisms. I study immune response of earthworms on the molecular and cellular level and main aim is the finding, cloning and description of new immunologically important genes. Besides that, I am following up the effect of pathogenic bacteria on the immunity of earthworms during vermicomposting. | ||
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Education and Training
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| - PhD, Institute of Microbiology AS CR, v.v.i, Prague, Czech Republic (2006) | ||
| - RNDr, Faculty of Nature Sciences, Charles University in Prague (1998) | ||