Tel: 58 563 4373 | E-mail: ondrej.plihal@upol.cz | Building 51, Room: 1.42
ORCID: 0000-0003-0645-2019 | ResearcherID: AAC-9319-2021
Research interests
- Cytokinin receptors: Elucidating the compartmentalization of cytokinin perception within the cell, examining how the transport of cytokinins and their receptors influences hormone homeostasis.
- Cytokinin transport: Characterizing new mechanisms of intracellular cytokinin transport, as well as long-distance transport. Investigating the ENT family of transporters and their functional relevance with other cytokinin transporter families.
- Transcriptomic studies: Conducted in both plants and fungi to decipher the molecular mode of action of cytokinins and their derivatives. Additionally, elucidating cross-talk mechanisms with other phytohormones to understand stress-related responses.
- Applying fluorescence labeling: As a tool for visualizing the ligand-binding domain of cytokinin receptors and other interacting proteins.
Education
2005 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Program: Biochemistry
2000 M.Sc. Biochemistry, Charles University, Faculty of Science, Program: Biochemistry
Professional career
2021- Leader of the group “Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Growth and Development”, Laboratory of Growth Regulators, UP & IEB CAS, Czech Republic
2019- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc; Research Assistant
2010-2019 Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University in Olomouc; Research Assistant
2005-2010 Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Laboratory of Functional Cytology; Ph.D. Fellow
International experience
2013 IST Austria (Laboratory of prof. Eva Benková)
2012-2015 Member of the Management Committee of the COST action CM1004 (Synthetic Probes for Chemical Proteomics and Elucidation of Biosynthetic Pathways)
2008 Department of Forest Products, SLU, Uppsala (Prof. G. Daniel, Investigation on fungal alcohol oxidase and its involvement in wood decay)
2002 University of Hamburg (Prof. J. Thiem, Synthesis of NAG-thiazoline – a competitive inhibitor of β-N-acetylhexosaminidases)
Awards
2020 Director’s Award for Excellence in Science, the Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University in Olomouc; Category “Scientific Papers”
2020 Dean´s Award, Faculty of Science, Palacký University; Category “Scientific Papers”