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 focus
- Cytokinin Receptors: Investigating the compartmentalization of cytokinin perception within cells, focusing on the role of cytokinin and receptor transport in hormone homeostasis.
- Cytokinin Transport: Characterizing mechanisms of intracellular and long-distance cytokinin transport. Studying the ENT transporter family and its interactions with other cytokinin transporters.
- Transcriptomic Studies: Conducting molecular analyses in plants and fungi to understand the mode of action of cytokinins and their derivatives. Exploring phytohormonal cross-talk and stress-related responses.
- Fluorescence Labeling: Utilizing fluorescence labeling to visualize the ligand-binding domains of cytokinin receptors and interacting proteins.
Education
- 2005 – Ph.D., Charles University, Faculty of Science, Program: Biochemistry
- 2000 – M.Sc., Charles University, Faculty of Science, Program: Biochemistry
Emplyment
- Since 2021 – Group Leader, Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Growth and Development, Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Palacký University & Institute of Experimental Botany CAS, Czech Republic
- Since 2019 – Research Assistant, Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc
- 2010–2019 – Research Assistant, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University, Olomouc
- 2005–2010 – Ph.D. Fellow, Laboratory of Functional Cytology, Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
International Experience
- 2013 – IST Austria, Laboratory of Prof. Eva Benková
- 2012–2015 – Member, Management Committee of COST Action CM1004 (Synthetic Probes for Chemical Proteomics and Elucidation of Biosynthetic Pathways)
- 2008 – Visiting Researcher, Department of Forest Products, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden (Prof. G. Daniel, research on fungal alcohol oxidase and wood decay)
- 2002 – Visiting Researcher, University of Hamburg, Germany (Prof. J. Thiem, synthesis of NAG-thiazoline – a competitive inhibitor of β-N-acetylhexosaminidases)
Awards
- 2020 – Director’s Award for Excellence in Science, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Palacký University, Olomouc (Category: Scientific Papers)
- 2020 – Dean’s Award, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc (Category: Scientific Papers)