FPBT and Universidad de Magallanes in Chile established a collaboration

Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology FPBT established cooperation within the project financed by the ERASMUS+ program; KA171-HED- Mobility of Higher Education Students and Staff with prof. Dr. Nelso Navarro Martínez from the Universidad de Magallanes in Chile. The project led by Prof. Tomas Ruml, will support the mobility of three employees (10 days) and three students (3 months) in both directions.

Goals of the project is to build up on the existing collaboration to develop a long term and sustainable cooperation both in research and research-based education of master and doctoral students in the framework of joint research and by sharing the opinions in joint meetings, qualification theses or summer schools.

The project expands the recently initiated scientific collaboration on the biological activities of Chilean plants and unique marine organisms by focusing on indigenous, pharmaceutically relevant and yet poorly understood sub-Antarctic and Antarctic macroalgae. Their uniqueness lies in the unusual cultivation conditions in terms of light cycle (polar day/night) and low temperatures. Adaptation to these conditions results in unusual chemical composition, which will be studied in the project. Pharmaceutically relevant is production of compounds blocking the UV light. We will seek another potential activities that could interact in sunscreen lotions. These are mainly antimicrobial, wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects.

Article about the visit of the Chilean delegation at UCT Prague

Algae collecting in Chile:

Presentation of UCT Prague at the Universidad de Magallanes v Chile:

Presentation of the Universidad de Magallanes at UCT Prague:

Students at KACHEKRAN:

And in laboratories of the Department of biochemistry and microbiology:

Meeting of prof. Michaela Rumlova and prof. Tomas Ruml (UCT Prague) with the Rector of the Universidad de Magallanes, Mr. José Maripani